Posts Tagged "Online deals"

Connected vehicle events and information firm joins Penton’s ground transport group, complements the publisher’s 2016 “Internet of Things”

Watchable makes both short and long form video content for brands that are looking to complement or even replace their more traditional adverts to further engage their audiences.

Walt Disney is doubling its stake in Vice Media to $400m, lifting its stake in the youth-focused media group to about 10 per cent, according to people familiar with the matter.

The deal, which values Vice at more than $4bn, comes weeks after Disney’s first $200m investment in the Brooklyn-based company.

Atlantic Media has held talks with a number of potential buyers interested in digital media about a sale of or potential investment in Quartz, the publishing group’s business news site, according to people familiar with the matter

DMGT announces the disposal of Wowcher, dmg media’s online discount business, to a newly formed company, in which DMGT holds a c.30% stake

Penton has acquired London-based MRO Network, a media company targeting the aircraft maintenance and repair market. The deal, which includes events, publications and digital products, expands the company’s aviation assets and provides deeper coverage of the market’s supply chain

Adaptris Group is a fast-growing supply chain integration and e-solutions company, says RBI. It has a focus on the agriculture and food industry network via its First 4 Farming brand as well as through DBT, a division that provides solutions to the animal health sector

Time inc has acquired two websites focused on women operated by Say Media Inc. and magazine editor Jane Pratt, according to people familiar with the situation

Big changes are afoot at the country’s biggest magazine publisher: Time Inc. is shuttering All You magazine, effective with its December 2015 issue. It is acquiring HelloGiggles, an online media company which targets millennial consumers with pop culture, beauty and lifestyle content

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international online information and events group, today announces that it has acquired a 10 percent interest in Zanbato Inc (“Zanbato”), an international private capital placements platform and workflow tools provider, for a consideration of US$5.5m, funded from its existing cash resources. The investment is part of a US$14m Series B […]

Deal gives Condé Nast an instant foothold in music content and access to a younger audience segment.Condé Nast announced today it acquired online music site Pitchfork

Adds another 88 percent on top of its 9 percent for $343 million. Subscription business and millennial audience are big attractions

Hearst is continuing its string of bets on youth-oriented digital content and video platforms through a $21 million stake in Complex Media, a network of edgy pop culture, entertainment, tech and gaming sites

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international online information and events group, today announces that it is acquiring a 10 percent equity stake in Estimize, the most comprehensive financial estimates platform, for a consideration of US$3.6m, funded from its existing cash resources

The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, further strengthens Future’s digital reach in the UK, particularly within the technology and games markets. The deal doubles Future’s tech audience

Time Inc. has carved out a new business in the youth and amateur sports markets on the heels of three recent acquisitions, and added a live event division as part of another purchase

TU Media (TU) in Norway today announced the acquisition of Mediehuset Tek (Mtek) from Amedia, acquiring 100 per cent of the company effective 1 September 2015

Vox Media, announced Tuesday night that it is buying influential tech news site and scoop machine Re/Code. Terms of the deal were not disclosed

FanSided’s unique fan-focused editorial voice, very popular mobile app and personalized digital newsletter are behind FanSided’s rapidly growing popularity among millennial sports and entertainment fans. FanSided’s community of 1,500+ contributors will deepen Sports Illustrated’s local sports coverage and add more weight to the brand’s new customization platform, which is set to launch later this year.

Blenheim Chalcot and its portfolio company Contentive last week announced the acquisition of the Interactive Marketing division comprising ClickZ, SES and SEW from Incisive Media.