Top Right Group rebrands to Ascential

The rebrand follows the completion of the three-year turnaround of the group which began in 2012, and signals a clear purpose for the future of the group which is now focused on two key areas: Exhibitions & Festivals and Information Services

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Messe Frankfurt Group reports record sales of around €645 million

Messe Frankfurt is continuing to grow. The company is the leading international trade fair organiser with its own exhibition grounds. On presenting the Group’s preliminary key figures for 2015, Wolfgang Marzin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Messe Frankfurt, summed up: “We expect to generate sales of around €645 million – a new record for our company”

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Axel Springer Goes To Court Over Ad Blocking

German publisher Axel Springer, which recently acquired Business Insider and took a stake in Thrillist Media Group, is taking its fight against online ad blocking to the legal arena with a new lawsuit in Germany. It seeks to block the promotion and distribution of a mobile ad-blocking app

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Condé Nast Shuts Down Details

Condé Nast will shutter the 33 year-old monthly magazine, which has a total circulation of about 560,000, at the end of the year, according to a Wednesday memo to staff from president Bob Sauerberg.

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