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Hipgnosis buys 75% stake in rapper songs for £18m
Music. Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the new investment vehicle of former Elton John and Guns N’ Roses manager Merck Mercuriadis,…
Anthem acquires Women’s Running magazine
Magazines. The UK-based specialist magazine publisher Anthem has acquired Women’s Running from Wild Bunch Media. Terms not disclosed. The…
The Onion is up for sale again
News. America’s leading Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications wants to sell the Chicago-based satirical media The Onion as its private-equity owners…
French streamer Molotov for sale
Broadcast-streaming. Paris-based Molotov, which offers 34 channels of free live streams, is looking for an acquiror. It has raised…
Bankrupt iHeartMedia up for sale
Broadcast-streaming. The US’s largest radio broadcaster iHeartMedia (849 stations across the country, outdoor advertising and music streaming) is…
Endemol Shine auction hots up
Broadcast-streaming. Europe’s leading independent TV production house Endemol-Shine is jointly owned by Fox and Apollo Global Management. It…
Ocean Media acquires Venues & Events Live
Events. Monomax, the privately-owned publisher of London’s Square Mile restaurant guides, has sold its Venues & Events Live…
Japan’s Uzabase buys Quartz for up to $110m
News. Media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, the six-year-old New York-based digital business news platform, from David Bradley’s Atlantic…
Sorrell and WPP fight for digital biz
Advertising. The fur is flying at WPP where the world’s largest marketing services group is competing with its founder…
Incisive’s Weller flexes his muscles
B2B information. Incisive Media’s chairman and principal shareholder Tim Weller is the B2B veteran whose back story includes…