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Bertlesmann to sell M6 TV
Bertelsmann (the privately-owned majority shareholder in European broadcaster RTL) has reportedly approached potential bidders including Vivendi, Altice and TF1 in a bid to sell RTL’s 48%…
30 January 2021
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Why Centaur +Wilmington is inevitable
Centaur Media, the UK owner of eConsultancy, Influencer Intelligence, The Lawyer, and Marketing Week, has had many more disappointments than thrills in the 17 years since it IPOd at a value of…
29 January 2021
6 minute read
How Future made it all work
This time last year, Future Plc was negotiating to get its acquisition of TI Media approved by the UK Competition & Markets Authority. It was a momentous time as the company prepared to…
29 January 2021
6 minute read
Twitter + newsletter boom
Twitter has added newsletter facilitator Revue which allows contributors to create subscriptions revenue for their own email newsletters. The company competes with Substack, which takes a 10%…
28 January 2021
1 minute read
Facebook splashes the cash
Facebook is expanding the reach of its in-app Facebook News across the UK. Major news providers including The Guardian, the FT, Channel 4 News and The Economist have joined the rollout and…
28 January 2021
1 minute read
Penske sells Hollywood Life
Bonnie Fuller, founder and co-owner of Hollywood Life, is to buy out the share of co-owner Penske Media Company (PMC). The brand was established in 2009 and covers entertainment and celebrity…
28 January 2021
1 minute read
Shutterstock buys TurboSquid
Global image agency Shutterstock, of New York, is to acquire TurboSquid for $75m in cash. Shutterstock is well known for its photo archive but is also broader content and brand development…
28 January 2021
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Kuaishou aims for $60bn IPO
Kuaishou, the privately-owned Chinese short-form video sharing company, is set to IPO on the Hong Kong stock market which may value the company at $62bn. The company is popular in China and…
28 January 2021
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Progress expands learning
The Progress Group, educational and training company in the UK, has acquired health and social care edtech company Grey Matter Learning. The Progress Group already owns five education and…
28 January 2021
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Tarsus buys Mexico food show
Tarsus Group, the UK-based, private equity-owned trade show organiser, has bought a majority stake in Mexico’s EXPO TENDERO. The event was launched in 2019 and serves the Mexican corner shop…
28 January 2021
1 minute read
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