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What will Burda do next?
Bauer and Burda are family-owned media companies founded more than 120 years ago as printers in Germany. Both made the inevitable journey into publishing and also became among the largest…
25 October 2024
7 minute read
What ‘builders radio’ can mean for B2B
Among pre-internet media formats, radio has remained comparatively healthy and consistent in a way that can’t be quite be said for linear TV, and definitely not for print. This year, UK radio…
25 October 2024
4 minute read
Wm Reed succession plan…
William Reed, the food and drink B2B specialist, is planning its succession. The family-owned, debt-free company – which has doubled revenue and profit in the last three years –…
25 October 2024
2 minute read
Jon Steinberg quitting Future
The CEO of Future Plc, Jon Steinberg, announced this morning he is quitting the UK’s largest digital-to-magazine publisher “to return to the US”. An immediate search will be…
18 October 2024
2 minute read
Arc faces $400mn test
It’s three years since 25-year UK trade show veteran Simon Foster announced “a partnership to build the next generation events business” with EagleTree Capital, of New York. In the heat…
18 October 2024
6 minute read
Why The Atlantic believes in print (and so should we)
The Atlantic, is rolling back the years and – from January – will revert to monthly print editions, more than two decades after it had reduced to 10 editions a year. The decision…
17 October 2024
6 minute read
How Covid boosted pharma B2B
We must not be fooled by the way that investors toss around the word ‘data’ to justify business valuations. In this context, the word may not, of course, mean much more than its dictionary…
11 October 2024
4 minute read
Indy keeps making the point but…
The UK-based Independent doubled its EBITDA profit in 2023 despite a slight fall in revenue. But it seems set to achieve revenue of £53mn this year (+15%) – almost double the £27mn in…
11 October 2024
6 minute read
Can world’s biggest trade show survive?
The first Consumer Electronics Show, all the way back in 1967, was a mere offshoot of the Chicago Music Show, attracting a modest 17,500 visitors and 100 exhibitors. Now, with 4,300 exhibitors…
11 October 2024
4 minute read
Forbes in eCommerce search battle
Koch Equity Development, of the US, is reportedly in talks to acquire Forbes from its Hong Kong-based, 10-year owner Integrated Whale Media Investments. Koch is said to be collaborating with…
4 October 2024
3 minute read
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