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Informa gets control of Asian shows

Exhibitions. UBM (which recently became part of Informa, now the world’s largest exhibition organiser) has acquired ITE’s 75% stake…
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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…
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Viacom snaps up AwesomenessTV

Broadcast-streaming. Viacom is acquiring AwesomenessTV, reportedly for just $25M (and some debt) from NBCUniversal, Verizon, and Hearst. Verizon bought…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…