New York Times purchases viral puzzle game Wordle
The New York Times has purchased the viral puzzle game Wordle from creator Josh Wardle for an undisclosed sum “in…
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Tortoise raises £10m in series A funding round
“Slow news” start-up Tortoise has secured £10m of new funding to invest in audio journalism, events and growing its membership…
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Arena Group to acquire Parade publisher for $16m
The Arena Group, which owns brands including Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, has announced a $16m deal to buy the publisher…
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Times Higher Education (THE) has acquired Inside Higher Education, a US provider of news and analysis for the higher education…
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Metropolis Group acquires Viz, Cyclist and Fortean Times
B2B publisher Metropolis has acquired magazines Viz, Cyclist and Fortean Times from Broadleaf Group for an undisclosed sum.
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New York Times agrees $550m deal to buy the Athletic
The New York Times has agreed to buy sports news website the Athletic for around $550m.
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News Corp buys Base Chemicals from S&P Global and IHS Markit
News Corp has announced the acquisition of the Base Chemicals business of S&P Global and IHS Markit for $295m.
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Digital news publishers Vox Media and Group Nine Media have agreed to a merger.
The 30-year-old founder of LadBible has a net worth of more than £200m after his business listed on the London…
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