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Media Industry

Mergers & Acquisitions

AIM-listed UBC Media Group closes reverse takeover through 7digital acquisition

Multimedia content business UBC Media Group has completed a planned division in the company by snapping up 7digital for £16.5 million.

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Angel round for ScreenHits as it builds on new distribution deals with global networks

Content acquisition platform ScreenHits has utilised government investment tax incentives to raise $1.2 million of funding to aid growth.

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Television ratings start-up TVbeat closes $2 million funding round and rebrands

TVbeat has turned to Episode 1 and Credo Ventures to raised $2 million of growth capital.

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LDC backs new live theatre production business Imagine Nation

A media content business set up by the former CEO of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire owner 2waytraffic has been invested in by LDC.

Growth Planning

How to manage fast growth without bursting at the seams  

Growing quickly and efficiently takes careful planning, explains IglooBooks co-founder and CEO John Styring.

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The Exchange Lab looks to build on US expansion through Business Growth Fund support

The Business Growth Fund has backed digital media marketplace The Exchange Lab through an $8 million investment.

Technology

Rise of time-shift viewing and media meshing presents marketing opportunities and challenges 

With technology adapting at a rate that is hard to keep up with, time-shift viewing provides a way for advertisers to engage with consumers.

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Charlie Muirhead’s Rightster debuts on AIM

Cloud-based video business Rightster has joined London's Alternative Investment Market and raised £20.4 million in the process.

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Blinkx picks American business to serve as launchpad for syndication drive

Online video platform Blinkx has used its capital market listing to fund the acquisition of US-based Grab Media for an undisclosed amount.

Entrepreneurs

Picking West London over the Hollywood Hills for a film and TV business

American entrepreneur Rose Adkins possesses a strong CV, having worked for The Hollywood Reporter, Sundance Institute and Universal Pictures. Now she's chosen London to launch her ScreenHits business.

Mergers & Acquisitions

TV rights distribution business behind The Inbetweeners sold to Modern Times Group

London-based Digital Rights Group has been acquired by Modern Times Group for a consideration of £13.2 million.

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RollUp Media closes second venture round in seven months

Digital publishing business RollUp Media has added to the €1.2 million (£1 million) of funding it received in July 2012 by securing a further €1.5 million.