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Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has acquired New Scientist in a whopping £70m cash deal.

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The New Scientist has been sold to Daily Mail owner DMGT for £70m. The weekly science magazine and website was owned by a consortium of individual investors led by Sir Bernard Gray. Editor Emily Wilson told Press Gazette in October how the title had launched newsletters, a podcast, a Youtube series and explored new commercial opportunities online since the global pandemic hit in March. It has 40 journalists and makes 75% of its revenue from subscriptions. She said: “The two biggest stories i...

Daily Mail owner buys New Scientist magazine for €70m Updated / Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 08:34 Daily Mail and General Trust wants to build out its subscriptions and digital offerings The owner of Britains Daily Mail newspaper acquired science and technology magazine New Scientist for £70m in cash, as it looks to build out its subscriptions and digital offerings.  Daily Mail and General Trust said today its consumer media division bought the publication from a consortium of investors led by Ne...

Daily Mail And General Trust Acquires New Scientist For GBP 70 Mln LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Daily Mail & General Trust Plc. (DMGT.L) said that its Consumer Media business, dmg media, has acquired New Scientist, science publishing title, from a consortium of individual investors led by Bernard Gray, for 70 million pounds in cash. New Scientist has a large and growing international readership, with a weekly circulation of about 120,000, of which just over half are UK-based. In 2021, the business is ex...

TRADING UPDATES: Capita sells Irish unit; Daily Mail buys science mag Wed, 3rd Mar 2021 19:14 (Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: HSBC Holdings PLC - FTSE 100-listed Asian-focused lender - Intends to issue USD1.00 billion 4.000% perpetual subordinated contingent convertible securities and USD1.00 billion 4.700% perpetual subordinated contingent convertible securities. The 4% securi...

The owner of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper acquired science and technology magazine New Scientist for $97.80 million in cash, as it looks to build out its subscriptions and digital offerings. Daily Mail and General Trust said on Wednesday its consumer media division bought the publication from a consortium of investors led by New Scientist owner Bernard Gray. “New Scientist is a world-renowned publication loved by its readers ... We are very much looking forward to supporting their excitin...