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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…
News Corp sells coupon unit
News Corp has agreed to sell to Charlesbank private equity its troubled News America Marketing (NAM) coupon-publishing unit,…
Harper Collins buys Egmont books
News Corp subsidiary Harper Collins is to buy the book publishing (but not magazine) interests of Egmont, across…
SA publisher buys Icon Books
South African publisher Jonathan Ball, a subsidiary of Naspers’ Media 24, has acquired the UK non-fiction publishing company…
Why all media must ‘reset’
The Coronavirus COVID-19 is biting hard into revenues right across the media market, nowhere more so than in…
Why ‘all you can read’ is now a core business
The Coronavirus will accelerate the digitalisation of the media marketplace, especially in publishing. With many consumers confined to…
Bauer seals Pacific deal and…
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) yesterday approved the bid by Bauer Media Australia to acquire its…
Bloomsbury buys Zed Books
Bloomsbury Publishing plc, the listed UK publisher of Harry Potter, has acquired the assets of Zed Books, of…
DivCom buys energy show
The acquisitive Diversified Communications (DivCom), of the US, has acquired the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) trade show…
NY Times buys audio app
The New York Times has bought subscription app Audm, a startup that turns news journalism into audio content.…