Lucite tombstone recognizing the acquisition of PR Newswire, the world’s largest press release site. The acquirer was Cision, a PR software company headquartered in Chicago.
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A range of content and marketing channels are represented here, including streaming and digital services, social media, billboards, and print.
Lucite tombstone recognizing the acquisition of PR Newswire, the world’s largest press release site. The acquirer was Cision, a PR software company headquartered in Chicago.
(6ALR445)Lucite deal toy marking the acquisition of Swedish pay TV operator Boxer.
(6LJWf14)Deal tombstone marking the purchase of a stake in digital media company AwesomenessTV by Verizon. DreamWorks Animation remains the company’s majority shareholder.
Custom sales achievement award with embedded miniature microphone given by Cumulus Media. Cumulus is the second largest owner and operator of radio stations in the U.S. (6AKLD13). Follow this link for a gallery of other acrylic embedments.
Lucite tombstone marking the IPO of media firm Ascential. Formerly known as Top Right, Ascential is the owner of the Cannes Lions advertising festival, as well as the fashion site WGSN, and 17 publications including Drapers and Retail Week.
(6LACA17)Financial tombstone recognizing the sale of a minority interest in television and film studio Lionsgate. The stake in the studio, which has produced “Mad Men”, “Orange is The New Black”, and “The Hunger Games” franchise, was purchased by Liberty Global and Discovery.
(6AKL981)Custom tombstone marking a credit facility provided for brand development firm Authentic Brands. The New York-based firm also licenses the likenesses of celebrities.
(4AJS03Y)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.
