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Will virus change global exhibitions industry?
The worldwide exhibitions industry is in crisis. The effects of the global Coronavirus outbreak began with the cancellation…
6 March 2020
Mailchimp moves into print…
In what seems like an offbeat strategy, the Atlanta-based email marketing platform Mailchimp, has acquired the seven-year-old Courier,…
5 March 2020
Simon & Schuster for sale
Simon & Schuster, the 96-year-old, $800m-revenue US book publisher – whose authors have included Stephen King, Tom Wolfe,…
5 March 2020
Can UK’s Reach find the runway?
These past 12 months have brought some good news from newspapers in the US and UK. The New…
28 February 2020
Mag ‘mergers’: decisions soon
Approval of Future Plc’s acquisition of TI Media by the UK Competitions & Markets Authority (CMA) is expected…
28 February 2020
Reed buys US transport events
Reed Exhibitions has acquired from the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS) its World Congress and Annual Meetings.…
28 February 2020
Ebay classifieds up for sale
Ebay Inc is said to be pressing ahead urgently with plans to sell its $10bn classified ads business.…
28 February 2020
Infopro turns up the heat on B2B
Haynes Publishing, the 60-year-old listed UK company best known for producing car maintenance manuals, is being acquired by…
21 February 2020
Spotify (and Murdoch) prepare for radio wars
Music streamer Spotify is buying podcaster The Ringer from its sports writer founder Bill Simmons, for $196m in…
21 February 2020
RSA Conference for sale?
The world’s cyber security industry crowds into San Francisco’s Moscone Center next week for its annual convention. There’s…
21 February 2020