synopsis: Emap PLC, the publisher of magazines such as FHM and Heat, said Friday it agreed to sell its consumer media and radio units to Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG for $2.3 billion and will return most of the proceeds to shareholders.

synopsis: Pegasus Publishing SA acquired the remaining 50% stake in Hachette Rizzoli Magazines S.A. from Hachette Livre SA and RCS Media Group S.p.A (CM: RCS) on January 25, 2008. Following the completion of this transaction, Pegasus Publishing S.A. holds a 100% stake in Hachette Rizzoli Magazines S.A.

synopsis: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. announced the completion of the acquisition of RDA by an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC. The Ripplewood-led investor group acquired all of the outstanding common shares of RDA for $17.00 per share in a transaction valued at $2.4 billion, including assumption of debt.

synopsis: Weider History Group announced today the purchase of Primedia's military history and American social history magazines and related web sites, including American History, Military History, World War II, Wild West, Civil War Times, America's Civil War, MHQ, British Heritage, Vietnam and Aviation History, plus Historynet.com.

synopsis: UK media group Emap has sold its Australian magazines to ACP Magazines for AUD $94m. The sale of Emap Australia follows the completion of a strategic review of Emap's Australian consumer magazines business. In the year to 31 March 2007, Emap Australia generated revenue of AUD $66m and an operating profit of AUD $2m.

synopsis: Bonnier Magazine Group and Time Inc., announced that Bonnier will acquire Time Inc.'s Parenting Group and Time4 Media titles. Through this transaction, Bonnier and its U.S. magazine partner, World Publications, will become one of the largest consumer publishing groups in America, with 40 titles and annual revenue of more than $350 million.

synopsis: Trinity Mirror plc, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, announces today that it has agreed to sell its magazines and exhibitions business Inside Communications Ltd (‘ICL’) for £41.5m.

synopsis: Hubert Burda Media has acquired the Colchester-based publishing house Essential Publishing. Essential is a leading independent publisher of consumer, business and contract titles. These include the top-selling women’s fortnightly, Real, and the 100,000+ selling Your Home. Contract publishing clients include Rolls-Royce Plc.

synopsis: BBC Worldwide has agreed on a sale of its assets, covering 34 magazine titles, to Exponent. These include non-BBC branded magazines, magazines aligned to BBC shows, magazines aligned to "key brands," Dovetail and Frontline, which are respectively subscriptions fulfillment and distribution houses, and Origin, a specialist publisher.

synopsis: Hearst Corporation and Lagardère SCA have announced that Hearst has completed its acquisition of Lagardère's international press and magazine business, including 102 titles in 15 countries, as well as extensive digital operations, with 50 websites and numerous mobile and tablet applications. Lagardere SCA is a leading global media group.

synopsis: The British arm of Reader's Digest was pulled out of bankruptcy by Jon Moulton's Better Capital private equity firm. Reader's Digest Association Ltd. will continue to be published under its well-known name after its buyers struck a license agreement with its former U.S. parent, the Reader's Digest Association Inc.

synopsis: Impressions Media announced that it has been acquired by Versa Capital Management, LLC. Impressions Media operates The Times Leader, several community papers, associated websites and digital media businesses that serve communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

synopsis: French mobile marketing company Hi-Media and newspaper group France Economie Regions (FER) have acquired national business newspaper La Tribune out of receivership. FER subsidiaries Hima and JCG Medias own 66 percent and 6.2 percent respectively, Hi-Media 27.8 percent and JCG Medias 6.2 percent.

synopsis: Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp., announced a definitive agreement to sell daily newspapers the Times Colonist, Nanaimo Daily News and Alberni Valley Times and its community newspaper properties in British Columbia to affiliates of Glacier Media Inc.

synopsis: OCM, LLC, an affiliate of Versa Capital Management, Inc. announced that it has acquired substantially all assets of Ohio Community Media, LLC. Ohio Community Media owns and operates 14 daily newspapers, 30 weeklies and a collection of shoppers and niche publications, as well as various online applications.

synopsis: Media General said that it was selling 63 daily and weekly newspapers, including its flagship Richmond Times-Dispatch, to Berkshire Hathaway for $142 million in cash.

synopsis: An investor group lead by Todd Vogt that recently agreed to buy the San Francisco Bay Guardian. The San Francisco Bay Guardian has been printing the news as the Bay Area's independent, locally-owned & edited newspaper.

synopsis: Philadelphia’s two major daily newspapers have been restored to local ownership. A group of business, civic, and political leaders have paid $55 million for Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Philly.com and SportsWeek.

synopsis: S. Donald Sussman acquired a 75 percent equity stake in MaineToday Media. MaineToday Media owns and operates The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and the Coastal Journal in Bath, along with digital properties that include mainetoday.com, Maine Jobs and Raising Maine.

synopsis: American Community Newspapers has sold the company's Northern Virginia division to HPR Hemlock LLC. The division's weekly newspapers include Leesburg Today, Ashburn Today, the Arlington Sun Gazette and the Great Falls, McLean, Oakton, Vienna Sun Gazette.

synopsis: Emap PLC, the publisher of magazines such as FHM and Heat, said Friday it agreed to sell its consumer media and radio units to Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG for $2.3 billion and will return most of the proceeds to shareholders.

