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Why the law business is so hot
It’s almost six months since the launch of Anthropic’s legal plugins prompted the “Claude crash” which wiped an estimated 18% off the share values of RELX and Thomson Reuters. As RELX this…
Can Nub News make it?
This month, the New York Times launched The Local, a three-times weekly newsletter in Minneapolis and St Paul, in Minnesota, which is intended to be a blueprint for other cities and states…
From Covid to fintech goldmine…
There is a well-worn theory in B2B media that events businesses are sitting on a gold mine they cannot quite reach. The argument goes like this: events generate proprietary relationships,…
How Hyve bought LegalTechTalk
Hyve Group, which is itself currently being acquired by Hellman & Friedman private equity, has bought the three-year-old LegalTechTalk event for an estimated £27-28mn (9x EBITDA) upfront. It…
How Springer will transform Telegraph
Axel Springer, the $3bn family-owned news group, this week completed its £575mn (€660mn) acquisition of the UK's Telegraph Media Group. The deal marked the end of the Telegraph's three years…
How Indy double act made it work
Independent Media, the UK-based digital news brand, is believed to have increased profit by 5-6% and EBITDA by at least 40% in 2025. Some £14mn (25%) of the revenue is generated in the US, an…
Why Paul Miller is CEO of ‘new’ Emerald
Paul Miller, the eight-year CEO of Questex, will be CEO of the combination with Emerald when the two US businesses are soon acquired by Apollo private equity funds. Herve Sedky, the outgoing…
The Lifestyle Media 40
Magazine publishers are still adapting to a world in which they no longer dominate lifestyle content. Large audiences for shopping discovery, how-to instructional content, relationships and…
‘Events future belongs to builders’
In 2017, after previously spending 15 years at Reed Expo, US exhibitions entrepreneur Greg Topalian joined Clarion Events through the acquisition of his own LeftField Media. He successively…
How UK news is winning in the US
UK businesses have long been accustomed to the temptations and traps of transatlantic expansion. Over many decades, successful UK companies – including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and The Body Shop…
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