Mergers, acquisitions and divestments subtopic
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Articles
1-100 out of 100 article(s)
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| Germany : Agfa Healthcare to buy European contrast media company. |
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Nov 27, 2009 |
77 |
| Brazil : Vivendi s Brazil deal could help Comcast bid. |
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Nov 17, 2009 |
238 |
| Brazil : Vivendi to acquire Brazilian telecom operator GVT. |
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Nov 15, 2009 |
322 |
| Sale approved. |
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Brief article |
Nov 9, 2009 |
94 |
| Media spinoff: Michael Eisner's private equity firm Tornante Co. has spun out Vuguru, its Internet content production house, with financial backing from one of Canada's largest media companies. |
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Nov 2, 2009 |
77 |
| Plugged in. |
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Brief article |
Oct 26, 2009 |
28 |
| Stratus Media Group to Acquire ProElite. |
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Oct 22, 2009 |
647 |
| Digital Entertainment Media Company Tubefilter, Inc. to Acquire Top Web TV Entertainment Business, Tilzy.TV. |
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Oct 19, 2009 |
379 |
| China : VisionChina Media to Acquire Digital Media Group for US$160 Million. |
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Oct 16, 2009 |
461 |
| Media acquisition. |
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Brief article |
Oct 12, 2009 |
41 |
| One billion users turn to YouTube everyday. |
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Brief article |
Oct 9, 2009 |
261 |
| Music returns: YouTube said a new deal with Warner Music Group Corp. will enable music videos from Warner artists such as Madonna, Metallica and Green Day to return to the online site. |
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Brief article |
Oct 5, 2009 |
63 |
| Sun-Times Media Group Enters into 'Stalking Horse' Purchase Agreement with STMG Holdings, LLC. |
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Sep 8, 2009 |
839 |
| France : Linked Media Group, Inc. Seeks to Develop Joint Venture or Acquisition Targets in Europe for the Social Media Market. |
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Aug 8, 2009 |
180 |
| Media Mergers The OFT's Review Of The UK's Media Merger Regime. |
Christian, Gordon |
Law overview |
Aug 7, 2009 |
1999 |
| South Florida Media Group Acquires Welcome Wagon Assets From Move, Inc. |
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Jun 24, 2009 |
443 |
| Schofield Media acquires Medical Education Partnership. |
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Brief article |
Feb 1, 2009 |
181 |
| Viewpoint diversity and media consolidation: an empirical study. |
Ho, Daniel E.; Quinn, Kevin M. |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
30941 |
| Vana Blue, Inc. Has Finalized Acquisition of Media Company. |
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Jan 30, 2009 |
156 |
| Norins, PennWell, and Cengage Learning all make strategic acquisitions. |
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Jan 26, 2009 |
538 |
| Zweig White sells assets to Stagnito Media. |
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Jan 17, 2009 |
520 |
| HCI Publications acquired by PennWell. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
359 |
| Blogworld Expo (San Diego, CA) has acquired New Media Expo (Los Angeles, CA), combining two of the largest conferences for the new media and independent content sectors including bloggers, podcasters and online video creators. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
49 |
| United States: PennWell Acquires Worlds Leading Hydroelectric Information Provider. |
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Dec 23, 2008 |
591 |
| All Line Inc Enters Agreement to Acquire Asian Media Company with Potential $100 Million Market Cap. |
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Nov 5, 2008 |
383 |
| Two Rivers Marketing (TRM), Des Moines, IA, is acquired by Woodward Communications, Inc. (WCI), Dubuque, IA, a multimedia company which, among other activities, owns a number of radio stations and is publisher of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald newspaper. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
56 |
| Germany: News Corp. buys rest of VeriSigns stake in Jamba. |
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Oct 10, 2008 |
234 |
| M&A VALUE, QUANTITY DROP IN 2008. |
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Oct 6, 2008 |
508 |
| Digital digs: Tsavo Media. |
Mendoza, Lauren |
Brief article |
Sep 29, 2008 |
43 |
| Sweden: Swedish media company VLT AB acquires newspapers publisher Gratistidningar i Sverige AB. |
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Sep 27, 2008 |
156 |
| Takeover time. |
Lee, Booyeon |
Brief article |
Jul 21, 2008 |
267 |
| New player. |
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Brief article |
Jul 14, 2008 |
76 |
| United States: Murdoch's News Corp. unlikely to be in Yahoo deal. |
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Jul 14, 2008 |
213 |
| United States: Murdochs News Corp. unlikely to be in Yahoo deal. |
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Jul 14, 2008 |
