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NY Times ‘to buy The Athletic’
The New York Times (NYT) is reportedly seeking to buy The Athletic. The Athletic’s most recent fundraise in…
Canadian finance deal
Postmedia Network, the Canadian online news company, has bought a minority stake in Wise Publishing, based in Toronto.…
UK ‘vendor’ deal for catering shows
Longtime UK events industry executive Toby Wand has announced the acquisition of Scotland’s ScotHot and Northern Ireland’s IFEX…
Motorsport buys Hammer Price
Motorsport Network has acquired Hammer Price, the collectors’ car price information provider. Motorsport Network aims to dominate the…
Axel Springer may buy Axios
The Information reports that Axel Springer, owner of Business Insider and Morning Brew, is in talks to acquire…
How RELX turned print to data
Behind RELX's self-description as "a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers"…
Crypto media beyond the price
It’s been a remarkable 2021 (so far) for the major players in crypto-related media. So many publications are…
Will Informa buy Journal of Commerce?
As S&P Global and IHSMarkit continue to navigate the regulatory hurdles to their planned $44bn merger, Informa Plc…
Warner-Discovery merger
The AT&T-owned Warner Media (the former Time Warner) is to merge with Discovery. The new company will be…
Amazon bids for MGM
Amazon is thought to have made a $9bn offer to buy film studio MGM. A potential deal would…