News brands
Fairfax NZ goes to MBO
Sinead Boucher, CEO of Stuff Ltd., Fairfax Media’s New Zealand subsidiary, is completing a hastily-arranged MBO from its…
NordStar buys Toronto Star
NordStar Capital LP is acquiring Torstar Corp, the owner of the Toronto Star newspaper, in a deal worth…
Hearst buys content library
Hearst Newspapers, a division of Hearst Corp, has bought a content library which it currently uses for its…
Times Radio: a game changer?
The BBC has managed temporarily to silence its longtime critics (including News Corp newspapers) by playing a strong…
Mediahuis buys in Luxembourg
Mediahuis NV, the six-year-old Benelux media group and owner of the Irish Independent, has acquired Saint-Paul Luxembourg, publisher…
Debt for equity at McClatchy
America’s bankrupt No.2 newspaper chain McClatchy is to be acquired by Chatham Asset Management in a consortium with…
Danish news consolidation
Danish media company Jysk Fynske Medier has agreed to buy North Media Aviser A/S, which holds the newspaper…
Jewish Chronicle saved
The UK-based Jewish Chronicle (JC) has been acquired, for an estimated £2.5m, by a consortium drawn from politics,…
UK hyperlocal goes national
A former equities trader is quietly proving the potential of a low-cost hyperlocal news network in the UK.…
News Corp sells coupon unit
News Corp has agreed to sell to Charlesbank private equity its troubled News America Marketing (NAM) coupon-publishing unit,…