syndicate

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
2. 2
   A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group: A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
3. 3
   A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group: A group of media companies, or an agency, formed to acquire content such as articles, cartoons, etc., and to publish it in multiple outlets; a chain of newspapers or other media outlets managed by such an organization.
4. 4
   The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics.

Verb

1. 1
   To become a syndicate.
2. 2
   To put under the control of a group acting as a unit.
3. 3
   To release media content through a syndicate to be broadcast or published through multiple outlets.