Bonnier is shuttering the print editions of five magazines and has laid off 70 people from its U.S. group. That’s aboutBonnier, the Swedish publishing conglomerate, has laid off 70 people from its U.S. group. That represents about 17 percent of the company’s American workforce. The publisher is also shuttering five magazines. Powered by WPeMatico

TechTarget, Inc. announced the release of Deal ScoreCard, a new quarterly subscription report service from TechTarget Research. Deal ScoreCard reports provide in-depth insight on vendor consideration; product feature, initiative and workload importance; vendor pricing and deal terms practices; and competitive win/loss in 20 technology product market segments across the Data Center, Cloud, Storage and End-User Computing […]

HuffPost is launching two new sections: Opinion and Personal. The new Opinion section will feature a mix of regular columnists and one-off guest writers, commissioned by our Opinion editors. The new Personal section will feature commissioned first-person essays by guest writers, as well as person-first content written by HuffPost reporters. As it rolls out these changes, it is ending the HuffPost […]

Bloomberg LP is planning to retire a financial commentary brand called Bloomberg Gadfly to consolidate its news service’s opinion offerings. Gadfly was launched in late 2015, aiming to provide quick analysis on markets, finance, corporate and technology news. The name sprouted from a code word used inside Bloomberg to describe the project before it went live. […]

Eyeota is looking to sell audience data to advertisers around the world, and it’s announcing that it’s raised $12.5 million in Series B funding for further growth. Eyeota has now raised more than $22 million. The new funding was led by French private equity firm Jolt Capital SAS, with participation from Project A Ventures and Qualgro. […]

Acxiom, the data foundation for marketers, announced significant enhancements to the Acxiom Measurement Solution, part of Acxiom Analytics’ portfolio of omnichannel analytics services. Designed to quantify the impact of marketing across the full customer lifecycle via closed-loop, incremental measurement, the solution now offers more robust reporting, increased speed to insights and greater opportunity for inflight campaign optimization.  […]

Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, received an investment from Boathouse Capital. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company plans to use the funds for acquisitions, product development and market share expansion. Powered by WPeMatico

MSCI Inc., a provider of research-based indexes and analytics, launched MSCI FaCS, a factor classification standard and MSCI Factor Box, an updated style box designed to reflect a modern approach to investing. Its latest Factor innovation MSCI FaCS and MSCI Factor Box provide investors a common language framework, with an easily accessible and visual representation, […]

Arrow Electronics is announcing the launch of Arrow Virtual Classroom in EMEA. Arrow’s Education Business Group introduces the new service to increase training reach and effectiveness out of Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK. Powered by WPeMatico

Exchange Data International (EDI) is pleased to announce the launch of it’s new data offering: Global Economic Data. Divided in 8 major databases, and comprising more than 1.6 million carefully selected time series, over 6.7 million trend series and around 300,000 forecast series, the new service provides the most accurate, comprehensive and timely economic data, from […]

CGG has repositioned its Data Management Services business as Smart Data Solutions after extending its E&P data optimization portfolio to deliver global digitalization solutions. Smart Data Solutions has rapidly expanded its offerings and investments, and is now actively engaged in projects that address the digital transformation programs of its global oil and gas industry customers, […]

SAGE Publishing has announced the purchase of Data-Planet, a statistical multidisciplinary data repository that has application in academic libraries, public libraries, government and commercial markets. Data-Planet Statistical Datasets is a collection of organized statistical data and is used by research universities.  Powered by WPeMatico

145 former Rodale employees will soon be out of a job in the wake of Hearst Magazines’ takeover of the company. Locations affected by the layoffs include Rodale’s main office in Emmaus, the Rodale Photo Studio, Rodale Test Kitchen, and its Iron Run Distribution Center—a 100,000 sq foot facility opened by Rodale in 1989, which […]

Beijing Dentsu has appointed Jonathan Tse as the new President of Dentsu X China, the media business arm of Beijing Dentsu. Based in Beijing, Tse will report to Akimasa Baba, CEO of Beijing Dentsu. Tse will be responsible for strengthening Dentsu’s media planning capability in China. Powered by WPeMatico

Cambridge University Press is launching a new content sharing service – Cambridge Core Share – providing the academic community and wider public with greater access to research. Cambridge University Press has developed the new service on its Cambridge Core platform and will extend the functionality to a select number of journals during an initial pilot phase. Powered […]

Facebook, Google and Twitter told Congress they’ve gone beyond screening and removing extremist content and are creating more anti-terror propaganda to pre-empt violent messages at the source. Representatives from the three companies told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that they are, among other things, targeting people likely to be swayed by extremist messages […]

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) have collaborated to identify principles of transparency and best practice for scholarly publications and to clarify that these principles form the basis of the criteria by which suitability […]

Farm Journal announced the acquisition of Market Research Data Service (MRDS). Owner and CEO Matt Yaske has joined Farm Journal as Senior Data Architect. The acquisition significantly enhances Farm Journal’s data analytics capabilities and integrates proprietary MRDS algorithms directly into Farm Journal’s Farm Reach database.  Powered by WPeMatico

