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Google and Barnes & Noble are joining forces to tackle their mutual rival Amazon, zeroing in on a service that Amazon has long dominated: the fast, cheap delivery of books

Google and Barnes & Noble are joining forces to tackle their mutual rival Amazon, zeroing in on a service that Amazon has long dominated: the fast, cheap delivery of books

A new Midlands edition of the National Pet Show will take place at The NEC on 20-21 September

Global Sources’ inaugural China Sourcing Fairs opened in Indonesia today with the largest ever selection of China suppliers at any trade show in the country

News Corp revenues fell 3% in the last quarter, the company said on Thursday amid a “challenging advertising environment” and declines in circulation revenues

After an initial exploration of a sale two years ago, Investcorp has sold SourceMedia, a b2b publisher serving the financial and healthcare markets

First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid

First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid

Profit growth in the nine months to June has been driven by the strong performance of the Ashfield Commercial and Medical Services division.

Noida- and Mumbai-based weather forecasting services provider Skymet Weather Services Pvt Ltd has raised approximately $4.5 million (Rs 27.6 crore) in its Series B round of venture financing from dmg::information Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of British media conglomerate Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), with participation from existing investor Omnivore Partners.

dmg information (dmgi), the business to business information division of DMGT, has announced a strategic investment in SiteCompli, the leading provider of compliance monitoring, reporting and alerting technology

Double Encore’s unaudited revenues for the period ended 31 December 2013 were US$8.0 million with gross assets of US$2.6 million as of the same date

After an initial exploration of a sale two years ago, Investcorp has sold SourceMedia, a b2b publisher serving the financial and healthcare markets. Observer Capital is the buyer and it’s the first deal for the private equity firm since it was formed last year by Joseph Meyer, the CEO of Observer Media, which owns New York Observer

Bauer Media, which owns a number of magazines, radio stations and TV stations, has established the “Bauer Venture Partners” fund and will invest over the next ten years in digital business models across Europe, according to Tech City News

Regional publisher says that stripping out exceptional items such as the impact of sale of titles in Ireland means total fall is 4.3%

21st Century Fox announces plans to launch $6bn share buyback after walking away from massive media deal

Following similar moves of other media companies, Gannett Co. will split into two publicly traded companies — one for its TV/digital assets and one for its publishing businesses

Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTGT) today announced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2014

Ocean Outdoor’s Chairman Tom Goddard announced the acquisition of Signature Outdoor, the market leader in premium large format outdoor media in Birmingham and the West Midlands

Publicis WW has acquired a stake in Singapore based digital agency Arcade