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Tribune still in the air
US news group Tribune Publishing continues to vacillate over its future. The company had accepted a deal from…
Substack raises $65m
Substack, host to newsletters created by respected journalists and small following enthusiasts alike, has successfully raised $65m in…
Axios-The Athletic merger?
Every week, there seems to be another reason to identify an opportunity for daily newspapers which could so…
News Corp buys business ‘daily’
News Corp is acquiring the 37-year-old Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) from O’Neil Capital Management for $275m The digital-first…
Tribune backs Alden news bid
Tribune Publishing has backed the Alden Capital bid in preference to a higher offer from Stewart Bainium who…
Aussie deal ‘saves’ papers…
This was the week when Facebook struck a three-year deal with News Corp, in Australia, having agreed something…
South China Morning Post for sale
Alibaba, the media, e-commerce and fintech company owned by Jack Ma and based in China, is under regulatory…
New bidder for Tribune papers
The potential acquisition of Tribune Publishing by Alden Capital may not proceed, despite being authorised by shareholders. Stewart…
Kompany 39 buys Morning Blitz
Kompany 39, US based sports media company, has acquired the daily sports newsletter Morning Blitz and immediately rebranded…
BuzzFeed to go public
Digital publisher BuzzFeed this week made redundant 47 staff of HuffPost (which it acquired in February) and also…