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Legal researchers merge
US-based legal research companies Fastcase and Casemaker are to merge with the new parent company to be known…
Clearlink buys Penny Hoarder
US quoted Sykes Enterprises, via its subsidiary Clearlink, has bought Taylor Media, owner of the Penny Hoarder, for…
Moody’s buys property data
Moody’s Corp, the US quoted B2B data and risk assessment company, has bought Catylist Inc, a tool for…
Roku ponders Quibi deal
Roku, US operator of the free to air Roku Channel, is considering the purchase of streaming rights to…
The Top 20 of 2020
Someone had to win. It was the best year so far for Flashes & Flames. We increased readership…
Montgomery wins at last
David Montgomery, the veteran UK newspaper executive, who has been bidding for regional news groups, has finally landed…
Boats Group ‘sold for $850m’
Boats Group, the US-based $75m-revenue classified marketplace, has been majority sold by Apax Partners to Permira in a…
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…