[1] Initially, The Roar was a blog to host writing from their father, Spiro Zavos who was a rugby columnist with Fairfax Media at the time.
[citation needed] In December 2010, Network Ten[2] became a minority investor.
[2] In 2016, Conversant Media was acquired in full by HT&E for $11.6m, being placed under the aegis of the Australian Radio Network.
[3] The Roar continued to grow under the new corporate ownership, with Zac Zavos becoming the CEO of Conversant Media.
[4] During December 2019, The Roar was sold by the Australian Radio Network to a startup called Athletes Voice.