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German shows hit hardest
Trade show organisers continue to suffer from cancellations and postponements due to the virus outbreak. AMR International says…
10 April 2020
Viacom buys into Miramax
Newly re-merged ViacomCBS, of the US, has acquired a 9% stake in Miramax IMAX, the film and TV…
10 April 2020
Skydance buys animation
The TV and film producter Skydance Media has acquired Ilion Studios, a Spanish animation company, to form Skydance…
10 April 2020
CNN acquires Canopy tech
Warner Media Group’s CNN, has bought the assets and development team of the content personalisation company Canopy, which…
10 April 2020
How print media must use the crisis to save itself
The UK's newspaper and magazine industry is a case study for traditional media everywhere. The longevity of many…
3 April 2020
Bauer deep in the Pacific
The €2bn-revenue Bauer Media, which could once be characterised by its steady, conservative decision-making and a deep attachment…
3 April 2020
News Corp sells coupon unit
News Corp has agreed to sell to Charlesbank private equity its troubled News America Marketing (NAM) coupon-publishing unit,…
3 April 2020
Harper Collins buys Egmont books
News Corp subsidiary Harper Collins is to buy the book publishing (but not magazine) interests of Egmont, across…
3 April 2020
SA publisher buys Icon Books
South African publisher Jonathan Ball, a subsidiary of Naspers’ Media 24, has acquired the UK non-fiction publishing company…
3 April 2020
Why all media must ‘reset’
The Coronavirus COVID-19 is biting hard into revenues right across the media market, nowhere more so than in…
27 March 2020