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How TikTok changed the books market
Perhaps the most striking example of social media driving the consumption of legacy media involves both one of…
Patrick Sergeant: the man who made Euromoney
The following has been reproduced with permission from Euromoney in June 2019, to mark the death of Sir…
KKR deal ‘frees’ Springer to become news leader…
Axel Springer has agreed the long expected divestment of its classified advertising business to investor KKR. Under the…
What next for Endeavor B2B?
There are continual reminders of the investment value of unique, high-value information. But the broader emphasis should be…
Mark Allen buys Moodie air biz
Mark Allen Group (MAG), the £65mn-revenue, UK-based B2B, has acquired the Moodie Davitt Report, an information provider in…
The Guardian in a spin
The Guardian is in a spin. It made losses of £37mn in the year ended 31 March 2024…
How Business of Fashion made it
Time was when most businesses were owned and managed by specialists who would spend a lifetime steeped in…
Who will buy Northstar Travel Group?
Northstar Travel Group is for sale after eight years of ownership by EagleTree Partners / Wasserstein. The US-based…
Still some miles left in car media
Cars used to be incredibly big business for media. Car sections, car ads, and, once upon a time,…
The end game: 3 questions for Murdoch
There’s a perfect storm brewing in the $18bn News Corporation. First, there is the Succession-like battle in which…