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Johnston Press in debt for equity rescue
News. Debt-laden UK regional publisher Johnston Press (JP) is under new ownership after its bondholders agreed to wipe out…
Progressive Business acquired by BridgeTower
B2B information. North Carolina based Progressive Business Media is being acquired by Minneapolis based BridgeTower Media. Financial terms were not…
Vivendi agrees terms for Editis takeover
Books. French group Vivendi has agreed to buy Editis, France’s second largest book publisher, from Grupo Planeta of Spain…
Mercer acquires Summit Strategies
B2B information. Mercer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan insurance Companies, has acquired Summit Strategies Group for an undisclosed…
Gemspring buys Bobit Business Media
B2B information. Gemspring Capital, has acquired the assets of Bobit Business Media Inc. Founded by Ed Bobit in 1961,…
Sanoma sells Belgium content marketing
Content marketing. Sanoma has divested its content marketing operations to the original founders of the business. Net sales were…
WPP to sell 80% of Kantar research
Advertising. As part of its turnround plan, WPP has said it is looking to sell a stake of up…
Will Australia’s Nine become the model media group?
On Monday (19 November), shareholders of Australia’s 177-year-old Fairfax Media are expected to approve its A$4bn ‘merger’ with…
Meredith sells Fortune – for $150m
Magazines. Meredith Corp has agreed to sell Fortune magazine to Chatchaval Jiaravanon, of Thailand, for $150m. The cash price for…
Disney to Sell A+E Europe to Hearst
Broadcast-streaming. Disney is in talks with Hearst to sell-off its interest in five European cable channels (History, H2, Crime…