212 |
| Vote proceeds: a Delaware judge refused to block an Activision Inc. shareholder vote set for July 8 on the company's proposed merger with Vivendi SA. |
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Jul 7, 2008 |
47 |
| Triton Radio Networks / Dial Global Announces Acquisition of Jones Media Group. |
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Jun 23, 2008 |
518 |
| Media giants eye [pounds sterling]3bn merger. |
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Jun 9, 2008 |
250 |
| PennWell Corp. (Tulsa, OK) has acquired Avionics Expo Ltd. (London), a company which owns and operates Avionics (avionics-event.com; Amsterdam), a global exhibition and conference for civil and military aerospace electronics, from company management. |
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May 17, 2008 |
113 |
| Buy-or-die time nears for Affinity Media Corp.: investors mull Hotels at Home deal as June 8 deadline looms. |
Russell, Joel |
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May 12, 2008 |
568 |
| More brands: Internet Brands Inc. |
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Brief article |
Apr 14, 2008 |
62 |
| Home shopping: film production company Red Rock Pictures Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Ventura-based Studio Store Direct Inc., a new media, direct-marketing company, for an undisclosed amount. |
Yung, Jean |
Brief article |
Mar 24, 2008 |
47 |
| AOL enters agreement to acquire Bebo for USD850m. |
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Brief article |
Mar 14, 2008 |
194 |
| Dolan Media Company Acquires the Mecklenburg Times. |
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Feb 15, 2008 |
224 |
| Guitar heroics. |
Lee, Booyeon |
Brief article |
Jan 28, 2008 |
109 |
| PENNWELL ACQUIRES RENEWABLE ENERGY WEBSITE. |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
749 |
| Will THQ be playing merger game next? Sale possible in light of Vivendi-Activision plans. |
Lee, Booyeon |
Editorial |
Dec 17, 2007 |
853 |
| Investors give static to sale of Gemstar: stocks of both companies dive after Macrovision proposal. |
Russell, Joel |
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Dec 17, 2007 |
843 |
| Gemstar bid a double dip. |
Crumpley, Charles |
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Dec 17, 2007 |
580 |
| FCC decision removes hurdle blocking Tribune Co. buyout. |
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Dec 1, 2007 |
365 |
| Belo shares soar on spinoff plans; Newspaper business, TV properties to split; Core holdings include KING, KONG channels here. |
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Oct 2, 2007 |
464 |
| PennWell acquires "Utility Products" magazine. |
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May 17, 2007 |
196 |
| Malaysian magnate merges firms to form Chinese-language media giant. |
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Feb 5, 2007 |
371 |
| 1105 Media acquires Fawcette and education shows. |
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Jan 17, 2007 |
343 |
| Financial Media Group (Centennial, CO), an advertising and media company that focuses on providing clients with lists of agents and advisors who specialize in the sale and distribution of financial products, has acquired "The Wealth Expo" brand. |
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Jan 17, 2007 |
55 |
| The rights stuff. |
Cox, Dan |
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Oct 16, 2006 |
348 |
| Google to acquire YouTube online video site for USD1.65m. |
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Brief article |
Oct 10, 2006 |
201 |
| Competition And Diversity - ACCC Guidance On Media Mergers. |
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Sep 10, 2006 |
1698 |
| PennWell acquires dental continuing education company. |
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Aug 16, 2006 |
239 |
| Startups could be match for internet-smitten media giants. |
Cox, Dan |
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Jul 24, 2006 |
1138 |
| Commonwealth Business Media, UK forum sold to United Business Media. |
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Jul 1, 2006 |
386 |
| Name games. |
Potkewitz, Hilary |
Brief article |
May 8, 2006 |
131 |
| Naspers Acquires 30% in Leading Brazilian Media Company. |
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May 6, 2006 |
760 |
| Vivendi ups stakes in Universal Music, NBC to maximize its online potential. |
Berry, Kate |
Brief Article |
Feb 6, 2006 |
320 |
| Mobile Media Company Acquires Overloaded; Deal Set to Grow International Mobile Gaming Communities. |
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Jan 9, 2006 |
520 |
| Caribbean media companies to merge. |
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Jan 1, 2006 |
97 |
| Quebecor Media Closes its Acquisition of the Sogides Group. |
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Dec 13, 2005 |
743 |
| Apprise Media (New York), founded in 2004 by former Primedia president Charles McCurdy and backed by Spectrum Equity Investors (Boston, MA), has acquired Y-Visionary LP (Orange, CA). |
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Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2005 |
95 |
| Rippy Energy Retains Madison Energy Advisors for North Louisiana Property Divestment; Net Production Approximates 1.8 MMCFD. |
