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Graydon Carter gets serious
Subscription digital magazine Air Mail, which is aimed at US news consumers with coverage of the arts, politics, culture, fashion, and the environment, has raised $17m in a second funding…
CyberRisk buys conference
Acquisitive US startup CyberRisk Alliance (CRA), the data and insight company serving cybersecurity and IT risk professionals, has added the Identiverse Conference, an annual event, first…
Ticketer buys fantasy sports
Chicago-based Vivid Seats, Nasdaq quoted operator of a US online ticketing marketplace has acquired the Betcha Sports app which covers fantasy sports. Betcha was founded in 2018 which covers…
Is this the BBC’s future?
Next year, the BBC may be able, momentarily, to silence its political critics by celebrating its 100th anniversary. The world’s oldest broadcaster (and the largest by number of…
Informa auctions some gems
Informa Plc, the London listed information and events group, is planning to divest its subscriptions-based B2B operations in pharmaceuticals, finance, and maritime. The three companies – which…
What now for the Daily Mail?
It's been an eventful few weeks at DMGT, home of the Daily Mail, the UK's most successful newspaper. In less than two months, the listed company – whose founding family is currently bidding to…
How I do it: John Ridding, FT
John Ridding is CEO of the Financial Times Group. A graduate in politics from Oxford University, he has been with the FT for more than 25 years in journalistic and executive roles. He had been…
Open Road Media sold
A new investor group has been formed and has acquired Open Road Integrated Media in a deal worth between $60m and $80m. The investor group is led by David Steinberger, an experienced…
Easol travel web gets $25m
Easol has raised $25m in a Series A investor round with the aim of expanding its experience and travel marketplace with investment from Tiger Global, Capital, Foundation Capital, Y Combinator…
TCM buys Free Sprit
California-based Teacher Created Materials (TCM) has bought Free Spirit Publishing, a Minneapolis publisher of social and emotional learning titles for young people. Free Spirit was founded in…
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