July 24, 2015

Nikkei to Buy FT Group for £844M

Yesterday the Financial Times announced that Nikkei, Japan’s largest media company, will buy FT Group, for £844M. The FT Group, which includes the Financial Times, FT.com and other titles, is being sold by Pearson, a UK-based company that has owned the FT group for 58 years. Axel Springer was also considering the purchase, but it announced yesterday that it was not going to buy the newspaper group. The deal, which is expected to close by the…

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Subscription News Round-up

There are some big developments in the subscription world this past week, including everything from antitrust violations against Amazon and Apple to PayPal going solo, far surpassing its former partner eBay. Here are those headlines and others you might have missed: TheSkimm relies on readers for audience development Digiday The Financial Times is up for sale Bloomberg Business PayPal Already Worth Billions More than eBay Venture Beat Amazon and Apple Get Tagged for Antitrust Violations Subscription Insider Use 4 Senses in Your Customer Experience…

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