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Ascential digs deep into e-commerce
B2B information. The UK-based £1.5bn B2B information and events group Ascential Plc has acquired the four-year-old US-based Flywheel Digital, a…
ProSieben buys eHarmony US dating
B2C digital. Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 TV group has acquired US online dating site eHarmony, in the first significant deal of…
Now Kretinsky bites into Le Monde
News. Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky’s Czech Media Invest has acquired a 49% stake in Le Nouveau Monde, the principal shareholder…
Scripps buys 15 TV Stations for $521m
Broadcast-streaming. The 140-year-old US media company E.W. Scripps has agreed to acquire 15 television stations in 10 markets from…
Fastcase acquires Law Street Media
B2B information. Legal publisher Fastcase has acquired the Law Street Media legal news platform, working with founder John A.…
Propagate acquires Electus and Artists First
Broadcast-streaming. Propagate, the production house headed by Howard Owens and Ben Silverman, has acquired Electus and taken a majority…
Wolters Kluwer Acquires eVision for $145m plus
B2B information. Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has acquired eVision Industry Software BV, a global provider of industrial operational…
Randall-Reilly buys Transportation Data Source
B2B information. Randall-Reilly, a leading B2B data company in trucking, construction, agriculture and other industrial markets, has acquired Transportation…
Advance acquires The Esports Observer
News. Advance Publications Inc, of New York, has acquired The Esports Observer, a provider of esports business news and events…
Hearst puts print in its place
Hearst Corporation, in the US, has acquired seven weekly news brands from Hersam Acorn Newspapers, in Connecticut. This…