Viacom buys into Miramax
Newly re-merged ViacomCBS, of the US, has acquired a 9% stake in Miramax IMAX, the film and TV…
Skydance buys animation
The TV and film producter Skydance Media has acquired Ilion Studios, a Spanish animation company, to form Skydance…
CNN acquires Canopy tech
Warner Media Group’s CNN, has bought the assets and development team of the content personalisation company Canopy, which…
How print media must use the crisis to save itself
The UK's newspaper and magazine industry is a case study for traditional media everywhere. The longevity of many…
Bauer deep in the Pacific
The €2bn-revenue Bauer Media, which could once be characterised by its steady, conservative decision-making and a deep attachment…
News Corp sells coupon unit
News Corp has agreed to sell to Charlesbank private equity its troubled News America Marketing (NAM) coupon-publishing unit,…
Harper Collins buys Egmont books
News Corp subsidiary Harper Collins is to buy the book publishing (but not magazine) interests of Egmont, across…
SA publisher buys Icon Books
South African publisher Jonathan Ball, a subsidiary of Naspers’ Media 24, has acquired the UK non-fiction publishing company…
Why all media must ‘reset’
The Coronavirus COVID-19 is biting hard into revenues right across the media market, nowhere more so than in…
Why ‘all you can read’ is now a core business
The Coronavirus will accelerate the digitalisation of the media marketplace, especially in publishing. With many consumers confined to…