M&A Soars for Digital and Marketing Services While B-to-B Media Deals Plummet

Mergers and acquisitions in the media, information, marketing services and tech sectors in the first half of 2011 may not be matching the breakneck pace of the first half of 2010 (which rebounded 61 percent over a dismal first half 2009) but were still up 3 percent in the number of deals (to 484) and 15 percent in overall value (to $20.25 billion), according to The J Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tablet Reading Apps Zite, Pulse Strike Publisher Deals

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Marvel Offers Digital Extras for Comic Book Fans

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