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Viacom-CBS and more to come…
CBS and Viacom, which split in 2006, have agreed to a merger. Both US TV companies are controlled…
The Spectator launches in US
Magazines. The Spectator, the 191-year-old politics-culture-news weekly, whose former editors-in-chief included the current UK Prime Minister, is launching…
Tumblr goes (very) cheap
B2C. US-based Automattic Inc (owner of WordPress) is buying Tumblr from Verizon for a nominal price. The blogging and…
ACBJ buys BizEquity
B2B. American City Business Journals (ACBJ) has bought a majority stake in BizEquity, a cloud-based valuation service for 625…
LDC buys Plimsoll nature movies
Sound + Vision. LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, of the UK, has taken a minority…
Nineteen Group buys Broden events
Events. Phoenix Equity-backed Nineteen Group, of the UK, has acquired Broden Media, owner of the 13-year-old Emergency Services…
Why Reach CEO lost his job, despite the profits
The largest newspaper publishers in the US and UK, like their counterparts everywhere, are wrestling with sharp declines…
Dennis buys Car Throttle social media
Dennis Publishing, of the UK, whose auto portfolio includes Auto Express, Evo, and Car Buyer, has acquired social…
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…