#G/O Media buys business news site Quartz

#G/O Media buys business news site Quartz

“G/O Media buys business news site Quartz” G/O Media, the owner of a handful of sites that once belonged to Gawker Media, announced Thursday it is scooping up the business news site Quartz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quartz co-founder and CEO Zach Seward told employees in a memo Thursday that he agreed…

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#More glossies launched in 2021

#More glossies launched in 2021

“#More glossies launched in 2021” COVID lockdowns apparently are good for at least one thing: all that extra time to spend flipping through a magazine — a down-and-out corner of the media industry that got an unexpected boost last year. The second year of the pandemic brought a surprisingly sharp rebound in new print magazines,…

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#Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet

#Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet

“#Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet” Vox Media and Group Nine are keeping the value of their merger private — and that may be because the number isn’t as eye-popping as digital media darlings once commanded, On The Money has learned. Sources say Group Nine’s worth has slumped to $225 million, less than…

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#Forbes to become public company through 0M SPAC merger

#Forbes to become public company through $630M SPAC merger

“#Forbes to become public company through $630M SPAC merger” Forbes Global Media, the publisher of Forbes magazine, said Thursday that it will go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm in a deal that values the combined entity at $630 million. The company said it will merge with special purpose acquisition company Magnum…

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#German publisher Axel Springer strikes deal to buy Politico

#German publisher Axel Springer strikes deal to buy Politico

“#German publisher Axel Springer strikes deal to buy Politico” German publishing giant Axel Springer said Thursday it has struck a deal to buy the US-based, politics-focused news site Politico. The companies didn’t disclose a sale price, but reports have valued the deal at about $1 billion. Reports of a potential deal leaked out earlier this…

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#New York Times shares rise on earnings boosted by ad surge

#New York Times shares rise on earnings boosted by ad surge

“#New York Times shares rise on earnings boosted by ad surge” The New York Times beat quarterly profit expectations on Wednesday as its advertising business showed signs of recovery, eclipsing slower growth in digital subscriptions and sending its shares 12 percent higher. The financial fallout from the COVID-19 crisis had last year cut deeply into the publication’s advertising…

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