Archived news for Aug 2008
Teaching professionals’ social network28 Aug 2008
Social network, TESConnect, has been launched by The Times Educational Supplement to further support and connect those in the teaching profession.
Marketing a re-design
28 Aug 2008
Marketing magazine, published by Haymarket, has debuted its re-design alongside an abundance of new sections created in response to reader research. The magazine for professional marketers boasts a ‘fresh, contemporary design’ which is ‘easier for readers to navigate’.
Where does mobile fit in business media?
28 Aug 2008
After the phenomenal success of the last 'Power of 3' forum on user-generated content in Business Media, the next forum in the series will look at where mobile media fits in Business Media with confirmed expert speakers from Incentivated and Mobiya.
German giant Gruner + Jahr revealed as RBI bidders
22 Aug 2008
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The largest magazine publisher in Europe, Gruner + Jahr - part of the Bertelsmann media group - has been confirmed to be involved in the bidding process for the £1bn business media division of Reed Elsevier.
Factory Media unveils online sports TV channel
21 Aug 2008
Publisher Factory Media has launched an online action sports TV channel, Mpora.TV, which will feature professionally produced and user-generated content.
Business media plugs into social networking
21 Aug 2008
Business media providers are expanding into social networking with The Times Educational Supplement launching a social network aimed at teachers. Additionally a new social network for business professionals launching today, aims to rival the established business social network LinkedIn.
A dozen registered offers for RBI
18 Aug 2008
After initial interest from more than two dozen companies in mid-July, Reed Business Information (RBI) has reportedly attracted twelve registered opening offers as the business media division of Reed Elsevier is put up for sale.
Launch of new social network for business professionals
18 Aug 2008
A new social network for business professionals launched today. Talkbiznow, a British start-up venture is set to rival the established business social network LinkedIn which is now valued at $1bn.
Informa bidding - latest
15 Aug 2008
Competing bidders for Informa are reportedly in talks about a joint offer for the Business Media company.
Press Gazette to relaunch
14 Aug 2008
Adapting its strategy for delivering news has lead Wilmington Group-owned Press Gazette magazine to change its frequency from weekly to monthly, with the title relaunching in September.
Irion Technologies to give web crawl master-class at DPA Conference
13 Aug 2008
Using web robots or spiders (essentially mathematical formulas) to gather data is one of the big breakthroughs of the decade, but how does the process work? Who knows how to do it? How accurate is the data collected? How much does acquisition cost? And is the whole thing legal anyway?
Further private equity group offers for Informa
07 Aug 2008
Business media company Informa has received an offer from another group of private equity firms in competition with that already offered by Providence Equity, The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman.
Economist Group acquires US congressional publisher
07 Aug 2008
The Economist Group has acquired America’s largest publisher of congressional directories, Capitol Advantage, in a $43m (£22m) deal incorporating it into its Roll Call Group business.