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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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Mike Soutar: Customers are shortlist to success

Publishing powerhouse Mike Soutar is chief executive of ShortList Media. He explains why putting the consumer first is the secret to success.

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UBM sells entertainment titles to Intent Media

Media company UBM has agreed to sell its UK entertainment and technology product portfolio to Intent Media for £2.4 million in cash.

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Intent Media buys UBM portfolio

UK-based independent business media company Intent Media has acquired the entertainment and technology product portfolio of UBM for a total consideration of £2.4 million.

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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).

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Mark Pearson backs Blottr with £1 million investment

The founder of MyVoucherCodes, Mark Pearson, has injected £1 million in angel investment to user-generated news start-up Blottr.

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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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The Mill changes hands for the third time

Barclays Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Oscar-winning digital effects company The Mill, in a deal that values the business at £199 million.

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Growth strategy continues for Centaur

Centaur Media has completed the acquisition of expatriate information and events business The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) for an initial £2.5 million.

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BAFTA-winning British film company acquired

Red Arrow Entertainment, a subsidiary of a German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has acquired a 51 per cent stake of film production house The Mob Film.

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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.