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Northstar Creative Content Fund backs Tyneside-based film

Venture capital firm Northstar Ventures has injected £50,000 into I Am Nasrine, a film backed by actor Sir Ben Kingsley, through the Finance for Business North East Creative Content Fund.

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Aegis invests in multi media business

Communications and technology group Aegis has acquired a minority stake in TigerSpike for a total of $11 million (£6.83 million).

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Bebo backer Criterion Capital buys SeeSaw stake

UK-based online television and entertainment platform SeeSaw has been acquired by a consortium of investors led by Adam Levin, managing director of Criterion Capital Partners.

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Shazam secures $32 million for further TV expansion

Mobile music specialist Shazam has secured $32 million (£19.9 million) in a fresh funding round as the company moves into television, five months after signing a partnership with online music provider Spotify.

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Tesco bolsters its home entertainment package

Supermarket chain Tesco has made an Internet-driven acquisition with the purchase of an 80 per cent majority share in Blinkbox.

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Publisher Faversham backed by Matrix

Small buy-out firm Matrix Private Equity Partners will take a minority holding in Faversham House Group following a £4 million management buy-out (MBO) of the multimedia publisher.

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UBC acquires Above The Title

UBC, a supplier of radio content, has acquired London-based production company Above The Title for up to £1.08 million.

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Julie Meyer’s firm secures funding for ESP

Media distribution specialist Enrich Social Productions (ESP) has secured £2.1 million with the help of the firm founded by online dragon Julie Meyer.

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Reinventing the media

These are testing times for media businesses. We catch up with the winners of the Canaccord Adams Media Magnate Awards to find out how they are handling the various challenges they face.

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Aimimage and Ice Film Equipment form ICE

London-based Aimimage Camera Company has acquired the assets of film production equipment company, Ice Film Equipment, which went into liquidation last month.

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CADS launches on PLUS Markets

Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS), an out-of-home digital media network that delivers news, entertainment and advertising to viewers on petrol station forecourts in Ireland, has launched on PLUS Markets.

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TVC tunes into TV and radio company

A Dublin-based investor has become the largest single shareholder in a radio and TV company as part of its on-going strategy of backing public and private businesses in the UK and Ireland.