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Arc faces $400mn test
It’s three years since 25-year UK trade show veteran Simon Foster announced “a partnership to build the next generation events business” with EagleTree Capital, of New York. In the heat…
18 October 2024
6 minute read
Why The Atlantic believes in print (and so should we)
The Atlantic, is rolling back the years and – from January – will revert to monthly print editions, more than two decades after it had reduced to 10 editions a year. The decision…
17 October 2024
5 minute read
How Covid boosted pharma B2B
We must not be fooled by the way that investors toss around the word ‘data’ to justify business valuations. In this context, the word may not, of course, mean much more than its dictionary…
11 October 2024
4 minute read
Indy keeps making the point but…
The UK-based Independent doubled its EBITDA profit in 2023 despite a slight fall in revenue. But it seems set to achieve revenue of £53mn this year (+15%) – almost double the £27mn in…
11 October 2024
6 minute read
Can world’s biggest trade show survive?
The first Consumer Electronics Show, all the way back in 1967, was a mere offshoot of the Chicago Music Show, attracting a modest 17,500 visitors and 100 exhibitors. Now, with 4,300 exhibitors…
11 October 2024
4 minute read
Forbes in eCommerce search battle
Koch Equity Development, of the US, is reportedly in talks to acquire Forbes from its Hong Kong-based, 10-year owner Integrated Whale Media Investments. Koch is said to be collaborating with…
4 October 2024
3 minute read
Aussie startup targets the world
Impatience drives many digital startups to achieve success. But, when accompanied by excessive funding for scarcely developed plans, it can cause failure even for a project that could – with…
4 October 2024
6 minute read
How Future is getting ready
The UK-based, magazines-to-digital Future Plc has closed a video production unit, some events and maybe up to 13 magazines including (it is believed) one-time stalwarts Total Film, Total…
4 October 2024
3 minute read
How Covid changed trade shows
Trade shows go back a long way (to Frankfurt in 1240, in fact) so the apparent threat to their existence in March 2020 was a shock on several levels. In a simple terms, we heard investors…
4 October 2024
9 minute read
Reuters goes for growth…
Reuters News has announced the gradual roll-out (starting in North America) of digital subscriptions, joining a crowded market of news organizations charging for online content. Visitors will…
3 October 2024
3 minute read
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