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Bankrupt iHeartMedia up for sale

Broadcast-streaming. The US’s largest radio broadcaster iHeartMedia (849 stations across the country, outdoor advertising and music streaming) is…
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Endemol Shine auction hots up

Broadcast-streaming. Europe’s leading independent TV production house Endemol-Shine is jointly owned by Fox and Apollo Global Management. It…
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Ocean Media acquires Venues & Events Live

Events.  Monomax, the privately-owned publisher of London’s Square Mile restaurant guides, has sold its Venues & Events Live…
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Japan’s Uzabase buys Quartz for up to $110m

News. Media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, the six-year-old New York-based digital  business news platform, from David Bradley’s Atlantic…
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Sorrell and WPP fight for digital biz

Advertising. The fur is flying at WPP where the world’s largest marketing services group is competing with its founder…
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Incisive’s Weller flexes his muscles

B2B information. Incisive Media’s chairman and principal shareholder Tim Weller is the B2B veteran whose back story includes…
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EnsembleIQ acquires Lebhar-Friedman B2B

B2B information. The Chicago-based EnsembleIQ (backed by private equity firm RFE Investment) which was formed in early 2016…
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Entertainment One gets 100% of Sierra Pics

Broadcast-streaming. London-listed £1bn-revenue Entertainment One (Peppa Pig and PJ Masks) has acquired the remaining stake in feature film production and…
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Abry acquires Screenvision $380m

Advertising. The US-based cinema advertising company Screenvision Media has been acquired by Boston-based Abry Partners. The company’s existing owners,…