Archived news for Jun 2007
Making money online28 Jun 2007
The second forum in PPA Business Media’s 'Power of 3' series will show delegates which business media companies are making money from their websites, and how they can achieve this in their businesses.
Face time for new Committee
28 Jun 2007
The first meeting of PPA’s F2F (face to face) committee was held last week. Discussions included ideas surrounding conference divisions within business media companies, and whether PPA can help to support people doing these types of jobs.
IHS Inc acquires Jane’s Information
21 Jun 2007
Global provider of technical information, decision support tools and related services, IHS Inc, has acquired Jane's Information Group. IHS and Jane’s are global operators with long-standing customer relationships in aerospace, defence, and Government sectors.
Chinese loyal to traditional business media
21 Jun 2007
Contrary to popular belief online media spending does not dominate China’s b2b media space, according to new research.
Wilmington to dispose of non-core assets
14 Jun 2007
Wilmington Group, the business-to-business publisher, has announced it is selling a number of non-core assets. The company recently undertook a strategic review and has decided to focus on its professional markets business.
Fashion conscious Emap increases investment in WGSN
14 Jun 2007
Emap has announced it is to invest a further £5m in sales and marketing for it’s business to business fashion analyst service WGSN as part of a focus on increasing its B2B and digital operations.
Haymarket Media Group acquires Nursery World
14 Jun 2007
Haymarket Media Group has acquired Nursery World and its website, www.nurseryworld.co.uk from TSL Education for an undisclosed sum. The 82-year old title will join Haymarket’s magazines Children Now and Young People Now to increase the group’s presence in this sector.
UBM restructures CMP Technology for customer focused future
14 Jun 2007
United Business Media (UBM) this week said that CMP Technology are making changes that will align both product portfolio and organisational structure to the changing needs of its audiences and customers. The changes will attempt to position the business to take advantage of growth opportunities in events, online and data markets.
The Economist Group delivers record profits
14 Jun 2007
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The Economist Group has announced a record year, marked by circulation and revenue growth, prize-winning content, online development and the acquisition of EuroFinance Conferences and GalleryWatch.
How do business media publishers make money online?
14 Jun 2007
The second forum in PPA B+P's 'Power of 3' series will show delegates which business media companies are making money from their websites, and how they can achieve this in their businesses.
Incisive Media acquires Central Banking Publications Ltd
07 Jun 2007
Incisive Media has acquired Central Banking Publications, supplier of information to senior central bankers and financial regulators around the world. Central Banking Publications produces books, journals, directories, online news services, training courses and conferences.
Gain more revenue from copyright
07 Jun 2007
The development of the Copyright Licensing Agency's business licence, which should bring strong revenues for magazine publishers, will be the subject of a briefing for rightsholders including publishers.
The three R's of talent management
07 Jun 2007
PPA business media members gathered together on Monday for the first forum in the Power of 3 series – ‘the three R’s of talent management.’ Held at PPA’s offices, members heard three speakers from within the industry give their views on why ‘getting good sales staff and keeping them’ appears to be such a problem in Business Media companies.
A new owner for TSL Education
07 Jun 2007
TSL Education - one of the UK’s leading educational publishers is now under new ownership. Charterhouse Capital Partners has taken on the business from Exponent Private Equity who had invested £10m in the company’s infrastructure over the last two years.