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Thomson Reuters has put a package of specialty publications on the block, including Buyouts and Venture Capital Journal, two sources said

Months after rumors that short-form ebook publisher Byliner was going out of business, the company has found a buyer in ebook publishing start-up Vook

Count Dentsu out as an acquirer of the Interpublic Group or Havas Group, at least for the foreseeable future. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York Thursday, Tim Andree, EVP at Japan-based Dentsu, said the holding company was not interested in purchasing either holding at this time. For the full story read […]

Count Dentsu out as an acquirer of the Interpublic Group or Havas Group, at least for the foreseeable future. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York Thursday, Tim Andree, EVP at Japan-based Dentsu, said the holding company was not interested in purchasing either holding at this time. For the full story read […]

Many newspaper bosses still think traditional journalism represents the unique strength that will, somehow, secure their digital future.

It looks like Twitter is preparing to do some early Christmas shopping. Marking its first debt offering, the microblogging giant is selling $1.3 billion in convertible bonds, which will likely go to future investments and acquisitions. For the full story read MediaPost

ES Global – the largest network of teachers in the world with over six million registered teachers – has announced a significant investment in Barton Woodhead Education Ltd. – developers of Diagnostic Questions (http://www.DiagnosticQuestions.com), a website that allows teachers to create and share ‘hinge’ questions that instantly identify student misconceptions in maths

In a press release WPP has announced that its wholly-owned operating company Salmon, a leading e-commerce agency has acquired e-commerce specialists, Neoworks Limited in the UK

Guardian News & Media has launched a new membership programme with three tiers, from free to £60 a month, that give readers access to a range of events and activities

Digital shop Isobar, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has launched a new commerce optimization platform called ICOM

Figures Supported by strong performances by US and UK, with Western Europe returning to positive growth

Figures Supported by strong performances by US and UK, with Western Europe returning to positive growth

Facebook’s market capitalisation topped $200bn for the first time on Monday, beating rival Google in the time it took since going public to reach the symbolic figure

Publicis Groupe has underlined the growing importance that design has on the creative process by acquiring design and branding agency Turner Duckworth

Publicis Groupe has underlined the growing importance that design has on the creative process by acquiring design and branding agency Turner Duckworth

Today’s news from the World Federation of Advertisers — that nearly three in four are unhappy with programmatic and prefer traditional media buying — is not a major surprise

Live Science and Space.com stores go live

Hearst Corporation last week announced it bought an 80 percent stake in digital billing and payment services firm Kubra

In press release today WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Brand Union, a leading branding and identity company, has acquired 60% of Epigram in Brazil

According to the FT today ITV has intensified its calls for BSkyB and Virgin Media to pay millions of pounds to carry its channels, saying that this type of payment model had helped to create a “golden age” of US television. For the full story read FT.com