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‘£400m bid for UK’s largest news group’
National World Plc, the UK regional news group founded by veteran newspaper executive David Montgomery, is expected to…
Wm Reed buys food-farming events
The UK-based, family-owned William Reed Group, which operates B2B information and events principally in food, drink and hospitality,…
‘Trade shows back to normal by 2024’
Exhibitions consultant AMR has forecast that the global market will reach 97% of its 2019 size by 2024.…
Is Dotdash choking on Meredith?
In 2018, Meredith Corp - the Des Moines, Iowa, magazine publisher - breathlessly announced its $2.8bn acquisition of…
Video games set for ads boom
Video gaming may once have been considered a niche pastime for children and nerds, but one of the…
Musk buying Twitter “for love”
In a clear indication that the dance is over and that he will finally complete his $44bn acquisition…
Mediahuis buys Irish auto site
Mediahuis, of Belgium, Ireland’s largest news group (publisher of the Irish Independent and the Belfast Telegraph), has acquired…
Ashcroft buys UK political mags
Political Holdings, a media company owned by UK political influencer Lord (Michael) Ashcroft, is paying the Merit Group…
Moody’s buys news alerts
Moody’s Corporation has bought Acquire Media (AM), an aggregator and distributor of curated real-time news, multimedia, data, and…
How I do it: Angelos Frangopoulos, GB News
Angelos Frangopoulos is CEO of GB News, the £120m TV and radio startup launched in 2021 to compete with…