DC Thomson Media has confirmed the acquisition of PSP Media, a Glasgow based publisher and event specialist. Following the announcement of radio growth in March, DC Thomson Media’s acquisition of PSP Media is another key step in transforming the business from traditional publisher to modern media creator.
Anthem Publishing Ltd has acquired Healthy Diet magazine from Aceville Publications Ltd. The title joins Anthem’s portfolio of award-winning specialist food magazines, including Vegan Food & Living, Simply Vegan, Gluten-Free Heaven and Baking Heaven.
Shortlist Media is shutting its flagship men’s print title, ShortList, and renaming itself The Stylist Group as it focuses on its female “power brand” Stylist.
DC Thomson Media has announced the acquisition of Aceville Publications, a Colchester based magazine publisher. This is the largest acquisition within the Media business for a number of years and will materially change the landscape for DC Thomson Media.
Published to date by PSP Publishing Limited, No.1 Magazine has been in circulation for almost 10 years
DC Thomson, a long-standing investor of ShortList Media, has bought the 50% of the multimedia company it did not already own for an undisclosed sum.
DC Thomson has announced the launch of a new monthly children’s magazine today. The title, 110% Gaming, is aimed at eight to 12 year-old kids and focuses on multi-platform gaming and entertainment.
DC Thomson has increased its investoment in the publisher of free weekly magazines Shortlist and Stylist to 50%
The publisher, which has investors including Beano and Friends Reunited owner DC Thomson, saw a surge in profits from £468,492 to £989,877.
The Dandy, the UK’s oldest children’s comic, will cease weekly print publication and go online only after its 75th anniversary edition in December, publisher dDC Thomson has confirmed
ITV has sold Friends Reunited to Brightsolid, a subsidiary of Beano and Dandy publisher DC Thomson, for £25m
ACC Capital sells Puzzler Media for £85m to DC Thomson representing a very good 3.9x mutiple on the buy-in in 2002.
