News brands
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…
Politico adds some energy
Politico, the 14-year-old US political brand, is branching out with the acquisition this week of the B2B subscription…
UK Correspondent to close
Dutch reader-funded news outlet De Correspondent last week announced that its English-language site The Correspondent, which raised $2.6m ahead of launch,…
Polska Press sold for $33m
Poland’s state-controlled oil company PKN Orlen is to buy Polska Press from Verlagsgruppe Passau, of Germany for a…
Reach completes in Eire
Reach plc, the listed UK news publisher, has received regulatory approval to add the remaining 50% of Independent…