Lagardère sells web sites to Les Échos
Financial. As part of its strategic refocusing around Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère Travel Retail, the Lagardère group has sold…
Pharmasimple buys 1001Pharmacies
B2C digital. Pharmasimple, of France, has agreed to acquire Enova Santé, the publisher of the “1001 Pharmacies.com” marketplace, positioning…
Dricki acquires Etalktech
B2B information. Indian digital marketing agency Dricki has acquired Etalktech. com, which claims to be the country’s fastest growing…
US tobacco trade body buys European event
Exhibitions. The TMA, the 103-year-old US tobacco industry trade association, has agreed to acquire the exhibition and publishing…
Mystery investor buys 20% stake in Lebedev UK media
News. An anonymous offshore investor has taken a 20% stake in Lebedev Holdings, the privately-owned parent company of the…
GateHouse buys Schurz papers for $30m
News. The family-owned IT-broadband group Schurz Communications is selling to GateHouse Media 10 daily newspapers, which include the highly…
ZDF acquires majority stake in Nadcon Film
Broadcast. ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has acquired shares in Nadcon Film, gaining a…
Dynata research buys Reimagine
B2B information. Dynata, the US research company which resulted from the 2017 merger of Research Now and SSI and…
Viacom buys free streaming Pluto TV
Broadcast-streaming. Viacom is buying the ads-supported free programming Pluto. Launched in 2013, Pluto offers more than 100 channels…
Swisscom acquires Websheep
Classifieds. Swisscom Directories Ltd, the leading digital agency for Swiss SMEs and operator of local.ch and search.ch, has acquired…