MediaDeals Week
Naylor buys Techmedia conferences
Events. The privately-ownedTechMedia, a leading US producer of digital marketing conferences has been acquired by Naylor Association Solutions,…
Illiffe buys UK local paper
News. The privately-owned Illiffe Media Group, of the UK, has acquired local paper the Newbury Weekly News via…
Webedia buys Quill
B2B. Webedia, the French media-tech company, has bought Quill, of the UK, from its private equity owner Panoramic…
Canada e-sports deal
B2C. Canadian e-sports and video game developer OverActive Media (parent of Splyce and Toronto Defiant) has acquired Toronto…
Informa and IHS swap markets
B2B. UK quoted information and exhibitions group Informa is continuing its portfolio management journey (following its acquisition of…
Immediate buys more UK exhibitions
Immediate Media, the UK’s most profitable magazines group, is expanding further into consumer exhibitions with the acquisition of…
Acuris sold for £1.3bn
B2B information. Dublin-based ION Investment Group is to acquire a controlling stake in Acuris (publishers of MergerMarket and Debtwire)…
Dotdash buys Brides mag
Magazines. Dotdash has bought Brides magazine from Condé Nast after the magazine was touted for sale. Terms were not…
Disney takes control of Hulu
Sound + Vision. Disney has reached agreement with Comcast to take control of the Hulu streaming service that (sort…
Kane buys Boyds Mills books
Books. Kane Press, the New York-based children’s book publisher owned by China’s Thinkingdom Media Group, has acquired the trade…