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May 6, 2020
Evergreen Podcasts Secures $500K Investment
The $500,000 investment will help fund the working capital position of Evergreen and support the company's podcast industry expansion. As of 2020, the company has 34 podcast programs that have been downloaded in over 180 countries....
By Mark Scott
March 4, 2020
Resilience Capital Partners-Backed DG3 Buys Ryan Edwards Communications
Founded in 2013, Ryan Edwards Communications is a global supplier of outsourced graphic communications and print solutions to the cruise industry....
By Mark Scott
December 12, 2019
Rob Dube: Being Mindful Is Key To Being An Effective Dealmaker
It seemed like a good deal, but things changed quickly for Rob Dube when he sold imageOne. Fortunately, he got it back and learned a valuable lesson about mindfulness....
By Mark Scott
December 5, 2019
WTWH Media Buys Robotics Division Of EH Media
The acquired assets include Robotics Business Review, a website focused on the global robotics and intelligent systems sector, and the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition....
By Mark Scott
November 14, 2019
GateHouse, Gannett merger approved
Shareholders, in separate votes, approved the plan for GateHouse Media parent New Media Investment Group Inc. to buy Gannett Co Inc. in a $1.2 billion stock and cash deal. The two companies own 19 Ohio newspapers, including the Columbus Dispatch, the Akron Beacon Journal and the Canton Repository....
By Jayne Gest
September 16, 2019
Tribune Media Issues Statement On Nexstar Deal
The statement is in response to the FCC's decision to approve the acquisition of Tribune Media Co. by Nexstar Media Group....
By Mark Scott
September 3, 2019
KNNP-TV Ltd. to purchase Digital Media Concepts PGH
KNNP-TV Ltd. plans to purchase Digital Media Concepts PGH to provide the Greater Pittsburgh region with a large social media presence and digital art firm for photo/video production. The agreement was reached after four months of negotiations with DMC....
By Jayne Gest
August 21, 2019
UBM Buys Chicago-Based LSC Communications In $11.25M Deal
The transaction includes LSC’s commingle facility located in Aurora, which LSC acquired as part of the acquisition of RRD Print Logistics in July 2018....
By Mark Scott
August 8, 2019
TEGNA completes purchase of Dispatch Broadcast Group stations
TEGNA Inc. has completed its acquisition of Dispatch Broadcast Group’s stations in Indianapolis and Columbus. TEGNA paid $535 million in cash for NBC affiliate WTHR in Indianapolis, CBS affiliate WBNS in Columbus, and WBNS radio (1460 AM and 97.1 FM), sports radio in Central Ohio. The deal helps TEGNA expand its portfolio of Big Four affiliates in top markets....
By Jayne Gest
August 5, 2019
New Media Investment Group To Buy Gannett, Take Name In $1.38B Deal
Upon closing, the deal would create the nation’s largest newspaper chain, as Gannett would own 263 daily newspapers across 47 states and Guam, as well as USA Today....
By Mark Scott
July 23, 2019
LSC, Quad/Graphics Cancel $1.4B Merger
Last month, the Department of Justice announced that it had filed a suit in Chicago to stop Quad’s proposed acquisition of LSC, a $3.8 billion Chicago-based printer....
By Mark Scott
April 10, 2019
Medrano, De Leon buy Ohio's largest Hispanic media company
Entrepreneurs Roland Medrano and Claudia De Leon have acquired TSJ Media, which operated as La Mega radio stations and La Jornada Latina newspaper. The new company will be called La Mega Media Inc....
By Jayne Gest
April 8, 2019
Akron’s SeniorTV bought by Sentrics
Akron’s SeniorTV has been acquired by Periscope Equity-backed Sentrics....
By Adam Burroughs
March 6, 2019
The Incline for sale as parent pivots
Spirited Vice President of Strategy Chris Krewson, in a post on Medium, said the company is in talks with local buyers to pick up the digital property....
By Adam Burroughs
June 29, 2018
WOIO sold in $3.6B Gray-Raycom deal
The acquisition creates the single largest owner of leading local television stations in the country....
By Adam Burroughs
May 11, 2018
Cleveland’s Fox 8 changes hands
21st Century Fox signed a definitive agreement with Sinclair and Tribune Media to buy seven stations for approximately $910 million....
By Adam Burroughs
April 13, 2018
GateHouse Media buys Akron Beacon Journal for $16M
The sale reportedly does not include the ABJ's building at 44 E. Exchange St. in downtown Akron....
By Adam Burroughs
