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The Brand Events Pet Portfolio, including the National Pet Shows and Dogfest, has been acquired by Fitz All Media, the organisers of ONE LIVE Festival and The VET Festival

In line with its consistent endeavors toward transforming into a data-driven company, Time Inc. recently bought a customer survey provider, Bizrate Insights, which was previously owned by Connexity Inc. It also stated that Bizrate Insights’ survey platform will be combined with its affinity marketing subsidiary, Synapse Group, Inc.

Media agency WPP has invested in UK-based online medical education provider, The Corpus.The Corpus has developed a dedicated online platform to provide small-group interactive training sessions for healthcare practitioners delivered by clinicians

The long-prophesied wave of b2b media consolidation has not come crashing down quite yet, but the sector still saw its fair share of significant mergers and acquisitions over the first six months of 2016. The year began in the wake of Cision’s $841 million purchase of PR Newswire from UBM, which continues to reassert it’s “events-first” business strategy.

WPP said on Tuesday that Plista, a provider of data-driven native advertising and part of Xaxis – its global programmatic media company – has acquired Oslo-based real-time content analytics group Linkpulse. Linkpulse works with over 120 publishers in Europe, enabling them to track the performance of articles across devices via customised dashboards and alerts. WPP […]

Peter Dubens, the publicity-shy entrepreneur who floated Time Out magazine, has generated a €129m (£108m) windfall for his listed private equity firm Oakley Capital, after it sold an online dating website to a German broadcaster

Marcoms giant Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired data-driven programmatic ad company Accordant Media for an undisclosed sum

The US division of Swedish magazine publisher Bonnier will be shuttering several travel magazine print editions, according to a report from Keith Kelly at the NY Post. The magazines effected are Islands, Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, and Caribbean Travel & Life, which was made into a supplement of Islands a while ago. All three will see their last print editions published by the end of the year, a new digital version of Islands is planned for 2017

The publisher of the Guardian and a private equity firm have cashed in £200m of shares in business media firm Ascential

United Kingdom-based provider of employee engagement and customer engagement services will expand Blackhawk’s growing incentives business portfolio

United Kingdom-based provider of employee engagement and customer engagement services will expand Blackhawk’s growing incentives business portfolio

Press Release: Emerald Expositions, LLC (“Emerald”), a leading business-to-business trade show and conference producer, today announced its acquisition of the Swim Collective and Active Collective trade shows, from Shannon Leggett, their founder.

Press Release: Bonnier Corporation, one of the largest special-interest publishing groups in the country, has acquired the Sand Sports Super Show, the world’s premier sand sports trade show and consumer expo, it was announced today by Matt Hickman, vice president of brand strategies, Bonnier Corp. The strategic acquisition solidifies Bonnier Corp.’s leadership in the off-road, sand sports and motorsports segments, complementing the company’s repertoire of renowned publications and events geared toward enthusiast audiences

World Water Works, the show for coastal, waterway and port developments, from ESC international has been acquired by Easyfairs. The most recent edition of the show welcomed more than 300 delegates and 50 exhibitors from sectors including ports and waterways maintenance and construction, dredging, wet and dry infrastructures, hinterland protection and water-related civil engineering for bridges, locks and tunnels

Publishing and events group Ascential has agreed to buy US e-commerce analytics provider One Click Retail in a deal worth more than $44m. One Click Retail provides data analytics to help consumer groups increase online sales, and was founded by former Amazon and Walmart executive Spencer Millerberg

Founded in 2003 and published in print 13 times a year, Wedding Ideas specialises in publishing inspirational and practical products, in print and online, offering real brides ideas and inspiration, whatever their budget, says The Chelsea Magazine Company. Besides the print edition, there is also an accompanying website and social media accounts. Also included in the agreement is The British Wedding Awards – the consumer wedding awards, which are held every year to recognise wedding companies offering exceptional services and products

Press Release: LAS VEGAS – August 12, 2016 – GES, a global full-service provider for live events, announced the acquisition of the business of ON Event Services, LLC, a leading provider of live event audio visual production services that includes audio, video, lighting, mapping and scenic design. In addition, the business produces high-end entertainment events and provides in-house audio visual services to hotels, arenas, and conference centers. This expansion builds on the acquisition of Blitz Communications in the UK (2014) and enables GES in the US to serve more fully the live event needs of clients with industry-leading audio visual and event production services that engage participants and enhance productions

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international online information and events group, and the owner of Metal Bulletin, the global metals and mining price reporting agency, has signed a binding contract to acquire 100% of the shares of FastMarkets

Evgeny Lebedev, the Russian oligarch’s son who owns the Evening Standard and the Independent website, made an offer to buy the Daily Telegraph from the Barclay brothers earlier this year

Press Release: Future plc (LSE: FUTR, “the Group” or “Future”), the international media group and leading digital business, has acquired Next Commerce Pty Ltd (“Next Commerce”), a digital shopping comparison business with operations in Australia and across South East Asia, for an undisclosed cash consideration