News brands
UK Daily Mail ‘to go private’
The 125-year-old London-based Daily Mail & General Trust Plc (DMGT) is preparing to sell-off one of its largest…
Indian biz news goes ‘global’
Indian business news startup Business Upturn (BU) has acquired Nova Scotia Today.com. The deal will enable BU to…
A serious rival for The Week
As the private equity owner of The Week pushes for a sale price of £375m (15 x group…
Richard Desmond says goodbye
Richard Desmond received £20m of shares in the UK’s largest newspaper publisher Reach Plc, as part of his…
LadBible set for IPO..or what?
UK youth publisher LadBible is considering a stock market listing. The company was founded by then uni students Solly…
BuzzFeed IPO: “ads are good”
The 15-year-old BuzzFeed yesterday confirmed its plans to IPO via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). It claims…
The Hill is for sale
The Hill, a digital title focused on events in Washington DC and generating national interest in US government…
Euclid buys LEO Weekly
Cleveland, Ohio-based Euclid Media Group has bought the Louisville-based LEO Weekly, an alternative weekly news title which was…
BuzzFeed raises $200m in bonds
The Information reports that BuzzFeed is in discussions to raise about $200million in convertible bonds to supplement cash…
Readly grows by 37%
Readly, the Sweden-based digital subscription service, that offers unlimited “all you can read” access to more than 5,000…