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Time Inc has partnered with ad tech company MediaMath to launch what it claims to be the first “programmatic print” offering for advertisers

Omnicom warned that the strong US dollar would weigh on revenues this year, as it reported higher revenues and profit in the fourth quarter

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver hires US investment bank Raine to oversee sale of stake in publishing unit

The Comexposium Group, one of the largest trade show and conference companies in the world, has acquired Mobile Motion, LLC, the company responsible for organizing Mobile Media Summit events in the United States and Europe

CloserStill Media has acquired independently owned event for physios and therapists, Therapy Expo, from Therapy Advertising Limited for an undisclosed sum

Millennials could not be more different to the baby boomers who built the current media industry during 50 years of revenue boom – before the web pushed the walls down.

Declining sales, advertising and subscriptions hurt revenues at Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper business in the final quarter of last year, News Corp has reported

Time Inc. (UK) Ltd today announces the acquisition of UK Cycling Events (UKCE), the UK’s leading provider of premium cycling events

Reed Exhibitions has completed the acquisition of online educational platform ThinkGP from GenesisEd Pty Ltd

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced it has acquired Rushmore Reviews, a Scotland-based company that provides premium, subscription-based service for drilling and completions benchmarking solutions in the oil and gas industry.

The ITE Group has acquired the India-based Entertainment Technology portfolio from Diversified Communications, as a welcome diversification from ITE’s dependence upon Russia

Media Business Insight, which publishes the industry magazines Broadcast and Screen International, has been sold by Top Right Group to the private equity firm Mobeus Equity Partners, which backed a management buyout

The Guardian has overhauled its site, trumpeting a flurry of advertising opportunities it hopes will fuel on-going efforts to sell advertisers on reader attention not clicks

According to FIPP Emap apps with Kaldor Content and subscription business Emap has launched apps for its Architectural Review, Retail Jeweller and Ground Engineering brands

Sky’s highest customer growth in the UK in nearly a decade helped the satellite broadcaster post a 16% rise in adjusted operating profit in its first results since its £5bn acquisition of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland

DMGT’s Q1 trading update reveals mixed fortunes with underlying growth at 1%

Marcoms group Creston has issued an interim statement for the third quarter, reporting group revenue up just 1% year-on-year, resulting it says from a combination of client budget cuts and project delays within its UK health business

Easyfairs has expanded its portfolio of facilities and maintenance events with the launch of Cleaning 2015 at the NEC. The new show is set to feature alongside three complementary shows on 24-26 March, two of which are also organised by Easyfairs.

Batireno’s popularity has convinced Artexis Easyfairs take over the fair

The Mark Allen Group is adding to its music portfolio with its acquisition on Friday of the leading world music magazine, Songlines.