Penske buys Artforum
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) has acquired the 60-year-old Artforum international magazine, the claimed voice of record for the art world. The deal…
How Lebedev is quietly making it
It's been a uniquely difficult year for Evgeny Lebedev, the British son of a former KGB agent. His…
Digitalbox loads up on satire
British satirical site The Poke has been bought, for an undisclosed sum, by Digitalbox Plc, the listed UK…
How Norway’s B2B is going global
Norway was transformed by the discovery of offshore oil in the 1960s. It is now among the world’s…
How I do it: Vivek Shah, Ziff Davis
Vivek Shah is CEO of Ziff Davis, the New York-based $4bn company which owns tech media and gaming…
Penske buys Texas TV festival
The magazine, digital and events group Penske Media Corp, of the US, has acquired the Texas-based ATX TV.…
Parler scraps sale to Kanye
The sale of Parler, a conservative-friendly US social media platform, to former rapper Kanye West was yesterday called off…
Vivendi merger probe
The European Commission has launched a full antitrust inquiry into Vivendi’s proposed acquisition of fellow French media group…
Record year for Hearst but what about the UK?
In tumultous times, the world's oldest media group is closing in on a(nother) record year. Hearst Corp expects…
AgriBriefing for £200m+ sale in PRA boom
The £1.6bn acquisition of the listed Euromoney by Luxembourg-based Astorg Asset Management and British firm Epiris closed yesterday (November…