Listed advertising and marketing services firm STW Communications has gone into a trading halt amid speculation of a takeover by Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP. The move by WPP is not unexpected with the two businesses being closely associated since the late 1990s. STW and WPP partner in some businesses such as Ogilvy, and WPP already owns 23.6 per cent of STW through its subsidiary, Cavendish Square Holdings.
Atlantic Media has held talks with a number of potential buyers interested in digital media about a sale of or potential investment in Quartz, the publishing group’s business news site, according to people familiar with the matter
Messe Frankfurt is continuing to grow. The company is the leading international trade fair organiser with its own exhibition grounds. On presenting the Group’s preliminary key figures for 2015, Wolfgang Marzin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Messe Frankfurt, summed up: “We expect to generate sales of around €645 million – a new record for our company”
Roy Greenslade: Am I alone in having noticed the plunging Johnston Press share price? As I write, it stands at just 3.9p, having fallen from 17p less than two weeks ago. That’s a 77% slump
A decade-long implosion of magazine sales, led by weekly news mags, appears to be speeding up, with major name brands like Time suffering double-digit declines in just the last three months, according to the group that has charted the death of print.
The industry needs to face up to the fact that people are profoundly unhappy with most digital advertising and figure out a new online ad consensus, says Saatchi & Saatchi’s chief strategy officer Richard Huntington
Ergo Kommunikation specialises in corporate, financial and political comms. The partnership will operate under the name Edelman.ergo. The deal is Edelman’s fourth in Europe in 18 months
Vance Publishing Corp. has agreed to a series of deals under which the B2B media and live event producer’s assets will be sold off and split among Farm Journal Media, Bobit Business Media, and CCI Media, the company announced today
Media 10 has announced the launch of new contemporary decorative show, LuxuryMade, to be staged as part of the London Design Festival 2016.
AXIO Data Group today announced that it has completed the sale of IASIST to IMS Health, a leading provider of information and technology services to the healthcare industry. The financial consideration is undisclosed.
Crash Media are motor sport specialists with almost 20 years’ experience developing media solutions for the sector, building more than 100 websites, and producing media management systems for clients including Ducati, Red Bull and Land Rover
German weekly news magazine to start charging for some articles online to fight decline in advertising and circulation
Ad technology firm Undertone has been acquired by Perion, a publicly traded Tel Aviv-based global marketing tech firm for $180 million in cash, the companies today confirmed
Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of amajority stake in Glickman Shamir Samsonov, one of Israel’s largest creative agencies, adding to Publicis Groupe’s presence in Israel
Rupert Murdoch indulged in some good old-fashioned rumor-mongering over the weekend, triggering an online frenzy with his tweet on Friday that Tribune Publishing will be sold in the near future. However, Tribune moved to dispel the rumor Monday, with a statement that it has no offers pending and is not for sale
Reed Exhibitions, part of RELX Group, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Legend Exhibitions, the organisation behind two of Europe’s leading retail technology and retail design events
The Mission Marketing Group is pleased to announce that it has acquired Chapter Agency Limited which includes the recently acquired Bell and Watson Limited
The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s historic English-language daily newspaper, has received a preliminary takeover offer, with speculation that Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese ecommerce group Alibaba, is a possible buyer.
DMGT announces the disposal of Wowcher, dmg media’s online discount business, to a newly formed company, in which DMGT holds a c.30% stake
Bauer Media Group USA announced the transfer of M and Twist to digital-only formats, closing the print editions after the release of each magazine’s January/February 2016 issue.
