DVV Media International Ltd (DVV) has today announced its intention to acquire the publishing activities and conferences in the aviation sector from Reed Business Information Ltd (RBI), part of the Risk & Business Analytics (R&BA) market segment of RELX.
Chris Ferrell, Patrick Rains and company are returning to SouthComm, Inc.—or, perhaps more accurately, SouthComm is returning to them. Endeavor Business Media—the firm launched by Ferrell just weeks after his departure from SouthComm last November as part of a “change in strategic direction” at the company—announced Monday that it has acquired SouthComm’s remaining assets, including 17 trade magazines and a handful of affiliated websites and trade shows.
Investment Week’s parent Incisive Media has today announced the acquisition of Open Door Media Publishing Limited (ODMP), publisher of Investment Europe and producer of market-leading conferences for fund selectors across Europe. The group said this “highly complementary acquisition” will benefit asset management businesses looking for distribution both in the UK and across the Continent.
National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. announced Friday that it has acquired Bauer Media USA’s “celebrity group,” which it says consists of 13 titles—including In Touch, Life & Style, Closer, J-14, and the recently launched Teen Boss. The deal is expected to close on July 1.
Bauer Media has acquired Inside Out, Country Style and HomeLife.com.au from News Corp Australia to add to its portfolio of homes brands, Real Living, Australian House and Garden, Belle and digital platform, Homes to Love.
31 May 2018, London: Haymarket Media Group, the leading international specialist media, technology and information company, today announces the sale of Stuff – the world’s best-selling gadget magazine,
to Kelsey Media.
Future Publishing has ditched plans to buy Stuff magazine from Haymarket Media Group after initial discussions with the UK’s competition watchdog.
Elle, the magazine that has helped to shape the tastes and lifestyles of generations of French women, is to be sold to a Czech media group. Lagardère, the publishing and retail conglomerate, said that it had entered into exclusive talks with Czech Media Invest to sell its magazines, which include the French version of Elle. Among the other magazines included in the deal are Femina, also aimed at women, Télé 7 Jours, a television listings guide, and Art & Décoration, which specialises in home improvement.
Press release: Established Kitchen and Bathroom Magazines, Awards and Digital Platforms added to the Media 10 Limited Portfolio. Pro Publishing Media & Events Ltd originally founded by Clara Perry has been acquired by Media 10 Limited.
Press release: SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Future plc, the global platform for specialist media, today announces it has completed the acquisition of NewBay Media, LLC. NewBay is an information and events business based in New York and London. It has a substantial B2B portfolio operating in verticals including Electronics and Education, and TV and Audio, where it publishes Broadcasting & Cable, the leading voice of authority in the television industry. Its business is mainly in the provision of conferences, magazines, events, digital content and data services. It also has a large consumer division in the Music vertical where it publishes magazines including Bass Player, Guitar World and Electronic Musician.
Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and Money are all up for sale as part of a plan to reduce costs by up to $500 million
Press release: Future plc (LSE: FUTR), the global platform for specialist media, today announces the proposed acquisition of five specialist consumer titles from Haymarket Media Group – What Hi-Fi?, Stuff, FourFourTwo, Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome – for a consideration of up to £14m, the majority of which is in the form of cash, with the balance in shares
Apple is buying the magazine app subscription service Texture for an undisclosed amount. Texture offers US-based users unlimited access to more than 200 titles for a monthly fee of $9.99 (£7.19)
Press release: Global construction information publisher KHL Group is acquiring the USA-based publisher Diesel & Gas Turbine Publication Group (D>P).
USA-based D>P, founded in 1935 and located in Wisconsin, is a leading publisher of information for the on-highway, off-highway, stationary and marine engine-powered equipment markets. It focuses on the construction and agriculture, power generation and commercial vehicle equipment sectors through its North American magazine Diesel Progress and globally through Diesel Progress International.
Meredith Corp today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Epiris Fund II to sell Time Inc. UK. Formerly owned by Time Inc., Time Inc.was acquired by Meredith on January 31, 2018. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
Centaur Media has completed the sale of Corporate Adviser to John Greenwood, who has edited the publication since the year of its inception in 2006
A former Ministry of Defence mandarin is trying to buy the magazines Marie Claire, Wallpaper and NME for as much as £150m.
UBM has taken its final step from magazine publisher to events company after striking a deal to sell its last major publication, the construction industry bible Building
Press Release: In the fourth and final deal of 2017, Mark Allen Group (MAG) has acquired the shares of Miles Publishing Limited (MPL) from its owner, Miles Bossom.
MPL, which has been based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, comprises two core products; the market leading brand, Comms Business, and its related event, Channel Live. In future, the company will be based in MA Business’ offices in Dartford, Kent
Driverless cars means freeing up your hands and your attention, which in turns means more time to read glossy magazines. That is the logic behind Renault’s decision to buy a 40 per cent stake in Perdriel Group, the publishing house behind weekly business magazine Challenges
