Colin Morrison
1254 posts
How The Independent did it
In addition to hastening the print-to-digital transition and much else, the Covid Accelerator may kill or cure many…
30 October 2020
Are Informa UK events for sale?
Informa Plc, the world's largest exhibitions organiser, may be preparing to sell-off its UK exhibitions. The portfolio, which…
30 October 2020
Who will buy UK’s Centaur?
The Covid Accelerator can be expected to shake up media ownership, presumably starting with those companies which were…
30 October 2020
Clarion buys Quartz Events
After almost six months of trade show torpor, M&A is slowly coming back to life. London-based Clarion Events…
30 October 2020
What future for Meredith?
Exactly three years ago, Meredith Corporation was negotiating the acquisition of Time Inc, the world's most famous magazine…
23 October 2020
Why exhibitions are only part of the answer
Like their people and governments, exhibition companies are torn between planning for the return of 'normality' and completely…
16 October 2020
How (and why) Hearst does it
It seems somehow appropriate that the world's oldest media group should be more prosperous than ever and still…
9 October 2020
Bonnier US sale part 2
Bonnier, of Sweden, has agreed to sell seven of its US magazines, including Field & Stream, Popular Science and Saveur, to…
9 October 2020
Can video save newspapers?
The Covid accelerator is shaking the foundations of the news business. In some countries, there may be seismic…
2 October 2020
A German place in the sun
German companies have a special place in the recent history of the Australian magazine market. Bauer’s name was…
2 October 2020