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Amazon buys MGM for $8bn
Amazon has agreed to acquire the Hollywood studio MGM to help it jump-start its stuttering Prime Video streaming…
FiscalNote buys TimeBase
FiscalNote, a Washington DC based international government policy data provider, has bought TimeBase which tracks Australian legislative changes…
Alden gets Tribune – finally
After a protracted process with competing bidders, Alden Capital – a private equity minority shareholder in Tribune Publishing…
Euromoney buys exec database
Euromoney, of the UK, has acquired the Relationship Science executive database in a deal worth $7.4m. Relationship Science…
NY Times ‘to buy The Athletic’
The New York Times (NYT) is reportedly seeking to buy The Athletic. The Athletic’s most recent fundraise in…
Canadian finance deal
Postmedia Network, the Canadian online news company, has bought a minority stake in Wise Publishing, based in Toronto.…
UK ‘vendor’ deal for catering shows
Longtime UK events industry executive Toby Wand has announced the acquisition of Scotland’s ScotHot and Northern Ireland’s IFEX…
Motorsport buys Hammer Price
Motorsport Network has acquired Hammer Price, the collectors’ car price information provider. Motorsport Network aims to dominate the…
Axel Springer may buy Axios
The Information reports that Axel Springer, owner of Business Insider and Morning Brew, is in talks to acquire…
How RELX turned print to data
Behind RELX's self-description as "a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers"…