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How magazines are changing
Some magazines continue to be strongly profitable and growing. Of course. You can find good examples of against-the-trend…
No joy for ‘Netflix of sport’
DAZN wanted to become the ‘Netflix for sports’. But, according to The Information, the company (owned by Len…
Haymarket buys India e-com
UK based, family-owned Haymarket Media Group has acquired a stake in India based e-commerce and content management company…
WordPress buys analytics
Automattic, owner of WordPress, SimpleNote and Tumblr, is acquiring content analytics company Parse.ly through its WordPress subsidiary. Parse.ly…
IXL buys Rosetta Stone
Texas-based IXL Learning is to buy Rosetta Stone, the language learning company, from the Cambium Learning Group which…
How Covid can make or break trade shows
All over the world, people are debating whether they want to resume regular commuting to offices and return…
DriveTribe: an over-priced model
Two news startups tell the story about fundraising for media. First is BuzzFeed which raised $450m from a…
The Hustle sells “for $27m”
HubSpot, the listed marketing company based in Boston, US, is to buy The Hustle, a niche content and…
AgriBriefing buys €2m Tallage
UK-based AgriBriefing has bought French company Tallage, provider of market data for agricultural markets across Europe, including grain,…
Euromoney buys US farm prices
Euromoney, UK quoted global B2B data provider, is expanding its Fastmarkets Agriculture business with the acquisition of The…