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Fitch to acquire Fulcrum Financial Data
B2B information. The Hearst-owned Fitch Group has agreed to acquire Fulcrum Financial Data, a provider of leveraged finance and…
Martin Sorrell ready to bounce back
Advertising. It’s only weeks since the resignation of Sir Martin Sorrell from WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company…
Tronc buys Virginia daily paper for $34m
News. The Nasdaq quoted, Chicago-based media company Tronc Inc. (formerly known as Tribune Publishing) has acquired Virginian-Pilot Media, which…
Nashville newspapers bought by real estate firm
News. Freeman Webb Co, a privately-owned Nashville real estate company, has purchased the alt-weekly Nashville Scene and its sister…
‘Penske the print’ invests in Rolling Stone
Magazine-media. Jay Penske’s eponymous media company, which last year paid an estimated $51m for 51% control of the…
Easyfairs takes over Building Holland show
Events. The Belgium-based, privately-owned Easyfairs is taking over the Building Holland trade fair from Duurzaam Gebouwd. Building Holland is an…
Pandora completes $145m adtech deal
Broadcast-streaming. Pandora, the largest US audio streaming service, has completed its acquisition of AdsWhizz, first announced in March. AdsWhizz’s ad…
Kaltura acquires Rapt Media video
Broadcast-streaming. Rapt Media, which was founded in 2011 and raised $12m in funding, offers customers interactive video technology in…
YouGov acquires SMG sports for up to £21m
Research. The UK quoted £110m-revenue research firm YouGov has held a 20% stake in SMG Insight, a sports research…
Why Reed Exhibitions may be sold
Everybody loves exhibitions. They are the traditional media which have been growing revenue at an average of 6%…