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What next for Atlas Obscura?
Don’t tell Facebook, but user generated content should not be cheap. Skilled curating can transform the contributions of readers and users into distinctive brands worth spending time and…
The magic of club membership
As media businesses (finally) dare to contemplate a post-pandemic world, the big question is: what next for consumer events and physical meet-ups? Turn the clock back two years and events were…
Scary trade show re-starts?
As trade shows re-open after some 16 months of pandemic paralysis, the question remains whether (and when) the industry will return to its peaktime performance of 2019. Things may be much…
So what is it about trade shows?
In recent editions of Flashes & Flames, the “lost” media of Trade Shows has come under the spotlight. When will they fall to the web? Is digitalisation finally disrupting events? “How does…
Bustle goes SPAC
Digital-media entrepreneur Bryan Goldberg is adding to his company as he prepares to strike a deal later this year to take it public, according to the Wall Street Journal. Goldberg’s BDG Media…
Vice ‘price stalls IPO’
The Information reports that Vice Media’s plan to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) has stalled as the company struggles to raise additional financing for…
Byju’s buys Epic reading tech
Byju’s, the 10-year-old, $16 billion educational technology company, headquartered in Bangalore, India, has acquired California-headquartered reading platform Epic for $500 million in cash and…
Royal Media acquires UK firm
The 26-year-old B2B publisher Royal Media, of New York, has acquired Connectivity Business and its Connectivity Business Investment Forum. Connectivity Business was founded 25 years ago in…
Readly keeps growing
Readly, the European leader in the digital market for all-you-can-read magazines and newspapers, has added Radio Times, the UK’s most profitable magazine, to its growing portfolio. The…
Ascential deeper into commerce
Ascential plc, the UK-based business information and events company, has acquired a 51% stake in ASR Group Holdings LLC, “a digital content optimisation business”, for $122m in…
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