Your Media Company Has a Data Business Hidden Inside It
In October 2025 S&P Global agreed to acquire With Intelligence, a private‑markets data firm, for $1.8 billion—about 13.8 times its projected 2025 revenue of $130 million. The deal highlights the premium investors place on data‑as‑a‑product businesses compared with traditional digital media. Consulting firm 67 Bricks is urging publishers to uncover similar hidden data assets, citing successes such as IWSR’s 40 % rise in new users and the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 95 % gross revenue retention. By repurposing editorial content into subscription‑based data products, media companies can achieve higher EBITDA multiples and more predictable revenue.
When to Copy and When to Build: The Strategic Gamble Behind Taking Events Global
European event operators are accelerating U.S. expansion by cloning proven shows, acquiring local brands, or launching from scratch. Easyfairs demonstrated the geo‑cloning model with its Coiltech exhibition in Michigan, while Hyve Group leveraged acquisitions such as Shoptalk to seed new...
Bundling for Independent Journalist Subscriptions Moves One Step Closer
Trustfnd, a startup targeting independent journalists on Ghost and beehiiv, introduced its first paid bundle in March, offering a 30‑day trial pass to three progressive newsletters for $8.50. The bundle, featuring Kat Tenbarge, Marisa Kabas and Katelyn Burns, generated roughly...
WTWH Media Acquisition Targets Hosted-Buyer Executive Events
WTWH Media announced the acquisition of HealthLeaders, a niche B2B health‑care events firm, earlier this month. The deal adds HealthLeaders’ 23‑person team and its invite‑only Exchange series to WTWH’s 220‑employee portfolio, which already spans 35 live events across engineering, foodservice...
This News Company Built Its Database on Its Editorial Chops
ImpactAlpha, the impact‑investing news outlet, launched ImpactAlpha Edge, a subscription‑based data and insights platform that converts a decade of editorial reporting into an actionable intelligence database. Priced at $6,995 per year, the service aggregates roughly 2,100 limited‑partner and general‑partner profiles,...
Partnerships, JVs, Stakes: How One Mid-Sized Trade Show Company Makes It Work
ExpoDevCo, a mid-sized trade‑show operator, has built a four‑event portfolio through partial ownerships, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Its flagship Independent Hotel Show Miami, co‑owned with London’s Montgomery Group, draws about 2,000 professionals and drives the bulk of profit. The...
How InStyle Went From Deathbed to a Powerhouse at People Inc.
People Inc. revived InStyle by launching "The Intern," a short‑form digital series that has generated over 37 million views and a single episode that attracted 7 million viewers, 99% of whom were new to the brand. The series, now in its eighth...
Inside the Invite-Only Space Tech Dealmaking Summit Launching This Year
Up/Link: The SpaceTech Business Summit, an invitation‑only event, launches Oct. 20‑21 in New York City. Targeting 200 senior executives, founders, investors and government leaders from the $1 trillion space economy, the summit charges $1,750 for standard tickets and $2,250 for VIP passes...
Crypto Media Sustainability? The Big Whale Hopes So
The Big Whale, a crypto‑focused media firm founded in 2022, has pivoted from a news‑centric model to a subscription‑based market‑intelligence service. After raising €1 million ($1.15 million) from angel investors, it now serves 150 clients—including 20 European banks—with license fees ranging from...
Politico Co-Founder Invests in European Defense Tech Media in Kyiv
Politico co‑founder Robert Allbritton has taken a minority stake in The Arsenal, the B2B defense‑tech news and consulting brand that operates under Tim Mak’s The Counteroffensive out of Kyiv. The Arsenal, launched in 2024, currently has about 3,300 free subscribers...
The Economist Refines B2B Offering to Jump Start Growth
The Economist Group launched Economist Enterprise, consolidating its B2B information services and media solutions into a single brand. For the six months to Sept. 30 2025, the B2B segment generated £53.8 million (about $67 million), a 2.2% decline year‑over‑year, while rivals such as the...
Axios Expands AI+ Summit Franchise Into Three-City Series
Axios is scaling its AI+ Summit from a single‑city event to a three‑city series—Washington, D.C., New York, and San Francisco—each with a distinct thematic focus. The 2026 DC edition adds a “Takeover Week” of sector‑specific evening receptions and live demos, including...
The Observer Opens Voluntary Redundancy Round
The Observer, now owned by loss‑making start‑up Tortoise Media, has opened a fresh voluntary redundancy round, extending buyout offers to staff hired after the 2025 acquisition. The package mirrors the terms of the previous round, but Tortoise has not disclosed...
OMG Stop Forwarding & Pay Already: Breaker Media’s Fed Up
Breaker Media founder Lachlan Cartwright announced a new user agreement that caps newsletter forwarding at three recipients per month and introduces discounted group subscriptions. The policy, rolled out on March 8, triggered an immediate uptick in paid subscriptions within the...
Dow Jones Targets $1B EBITDA, Intros $7,499 Super Consumer Bundle
Dow Jones aims for $1 billion EBITDA within five years, a 70% increase from 2025, according to CEO Almar Latour. To reach the target, the company is rolling out a $7,499 “super consumer” bundle and accelerating direct‑to‑consumer products, while expanding high‑margin...
