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DealMakers: biggest events boom since 2019
Welcome to the first DealMakers in Flashes & Flames of 2026. With the exception of the well-telegraphed acquisitions…
Using AI for efficiency AND integrity
At the heart of publishing’s AI conundrum lies the tension between maintaining public trust and the opportunity to…
The Year in Media 2025: 240 pages of holiday reading from Flashes & Flames in an eventful year
It's that time again. For your holiday reading (or re-reading), here's our eBook of the 43 best-read deepdives…
Boats Group 2x value in 4 years
The US-based Boats Group (described as the global marine industry’s largest search engine) was this month acquired by…
MediaVoices: the year’s Top 10
Here’s the top 10 episodes and articles of 2025 from our colleagues at MediaVoices. If you’re new here…
Book now for Monetising B2B Information & Events in 2026…
Flashes & Flames is proud to announce the return of Monetising B2B Information & Events in 2026. The…
What next for Questex?
It’s eight months since President Trump declared his Liberation Day wave of tariffs or sanctions on many US…
How AI energizes Independent
Christian Broughton is CEO (and a former editor-in-chief) of The Independent, in London. The former UK broadsheet newspaper…
100 unusual years of The New Yorker
The documentary maker has not been born who is able to resist the temptation to begin a behind-the-scenes…
Future and the tale of two media groups
Stock markets are not always easy to understand. That’s what Kevin Li Ying, CEO of Future Plc, might…