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CyberRisk Alliance buys niches
The three-year-old CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) , an information and events company serving cybersecurity and data risk verticals, has acquired After Nines Inc, the owner of digital brands serving…
Malo pop show launch
UK-based Malo Events is launching a new MegaCon series of pop culture consumer events. The first show will be a two-day event in Manchester in July 2022 with further events planned for…
What will Pearson be next?
Try not to laugh every time a CEO says they are trying to become the Netflix or Spotify of this industry or that. Educational publisher Pearson Plc is the latest to compare its future strategy…
Bloomsbury’s quiet B2B invasion
In 1997, the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hit British bookshops with an initial print run of just 500 hardback copies. It was the start of a spectacular career for…
Time Out: now the big change?
Time Out, the legendary 53-year-old youth magazine and guidebook brand which diversified into the operation of food markets, has today (29 November) reported predictably poor results for the…
How I do it: Hugh Jones, RX
The first in our series of "How I do it" is Hugh Jones, CEO of RX (ex Reed Exhibitions), a division of the £44bn RELX Plc. A Yale graduate in economics, he has an MBA from the University of…
FaZe Clan to IPO
E-sports brand FaZe Clan is to IPO next week via a SPAC with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp in a deal which will see the brand valued at almost $1bn. The newly-listed company, which was…
Genius Brands buys WOW!
Nasdaq quoted and LA-based Genius Brands International, the children’s entertainment company, has announced its intention to buy WOW! Unlimited Media in a cash and shares deal worth $53m. WOW!…
Trump to launch ‘Truth’ site
Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media platform which will be called Truth Social after he was banned from both Twitter and Facebook, with whom Trump…
Allen buys HBCUGo.TV
Allen Media Group, the media and TV company owned by Byron Allen, has bought HBCUGo.TV from its parent company Symonds-Evans Media. The brand is a key media service for the 105 Historically…
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