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How CloserStill will be trade show champion
After a year during which the world’s third largest trade show organiser, Clarion Events, has seemingly tried and failed to attract sufficient bids, owner Blackstone is thought to be…
Bauer is 40% radio but look what’s coming
It's five years since the Bauer Media Group, of Germany, painfully exited the Australian andNew Zealand magazine markets and, more smoothly, sold its US publishing. In this, the fifth…
PODCAST: Kyiv Independent’s fight for the future
Launched on 11 November 2021, just three months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent (KI) is four years old this week. The award-winning English-language media outlet…
How RedBird can (still) get the Telegraph
In December, it will be two years since the US private equity firm RedBird – with the United Arab Emirates-controlled IMI – tried to seize control of the UK's Telegraph Media Group…
How Messe Munich is going global
The announcement last month that the long-established (but declining) ISPO sports trade show would move from Munich to Amsterdam and become a JV with the UK's Raccoon Media Group, was a…
Haymarket back to health
In May, the Trump Administration's health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr threatened – characteristically during a podcast – that he would stop US government scientists from publishing their…
DealMakers: joining the dots on events M&A
It has been another busy month with eight transactions across the US, Germany, UK and the Middle East. Over the past week, much has been written about the joint venture between Raccoon…
PODCAST:How Communiqué is scaling in Africa
Lagos-based newsletter Communiqué, founded by David Adeleke, has been punching way above its weight for most of its four-year existence. It has been praised by other creators, like…
When (and where) will Axel Springer swoop?
It's just over a year since Axel Springer agreed the divestment of its €10bn classified advertising business to investor KKR. Under the deal, the Germany-based media company again become a…
AI Forum tickets selling very fast
Those wishing to attend The Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information & Events in London on Tuesday 25 November, are urged to book as soon as possible. The event features CEOs and…
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