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DC Thomson ‘quietly’ buys magazines
Quick read. DC Thomson, the Scotland-based, family-owned media group, has acquired 88% of the UK specialist magazine publisher…
Global UK moves radio into outdoor
Global Media & Entertainment, the UK’s largest commercial radio operator whose networks include Capital, LBC, Heart and Classic…
Meteo weather forecaster sold to TBG
B2B information. Swiss private equity company TBG AG is buying MeteoGroup, the UK-based weather forecasting group which supplies data…
Liberty bids $3.5bn for Pandora streaming
Broadcast-streaming. The Liberty Media-owned US satellite radio giant SiriusXM has offered to acquire Pandora in a share deal. It plans…
Comcast wins battle for Sky – finally
Broadcast-streaming. Following Comcast winning the Sky TV auction at the weekend with their full-out £30bn bid, 21st Century Fox…
Fresh bets on $75bn Toutiao news app
News. Softbank, KKR and Primavera Capital are variously in talks to invest a total of $1.5bn in Beijing Bytedance…
Endeavour v ITV for Endemol Shine?
Broadcast-streaming. TV production group Endemol Shine is on the block. Rumoured bidders in what could be a $2.5bn auction…
Saban buys Panavision + Sim for SVoD push
Broadcast-streaming. Haim Saban is buying camera equipment specialist Panavision and Sim Video International in a $622m cash and stock…
Meredith gets ‘trophy’ price for Time
Quick read. Eight months after its acquisition of Time Inc., Meredith Corp is selling Time Magazine to Salesforce founder…
Will top 2 Aussie mag groups merge?
Quick read. Australia’s newly-relaxed media ownership laws are likely to permit the country’s two largest magazine publishers to…