Emap Communications, the B2B division of UK media group Emap, announced today that it has acquired Trades Exhibitions Limited (TEL) for £19m. The acquisition includes £3m of cash from within the compa... [more]

Guardian Media Group has acquired the radio operations of Saga Group for undisclosed terms, including services in the West Midlands, East Midlands and Glasgow.... [more]

Reports that Newsquest Media Group is up for sale have today been refuted by US parent company Gannett Company Inc. ... [more]

Newsquest Media Group, the publishing company responsible for around 300 UK newspapers including the Scottish Herald and the Northern Echo, is tipped to be put up for sale for around £1.5bn.... [more]

United Business Media has acquired OAG Holdings, the provider of passenger and cargo flight information to the global aviation industry, for £2.5m.... [more]

Unanimis, the UK online advertising group, has reportedly appointed corporate finance media specialists Long Acre Partners to advise on a potential sale. Any sale would be estimated to fetch around £2... [more]

Hitwise, the Australia-based website monitoring company, is reportedly up for sale with an asking price of around £180m.... [more]

First Artist Corporation has acquired Dewynters, the London-based entertainment industry marketing services agency, for up to £16m.... [more]

EMI, the global music group whose artists include Coldplay and Robbie Williams, is tipped for a sale after receiving a preliminary takeover approach from an un-named party.... [more]

Incisive Media is to acquire MSM International, the publisher of financial services magazines, for £22m. MSM is a publisher of targeted weekly and monthly financial services magazines, including Prof... [more]

Ekay has acquired Wallace Barnaby & Associates, the Guernsey-based marketing and advertising agency, for £1.7m.... [more]

Emap, the UK media company whose brands include FHM, Heat and Kiss FM, has refuted reports that the company is to undergo a strategic review. ... [more]

Ten Alps has acquired Cameron Publishing, the Gateshead-based publisher with 47 staff, for up to £0.8m, and is now in negotiations to acquire TV production companies. Ten Alps PLC has announced reorga... [more]

Bigmouthmedia, the online marketing agency, is reportedly close to a sale, with co-founder and CEO Steve Leach recently confirming that the company is in talks with a number of potential buyers and ha... [more]

Eagle Rock Entertainment, the UK-based music publisher, has reportedly been put up for sale by owners Hg Capital. Close Brothers have apparently been hired to conduct the sale, which could fetch aroun... [more]

Handbag.com, the network of women's websites, has been acquired by Hearst Corporation's NatMag for about £22m. US-based Hearst Corporation is believed to be planning a major expansion of handbag in Am... [more]

Medal Entertainment & Media has acquired UGD Britannia Music, the CD and DVD direct marketing company, for £1.5m. UGD Britannia has a database of over 5.5 million names and 570,000 email addresses whi... [more]

Incisive Media, the business information group, is close to acquiring MSM International, the publisher of Professional Pensions magazine for an estimated £20m. Incisive Media are understood to be in e... [more]

Spiritel is to acquire Callplan, the telecoms services company that sells through a network of more than 70 independent agents, for up to £0.6m. Founded in 2003, Callplan has over 170 SME and corporat... [more]

Endemol, the TV production company whose shows include Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, is close to being put up for sale. Spanish owner Telefonica has reportedy taken ... [more]