Television giant Media General to buy Meredith in $2.4bn merger

Combined company to be called Meredith Media GeneralMerger to create ‘powerful multiplatform and diversified media company’Broadcaster Media General announced on Tuesday that it is buying TV and publishing company Meredith Corp in an approximately $2.4bn cash-and-stock deal.The combined company, called Meredith Media General, will have 88 television stations in 54 markets and media brands including Better Homes and Gardens, Allrecipes, Parents and Shape. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should social media companies alone have the power to ban Donald Trump?

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Digital media company launches flagship site iPondr to 'foster a more connected society'

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France's publishers saw 2% print drop in 2020, says SNE

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Wiley buys Hindawi for $298m

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Wiley Buys Open Access Publisher for $298 Million

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Hedge fund Alden offers to buy Tribune, valuing it at $521M

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For Vice Media, bad-boy news culture is dead, long live news

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Boston-born digital media startup shuts down

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17 Little Free Libraries to Buy

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Radio 2 Book Club moves to prime-time Steve Wright show

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Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham on Social Media, Black Futurity, and the Archive

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Coke in giant agency review and FTC threatens Facebook: Thursday Wake-Up Call

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-09 17:19:12 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-03 19:58:49 UTC ]
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