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Unruly sold for cut-price
The £200m, Israel-based video adtech company Tremor is acquiring the video advertising platform Unruly from News Corp in…
9 January 2020
IAC sells college brands
CH Media’s creative officer, Sam Reich, is to buy out the US-based business from its parent, Barry Diller’s…
9 January 2020
MCC buys Vancouver weekly
The listed Media Central Corporation, of Canada, has acquired the privately-owned The Georgia Straight, a popular weekly newspaper…
9 January 2020
Mango buys Yellow Pear…
Florida-based book publisher Mango Publishing has bought Yellow Pear Press, of California, including its offshoot Bonhomie Press. Yellow…
9 January 2020
How Bauer blew it in Australia
It is seven years since Bauer entered Australia and New Zealand, with the acquisition of long-time market leader…
26 December 2019
Our 19 best reads in 2019
It has been the best 12 months so far for Flashes & Flames, as measured by our rising…
20 December 2019
Mark Allen buys Farmers Weekly
Mark Allen Group (MAG), the UK’s fastest growing B2B publisher, is acquiring the 85-year-old Farmers Weekly from Reed…
20 December 2019
Hyve buys US retail shows
UK-based exhibitions organiser Hyve Group plc has bought two US trade shows Shoptalk and Groceryshop for $145m (£110.8m).…
20 December 2019
Pearson exits PRH books
German publishing house Bertelsmann is to complete the acquisition of Penguin Random House (PRH) by buying the remaining…
20 December 2019
Scout24 to be sold
US investor Hellman & Friedman is thought to be close to buying the car trading activities of Germany’s online…
20 December 2019