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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Panarea Digital is an ebook, app, and mobile technology developer with a focus on education. The firm has produced interactive ebooks for Barnes & Noble and other companies, but Panarea Digital is now focused on Nearpod, a mobile learning platform that uses the iPad and other mobile devices... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Media Taps Editor-in-Chief for New Global Business Brand

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Electrik surges into digital publishing

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Gardner signs deal with Hot Key

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp to Buy Minority Stake in Dubai's Media Company Moby Group

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German book retailer to restructure to face digital challenge

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[ Media Week | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AllThingsD | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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