synopsis: As of Friday 10th March 2006 Mizz will be published by Panini UK. A leading lifestyle magazine for 10-14 year old girls, Mizz will continue to be published on a fortnightly basis. Panini's Mizz team are in place and will maintain Mizz Magazine as the must have magazine of its genre.

synopsis: Kellwood Company announced an agreement today to acquire Hanna Andersson Corporation, according to Robert C. Skinner, Jr., Kellwood chairman, president, and chief executive officer.

synopsis: New York private equity firm The Wicks Group has purchased a majority share in Bendon Publishing, a leading purveyor of coloring, activity, and other mass market book formats. The deal marks the end of Kappa Investment Group’s 40% position in Bendon, held since 2007.

synopsis: On August 13, 2007 Organetix entered into a definitive share exchange agreement to acquire a 100% interest in New York- based media firm KidFitness, Inc.

synopsis: Cascadia Investments, Inc. announced that it has acquired a 51% interest in the children's social-networking and micro-blogging site, www.TinyTwirp.com.

synopsis: Bauer Media is buying 100% of the publishing houses Stratosféra and Hearst-Stratosféra. Bauer's portfolio of magazines will grow by twelve additional names – including such well-known magazines as Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Esquire. Through this acquisition, Bauer Media will regain its leading position on the Czech advertising market.

synopsis: Modern Luxury Media, a nationwide magazine company, announced that it has acquired Aspen Magazine, following months of speculation about the publication’s future. Aspen Magazine, originally founded in 1974 and purchased in 1987 by O’Grady and Randy Beier, canceled its summer and fall issues and vacated its downtown Aspen office space.

synopsis: BUZZMEDIA, the world's fastest-growing digital media company, announced that it has acquired XLR8R, the digital authority on electronic music and technology. XLR8R, universally recognized as the definitive brand in tastemaker-focused electronic music, joins BUZZMEDIA's family of culture-defining properties.

synopsis: The owners of Washington’s Jewish newspaper submitted the winning bid for The Baltimore Jewish Times at a bankruptcy auction. Alter Communications is the publisher of The Baltimore Jewish Times and Style Magazine.

synopsis: Immediate Media Co., a new force in consumer media with expertise in digital platforms, has acquired Magicalia Media, a digitally led cross-media publisher and platform provider. The company owns and operates market leading consumer websites, magazines and online commerce properties.

synopsis: Hadley's OpenSky Media, which was formed earlier this year when the firm bought Austin Monthly, Austin Monthly Home and San Antonio Magazine from Conley Publishing Group, Slice Magazine to its asset group. Slice is a lifestyle magazine covering the Oklahoma City area, which has similar demographic trends to Texas.

synopsis: Chicago Tribune Media Group has announced the acquisition of Naperville Magazine from Oster Communications LLC. Naperville Magazine is the premier community lifestyle magazine with a focus on health, fitness, style, restaurant reviews and home features dedicated specifically to Naperville area.

synopsis: Modern Luxury Media has completed its sale to an investment group led by Dickey Publishing and managed by Cumulus Media. Modern Luxury publishes 26 titles in 12 major markets including: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Washington DC and Miami.

synopsis: CurtCo Publishing has sold Sarasota and Gulfshore Life magazines to Dan Denton, who founded Gulfshore Media and sold it to CurtCo in 2004. In connection with the acquisition, Denton has formed Gulfshore Media LLC which is headquartered in both Sarasota and Naples, Florida.

synopsis: Bonnier Corp. and Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced that Bonnier has acquired five magazine titles from HFM U.S.: Popular Photography, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision and American Photo. With this latest deal, Bonnier Corp. strengthens its position as a leading media company for special-interest brands.

synopsis: Baccarat Magazine, one of Hong Kong's leading luxury & lifestyle magazines, announced that it has been acquired by The Luxury Insider Group of Companies, an integrated luxury media company comprised of several online and print lifestyle magazines including Luxury-Insider.com, Asia's leading online luxury magazine.

synopsis: Two months after its publisher pulled out of a five-year agreement with the magazine, Garden & Gun has been acquired by Indigo Acquisition LLC—a company co-created by publisher Rebecca Darwin—effectively saving the high-end Southern lifestyle title from going out of business.

synopsis: Sandow Media announced the acquisition of InSync(R), a leading watch magazine for high-end watch enthusiasts, connoisseurs, and collectors, from World Publications.

synopsis: Regent Media has completed the acquisition of PlanetOut’s publishing properties. The properties include PlanetOut’s two flagship brands: The Advocate, the world’s leading LGBT news source, and Out, the world’s leading LGBT fashion and style source. Additionally, Regent Media purchased The Out Traveler and Alyson Books.

synopsis: Wainscot purchases Hour Media's New York Home magazine. New York Spaces and New York Home, the two shelter magazines serving metropolitan New York, will be combined and re-launched as a whole new New York Spaces. Jason Kontos will become editor in chief.

