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Can ‘Village Voice’ be revived?
New York’s 65-year-old iconic Village Voice is being revived. Sort of. It has been acquired by Street Media,…
10 predictions for 2021
The pandemic accelerated change in media as in much else. It squeezed the digital news operators which might…
Politico adds some energy
Politico, the 14-year-old US political brand, is branching out with the acquisition this week of the B2B subscription…
What Thomson can tell you about culture and cash
S&P Global last month agreed to buy IHS Markit in a $44bn all-share deal that will be the…
GB News £60m for low-cost TV channel
The funding appeal by the UK’s new independent TV news channel has been over-subscribed by almost 50%. The…
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,…
Indy Dive just keeps growing
The eight-year-old B2B newsletter publisher Industry Dive says it will have grown like-for-like revenue in 2020 from $29m…
Ascential buys and sells
Ascential Plc, the UK-based B2B information and events company, is to add Hangzhou Duozhun Data to its e-commerce…
Vivendi to buy Prisma mags
Music, TV and publishing group Vivendi, of France, is negotiating to acquire the Paris-based magazine publisher Prisma Media…
Reddit buys Dubsmash
Reddit is buying Dubsmash, a fellow short-form video sharing site. Dubsmash will retain its own brand identity but…