Media Intelligence
September 2008
Welcome to the September edition of FusionLive for 2008, the monthly summary of M&A news in the digital and traditional publishing, events information and data industries brought to you by leading digital and traditional media consultancy, Fusion Corporate Partners . Our aim is to bring you a concise digest of media news, acquisitions, divestitures, financial results, and industry moves.
This is our first newsletter in our new hopefully more user friendly format with active search facilities available to subscribers. We are also launching our newly designed website up where you can see in detail the services Fusion provide and who we are. Please do visit as we think you'll find it of interest.
Also we are pleased to be able to include our own news, the sale of www.CarDesignNews.com to Ultima Media. Full details of this deal can be found on our site under Transactions.
As this is our first edition in the new format we would especially welcome any comments or feedback on the newsletter or the site please email amonk@fusioncorp.co.uk.
News
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Gruner + Jahr no longer interested in RBI
After being one of the only parties to publically acknowledge an interested in Reed Elsevier's Reed Business Information business, Gruner + Jahr... Full Story
- European Commission clears proposed WPP takeover of TNS
- End of bidding for Informa
- Discovery Channel listed on NASDAQ
- End of takeover talks with Wilmington
- GfK pulling out of race for TNS?
- Virgin Radio now Absolute Radio
Deals
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Car Design News sold to Ultima Media Ltd
Fusion is pleased to announce the sale of CarDesignNews Ltd and its core asset www.CarDesignNews.com ... Full Story
- Bankrate has bought Bankaholic.om
- Bloomsbury strengthens academic portfolio
- Dow Jones' Barrons buys Winners Circle
- Bonnier acquires Working Mother Media
- Edvantage Group Futuremedia Learning
- Active Interest Media buys Yellowstone title
- Clicksquared expands into UK
- MyHeritage spends some of investment
- Fun Radio bought by Folder Media
- Wrigleys divest Candystand.com
- Pangea Media buys entertainment network
- InventBay buys Ideatango
- BestofMedia puts investment funding to use
- Giga Omni buys another blog
- WebMD buys QualityHealth.com
- BBC Worldwide buys into Baby Cow
- Napster finds a buyer
- Dennis new joint venture in India
- Content Factory buys American football site
- Gannett ups stake in CareerBuilder.com
- Wolters Kluwer buys Doctors briefing site
- Microsoft to divest part of Greenfield Online
- IHS - two data deals
- Sky buys film site
- Crowdgather adds modelling forum
- Indian Media group buys US cricket site
- National Lampoon buys ZingFu.com
- Wood Mackenzie buys Brook Hunt
- HealthCentral buys AIDS HIV information sites
- New start up buys Abilities Expo
Funding round-up
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Digg - largest funding round so far
Digg Inc. ( www.digg.com ) has raised $28.7M in a third round of funding led by Highland Capital Partners,... Full Story
- Uptake raises $10M for expansion
- Online book writing site raises $5M
- Qype raises funding for international expansion
- Clash music get Government backing
- Mexican Billionaire buys stake in New York Times Co.
- MyHeritage raises $15M
- Pressmart raises $6M
- Mydeco second round
Results
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DMGT - results will be at lower end of expectations
Daily Mail and General Trust Plc in a trading update covering the eleven months to 31st August 2008, report revenues up 4% year on year (an... Full Story
- Euromoney expecting record profits
- Future - in line with expectations
- Expomedia growth from emerging markets
- Record year for Centaur
- Wilmington - fifth successive year of growth
Appointments
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Restructure of licencing at BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has appointed Neil Ross Russell as the Managing Director of the newly restrutured Children's and Licensing business, which is to... Full Story
- Happold new head of Multimedia at GNM
- New management structure at GMG Regional Media
- More restructuring at DMGT
- Fry to join Johnston Press
- Hollinshead promoted at Trinity Mirror
- Allen - three new appointments
- Rhodes leaving News International
- Changes at Haymarket Business Media
- Riley joins Reciva
- Mogull promoted at BBC
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