synopsis: As part of the review of IPC Media's niche and specialist titles, the company announces the sale of Cage & Aviary Birds to Kelsey Publishing. Cage & Aviary Birds gives readers the chance to see what's hot and what's not in the aviculture world, with the emphasis on avian news and expert comment.

synopsis: As of Friday 10th March 2006 Mizz will be published by Panini UK. A leading lifestyle magazine for 10-14 year old girls, Mizz will continue to be published on a fortnightly basis. Panini's Mizz team are in place and will maintain Mizz Magazine as the must have magazine of its genre.

synopsis: As of Friday 10th March 2006 Mizz will be published by Panini UK. A leading lifestyle magazine for 10-14 year old girls, Mizz will continue to be published on a fortnightly basis. Panini's Mizz team are in place and will maintain Mizz Magazine as the must have magazine of its genre.

synopsis: Boston-based ABRY Partners, a media-focused private equity investment firm, has signed an agreement to acquire Cincinnati-based F+W Publications , a deal worth $500 million, which is 10 times EBITDA or 2 times revenue, according to Adam Gross, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, New York-based The Jordan, Edmiston Group.

synopsis: Billionaire Haim Saban's Saban Capital Group has bought back the "Power Rangers" children's franchise from the Walt Disney Co. The "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" became a ratings success when Saban developed and launched the show in 1993.

synopsis: Collectors Universe, Inc., a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles and to sellers and purchasers of diamonds and other high value assets, announced its acquisition of Expos Unlimited LLC a tradeshow management company.

synopsis: Active Interest Media and F+W Media said the companies exchanged several art and log and timber home magazine properties without any cash consideration. F+W will acquire AIM’s Southwest Art, The Collector’s Guide and their respective online properties.

synopsis: HIT Entertainment Limited and The Jim Pattison Group. announced that Jim Pattison Entertainment Ltd., a subsidiary of the Group, has acquired Guinness World Records from HiT Entertainment. Details of the sale will not be made public.

synopsis: Annie's Publishing, a leader in the crafts market, has acquired Candice Jensen Productions, creators of the popular PBS show, Knit and Crochet Now!

synopsis: Boston-based Madavor Media, a privately held niche and enthusiast media company, acquired The Writer, one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the U.S., and BirdWatching, the country’s premier magazine about wild birds and birdwatching.

synopsis: F+W has purchased Aspire Media, a Loveland, Colorado-based enthusiast publisher serving the craft market and backed by private equity firms Frontenac Company and Catalyst Investors. Aspire Media was formed in 2005 with the acquisition of Interweave and is headed by CEO Clay Hall.

synopsis: As part of the review of IPC Media's niche and specialist titles, the company announces the sale of Cage & Aviary Birds to Kelsey Publishing. Cage & Aviary Birds gives readers the chance to see what's hot and what's not in the aviculture world, with the emphasis on avian news and expert comment.

synopsis: Boston Ventures, a leading middle market private equity firm that invests in the media, information and publishing, entertainment, and communications sectors, announced that its portfolio company, New Track Media, has acquired CK Media, LLC, a leading publisher of quilting, sewing, and scrapbooking magazines.

synopsis: The Quarto Group Inc. announced the acquisition of St. Paul-based Motor Books International (MBI Publishing Company LLC) effective immediately. This includes the imprints of Motorbooks, Voyageur Press, Zenith Press, as well as the MBI Distribution Company.

synopsis: PRIMEDIA Inc. has completed the previously announced sale of its Enthusiast Media division to Source Interlink Companies, Inc. for $1,177,900,000 in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. PRIMEDIA continues to operate Consumer Source Inc., its consumer guides business.

synopsis: Interweave Press, one of the nation’s leading craft media companies has completed the acquisition of Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors Magazines from Quilting Arts LLC. The acquisition includes related books, special interest publications, events, and the popular websites www.quiltingarts.com and www.clothpaperscissors.com.

synopsis: Magicalia, the UK’s leading online publisher, is delighted to announce today the acquisition of Encanta Media, to create a specialist cross-media publishing group.

synopsis: Enthusiast Media LLC, an entity formed by affiliates of Sandler Capital Management, has acquired substantially all of the assets of the Crafts Group from PRIMEDIA, Inc. for approximately $132 million in cash.

synopsis: Endless rescued Encanta from insolvency following the administration of its parent company in Jan. 2006. We had confidence in Encanta as a standalone business and in the ability of its management team and were the only investors capable of acting quickly enough to secure their future.

synopsis: New York private equity firm The Wicks Group has purchased a majority share in Bendon Publishing, a leading purveyor of coloring, activity, and other mass market book formats. The deal marks the end of Kappa Investment Group’s 40% position in Bendon, held since 2007.

synopsis: Furthering its mission to provide premium content to its audiences, Nickelodeon--part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.

synopsis: GTCR, one of America’s leading private equity firms, and Boomerang Media, LLC, announced the acquisition of the principal U.K. and U.S. trading subsidiaries of Entertainment Rights, a prominent global media company with an extensive portfolio encompassing some of the world’s most popular entertainment franchises.