- Facebook Fined By U.K. Competition Regulator Over Giphy Acquisition
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Facebook is being fined nearly 70 million dollars for knowingly breaching an order set by the U.K. competition regulator. Facebook was caught "consciously refusing to report all the required informatio ...
- If PayPal Buys Pinterest
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 20, 2021
PayPal, benefiting from the boom in online shopping, now has Pinterest in its sights. The company reportedly on Wednesday is in discussions to acquire Pinterest, known for its search featur ...
- Axel Springer Ousts 'Bild' Editor, Completes 'Politico' Purchase
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Julian Reichelt is out after allegations he failed to maintain a line between private and professional matters. ...
- IronSource To Acquire Tapjoy For Approximately $400M
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 14, 2021
IronSource, a company that enables brands to manage an app business from one platform, announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire mobile advertising and app monetization compa ...
- TowerData Merges With FreshAddress, Creating A New Email ID Provider
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The combined firms claim to have data assets leveraging over 1.5 billion historical email and postal addresses. ...
- John Oliver Calls AT&T A 'Terrible Company,' Ridicules New Ad Slogan
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Oliver skewered the parent company of his own show's network after last week's Reuters report about AT&T's relationship with right-wing TV network OAN. ...
- The Shipyard, Mering Merge To Better Engineer 'Brand Love'
MAD, Steve McClellan - Friday, October 8, 2021
Top management has been reorganized to lead the integrated entity, which now totals 140 people across four cities. The reorganization follows a lengthy new business win streak this year. ...
- iSpot.tv Buys DRMetrix, With Focus On Tracking Addressable Ads, New Formats
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 11, 2021
DRMetrix says inventory can "cover up" nationally sold TV inventory by cable networks. ...
- Meredith's Stunning Reversal - And What It Means
Publishing Insider, Tony Silber - Friday, October 8, 2021
The sale of Meredith Corp. to Barry Diller's InterActive Corp. will go down as one of the fastest and most spectacular turnarounds in magazine-industry history. Meredith's titles will be roll ...
- IAC's $2.7B Meredith Acquisition To Create Digital Publishing Powerhouse, Dotdash Meredith
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 7, 2021
The new company, dubbed Dotdash Meredith, is expected to reach an unduplicated online audience of about 175 million per month. It will combine Meredith's advertising capabilities, huge trove of first-par ...
- Omnicom Media Group Buys Jump 450 Media
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, October 6, 2021
OMG said Jump 450 will be used as the foundation for a dedicated performance media platform within the holding group. ...
- AppLovin Acquires MoPub From Twitter For $1.05 Billion In Cash
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Twitter on Wednesday announced the sale of its mobile monetization platform MoPub to AppLovin for $1.05 billion in cash. ...
- 6sense Acquires B2B Data Firm Slintel In Rev-Tech Move
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Slintel tracks 50 million emails while providing B2B technographic and contact data. ...
- Email Vendors Are Gobbled Up In $15 Billion Binge
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, October 4, 2021
Email marketing startups like Mailchimp and Sinch have been purchased in a flurry of deals worth $15 billion. Sinch has emerged from a pack of European startups that want ...
- Industry Dive Buys 'Ladders' Newsletter For Well-Paid Professionals
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, October 1, 2021
The title's 2.2 million subscribers will now receive Industry Dive newsletters based on their goals and interests. ...
- Sinch To Acquire Pathwire, Owner Of Mailgun, Mailjet And Email On Acid, For $1.9B
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 30, 2021
The news comes just three months after Pathwire's purchase of Email On Acid. ...
- Terminus Acquires Zylotech, Offers B2B Customer Data Platform
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 30, 2021
Customer data platforms are becoming more widely adopted in B2B "as companies recognize their marketing automation and CRM systems are not enough to provide true data unification and sharing," sa ...
- Optimove Raises $75 Million In New Funding
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, September 27, 2021
The SaaS provider will use the money for strategic hires, M&A and expansion of its CRM platform. ...
- Elm Street Technology Acquires OutboundEngine To Serve Real Estate Industry
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, September 27, 2021
Elm Street's Elevate helps companies conduct email, web, text and SEO campaigns, the company says. ...
- IAC's Merger With Meredith Can Boost Value As Ad Market Recovers
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, September 27, 2021
IAC seeks to expand its online publishing business with the deal. ...
- IAC In Advanced Talks To Acquire Meredith Corp., World's Largest Magazine Brand Owner
Around the Net In Digital, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, September 24, 2021
If consummated, the deal, expected to be valued at $2.5 billion-plus, would transform IAC's publishing division--which currently has just 14 brands--with Meredith's numerous iconic brands, including People, Better Homes &am ...
- Crain Acquires 'Green Market Report' Covering Cannabis Industry
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 23, 2021
"Green Market Report" is headed by a former Wall Street executive. It claims 150,000 page views per month. ...
- Apollo Global And Byron Allen Bid On Tegna
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Two groups -- Apollo Global Management/Standard General and a group led by Byron Allen -- are reportedly bidding on Virginia-based Tegna Inc. ...
- Intuit's Mailchimp Purchase Could Lead To Better Emails Being Sent By SMBs
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Intuit’s purchase of Mailchimp could have this impact on small businesses: Some might scrap their monthly email newsletters and start sending more pertinent, revenue-generating emails. Gene Marks, head of t ...
- Sendinblue Acquires Three Ecommerce Firms For $47 Million
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Sendinblue's acquisition of Chatra, Metrilo and PushOwl will bring chat, push and analytic capabilities, the company says. ...
- The Financial Force Of Email Marketing Software
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 16, 2021
Email automation not only serves as a marketing capability, it also drives big merger deals, as shown by Intuit’s purchase of Mailchimp for $12 billion. Other such integrations include Salesforce-Pardo ...
- Postal Center International Acquires Arrowmail
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 16, 2021
The company acquired Original Impressions five years ago, and is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy. ...
- ispDigital Acquires 'Cognitive Marketing' Firm Happyfication, Integrates With Digilant
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Rodes family-controlled ISPD says it will help marketers "leverage data-driven marketing across all media." ...
- Fox Buys TMZ, Reportedly For Under $50M
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, September 14, 2021
In addition to websites including TMZ and TooFab.com, Fox will acquire the brand's TV shows and Los Angeles-based tour bus business. ...
- A Big Deal For Small Business Leverage: Why Intuit Is Buying Mailchimp For $12 Billion
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, September 14, 2021
The transaction brings together two firms that mostly serve small and medium-sized businesses. ...
