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How I do it: Christian Van Thillo, DPG Media
Christian Van Thillo is executive chair of the Belgium-based, family-owned DPG Media (formerly known as De Persgroep). In 30 years, he has transformed a small regional magazine publisher into…
Why NY Times is buying The Athletic
The New York Times has agreed to buy San Francisco-based, sports news brand The Athletic. The world’s most successful daily newspaper (with more than 1m subscriptions outside the US) is…
News Corp buys (more) B2B
The $14bn Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corp is further strengthening its B2B operations by acquiring publisher Base Chemicals for $295m in cash for a business with an expected 2021 revenue…
New global news service
Two experienced media professionals are launching a new media outlet aimed at English-speaking graduates who value independent news sources which, they say, is some 200m people globally.…
Forbes may pull listing
An early 2022 stock market listing for Forbes appears to be in doubt as its SPAC partner, Magnus Opus Acquisition, has doubts about the deal following the lacklustre listing of Buzzfeed at the…
S&P buys Climate Service
S&P Global, the NY quoted financial data company, has added The Climate Service to augment its ESG credentials. The Climate Service, based in North Carolina, was established in 2017 and…
Emerald buys cannabis event
The listed Emerald Holding Inc, the largest US-owned B2B exhibitions company, has acquired MJBiz, a cannabis industry content and event company for a total price that may reach $170m –…
GovExec buys Florida news
GovExec, the acquisitive B2B data service which covers government and related verticals, has bought News Service of Florida which covers Florida State government news. PE Growth Catalyst…
Chicago Review buys Interlude
Chicago Review Press has bought the LGBTQ+ fiction publisher Interlude Press including the young adult imprint Duet Books. Chicago’s parent company, IPG, has been distributing Interlude books…
The Top 20 of 2021
It's been a record-breaking year for Flashes & Flames (thank you). Here's a selection of our 20 most popular stories of 2021, for your holiday reading. Once you have read my new commentary…
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