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Urban One to acquire ‘Redskins’ Team 980 radio
Broadcast-streaming. Urban One, the largest African American broadcasting company in the US with a market cap of $88m, has…
IBJ acquires Diverse dating site
B2C digital. In an all Japanese transaction, the 19-year-old social network Mixi, Inc (which has some 20m active users) will…
Sony buys majority stake in EMI Music for $2.3bn
Music. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is selling its 60% equity interest in EMI Music Publishing to Sony Corporation of…
ITE to acquire Ascential exhibitions for £300m
Events. ITE is the £120m-revenue, London-based operator of exhibitions principally in Eastern Europe and Asia. The seven Ascential shows…
New Media buying Akron Beacon Journal for $16m
News. The New York-based New Media Investment Group Inc is acquiring the 68k-circulation Akron Beacon Journal and its ohio. com…
Gannett to acquire WordStream for up to $150m
News. WordStream is a Saas provider which helps clients and agencies to optimize digital marketing campaigns. The purchase price…
UK’s Zoopla, PrimeLocation bought by SilverLake for $3bn
B2C Digital. The sale of Zoopla will land the UK’s £1.5bn-revenue Daily Mail group DMGT with a £642m windfall…
Axel Springer sells Turkish TV stake for €160m
Broadcast-streaming. Axel Springer has accelerated the sale of its 7% in Turkey’s Dogan TV. The German media group…
Mediawan agrees to acquire 51% of ON animation
Broadcast-streaming. Mediawan is the Paris-based parent of the €160m-revenue Groupe AB which has a portfolio of 19 channels…
List Partners acquires Access Confidential and Redbooks
B2B information. The Atlanta-based lead-generation company List Partners (owned by Northlane Capital) has expanded its Wimno platform (claimed to…