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Parler scraps sale to Kanye
The sale of Parler, a conservative-friendly US social media platform, to former rapper Kanye West was yesterday called off…
Vivendi merger probe
The European Commission has launched a full antitrust inquiry into Vivendi’s proposed acquisition of fellow French media group…
Record year for Hearst but what about the UK?
In tumultous times, the world's oldest media group is closing in on a(nother) record year. Hearst Corp expects…
AgriBriefing for £200m+ sale in PRA boom
The £1.6bn acquisition of the listed Euromoney by Luxembourg-based Astorg Asset Management and British firm Epiris closed yesterday (November…
How I do it: Bill Carter, ALM Global
William (Bill) Carter is CEO of ALM Global, the company formerly called American Lawyer Media, after its largest…
Is email really the future of local news?
One of the most dispiriting media stories in recent years has been the continuing decline of local news,…
BuzzFeed: a road to nowhere?
It seems like only yesterday that daily newspapers everywhere would be going out of business, ready to be…
How I do it: Greg Hitchen, Terrapinn Events
Greg Hitchen is Group CEO of Terrapinn Events, the privately-owned conference and exhibition company founded by chairman Tony…
Burda buys UK weight-loss app for £43mn
Immediate Media, the UK-based, Burda-owned specialist media company, has acquired 80.7% of the £9m-revenue/ £3mn EBITDA NutraTech, owner…
UK Telegraph ready for take-off…
Fifteen years ago, Conrad Black, the former owner of the UK's Daily Telegraph, was imprisoned for fraud in…