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Nov 28, 2005 |
235 |
| "Small Times" magazine acquired by Pennwell. |
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Sep 30, 2005 |
359 |
| Deluxe deal? |
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Brief Article |
Aug 15, 2005 |
141 |
| Claxson Interactive Group. |
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Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2005 |
59 |
| Two local partners at Latham & Watkins LLP, Alex Voxman and Paul Tosetti, represented Intermix Media Inc. |
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Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2005 |
26 |
| SanomaWSOY Corporation subsidiary acquires online auction service. |
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Brief Article |
Jul 4, 2005 |
96 |
| Paper cuts: as about 80 employees--and the new owner--of the Durham Herald-Sun learned, they can be painful. |
Gray, Tim |
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Jul 1, 2005 |
2365 |
| Orkla Media acquires Netzeitung.de. |
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Brief Article |
Jun 30, 2005 |
69 |
| Creating Florida's media powerhouse. |
Wells, Earl |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
1460 |
| Innovation + experience: Farm Journal Media creates first-class combination with acquisition of 'U.S. Farm Report'. |
Reddick, Bekah |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
1469 |
| Advanstar Communications (New York) has completed the sale of its Information Technology & Communications, Travel & Hospitality, Beauty, Home Entertainment, Abilities and Portfolio groups to Questex Media Group, a new company formed by equity investment firm Audax Group (Boston, MA) and Advanstar VP/GM Kerry Gumas. |
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Brief Article |
May 31, 2005 |
59 |
| Claxson Interactive Group. |
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Brief Article |
Mar 1, 2005 |
38 |
| Studio Hamburg takes control. |
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Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
60 |
| United Business Media (London) has completed the acquisition of MediaMedia's (Teterboro, NJ) drug information business in continental Europe and Asia, and all the trade press, patient education and pharm marketing solutions businesses in Germany, Benelux and Asia-Pacific. |
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Brief Article |
Sep 17, 2004 |
64 |
| Lessiter Publications, Brookfield, Wis., acquires the assets of Farm Equipment magazine, the Farm Catalog and the Ag Industry Watch newsletter from Cygnus Business Media, Fort Atkinson, Wis. |
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Brief Article |
Sep 1, 2004 |
120 |
| JEGI reports M&A deal activity and deal value increase in first half. |
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Brief Article |
Aug 16, 2004 |
243 |
| United Business Media set to acquire MediMedia assets for 282.5 million [pounds sterling]. |
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Jun 16, 2004 |
429 |
| Market News International sold to Xinhua Financial Network. |
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Brief Article |
Mar 16, 2004 |
169 |
| MP3.com sell-off a blast from the past: auction a flashback to dot-com boom's free-spending era. |
Graves, Brad |
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Mar 1, 2004 |
628 |
| Bataguacu Capital. |
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Brief Article |
Mar 1, 2004 |
41 |
| New company acquires National Underwriter Co. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 17, 2003 |
268 |
| Sabot Publishing sold to new co. formed by Wind Point Partners. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 17, 2003 |
129 |
| Dow Jones & Co. acquires Technologic Partners. |
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Brief Article |
Sep 17, 2003 |
198 |
| Channel change: more TV for kids. (Citing). |
Rimensnyder, Sara |
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Aug 1, 2003 |
344 |
| For what it's worth. (Wall Street West). |
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Brief Article |
Mar 31, 2003 |
129 |
| To the Max. (Outtakes). |
Turner, Lance |
Brief Article |
Mar 17, 2003 |
143 |
| BET: King Of Black Mediocrity. |
McKissack, Fred |
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Jan 1, 2001 |
624 |
| Building MEGA - MEDIA. |
PELLET, JENNIFER |
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Jan 1, 2001 |
4993 |
| The media reflects on mergers. |
Serafini, Dom |
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Jan 1, 1999 |
1194 |
| Penton Media Agrees to Acquire Mecklermedia Corporation in All-Cash Tender Offer; Transaction Accelerates Penton Growth Strategy. |
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Oct 8, 1998 |
1017 |
| Evergreen Media, Chancellor Broadcasting and Katz Media Announce Request for Information From Justice Department in Connection With the Acquisition of Katz Media. |
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Aug 6, 1997 |
298 |
| The Washington Post Company and TCI complete trade of cable systems. |
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Jun 2, 1997 |
208 |
| American Radio Systems to acquire WNFT-AM, Boston, Mass. |
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May 15, 1997 |
215 |
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