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June 13, 2022

GlobalData buys Media Business Insight

By Press Gazette

Business intelligence giant GlobalData has bought Media Business Insight for an undisclosed sum.

MBI brands include: Screen International, Broadcast, The Media Production and Technology Show, ALF, The Knowledge and KFTC.

Mike Danson, GlobalData’s CEO, said: “From GlobalData’s point of view, MBI is an excellent strategic fit, it brings new and unique gold standard data sets across the film, TV and media markets to GlobalData.”

MBI employs 85 staff and made a pre-tax profit of £17,096 in 2020 on turnover of £6.6m.

Source: Screen Daily

Deal size: Undisclosed

Country: UK

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