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Beringer buys property media
US private equity firm Beringer Capital has acquired the US based property media business, Inman Group. Beringer has…
Recurrent buys Futurism
North Equity-backed digital media company Recurrent Ventures, based in Florida, has bought the emerging technology and science news…
Playmaker buys YB sports brand
Canadian online sports and betting company Playmaker Capital has acquired Yardbarker from YB Media. The sports news platform…
Open Road buys Bloodhound
Open Road Integrated Media has bought UK publishing company Bloodhound Books, based in Cambridge. The company, founded in…
Gawker is back
Here’s the ‘welcome back’ letter from Leah Finnegan (ex New York Times and The Outline), editor in chief…
What next for Atlas Obscura?
Don't tell Facebook, but user generated content should not be cheap. Skilled curating can transform the contributions of…
The magic of club membership
As media businesses (finally) dare to contemplate a post-pandemic world, the big question is: what next for consumer…
Scary trade show re-starts?
As trade shows re-open after some 16 months of pandemic paralysis, the question remains whether (and when) the…
So what is it about trade shows?
In recent editions of Flashes & Flames, the “lost” media of Trade Shows has come under the spotlight.…
Bustle goes SPAC
Digital-media entrepreneur Bryan Goldberg is adding to his company as he prepares to strike a deal later this…