Hedgie takes on Disney. ESPN for sale?
Dan Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point has bought an estimated $1bn stake in Disney and is proposing changes…
Nexstar buys CW Network
US local TV company Nexstar Media Group has acquired 75% of CW Network, leaving Paramount and Warner Brothers…
Phenomenal buys Reductress
LA-based female and minority interests publisher Phenomenal Media has bought Reductress, a satirical magazine for women. The brand…
Mudita invests in Amplify books
Mudita Venture Partners has invested in Amplify Publishing Group, of the US. Amplify (formerly Mascot books) is a…
DK buys Phonics
Dorling Kindersley (DK), the children and young people’s imprint of Penguin Random House, having launched DK Learning earlier…
Immediate launches The Recommended
The Burda UK subsidiary Immediate Media is to launch a suite of products under the banner of “The…
Podium Audio buys Bookstat
Podium Audio, an online publishing company based in Los Angeles, has bought book sales data company Bookstat. The…
Valnet buys Pocket-lint
Canadian digital content company Valnet has bought UK based consumer tech brand Pocket-lint.com which has been operating for…
Thrill One $300m deal
Two private equity firms, Juggernaut Capital and Fiume Capital, have joined forces to lead a $300m deal to…
Euromoney breakup and then…
Euromoney Institutional Investor, the listed owner of the Euromoney brand, has agreed a £1.7bn takeover offer from two…