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The revolution at Bauer
Eight years ago, Yvonne Bauer (the fifth generation head of the family-owned Bauer Media Group) was on top of the world after acquiring ACP Magazines, in Australia. Standing in the Sydney sun,…
How virtual events must change
It may not feel like it, but these are the golden times for many organisers of virtual events. Even with sometimes limited revenue let alone profitability, the new-wave events do have the…
UK actor database sold
Talent Systems, the LA-based owner of Casting Networks, has acquired the 94-year-old UK castings platform Spotlight from its owner Ben Seale. The price is rumoured to be £20-30m. Spotlight is…
Hopin buys video firm
London-based virtual events company Hopin has bought StreamYard for $250m in order to improve its video capability. The consideration is to be paid in a mix of cash and equity. Hopin founder…
Hotel Business sold
New York based private equity firm Rubelmann Capital has acquired US B2B brands Hotel Business and InspireDesign from parent company ICD Publications. Hotel Business covers a sector that has…
PressReader into education
PressReader, the Canada-based ‘all-you-can-eat’ digital newsstand, is diversifying into the eLearning market, with the 2018 launch of TextbookHub and the recent acquisition…
Can New York Times really become global?
As President Trump prepares to leave office, the news brand he described five years ago as “the failing New York Times” is celebrating its 170th anniversary with a record 7 million…
It was 50 years ago…
Fifty years ago, a young Greek journalist launched an international magazine in the UK. Themis Vokos had wanted to create “The Economist” of the shipping business and recruited an…
Meredith “sells” Travel + Leisure
Wyndham Destinations has paid $100m to Meredith Corp for the Travel + Leisure magazine portfolio in a “sale and leaseback” deal which will see Wyndham licence the properties back…
Hyve buys Retail Meetup for £20m+
UK quoted exhibitions company Hyve Group Plc has acquired digital events company Retail Meetup for an initial £19m with a potential £9m earnout, funded from existing sources. The deal adds…
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