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Vivendi wants to sell 50% of Universal Music
Music. French media conglomerate Vivendi says it will seek one or more “strategic buyers” for up to 50% of…
Euromoney adds forest data. What’s next?
B2B information. The £1.5bn Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc has acquired Random Lengths, a price reporting agency for global wood…
Viacom snaps up AwesomenessTV
Broadcast-streaming. Viacom is acquiring AwesomenessTV, reportedly for just $25M (and some debt) from NBCUniversal, Verizon, and Hearst. Verizon bought…
Sports Illustrated to be sold soon
Magazines. Detroit-based Tech and sports entrepreneur Dan Gilbert and motivational speaker Tony Robbins are together said to be favourites to buy…
Sapinda takes 76% of Wild Bunch Group
Broadcast-streaming. Paris-based film distribution company Wild Bunch Group has sealed a €110.7m financial restructuring plan with its creditors, including…
Philly radio stations change hands
Broadcast-streaming. In Philadelphia, Entercom, the second largest radio group in the US, has acquired pop station More FM from…
Cox to sell 14 local TV stations
Broadcast-streaming. Cox Media Group announced that it is “evaluating” its ownership of 14 TV stations in the US, which…
IPO planned for German rival to QVC
Broadcast-streaming. Providence Equity Partners is rumoured to be preparing to IPO German home-shopping TV network HSE24 public in 2019…
Kew Media seals acquisition of Essential
Broadcast-streaming. The Essential Media Group is the newly-formed international content company formed by the merger of Essential Media and…
Sony to sell stake in Crackle streaming
Broadcast-streaming. While US media companies are lining up to bid for the platforms and production portfolios that will help…