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Shutterstock buys Splash, Pond5
New York listed photo stock agency Shutterstock has bought the 31-year-old Splash News, a smaller competitor, bringing 27m…
Trade association M&A…
In the US, the News Media Alliance (NMA) has announced a merger with the Association of Magazine Media…
Flashes & Flames-PA alliance
We’re in the news. Flashes & Flames has formed a strategic alliance with PA Media, the UK and…
Zoomer buys Toronto blog
Canadian media company Zoomer Media has bought Fresh Daily, publisher of the Toronto news blog blog TO. Zoomer…
Is this the BBC’s future?
Next year, the BBC may be able, momentarily, to silence its political critics by celebrating its 100th anniversary.…
Trusted Media buys Jukin
New York-based Trusted Media Brands (TMB), formerly the Readers Digest Association, has bought LA-based Jukin Media, a video-streaming…
OneWeb internet satellites
UK government-backed OneWeb launched 36 more satellites today (1 July), from Russia’s Far East, adding to the 200 already in…
BuzzFeed ‘to buy Complex TV’
The Information reports that BuzzFeed is in talks to acquire digital lifestyle publisher Complex Networks from the Verizon-Hearst…
Murdoch SPAC for Asia
James Murdoch and business partner Uday Shankar are launching their Seven Island Inc special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)…
Endeavor IPO – finally
The entertainment agency-turned-content-media-company Endeavor achieved a successful IPO on Wednesday after several previous pulled attempts. Shares were launched…