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Media Industry

Opinion

Beyond double-dip: the future of media

Internet entrepreneur and academic Alex Connock answers the question what will make British media businesses world class in the next decade. And his findings are three words: creative, online and global.

News

Envestors closes £1 million fundraising for Olly

Business angel network Envestors has closed a £1 million fundraising for Olly Limited, the company that produces animated children's TV series Olly the Little White Van.

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Lyceum Capital’s Compact acquires Rights.tv

Compact Media Group, an independent entertainment rights administrator, has acquired rights consultancy Rights.tv for an undisclosed amount in a deal backed by private equity investors Lyceum Capital.

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UK deals website bought out by WhaleShark

eConversions, which operates VoucherCodes.co.uk in the UK and Gutschein-Codes.de in Germany, has been purchased by WhaleShark Media.

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Pearson acquires Stark to expand offering in Germany

UK publishing company Pearson has acquired Germany-based Stark Holding from European investors Syntegra Capital for an undisclosed sum.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tinopolis buys television firm BASE Production

Television production company Tinopolis has made another acquisition with a deal which increases its turnover to £140 million.

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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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we7 secures funding to expand into Europe

UK music streaming service we7 has secured new funding through existing investors Peter Gabriel and Eden Ventures.

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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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Boomerang buys BAFTA business

Media company Boomerang Plus has acquired the trade and certain assets of Oxford Scientific Films (OSF).