News brands
New Statesman ‘goes global’
The UK’s venerable left-wing political weekly, The New Statesman, seems to have been inspired both by the recent…
BuzzFeed profits from ads boom
BuzzFeed broke through into profit with EBITDA of $5.5m in the second quarter of 2021, compared with a…
The Hill sold for $130m
US local TV company Nexstar Media Group has bought Washington DC news brand The Hill in a deal…
Phillips buys Missouri papers
Baxter Bulletin and four news brands in Missouri, US, have been bought by Phillips Media Group as Gannett…
Springer may buy Politico
Axel Springer SE, the now privately-owned German media group, is in talks relating either to a majority stake…
Gannett sells US local papers
Vernon Publishing, based in Missouri, in the US mid-west, is to buy a selection of local news titles…
Archant UK local deal
UK newco Clear Sky Publishing, formed by former Archant regional newspaper employees, has bought three south west of…
Roll up for ‘Power, money, ego’
Puck, a new media company, is to launch its Puck News website in September, according to Axios. The…
Substack buys Letter platform
Substack, the newsletter platform, has acquired Letter, a “public correspondence startup”. Terms not disclosed. Letter operates in a…
Gawker is back
Here’s the ‘welcome back’ letter from Leah Finnegan (ex New York Times and The Outline), editor in chief…