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Virginia Business wins national journalism awards
Publisher Bernie Niemeier wins gold award for commentary
Virginia Business won two national journalism awards Wednesday during The Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ (AABP) 2021 Editorial Excellence Awards ceremony. Virginia Business Publisher Bernie Niemeier placed gold in the
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Axios-Athletic merger gets axed
Arlington-based Axios is daily news site with podcasts, HBO show
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A proposed merger between Arlington-based digital news company Axios Media Inc. and San Francisco-based sports media firm the Athletic is no longer going forward, according to a May 6 report
Graham Holdings Co. to acquire Leaf Group Ltd. for $323M
Leaf Group's brands include Well + Good, Livestrong.com
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Arlington-based Graham Holdings Co. announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Santa Monica, California-based consumer internet company Leaf Group Ltd. in a $323 million, all-cash transaction.
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Nine newsroom employees to be laid off at Roanoke Times
Sports, education beats heavily impacted in eliminated positions
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Nine newsroom employees at The Roanoke Times were notified of their pending layoffs Monday by parent company Lee Enterprises Inc., according to the newspaper’s local newsroom union and multiple staff
WSJ reports Axios is eyeing merger with the Athletic
Arlington news website would go public through SPAC, according to news reports
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Arlington-based digital news company Axios Media Inc. is in discussions to merge with San Francisco-based sports media firm the Athletic, according to The Wall Street Journal, with the two companies
Reston-based Comscore closes investment transactions
Investments from were used to retire $200M+ in debt, improve liquidity
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Reston-based media measurement and analytics company Comscore Inc. announced Thursday that it has closed its previously announced investment transactions with Connecticut-based Charter Communications Inc., Colorado-based Qurate Retail Inc. and an
Gannett to refinance $1.05B in debt
Nation's largest newspaper publisher seeks to lower interest rates, extend debt maturity
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McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., announced Monday it will refinance $1.05 billion in debt to lower its interest rates and extend maturity on outstanding
Tegna acquires podcast company
Tysons media company buys Locked On Podcast Network
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Tysons-based broadcast and digital media company Tegna Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Locked On Podcast Network, which covers local sports and the four major professional sports leagues. Financial terms
Reston-based Comscore secures investments for stock deal
Investments from three companies will be used to retire $200M+ in debt, improve liquidity
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Reston-based media-measurement and analytics company Comscore Inc. announced Thursday that Connecticut-based Charter Communications Inc., Colorado-based Qurate Retail Inc. and an affiliate of New York-based Cerberus Capital Management LP are each
Politico to acquire E&E News
Arlington news organization to buy energy, environment news business
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Arlington-based political and policy-focused news organization Politico announced last week it will acquire energy and environment news organization E&E News. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the purchase