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Axel Springer to go private
News. German media group Axel Springer may revert to private ownership under a potential KKR deal to buy the…
Meredith sells Sports Illustrated. Just
Magazines. Meredith Corp, of the US, has sold the intellectual property of Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands for $110m,…
SevenWest buys 100% of local papers
News. Seven West Media, the Australian publishing and TV company controlled by Kerry Stokes, has bought the remaining 50.1%…
Dutch HR site deal
B2B information. Netherlands-based Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR), a provider of online education to HR professionals, has acquired the…
Canal+ buys pay TV
Sound+Vision. French company Canal+, owned by Vivendi, has bought pay TV company M7 from its owner, the private equity…
Mediaset buys into ProSieben
Sound + Vision. Italian broadcaster Mediaset has bought a “friendly” 10% stake in German TV company ProSiebenSat1. Mediaset is…
M6 buys Lagardère TV
Sound+Vision. French TV group M6 is to acquire the TV interests of fellow French company Lagardère, excluding its music…
Meredith completes mags sell-off. Just
Meredith Corp, of the US, has sold the intellectual property of Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands for $110m,…
Tarsus exhibitions to go private for £668m
Charterhouse private equity (until last year the majority owner of French exhibitions group Comexposium) has made an agreed…
Nine sells Aussie sports events
Events. Australia’s Nine Entertainment Company (NEC) is selling many of the events acquired as part of its A$4bn Fairfax…