News brands
Indy may buy ‘local’ news brands
The Independent, founded in 1986 as a UK daily newspaper but now digital-only, and owned by Evgeny Lebedev…
The Hustle sells “for $27m”
HubSpot, the listed marketing company based in Boston, US, is to buy The Hustle, a niche content and…
New European to be…new?
The New European, a Europhile weekly launched after the UK’s seismic Brexit referendum in 2016, has been bought…
Reid buys Gannett papers
Reid Newspapers, a family-owned Oklahoma-based news publisher, has acquired three additional Oklahoma titles from Gannett to add to…
Twitter + newsletter boom
Twitter has added newsletter facilitator Revue which allows contributors to create subscriptions revenue for their own email newsletters.…
Facebook splashes the cash
Facebook is expanding the reach of its in-app Facebook News across the UK. Major news providers including The…
Times-Journal buys in Georgia
Times-Journal, local news publisher in Georgia, US and owned by Fort Payne Newspapers, has bought the Morgan County…
US political launch
A newsletter business is being launched by three former Politico journalists covering Washington DC people and politics. The…
Alden bids for Chicago Tribune
Alden Global Capital, the US hedge fund with a track record in ailing newspapers has bid for ownership…
Montgomery wins at last
David Montgomery, the veteran UK newspaper executive, who has been bidding for regional news groups, has finally landed…