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Gray joins big league of US TV

Broadcast-streaming. Atlanta-based Gray is acquiring the privately-owned Raycom, the Alabama-based operator of 65 TV stations, for $3.65bn. The combined company…
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Xilam Animation raises €22m

Broadcast-streaming. Marc du Pontavice’s 19-year-old Paris-based company that produces animated series and feature films (eg Space Goofs and Oggy…
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AgriBriefing to be sold for £150m?

London-based private equity firm Lyceum Capital is rumoured to have hired advisers Raymond James to find a buyer for…
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AgriBriefing to be sold for £150m?

B2B information. London-based private equity firm Lyceum Capital is rumoured to have hired advisers Raymond James to find a…
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Ascential buys WARC data for up to £24m

B2B information. The £1.7bn events and information group Ascential plc (Cannes Lions, WGSN, MediaLink, and Money 20/20) is buying…
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Bridgepoint p.e. buys private equity media

B2B information. Europe-focused Bridgepoint private equity is buying the media it uses. It is to acquire a majority stake…
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Glass’s Guide back on the block

B2B information. Betaville are reporting that the Glass’s Guide of automotive prices is coming back to market, with its…
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Time for a surprise bid?

Magazines. Meredith’s second round auction for the sale of Sports Illustrated, Time, Fortune and Money draws to a…
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Informa acquires Shanghai Franchise Exhibition

Exhibitions. UBM (now part of Informa, the world’s largest exhibitions organiser) has acquired a 70% economic interest in the…