News brands
Cafeyn buys Blendle
Cafeyn, a pan-European streaming service, has acquired Blendle, the six-year-old Netherlands-based news platform which had been backed by…
New York Times buys podcaster
The New York Times has bought eponymous podcast company Serial. The company was formed in 2017 following the…
Nub News “£2m fundraising”
The UK hyperlocal group Nub News says it is in the final stages of negotiating up to £2m…
Chatham buys McClatchy
US local newspaper company McClatchy has been sold out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy to Chatham Asset Management, owner…
Can Reach escape history?
Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New York last week, exactly 30 years after (we now know) her late…
Vedemosti taken over
The Russian-language business daily Vedemosti has been acquired by Ivan Eremin, owner of the Federal Press Agency, of…
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…