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Off-West End theatre company joins Ingenious Ventures portfolio

Creative industry investor Ingenious Ventures has selected The Stable as its latest deal and injected £150,000 worth of growth funds.

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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Healthy population of businesses under 50 staff occupying Manchester’s MediaCityUK

The amount of businesses operating out of Manchester's MediaCityUK has moved beyond the 100 mark, new figures show.

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Pinterest backer invests in online broadcaster SB.TV

An online youth broadcaster set up by a schoolboy in 2006 has received an undisclosed investment from Miroma Ventures.

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Media start-up GovToday closes second funding round inside five months

A business based at Manchester's MediaCity has netted £700,000 from the North West Fund for Digital & Creative.