As mobile devices move to the center of a consumer’s shopping activities, publishers are exploring ways to activate purchases at retail. One area that shows promise is grocery shopping, where consumers are using their mobile devices to look up recipes to plan their shopping
Shares in British regional newspaper group Johnston Press fell 20 per cent on Tuesday after disappointing advertising revenues triggered a profit warning.The group, which owns more than 200 newspapers including The Scotsman, said there had been a “slowdown in general trading” in the three months to June and “specific weakness” around May’s general election. For […]
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international online information and events group, today announces that it is acquiring a 10 percent equity stake in Estimize, the most comprehensive financial estimates platform, for a consideration of US$3.6m, funded from its existing cash resources
Girls Love Everything’s Rosie is the ideal companion magazine to the TV show, following Rosie and her group of colourful friends as they share in their exciting adventures
Based on the Chuggington TV series, the magazine transports pre-schoolers into the exciting world of Chuggington following the adventures of three young trainees
dmg information Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DMGT, has announced it will invest more than $5 million in Liases Foras and aims to increase its business stake in the company over the next few years
The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, further strengthens Future’s digital reach in the UK, particularly within the technology and games markets. The deal doubles Future’s tech audience
Tarsus Group plc, the international business-to-business media group, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sell 100% of Tarsus France Holdings SAS in France to Magellan VI SAS for a total consideration of €9.2 million
Easyfairs has announced the acquisition of UK Tech Events Ltd, organiser of the Advanced Engineering UK portfolio of events.Co-locating with the Aero Engineering Show, Composites Engineering Show, Automotive Engineering Show, Auto Electronics and the Performance Metals Engineering
Two of the event industry’s specialist players, Exhibition Consultants Ltd of Angus Montgomery Group and tfconnect, have come together to help venue owners take on the challenges of a rapidly growing, ever-changing global market
Even as events become more central revenue pillars for a lot of B2B brands, few publishers are reorganizing their media products around them. Informa is taking a big step in that direction though, merging Food Product Design into Natural Products Insider in an attempt to put forward a more unified voice to its audience, and one more closely aligned with its main trade show, SupplySide West
BT has escalated its war of words with Sky, saying its rival’s dominance of the pay TV market is bad for consumers and calling on Ofcom to investigate competition in the pay-TV market
LONDON, 9 July 2015 – LexisNexis UK (www.lexisnexis.co.uk) a leading provider of content and technology solutions, today announced its intention to acquire Jordan Publishing, a legal publisher in the UK. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and certain other customary conditions. The Jordan Publishing business and its content offering, including flagship titles such as […]
Transaction represents major expansion of Teneo’s global operations, doubling company headcount to more than 500 employees worldwide
Office for Budget Responsibility analysis predicts decline in spending from £3.9bn to £3.5bn by 2020 as BBC covers cost of free TV licences for the over-75s. The OBR predicts BBC spending will fall by about £400m from £3.9bn this year to £3.5bn in 2020/21 as the BBC takes responsibly for the bill in phases. The […]
Has the Sun abandoned its paywall? Readers without a subscription can access the splash, some of its main news stories and high-profile columnists as well as some sports stories for free. So, what’s left?In fact, a great deal of the content on the Sun’s website now appears to be accessible, which is bound to upset […]
Time Inc. has carved out a new business in the youth and amateur sports markets on the heels of three recent acquisitions, and added a live event division as part of another purchase
If television is dying, British advertisers have yet to hear the message. Spending on TV advertising in the UK will surge 9 per cent this year to £4.2bn, according to forecasts by GroupM
Time Inc. today announced the acquisition of inVNT, a seven-year-old experiential company that specializes in live media, digital and traditional media, brand environments and creative services
Commarco GmbH, the leading German-based marketing services network which is part of WPP, has acquired a majority interest in Nicole Weber Communications GmbH, a German full service public relations agency
