News brands
NY Times buys audio app
The New York Times has bought subscription app Audm, a startup that turns news journalism into audio content.…
UK news agency goes global
PA Media Group, the UK news and information company formerly known as the Press Association, has acquired the…
Finnish dailies ‘merger’
Sanoma, of Finland, is to buy most of the assets of the regional news company Alma Media in…
Buffett disrupted by media
Warren Buffett, the man sometimes described as the world’s smartest investor, is getting out of newspapers and seems…
Will The Athletic win the race?
The four-year-old subscription sports app The Athletic this week announced an additional fundraising of $50m, bringing total investment…
UK newspapers feel US heat
UK newspapers hardly resemble the US market. The old Fleet Street national brands still dominate UK dailies and…
MCC buys Vancouver weekly
The listed Media Central Corporation, of Canada, has acquired the privately-owned The Georgia Straight, a popular weekly newspaper…
La Stampa to be sold
John Elkann, from the Agnelli family, is in talks to buy the Italian newspaper publisher GEDI Gruppo, owner…
Who will win UK news sell-off?
Many of the UK’s newspapers are up for grabs. This week, Reach Plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), the listed…
The end of USA Today?
Shareholders yesterday (Nov 14) approved the private equity-funded GateHouse Media’s $1.13bn acquisition of USA Today owner Gannett, to create…