Trustbridge Global Media has acquired Walker Books, which includes the UK imprint of that name and US imprint Candlewick Press. Walker Books had been owned by its employees. Trustbridge intends to maintain the same operating arrangements with MD of Walker Karen Lotz remaining in the role. Walker Books was founded in 1980 and its titles…
Arcadia buys New Orleans books
Arcadia Publishing, local history publisher in the US, has acquired River Road Press, publisher based in and specialising in New Orleans and its environs. Scott Campbell, founder of River Road Press, will join Arcadia and manage the Pelican Publishing imprint which Arcadia acquired in 2019 and where Campbell had previously been sales director. Terms of…
Loud Media buys Lakes Radio
Loud Media, a new, upstate New York-based company, established through a merger of Border Media and A&J Radio, has acquired Lakes Region Radio from its owner Pine Tree Broadcasting Company. Lakes Region broadcasts in the Saratoga region, while Loud Media has interests covering digital and social media as well as radio. Terms of the transaction…
Livexlive buys podcasts
LivexLive Media, of the US, is to acquire Courtside Group, the parent company of PodcastOne which hosts 200 podcasts including Radio Lab, The Nerdist, and Freakonomics Radio. LivexLive describes itself as a live social music network which livestreams festivals and other music experiences. Podcast One claims over 2bn downloads per year across 350 weekly episodes….
Free mag shakes it up again
This week, the UK’s Stylist magazine advised its young women readers to get ahead of the stress of the pandemic and ask themselves: “I wonder what thought I will think next?” The question might almost be posed to the magazine’s own publisher, which started 13 years ago with the pioneering ShortList magazine distributed free to…
And the winner is…
Professional Awards competitions have become the benchmarks of success in industry after industry and generate profit for media companies and professional associations. They have become increasingly sophisticated, right from entry submissions to worldwide online judging and glittering Oscars-like ceremonies. In the UK today, there are an estimated 400 professional awards ceremonies, ranging from the 82-year-old…
Swisscom buys leads site
Localsearch, a subsidiary of Swisscom, has acquired Renovero, the artisan leads service, from TX Group. Renovero brings a website, search and leads platform together to give artisans and craftspeople a single platform for leads from home owners and property managers. Localsearch is an established Swiss directory and search operator across several sectors for SMEs. Terms…
IHS Markit buys Catena
IHS Markit has bought Singapore-based Catena Technologies, which reports on global trade regulation. Catena was founded in 2002 and has developed into a SaaS company covering trade, asset valuation and reconciliation services. The two companies have been working closely together for some years. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. IHS Markit
McGraw-Cengage merger off
Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education’s goal of creating a major educational publisher to compete with market leader Pearson has been abandoned, due to the sell-off conditions imposed by US regulators. The US Department of Justice is reported to have demanded that the combined publisher divest around $175m of assets. But the deal also faced regulatory challenge…
Warner buys out Ole
Warner Media, the US TV entertainment company, has bought out Ole Communications from their joint venture, giving it 100% of the HBO Cinemax and HBO Go brands in South America. The two companies had co-launched HBO in the region in 1991. Ole Communications is a provider of pay TV services across Latin America. The two…
