Deals

Dentsu Aegis Network has bought a majority stake in Crimson Room Communications, a South African experiential marketing and promotions agency

With the acquisition of start-up streaming business RayV and the launch of a new music channel, Marissa Myer has firmly planted a Yahoo flag into the profitable online video market and openly entered into battle with on-demand TV companies such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu

IAC’s Ask.com has agreed to buy Ask.fm, which allows users to post questions and answers anonymously. Financial terms were not disclosed. For the full story read The FT

With the acquisition, Beanstock enables publishers to deliver a better user experience and increase engagement on the mobile web while leveraging Beanstock’s proprietary Helix ad yield management platform

Agworld, Australia’s leading information management and cloud collaboration software for the agricultural industry, today announced it raised an AU $6 million Series C round of financing led by Reed Elsevier Ventures with participation from existing Agworld investor, Yuuwa CapitaL

As Huntsworth’s half-year results were looming last week, and as the share price continued to flatline, one suspected the group would pull yet another rabbit from its top hat; few predicted that rabbit would be Lord Chadlington himself. For the full story read PR Week

Rouleur, publisher of high-end road mag Rouleur and MTB sister title Privateer has a new company in charge – Gruppo Media Limited – having performed a management buy out.

Move strengthens IHS ability to provide complete portfolio of solutions targeting global trade industry

After an initial exploration of a sale two years ago, Investcorp has sold SourceMedia, a b2b publisher serving the financial and healthcare markets

First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid

First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid

Noida- and Mumbai-based weather forecasting services provider Skymet Weather Services Pvt Ltd has raised approximately $4.5 million (Rs 27.6 crore) in its Series B round of venture financing from dmg::information Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of British media conglomerate Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), with participation from existing investor Omnivore Partners.

dmg information (dmgi), the business to business information division of DMGT, has announced a strategic investment in SiteCompli, the leading provider of compliance monitoring, reporting and alerting technology

Double Encore’s unaudited revenues for the period ended 31 December 2013 were US$8.0 million with gross assets of US$2.6 million as of the same date

After an initial exploration of a sale two years ago, Investcorp has sold SourceMedia, a b2b publisher serving the financial and healthcare markets. Observer Capital is the buyer and it’s the first deal for the private equity firm since it was formed last year by Joseph Meyer, the CEO of Observer Media, which owns New York Observer

21st Century Fox announces plans to launch $6bn share buyback after walking away from massive media deal

Ocean Outdoor’s Chairman Tom Goddard announced the acquisition of Signature Outdoor, the market leader in premium large format outdoor media in Birmingham and the West Midlands

Publicis WW has acquired a stake in Singapore based digital agency Arcade

Publicis WW has acquired a stake in Singapore based digital agency Arcade

The Mission Marketing Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Proof Communication Limited by its technology specialist Agency, April-Six Limited.