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MORTONS MEDIA GROUP has announced a new addition to its stable of motorcycle magazines with the acquisition of Fast Bikes from Future Publishing

In another telling signal that the global ad expansion may be running out of steam, a global tracking study of the confidence of marketers to increase their budgets declined to one of its lowest recent points in August

Amazon’s dispute with Hachette could have consequences none of us ever dreamed of

The cash deal, which went through earlier this week, is believed to be worth between £20 million and £30 million

Tyler Brûlé is maddening. He was the lauded creator of urban design bible Wallpaper when print was still the hottest thing. Now, he is fast building a media brand based around – of all things – a 300-page printed magazine about global politics, travel, ….

f the increase in programmatic trading leads to standard ad formats becoming “too commoditised” there’s a risk publishers will ditch them in favour of more content-led advertising, according to Dennis Publishing’s head of digital sales Gary Rayneau, in an interview with The Drum

In the second quarter of the current financial year, Axel Springer’s operating results continued the growth trend of the first three months, thanks in large part to consistently strong growth in its digital activities.

Penske Media Corporation is paying less than $100m for FFM and its events business, buying the company via a subsidiary, Penske Business Media, according to people familiar with the transaction

One of New York’s Most Successful and Highly Valued Technology Companies Attracts Investment of up to $100 Million for Opportunistic Acquisitions and Aggressive Expansion in Booming Markets

Harris Associates has taken a nearly 3% stake in Interpublic Group, the Chicago-based investment company has confirmed

While Amazon and Hachette’s contract battle drags on in the U.S., a similar fight is taking place in Germany between Amazon and book publisher Bonnier

Banner ads account for a small 4% of mobile ads run by entertainment brands, as the market moves towards rich media formats to compliment the growing consumption of video thanks to smartphone technology

Since launching in the UK on March 27th, Readly, the digital platform allowing subscribers access to numerous UK magazines for a single monthly subscription, has added a further 25 titles from 12 publishers

Global ad spending will reach $534 billion in 2014 — a 4.5% increase over 2013, according to GroupM’s latest forecast, issued today

The world’s corporate giants are poised to tap into record cash reserves and possibly embark on a long-awaited spending spree, fuelling hopes of a massive boost to the global economic recovery

The Week appears to be a traditional magazine. It’s full of words, pictures, thoughts and opinions printed on paper, that are accompanied by lots of lovely full-page advertising

The Week appears to be a traditional magazine. It’s full of words, pictures, thoughts and opinions printed on paper, that are accompanied by lots of lovely full-page advertising

Dentsu Aegis Network has bought a majority stake in Crimson Room Communications, a South African experiential marketing and promotions agency

With the acquisition of start-up streaming business RayV and the launch of a new music channel, Marissa Myer has firmly planted a Yahoo flag into the profitable online video market and openly entered into battle with on-demand TV companies such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu

The decision to allow digital editions of magazines to be included in the mix at the start of the year helped to avoid the double-digit blood baths of previous reports