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TVA Groupe to acquire Groupe Serdy for $24M
Broadcast-streaming. TVA is the Canadian media group which operates the country’s largest French-language TV network. Its range of…
Lagardère to sell Elle and French magazines
Magazine-media. Lagardère, once the world’s largest magazine publisher, is finalising a deal with Czech Media Invest to sell most…
Axel Springer sells Aufeminin to TF1 for €290m
B2C digital. Springer has sold its 78.4% stake in the 19-year-old Paris-based digital media group Aufeminin which operates…
Hearst buys ‘e-commerce’ stake in Gear Patrol
Magazine-media. Hearst Magazines has acquired a minority but highly-strategic stake in Gear Patrol, a “men’s enthusiast print and digital publication,…
BuySellAds acquires ex high-flier Digg
B2C Digital. Boston-based adtech company BuySellAds has bought the assets of the content aggregator Digg, once seen as a direct…
Comcast launches rival £22bn Sky takeover bid
Broadcast-streaming. Europe’s Sky TV has withdrawn its recommendation for 21st Century Fox’s £18.5bn offer after Comcast tabled a £22bn…
Sinclair sells 23 TV stations for $500m after Tribune deal
Broadcast-streaming. To obtain regulatory approval following its $3.9bn acquisition of Tribune Media, Sinclair – the owner of the…
Informa acquires 6 exhibitions in Egypt
Events. UK-based Informa Plc (now acquiring UBM to become one of the world’s two largest exhibitions organisers. Reed is the…
UBM acquires Metaltech from ITE Group
Events. UBM (itself being acquired by Informa Plc) becomes the owner of Metaltech, Malaysia’s annual manufacturing process exhibition. The seller ITE…
UBM acquires HK shows from Diversified Comms
Events. The US privately-owned Diversified Communications Inc has agreed to sell its trade shows Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong ,…