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McGraw Hill buys edtech
US-based academic publisher McGraw Hill has acquired the edtech company Kidaptive. The company uses education science,psychometrics and data analytics and will join the newly-established…
18 March 2021
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New bidder for Tribune papers
The potential acquisition of Tribune Publishing by Alden Capital may not proceed, despite being authorised by shareholders. Stewart Bainum had agreed to buy some of the smaller titles…
18 March 2021
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Vice in Australia launch
Vice Media and its Refinery29 division are to re-launch in Australia through a JV with the Pedestrian Group of Nine Entertainment, the TV, radio and publishing company. The deal sees both…
18 March 2021
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Innovation Post sold
Italian B2B digital transformation media brand Digital360 has acquired the Milan-based Innovation Post. Innovation Post was established in 2016 and focusses on manufacturing. Digital 360 is…
18 March 2021
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UK TV tie-up with TikTok
In the, UK free to air, public service TV broadcaster Channel 4 and the Chinese short form video sharing app TikTok are to collaborate with new Channel4 and E4 launches on the platform. They…
18 March 2021
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HelloWork buys SeeKube
HelloWork, the French recruitment and training platform, has bought virtual recruitment company SeeKube, also based in France. The company operates as an online ‘speed dating’…
18 March 2021
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RecruitingDaily buys HCM
Online recruitment community RecruitingDaily, based in Connecticut, US, has bought the HR website HCM Technology Report. The deal expands the reach of (and adds new content to)…
18 March 2021
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Kompany 39 buys Morning Blitz
Kompany 39, US based sports media company, has acquired the daily sports newsletter Morning Blitz and immediately rebranded itself as TorchPro. TorchPro connects fans and aspiring athletes…
18 March 2021
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Is Vox Media the new model?
Vox Media is a different kind of media group. The company, which laid-off more than 70 staffers (6% of its headcount) during 2020, ended the year by giving all its people a $1,000 bonus.…
12 March 2021
9 minute read
How Aussie media is being re-made
This month, the biggest job in Australian media changed hands. Mike Sneesby was named the new CEO of Nine Entertainment Co, (NEC), the listed company controlled until 2006 by the Packer family…
12 March 2021
9 minute read
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