Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal

Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operationAxel Springer has struck a €13.5bn (£11.3bn) deal that will see its media assets, which include Politico, Business Insider and newspapers Bild and Die Welt, hived off into a private company with the aim of building an international digital news media powerhouse.The move will see the German conglomerate, which last year decided against bidding for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph because its focus is a “digital first, digital only” acquisition strategy, become fully privately owned for the first time since its flotation in 1985. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-19 14:19:21 UTC ]
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AT&T's Randall Stephenson tries to close the deal on Time Warner merger at antitrust trial

AT&T Inc.’s top executive gave a vigorous defense of the proposed $85.4-billion deal to buy Time Warner, describing it as key to the company’s ability to compete with a new generation of high-tech competitors. “This world is changing fast,” said Randall Stephenson, who took the witness stand... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature, CUP and Thieme agree to collaborate with ResearchGate

Three academic publishers – Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Thieme – have reached an agreement with ResearchGate to work together on the sharing of articles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Parkland Survivors Ink Book Deal with Random House

Random House has acquired '#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line' by teen siblings David and Lauren Hogg, who survived the school shooting in Parkland, Fl. The book is set for a June 5 release. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Ferrell’s Endeavor Business Media Recruits Another SouthComm Exec

The newly formed trade publisher says another round of acquisitions is imminent. The post Chris Ferrell’s Endeavor Business Media Recruits Another SouthComm Exec appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Worldwide deals for refugee Vuong's debut novel

Rights to T S Eliot Prize winner Ocean Vuong’s debut novel have been snapped up around the world, with Jonathan Cape clinching rights to publish it in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature looks to raise €1.2bn in IPO

Publisher Springer Nature has confirmed it intends to list its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, targeting funds of approximately €1.2bn to strengthen its financial profile. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Czech Republic’s Children’s Publisher Albatros Media Buys Vyšehrad

Already estimated to hold some 17 percent of the Czech wholesale book market, Albatros Media this spring continues broadening its acquisitions portfolio by buying the country's oldest publisher, gaining access to the adult nonfiction market in the process. The post Czech Republic’s Children’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Seven-figure deal for Peter James' next three novels

Pan Macmillan has acquired a further three titles in Peter James’ Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of April 16, 2018

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 things you should know about the Comey book and the media frenzy around it

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Honolulu-based social media site JamBios to launch first revenue model

The Honolulu-based site, where users can post and collaboratively share memories, is venturing into the photo book market. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

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HarperVoyager buys Brett trilogy in high six-figure deal

HarperVoyager and Del Rey Books have signed for a fantasy trilogy from Demon Cycle author Peter V Brett in a "high six-figure" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harper seals global deal for flood novel

HarperCollins has scooped world rights to Kassandra Montag’s After the Flood, a “riveting saga about a mother, her daughters, and their struggle to survive”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Serpent’s Tail hatches deal for October

Serpent’s Tail has signed a domestic suspense novel entitled October by début author Andrew Hatch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Religion Book Deals: April 11, 2018

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The Whisper Network finds its voice in slew of big-money deals

Sphere fiction publisher Catherine Burke has pre-empted The Whisper Network in a major deal, just 24 hours after submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Liberation for Michael Joseph after début deal

Michael Joseph has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to two thrillers by Gareth Rubin from Simon Trewin at WME. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HC Signs Silva to Global Deal, Inks Jonasson Sequel

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