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Ziff Davis buys theSkimm newsletters
The listed company Ziff Davis has acquired the millennial women-focused newsletter company theSkimm. It will join Ziff's Everyday…
A timely reminder: Monetising B2B, the event of 2025
Here’s the confirmed lineup of people and companies for our Monetising B2B conference in London on 20 May.…
Apple News ‘catalyst’ set for takeoff
US and UK news and magazine-centric publishers can’t believe their luck in signing up to Apple News+. The…
How Mumsnet at 25 is really just beginning
In two weeks, it will be the 25th anniversary of the launch of parenting site Mumsnet, in the early…
How I do it: Leon Saunders Calvert, The Economist
Leon Saunders Calvert is president and managing director of Economist Intelligence, the business information arm of The Economist…
How chocolate energises Mr Beast…
Last week, Flashes & Flames looked at MeidasTouch, an activist, anti-Trump media business that has built an impressive…
JCL will be ‘powerhouse global M&A platform’
Investment bankers, who make their profits by quietly lubricating the wheels of M&A, are not supposed to make…
What’s happened to New Scientist?
Four years ago this month, the UK’s Daily Mail Group (DMGT) was feeling bullish. While executives quietly worked…
Is ‘Trending Now’ the future of B2B news?
Sixty years ago, the Moog Synthesiser scared to death musicians who thought it would replace them. Now, the…
Mark Allen gets Bonhill indigestion
The Mark Allen Group (MAG), which has been one of the UK's fastest growing B2B companies for the…