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Grant Hill buys video producer
Great Hill Partners US private equity firm has acquired Storyblocks, a subscription-based digital media company. Storyblocks was founded…
M6 acquires film producer
M6, the French TV network, has acquired Epithète Films, a film production company based in Paris. Epithète was…
Now for Reed + Informa?
It is painfully ironic that exhibitions - the one sector which has enjoyed consistent growth throughout the 15…
MediaFutures goes TransAtlantic
We’re in the news. Flashes & Flames has teamed up with the UK’s Wessenden Marketing consultancy and Folio,…
Swedish stake in Pearson
Swedish “active” investor Cevian Capital has taken a 5.4% stake in UK-based education publisher Pearson Plc. The stake…
Lagardère Studios sold
Mediawan, of Paris, has bought Lagardère Studios for approximately €100m. Mediawan was established with backers MACSF, of France,…
Automotive mags bought
10 Missions Media, a B2B publisher based in Minnesota, has bought two controlled circulation magazines and a membership…
Exhibitions with a difference
The clues to Tony Robinson's different kind of international exhibitions company are in his consistent profit margins, his…
Bauer runs from Australia
The world’s largest magazine publisher Bauer Media has finally managed to escape from its eight-year nightmare in the…
Streamanity sold
Relay Trade, of the UK, has bought the ads-free Streamanity video streaming platform. Streamanity was founded in 2018…