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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.

In a deal brokered by Martin Wright of Media Mergers Mark Allen Group has acquired dentistry industry publisher George Warman

German publisher Axel Springer, which recently acquired Business Insider and took a stake in Thrillist Media Group, is taking its fight against online ad blocking to the legal arena with a new lawsuit in Germany. It seeks to block the promotion and distribution of a mobile ad-blocking app

LRP Conferences announced today the acquisition of the Recruiting Trends Conference. A business unit of Diversified Communications

Mail Online has missed its target of making £80m in revenue this year as annual digital advertising growth slowed by more than half and profits at the Mail’s combined print and digital operation rose by 12%.

Broadcaster to air its first series of former BBC singing contest in January 2017 as it also agrees to make two seasons of The Voice Kids

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced that it has acquired privately held Lex Machina, Inc., creator of award-winning Legal Analytics®, a next-generation technology platform that transforms how law firms and companies excel in the business and practice of law. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Louis Warner, CEO, Contentive said: “We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues at HR Directors Summits. We are looking forward to continuing to grow and develop these great events, serving the HR Director communities worldwide.”

Immediate Media has acquired the channel – which broadcasts 24 hours a day on Sky, Virgin, Freesat and Freeview to devotees of jewellery making – to expand its reach into the lucrative £3bn market for craft-loving British consumers