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How I do it: Christian Van Thillo, DPG Media
Christian Van Thillo is executive chair of the Belgium-based, family-owned DPG Media (formerly known as De Persgroep). In…
Why NY Times is buying The Athletic
The New York Times has agreed to buy San Francisco-based, sports news brand The Athletic. The world’s most…
News Corp buys (more) B2B
The $14bn Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corp is further strengthening its B2B operations by acquiring publisher Base Chemicals for…
New global news service
Two experienced media professionals are launching a new media outlet aimed at English-speaking graduates who value independent news…
Forbes may pull listing
An early 2022 stock market listing for Forbes appears to be in doubt as its SPAC partner, Magnus…
S&P buys Climate Service
S&P Global, the NY quoted financial data company, has added The Climate Service to augment its ESG credentials.…
Emerald buys cannabis event
The listed Emerald Holding Inc, the largest US-owned B2B exhibitions company, has acquired MJBiz, a cannabis industry content…
GovExec buys Florida news
GovExec, the acquisitive B2B data service which covers government and related verticals, has bought News Service of Florida…
Chicago Review buys Interlude
Chicago Review Press has bought the LGBTQ+ fiction publisher Interlude Press including the young adult imprint Duet Books.…
The Top 20 of 2021
It's been a record-breaking year for Flashes & Flames (thank you). Here's a selection of our 20 most…