Eagle Media

What Eagle Media does

Eagle Media is a privately held U.S. media holding company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the firmographic record, Eagle Media owns the Butler Eagle daily newspaper and other media properties, including Pittsburgh City Paper, which it acquired on March 31, 2016. The firm operates alongside the Copperfield Publishing, Inc. legal entity (domiciled in Utah), which powers the local deals platform Burgh Bargains (burghbargains.kostizi.com).

The company's core product surface is a local deals and coupons marketplace serving Pittsburgh-area consumers and merchants. The platform is built on the Kostizi technology stack delivered by Copperfield Publishing and offers digital vouchers, gift cards, and a stored-value Club Card system accessible via the CWikPay mobile application (iOS and Android). Underlying infrastructure includes SSL encryption, PCI-DSS compliant payment processing, reCAPTCHA v3 anti-spam, cookie-based usage tracking, and a two-tier Merchant Portal (standard and Pro). Trademarks are registered for Burgh Bargains, Kostizi, Copperfield Publishing, Club Card, and CWikPay.

Eagle Media monetizes through four streams: (1) recurring merchant subscription fees paid by local businesses to list deals on the platform; (2) transaction commissions on Club Card / CWikPay stored-value purchases at participating merchants; (3) one-time sales of promotional vouchers and gift certificates to consumers; and (4) optional consumer Club membership fees. The go-to-market is a hybrid of direct-to-consumer (free email-subscribed deal discovery) and channel partnerships (regional media partners running local deals sites on the Kostizi infrastructure). Customer segments are split between individual deal-seeking consumers and SMB merchant members (restaurants, shops, event venues) in a single metropolitan market.

Name

Eagle Media

Legal name

Copperfield Publishing, Inc.

Website

https://burghbargains.kostizi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eagle Media is a privately held Pittsburgh-based media holding company owning the Butler Eagle newspaper and operating the Burgh Bargains local deals and coupons platform, serving deal-seeking consumers and local SMB merchant members via digital vouchers, gift cards, and a stored-value Club Card / CWikPay mobile payment system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Merchant Subscription Services: Merchants subscribe to services powered by Copperfield Publishing/Kostizi to list promotional deals, gift cards, and offers on the platform. Subscription fees may apply and may be waived for a period of time.
2. Transaction Facilitation / Club Card Loads: Platform facilitates transactions between consumers and merchant members through the Club Card stored-value system. The platform takes a commission or fee on transactions processed through the platform.
3. Deal/Voucher Sales: Sells promotional offers, gift cards, and certificates to consumers who redeem them at participating merchants. Revenue is generated on the difference between promotional value and purchase price.
4. Membership Fees: Optional membership in the Copperfield Publishing Club allows users to activate a Club Card or use the CWikPay app. Membership fees may apply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eagle Media, through Copperfield Publishing, Inc., operates the Burgh Bargains regional deals platform, providing consumers with digital deals, coupons, and gift cards for local restaurants, shopping, and events in the Pittsburgh area. Merchants subscribe to list promotional offers, and consumers access vouchers, gift certificates, and a stored-value Club Card (via CWikPay mobile app) to redeem goods and services at participating businesses.

Product overview

Burgh Bargains is a local deals and coupons platform operated by Copperfield Publishing, Inc. under the Kostizi-powered network. The platform offers a single unified service providing discount deals, coupons, and gift cards for restaurants, shopping, and events. The core offering includes the Club Card/CWikPay App system for stored-value purchasing and the City Weekly Card membership program, with dedicated merchant portal access for partner businesses to manage offers and transactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burgh Bargains Deals Platform A local deals and coupons platform serving the Pittsburgh area, where consumers create free accounts to browse, purchase, and redeem digital vouchers and certificates for discounts at participating local restaurants, shops, and event venues.
• Club Card and CWikPay Mobile App

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KostizicoreTechnology or IntegrationKostizi is the technology platform powering the Burgh Bargains website. The platform provides the infrastructure for running the local deals website including e-commerce functionality, merchant portals, payment processing, and mobile applications (CWikPay).
• Media PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCopperfield Publishing operates in conjunction with a growing number of media partners who power local deals websites. Each media partner runs a local version of the platform for their market.
• City WeeklyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCity Weekly Card is referenced as a payment mechanism honored by merchant members. The DMCA agent contact is [email protected], suggesting City Weekly is part of the Copperfield Publishing network of deal sites.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Goldstar: Discounted local event tickets and experiences marketplace. Comparable to the events segment of Burgh Bargains' offering, with the same merchant-ticketed voucher mechanic.
• SavingStar: Digital grocery and retail coupon platform offering cash-back rewards. Comparable to the digital-voucher side of Burgh Bargains though focused on everyday grocery rather than restaurants/events.

Broad incumbents

• RetailMeNot: Large digital coupon and cash-back platform aggregating deals across thousands of merchants. Comparable to Burgh Bargains on the consumer deal-discovery and voucher-redemption side, though operating at much greater scale and broader category coverage.
• Yelp: Operates a local business directory with integrated deals, gift offers, and reservations. Comparable as a local-discovery-plus-commerce platform where merchants promote offers to consumers in their city.
• Coupons.com (Quotient Technology): Digital coupon and rebate platform serving large CPG and retail merchants. Comparable to Burgh Bargains on the merchant-funded promotional voucher mechanic, though serving national brands rather than local SMBs.

Direct peers

• Groupon: The dominant local deals and voucher marketplace, offering discounted restaurant, shopping, and experience deals to consumers via merchant partnerships. Operates the same B2C2C marketplace model as Burgh Bargains but at national/global scale.
• Valpak: Direct-mail and digital coupon network serving local SMBs in defined geographic markets, delivered through a co-operative envelope model. Closest analog to Burgh Bargains' hyperlocal merchant-funded promotional model.
• LivingSocial: Historical direct competitor in the daily-deals and local experience voucher space. Operates a near-identical business model of selling merchant-funded vouchers and gift certificates, serving as the closest analog to Burgh Bargains.
• Slickdeals: Community-driven deals and coupons aggregator with merchant partnerships, focused on discounted vouchers and promotional offers. Comparable to Burgh Bargains on the deal-discovery and voucher-redemption mechanic, with stronger organic traffic generation.

Regional players

• Nextdoor: Hyperlocal neighborhood social network increasingly integrating local business promotions and deals. Adjacent comparable on the 'local discovery + merchant offers' axis, though not a pure deals marketplace.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kostizi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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