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Charlie Kerr gets back to work
S & P Global this week completed its $1.8bn acquisition of London-based financial data provider With Intelligence. The deal, priced at some 30x EBITDA, reflected the growth of alternative…
‘Monetising B2B’ returns in 2026
Flashes & Flames this week announces the return of Monetising B2B Information & Events in 2026. The one-day conference this year was a sell-out programme of industry leaders sharing…
How AI can be a golden opportunity
By Joanna Levesque Artificial intelligence is often discussed in extremes: either as an existential threat to creative…
What I have learned about AI (so far)
By Amir Malik Artificial intelligence has become the most important and the least understood force in modern media. For all the noise surrounding it, few leaders have paused long…
AI turbulence can be springboard
Let’s be honest: for many publishers 2025 has been tough. The early impact of AI has largely been as a ruthless disruptor, with LLM’s hoovering up vast swathes of copyrighted content and…
PODCAST: Mediahuis monetises GenZ
Gen Z will pay for games, entertainment and travel. “So how can we make our news so interesting, or so relevant, or so representative for them that they want to pay for it?” asks Liesbeth…
Aussie trade show creator x3 in four years
The Australian trade show group National Media was this month named as the 62nd fastest growing company in Australia, with a compound annual growth rate of 42% during 2023-5. The placing among…
Daily Mail Group agrees to buy Telegraph
The Daily Mail publisher, the privately-owned Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), has signed an agreement with RedBird IMI to acquire Telegraph Media Group for £500mn, which is assumed to…
Podcast: Where The Atlantic goes for subs growth
“We’re not going to be thinking any more about easily getting tens of millions of people who just stumble upon us,” The Atlantic’s Chief Growth Officer Megha Garibaldi said. “We are expecting…
How CloserStill will be trade show champion
After a year during which the world’s third largest trade show organiser, Clarion Events, has seemingly tried and failed to attract sufficient bids, owner Blackstone is thought to be…
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