The Economist magazine is up for sale after Pearson confirmed it was looking for buyers for the 172-year international business publication. Pearson, which owns a 50pc stake in The Economist Group, said it was in talks with the group’s board about seeking potential buyers on Saturday. For the full story read The Telegraph
Charlie Hepburn, Managing Director and founder of Brighton based live events agency Vivid Event Group, is undertaking a new project and delivering an International Triathlon and Sport and Fitness Show to Brighton & Hove seafront in September 2016
Pearson is today announcing that it has agreed the sale of FT Group to Nikkei Inc. for a gross consideration of £844 million, payable in cash. Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy. It includes the FT newspaper, FT.com, How to Spend It, FT Labs, FTChinese, the Confidentials and Financial Publishing (including The Banker, Investors Chronicle, MandateWire, Money-Media, Medley Global Advisors and more)
Pearson is in “advanced discussions” over a sale of the Financial Times, it said on Thursday. Reuters said the London-based FTSE 100 company had decided to sell FT Group to an unnamed global digital news company, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Internet advertising spend is poised to unseat television adspend as the Number 1 advertising category across the world according to FIPP’s new report on Digital Revenue Trends.
MEMEBURN has it on good authority that French mega agency Publicis is on the verge of securing a deal that will see it acquire The Creative Counsel for a rumoured R1bn
Organiser UBM has announced the immediate closure of its medical device exhibitions and conferences, Medtec, in the UK, France and Italy, in an attempt to grow its main European edition.
Digital publishing consultancy Mequoda Group has released the results of its third Digital Magazine Market Study
Tina Woods becomes a board director at Lansons, was previously a deputy managing director at Ogilvy and worked on large global accounts including AstraZeneca
Legend Exhibitions has expanded its retail event offering with the launch of Retail Digital Screen Expo, to be held alongside RBTE (pictured) and Retail Design Expo.
BBC Worldwide is to launch a new outdoor countryside event, Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace in 2016, in conjunction with SME London
Atlantic Media announced this afternoon that it will be shutting down National Journal magazine. Instead, the brand will expand on its digitally-oriented and faster-moving daily membership content
The Google-owned website does not disclose revenue figures but the data provide an indication of how it is benefiting from an explosion in demand for digital video advertising as millennials — advertisers’ term for those aged 18 to 34 — spend more time on the site
WPP announces that GroupM, the leading global media investment management group, has acquired a majority stake in directComm Marketing Group (“directComm”), a leading provider of integrated direct marketing services in Turkey. directComm specialises in digital marketing, customer relationship management, events and social media
The acquisition of Blue Rubicon and StockWell by Teneo Holdings last week has sent shockwaves through the industry. The scale of the ambition is huge: to set up a global City and crisis shop to challenge stalwarts such as Finsbury and Brunswick
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, today announced that it has taken a €6 million (approximately $6.5 million) minority equity stake in busuu, the world’s largest social network for language learning with more than 55 million users
Egmont Publishing, the specialist children’s publisher, has announced the launch of Disney’s Star Wars Adventures magazine, focused on the Star Wars saga. The magazine will be a premium pack of Star Wars goodies that will give kids a real insight into the whole of the Star Wars universe, says Egmont. Star Wars Adventures will be published […]
Each month, The History of Rock will shine the spotlight on a different year in history and the rock music of that time. Content unearthed from the NME, Melody Maker and Uncut archives will be revisited to deliver intimate interviews, special features and supreme music photography. Combined with brand new editorial content
ITE Group has announced its third-quarter dip in profits are in line with expectations, as the company prepares to take a majority stake in one of India’s largest privately owned exhibition organisers.
Time Inc. UK’s international design, fashion and lifestyle title, Wallpaper*, has partnered with The Level Group to launch its first major ecommerce business, selling high-end design and special edition items. – See more at: For the full story read FIPP.com
