Media and Publishing

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

Newsy/Scripps Custom iPhone Lucite

Custom Lucite recognizing the acquisition of Columbia, Missouri-based video news provider Newsy by Scripps. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Scripps owns 19 local television stations and daily newspapers in 13 markets across the U.S.

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Chicago Tribune Custom Deal Toy

Lucite deal gift celebrating the successful emergence from Chapter 11 restructuring of Chicago-based Tribune Co. The Tribune Co. has major broadcasting and publishing holdings across the United States.

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Canal+ Vivendi Deal Gift

Financial tombstone marking the acquisition of Canal Plus France by Vivendi. Headquartered in Paris, France, Vivendi is a multinational media and telecommunications company.

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Shutterfly Custom Deal Toy

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Nielsen Lucite Commemorative

Lucite commemorative commemorating a series of deals engaged in by New York-based media measurement and market research firm Nielsen. Nielsen was advised in these transactions by the law firm Robinson & Cole.

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Eska Financial Tombstone

Financial tombstone marking the sale by H2 Equity Partners of its Dutch portfolio company Eska Graphic Board. Eska, which had been acquired by H2 in 2006, was sold to the private equity firm Andlinger & Company.

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CBS Outdoor International Deal Toy

Lucite tombstone commemorating the acquisition of CBS Outdoor International by Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity. CBS Outdoor International is one of the largest out-of-home media and billboard businesses in Europe, operating in the U.K., Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Spain, as well as China.

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Google IPO Lucite Tombstone

Lucite Tombstone commemorating Google’s IPO

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McGraw-Hill Books Custom Deal Toy

Custom deal toy commemorating the sale by McGraw-Hill Companies of its McGraw-Hill Education division.

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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.