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Tencent becomes Universal “strategic partner”
Music. Tencent of China, internet and tech giant, is to acquire a ten per cent stake in Universal Music…
Fox Corp starting to grow
Sound + Vision. Rupert Murdoch’s “new” Fox Corp (formed from Fox News and Fox Sports spun-out of the former…
James Murdoch buys Tribeca Film Festival
Events. James Murdoch’s new investment vehicle, Lupa Systems is leading a consortium who have agreed to buy a majority…
Haymarket sells cyber unit in US
B2B. CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) a B2B information company based in the US, has acquired digital media and events company…
Elsevier sells out of Portugal
Books. Elsevier, science and health publisher (and part of RELX), has completed a deal to sell its Portuguese book…
Entercom podcast deal
Sound + Vision. Entercom, US audio company and owner of digital audio app RADIO.COM has acquired Pineapple Street Media,…
Moonbug buys Supa Strikas
All Media. Moonbug, global children’s entertainment company, has acquired South African video and comic brand Supa Strikas. Moonbug is…
Singapore’s Carro expands
B2C. Singapore’s used car marketplace company, Carro, has acquired Jualo.com of Indonesia. Whilst Carro operates as a car…
Pennsylvania news consolidation
News. Avant Publications, based in Pennsylvania, has acquired the state’s Times Leader Media Group from Civitas Media which is…
How Future got back to £1bn…
All media. Future Plc, the UK-based tech and special interest publisher is acquiring SmartBrief, the privately-owned US based…