Media and Publishing

A range of content and marketing channels are represented here, including streaming and digital services, social media, billboards, and print.

Cheese-Themed Crystal Deal Toy

Custom crystal deal toy marking the acquisition of business news streaming service Cheddar by cable operator Altice.

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Ad Agency Acquisition Deal Toy

Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Periscope, a Minneapolis-based advertising agency.

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Pluto TV Deal Toy

Custom deal toy marking the acquisition by Viacom of Pluto TV, a Los Angeles-based video streaming service.

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Game-Themed Custom Lucite

Custom Lucite commemorating a strategic partnership between ZeniMax Media and GAEA Technologies. Under the agreement, GAEA will be the exclusive publisher in China of the strategy card game, The Elder Scrolls: Legends.

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Custom Lucite deal toy marking a strategic agreement involving the publishing of The Elder Scrolls: Legends game in China. Custom Lucite financial tombstone commemorating an agreement for the exclusive distribution in China by GAEA Technologies of The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a free-to-play strategy card game developed by ZeniMax Media.

Crystal Deal Toy for Marketing Firm Acquisition

Custom crystal deal toy commemorating the acquisition of 160over90, a branding and marketing firm based in Philadelphia. The firm, which has worked with clients ranging from Ferrari and Under Armour to the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles, was advised in the transaction by Evercore.

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Sports Network Joint Venture Tombstone

Lucite tombstone marking the formation of Stadium, a multi-platform sports network. Stadium resulted from a joint venture involving Sinclair Broadcast Group (American Sports Network), Silver Chalice, and 120 Sports.

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Bookshelf-Themed Financial Tombstone

Bookshelf-themed tombstone marking ADP’s acquisition of The Marcus Buckingham Company, a developer of cloud-based performance management and employee engagement software. TMBC is based in Beverly Hills, California.

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Microsoft-Simplygon Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy marking Microsoft’s acquisition of Swedish firm Simplygon. Simplygon provides 3D optimization solutions for game developers.

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Australian Media Company Tombstone

Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition of Australian digital display business Executive Channel Network. The acquiring firm is outdoor media company oOhmedia.

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Media and Publishing Deal Toys

The galleries beginning on this page provide over 70 images of financial tombstones and deal toys from the media and publishing space. You’ll find deals involving a range of technologies, channels, and content, including traditional print, streaming services, radio, video games, social media, and game publishers.

You’ll also see transactions and deal tombstones involving a number of prominent media companies and brands in these sectors. These include TelevisaUnivision, Conde Nast, Sky, Viacom, Liberty Global, Discovery, ZeniMax, DC Comics, McGraw Hill, and Sirius.

But you’ll also discover here deals involving less familiar players, media, and properties. These might include Series A funding for a Danish podcast provider, the initial public offering of an Australian billboard and outdoor media company, the acquisition of a German book wholesaler, the merger of two independent comic book publishers, the acquisition of an adtech agency, and financing provided to a French publishing firm.

Finally, you’ll find in these galleries commemoratives and awards not related to a financial transaction. These custom designs honor a range of milestones and achievements in these sectors. They celebrate, for example, the launch of one sports network, and the rebranding of another, joint venture partnerships between content providers, and a successful copyright judgment brought by a publisher regarding an iconic comic book character.