QD buys Scottish Fitness & Nutrition Expo
Exhibitions. Scottish event organiser QD Events has acquired the independently-owned Scottish Fitness and Nutrition Expo, which has experienced significant growth since…
Informa gets control of Asian shows
Exhibitions. UBM (which recently became part of Informa, now the world’s largest exhibition organiser) has acquired ITE’s 75% stake…
Vivendi wants to sell 50% of Universal Music
Music. French media conglomerate Vivendi says it will seek one or more “strategic buyers” for up to 50% of…
Viacom snaps up AwesomenessTV
Broadcast-streaming. Viacom is acquiring AwesomenessTV, reportedly for just $25M (and some debt) from NBCUniversal, Verizon, and Hearst. Verizon bought…
Sapinda takes 76% of Wild Bunch Group
Broadcast-streaming. Paris-based film distribution company Wild Bunch Group has sealed a €110.7m financial restructuring plan with its creditors, including…
Philly radio stations change hands
Broadcast-streaming. In Philadelphia, Entercom, the second largest radio group in the US, has acquired pop station More FM from…
Cox to sell 14 local TV stations
Broadcast-streaming. Cox Media Group announced that it is “evaluating” its ownership of 14 TV stations in the US, which…
IPO planned for German rival to QVC
Broadcast-streaming. Providence Equity Partners is rumoured to be preparing to IPO German home-shopping TV network HSE24 public in 2019…
Kew Media seals acquisition of Essential
Broadcast-streaming. The Essential Media Group is the newly-formed international content company formed by the merger of Essential Media and…
Sony to sell stake in Crackle streaming
Broadcast-streaming. While US media companies are lining up to bid for the platforms and production portfolios that will help…