synopsis: Centaur, the specialist publishing and information company, is pleased to announce that, subject to the satisfactory agreement of final terms, it will acquire the Period Living & Traditional Homes magazine and web site (PL) from EMAP Consumer Media Ltd for 1.5 million, to be paid in cash less the amount of unfulfilled subscription liabilities.

synopsis: Emap PLC, the publisher of magazines such as FHM and Heat, said Friday it agreed to sell its consumer media and radio units to Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG for $2.3 billion and will return most of the proceeds to shareholders.

synopsis: Emap PLC, the publisher of magazines such as FHM and Heat, said Friday it agreed to sell its consumer media and radio units to Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG for $2.3 billion and will return most of the proceeds to shareholders.

synopsis: Pegasus Publishing SA acquired the remaining 50% stake in Hachette Rizzoli Magazines S.A. from Hachette Livre SA and RCS Media Group S.p.A (CM: RCS) on January 25, 2008. Following the completion of this transaction, Pegasus Publishing S.A. holds a 100% stake in Hachette Rizzoli Magazines S.A.

synopsis: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. announced the completion of the acquisition of RDA by an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC. The Ripplewood-led investor group acquired all of the outstanding common shares of RDA for $17.00 per share in a transaction valued at $2.4 billion, including assumption of debt.

synopsis: Weider History Group announced today the purchase of Primedia's military history and American social history magazines and related web sites, including American History, Military History, World War II, Wild West, Civil War Times, America's Civil War, MHQ, British Heritage, Vietnam and Aviation History, plus Historynet.com.

synopsis: UK media group Emap has sold its Australian magazines to ACP Magazines for AUD $94m. The sale of Emap Australia follows the completion of a strategic review of Emap's Australian consumer magazines business. In the year to 31 March 2007, Emap Australia generated revenue of AUD $66m and an operating profit of AUD $2m.

synopsis: Bonnier Magazine Group and Time Inc., announced that Bonnier will acquire Time Inc.'s Parenting Group and Time4 Media titles. Through this transaction, Bonnier and its U.S. magazine partner, World Publications, will become one of the largest consumer publishing groups in America, with 40 titles and annual revenue of more than $350 million.

synopsis: Trinity Mirror plc, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, announces today that it has agreed to sell its magazines and exhibitions business Inside Communications Ltd (‘ICL’) for £41.5m.

synopsis: Hubert Burda Media has acquired the Colchester-based publishing house Essential Publishing. Essential is a leading independent publisher of consumer, business and contract titles. These include the top-selling women’s fortnightly, Real, and the 100,000+ selling Your Home. Contract publishing clients include Rolls-Royce Plc.

synopsis: BBC Worldwide has agreed on a sale of its assets, covering 34 magazine titles, to Exponent. These include non-BBC branded magazines, magazines aligned to BBC shows, magazines aligned to "key brands," Dovetail and Frontline, which are respectively subscriptions fulfillment and distribution houses, and Origin, a specialist publisher.

synopsis: Hearst Corporation and Lagardère SCA have announced that Hearst has completed its acquisition of Lagardère's international press and magazine business, including 102 titles in 15 countries, as well as extensive digital operations, with 50 websites and numerous mobile and tablet applications. Lagardere SCA is a leading global media group.

synopsis: The British arm of Reader's Digest was pulled out of bankruptcy by Jon Moulton's Better Capital private equity firm. Reader's Digest Association Ltd. will continue to be published under its well-known name after its buyers struck a license agreement with its former U.S. parent, the Reader's Digest Association Inc.

synopsis: Impressions Media announced that it has been acquired by Versa Capital Management, LLC. Impressions Media operates The Times Leader, several community papers, associated websites and digital media businesses that serve communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

synopsis: French mobile marketing company Hi-Media and newspaper group France Economie Regions (FER) have acquired national business newspaper La Tribune out of receivership. FER subsidiaries Hima and JCG Medias own 66 percent and 6.2 percent respectively, Hi-Media 27.8 percent and JCG Medias 6.2 percent.

synopsis: Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp., announced a definitive agreement to sell daily newspapers the Times Colonist, Nanaimo Daily News and Alberni Valley Times and its community newspaper properties in British Columbia to affiliates of Glacier Media Inc.

synopsis: OCM, LLC, an affiliate of Versa Capital Management, Inc. announced that it has acquired substantially all assets of Ohio Community Media, LLC. Ohio Community Media owns and operates 14 daily newspapers, 30 weeklies and a collection of shoppers and niche publications, as well as various online applications.

synopsis: Media General said that it was selling 63 daily and weekly newspapers, including its flagship Richmond Times-Dispatch, to Berkshire Hathaway for $142 million in cash.

synopsis: An investor group lead by Todd Vogt that recently agreed to buy the San Francisco Bay Guardian. The San Francisco Bay Guardian has been printing the news as the Bay Area's independent, locally-owned & edited newspaper.

synopsis: Philadelphia’s two major daily newspapers have been restored to local ownership. A group of business, civic, and political leaders have paid $55 million for Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Philly.com and SportsWeek.

synopsis: S. Donald Sussman acquired a 75 percent equity stake in MaineToday Media. MaineToday Media owns and operates The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and the Coastal Journal in Bath, along with digital properties that include mainetoday.com, Maine Jobs and Raising Maine.

synopsis: American Community Newspapers has sold the company's Northern Virginia division to HPR Hemlock LLC. The division's weekly newspapers include Leesburg Today, Ashburn Today, the Arlington Sun Gazette and the Great Falls, McLean, Oakton, Vienna Sun Gazette.