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Barnyard Fashionistas, by artists Bree Allen & Josh Reiss will be hatching their NFT series this winter 2021, which is comprised of over 10,000...
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CAPITAL & MAIN-The last two decades have seen the downsizing or demise of countless American print media outlets, leaving many of us resigned at reports of the latest corporate consolidation or private equity takeover of a beloved publication. Though I unhappily count myself among the jaded, one precursor to the 21st century erosion of the Fourth Estate still carries a particular sting — and important lessons for our time. In June 1996, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin swaggered into a small newsroom in West Los Angeles where a group of journalists had gathered for what they expected to be a living wake for their paper. Starting in Arizona in the 1970s, the two men had built the largest chain of alternative weeklies in the U.S. through a series of aggressive acquisitions. Though the founders of New Times tried halfheartedly to put lipstick on a pig with reassurances about their intentions, the staff’s worst fears were soon confirmed.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: M&A in the media industry is about to pick up. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 rollback of media ownership limits. Media companies that once avoided specific acquisitions due to regulatory ownership limits may now take a second look. But passing through FCC review is only part of the equation, with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and many State Attorneys General frequently taking a hard look at deals in this sector. The Supreme Court’s decision affirming the FCC’s relaxation of its ownership limits means that antitrust scrutiny may now play a larger role in the clearance of media mergers as media companies look to make acquisitions past the FCC’s prior limits.
VDS's Kenny Stocker Honored in the National Stevie Awards News provided by Share this article V Digital Service's Kenny Stocker has been named a winner in the 15 th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. Stocker, VDS's vice president for sales and partnerships, received a Bronze Stevie in the Senior Sales Executive of the Year category, marking him as one of the nation's highest-performing sales professionals. VDS Kenny logo Judging of the 2021 Stevie Awards was conducted between November 2020 and January 2021 by more than 160 professionals worldwide serving on nine specialized juries. Judges' average scores determined the winners, who will be honored during a virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 14.