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How Hanson Wade paid off after all
A year after aborting a sale process, the Graphite private equity owner of the 18-year-old UK-based pharma events and information provider Hanson Wade (HW) has succeeded in selling just part…
IMEX: ‘a licence to experiment’
The week after our Monetising B2B Information & Events, in London this month, the family-owned IMEX exhibitions celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Frankfurt show had record meeting volumes,…
Book now: The Definitive AI Forum 2026
Bookings open today for The Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information & Events 2026 which takes place at Stationers’ Hall, London on Wednesday 18 November. The Flashes & Flames event will…
PODCAST: How Bauer does bookazines
Lauren Holleyoake is publisher of three of Bauer UK’s most iconic magazines. She is also the lead for the company’s bookazine business, launching titles like Your Definitive Guide to the…
Another Murdoch takes New York
Fifty years after Rupert Murdoch acquired New York magazine in a fiercely contested deal – and exactly 35 years after he sold it – the 58-year-old magazine is again owned by a Murdoch. It was…
What’s left for Business Insider?
Axel Springer, the family-owned, transatlantic news group, has reported its financials for 2025, the first full year since the €13bn divestment of its classifieds group to KKR in 2024.…
Are PRAs threatened by AI?
This interview by Simon Middelboe, Chair, LegalTechTalk, and Flume, is adapted from Monetising B2B Information & Events, in London this month. Sarah Cottle is EVP and General Manager of Dow…
Shortlist for The Publisher Newsletter Awards 2026
MediaVoices is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the fourth year of The Publisher Newsletter Awards. From hundreds of entries, this shortlist of 160+ newsletters represents the very best,…
Podcast: How Axios aims to crack local news
Axios Local is one of a growing number of start-ups (especially in the US and UK) trying to create sustainable local news networks. Since bringing Axios’ signature ‘Smart Brevity’ newsletter…
Podcast: How creator news amplifies ‘Global South’ voices
Ismael Akwei is the editor of Global South World, a news brand founded in 2023 to build a more informed and nuanced understanding of the Global South. Its mission is to ‘counter parachute…
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