TIME magazine to be acquired at $190 million
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne Benioff will buy Time Magazine for $190 million. The sale comes just eight months after Meredith Corp., which publishes such titles as […]
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Swiss media company Tamedia to acquire German language daily Basler Zeitung
Zurich-based Swiss media company Tamedia is acquiring Basler Zeitung from Zeitungshaus AG and in return selling their interests in the Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich, Switzerland’s oldest newspaper, and other freesheets
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New production control hotline from ppi Media supports sh:z editorial department
In a latest development, ppi Media provides a new service to Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (sh:z) in Flensburg and undertaking production control tasks for the publishing house. The publisher with the highest
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A former regional newspaper editor launches his own community weekly in Devon
Saying there is still room for local and longer read in printed newspapers, a former regional newspaper editor Tim Dixon has launched his own community title in Devon where he
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FIPP joins organisers for IFRA & DCX Expo in Berlin
IFRA & DCX exhibitions agree on a co-operation with the network for global magazine media, FIPP, including a participation in the congress programme in October in Berlin. FIPP, the network
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WE-Druck invests in first KBA newspaper press
WE-Druck, a part of NWZ-Media Group and operates as an independent newspaper printing house, based in Oldenburg in Germany, has opted for a highly automated newspaper press from Koenig &
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How local newsrooms are adapting to a digital environment?
The latest report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism examines how local news organisations in Europe are adapting to an increasingly digital, mobile, and platform-dominated environment. The
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How Facebook and Google became two of the biggest funders of journalism
In March this year, Google announced with much fanfare the launch of its Google News Initiative, a $300 million programmed aimed at ‘building a strong future for journalism’ as the
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Financial Times makes road to one million subscribers
This is all about looking at users from a business point of view, and what Financial Times (FT.com) wants them to be, as the newspaper knows people pay for habits.
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Top German court rules ad blocking legal
Rejecting Axel Springer’s claim ad blocking, Germany‘s highest civil court has ruled that the online ad blocker AdBlock Plus does not violate any competition law. Applications that filter out and