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Crypto education site sold
Safello, a Swedish crypto currency broker, has acquired Bitcoin.se, a cryptocurrency education website, with the purchase of parent Rational Money AB. The site offers news and community for…
1 April 2021
1 minute read
Axios-The Athletic merger?
Every week, there seems to be another reason to identify an opportunity for daily newspapers which could so easily instead become a threat. One of those challenges was the launch of The…
1 April 2021
1 minute read
News Corp buys business ‘daily’
News Corp is acquiring the 37-year-old Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) from O’Neil Capital Management for $275m The digital-first financial news and research business, based in Los Angeles,…
26 March 2021
1 minute read
Dennis prepares for the payoff
The private equity owner of Dennis Publishing this week de-merged its automotive interests in a move which has major implications for e-commerce operators, magazine publishers, and Dennis…
26 March 2021
10 minute read
How Bezos changed the Post
Recent news coverage has marked the retirement of Martin Baron, the editor of the Washington Post since 2013. In the background was Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the richest…
26 March 2021
5 minute read
Vox steps up podcasts
Vox is extending its partnership with journalist Kara Swisher and New York University professor Scott Galloway who produce the award-winning business podcast Pivot on the Vox Media Podcast…
25 March 2021
1 minute read
FreightWaves buys ratings
FreightWaves, the US-based logistics information company, has acquired ELD Ratings and relaunched it as FreightWaves Ratings. ELD ratings and the new FreightWaves branded service provide user…
25 March 2021
1 minute read
Tribune backs Alden news bid
Tribune Publishing has backed the Alden Capital bid in preference to a higher offer from Stewart Bainium who intended to run the publishing brands as non-profit. Alden already controls one…
25 March 2021
1 minute read
Roku buys homes TV brand
Roku, the California-based video streamer, has acquired This Old House – a home improvements brand encompassing TV shows, magazine and books – from TZP Group private equity.…
25 March 2021
1 minute read
Kahoot into Asia
Norwegian ed-tech company Kahoot is aiming to expand into Asian markets through acquisitions with the backing of its lead investor Japan based SoftBank and a listing on the main Oslo stock…
25 March 2021
1 minute read
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