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Bauer buys Portugal radio
Bauer Media Audio, Europe’s largest digital commercial radio broadcaster, will acquire MCR – Media Capital Rádios, of Lisbon,…
What Axios means to media
Five years ago, Jim VandeHei, described his Axios startup as a cross between Twitter and The Economist. It's…
Fashion design mag sold
The New York and Singapore listed investment group AMTD International Inc, has agreed to acquire L’Officiel Inc, publisher…
The rise of journo influencers
The media industry’s new year got off to a buzzy start when Ben Smith (former Editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed…
How I do it: Hervé Sedky, Emerald x
Hervé Sedky is president and CEO of Emerald Holding Inc, the world’s tenth (and America’s largest) organizer of B2B exhibitions. It…
TikTok ads climb
The Information reports that US advertising agency Horizon Media will triple its spending on TikTok this year to 5%…
Lupa India buys into Viacom18
Lupa India, an investment vehicle established by James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, is on the verge of acquiring…
Tortoise raises £10m
The UK-based Tortoise Media “slow news” startup has attracted £10m of funding in its series A round. Lansdowne…
WBEZ Chicago buys Sun-Times
The non-profit Chicago Public Media, owner of local radio station WBEZ Chicago, is to acquire the co-located tabloid…
Zoomer buys Toronto blog
Canadian media company Zoomer Media has bought Fresh Daily, publisher of the Toronto news blog blog TO. Zoomer…