Pearson will announce full year results on 23 February 2018, but is providing an update on trading to the end of 2017 and guidance for 2018. Preliminary expectations for full year 2017 results: At guidance exchange rates adjusted operating profit of c.£600m-605m is at the upper end of our October 2017 guidance range of £576m-£606m.  Powered by WPeMatico

The expected wave of litigation against the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net-neutrality rules has begun. A group of attorneys general for 21 states and the District of Columbia sued to block the rules. So did Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox browser, public-interest group Free Press and New America’s Open Technology Institute. Others may file […]

Britain’s Informa struck a deal to buy conference organizer UBM for 3.8 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) in cash and stock, forming a business events and exhibitions group worth 8 billion pounds. The deal, which comes almost a decade after UBM tried to buy Informa, will give it greater scale and specialization in events, the fastest growing part of […]

A new proptech platform has launched that links tenants’ rental payments with their Experian credit report and provides a full rent reporting service for letting agents and landlords. The Credit Builder platform is designed to help tenants improve their credit history by building up a validated rental record which they can share with future landlords and […]

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in sub-prime automotive loan originations, and Equifax Inc., a global information solutions company, announced an integration of Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination System with The Work Number database, provided by Equifax Workforce Solutions, a business unit of Equifax Inc. Powered by WPeMatico

Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health announced that it has acquired Via Oncology, a company that provides decision support and best practices in cancer care management. Via Oncology helps cancer centers demonstrate the value of their care to patients, referring physicians and payers by developing and implementing clinical pathways in collaboration with its […]

Kantar Public, the public policy and communications specialist division of the Kantar group, has appointed Sean Larkins to the position of Global CEO for its consulting division, Kantar Public Consulting.  Powered by WPeMatico

ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, had several of our research analysts on-site at CES 2018 in Las Vegas between January 9-12, 2018. ABI Research has pulled the truly compelling technology findings at CES 2018 into brief updates — a total of 14 1-minute reads entitled, What Visionaries […]

South Korean universities, which have been engaged in a long standoff with Elsevier over access to its major academic journal database, reached an agreement with the publishing giant. Universities complained about the way journals are bundled, saying they were being forced to pay for titles that were rarely used. Price increases were also part of […]

Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc., announced the launch of passiveIQ, a new analytics tool designed to provide investor relations (IR) professionals with comprehensive and actionable insights into passive index investment data from mutual funds and ETFs. passiveIQ is available as a supplementary service to Nasdaq IR Insight. Powered by WPeMatico

Toluna, a provider of on-demand, digital consumer insights, announced that its parent company; ITWP Acquisitions Limited has acquired Shanghai KuRun Information Technology Co., Ltd. KuRunData has online and mobile panels of more than 5 million registered members. Kurun couples this with a survey platform to deliver unrivalled access to insight into the Chinese market. Powered by […]

Havas London chief executive Xavier Rees is taking charge of sister customer engagement agency Havas Helia, replacing Tash Whitmey. Whitmey, who was chief executive of Havas Helia for six years, quit last year to run Tesco’s customer loyalty marketing team. Rees will take on responsibilities for Havas Helia from the end of January.  Powered by WPeMatico

Swrve, the customer interaction engine, has partnered with Segment, the infrastructure for customer data, to provide new levels of insight relating to consumer behavior on emerging platforms including native mobile and OTT digital media streaming. In addition, the partnership enables Swrve customers to build campaigns across multiple channels based on data from any of Segment’s data […]

Manhattan Associates, Inc. announced a solution that gives retailers new insight into individual shopping experiences to provide exceptional, personalized service. Part of the Manhattan Active Omni platform, Manhattan Customer Engagement connects customer conversations on social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, with real-time order information to give associates a complete and accurate picture of each customer’s buying journey. […]

Reed Technology and Information Services Inc. (Reed Tech), a LexisNexis company and lprovider of data management and analytics solutions for the life sciences industry, introduces Reed Tech SingleSource for Medical Devices, a data management tool built specifically to meet the needs of medical device manufacturers. Fully integrated with 1Worldsync, the leading provider of content solutions, it […]

IoT technology revenues across 12 key smart city technologies and verticals will grow from around US$25 billion in 2017 to US$62 billion in 2026 at an average growth rate of 11%. According to ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, while smart meters and video surveillance represent […]

BDO Canada LLP has appointed Patricia Gonsalves as its first Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer (CIDO), effective immediately. To bolster BDO Canada as a champion of inclusion and diversity (I&D), Patricia will lead the firm’s I&D activities. This includes establishing a national I&D Advisory Council and raising awareness within the firm.  Powered by WPeMatico

Salesforce announced new innovations that empower retailers to deliver more connected and personalized shopping experiences across a consumer’s marketing, commerce and customer service journey. With Salesforce business to consumer CRM, retailers have a single, unified platform for commerce, marketing and service that can drive personalized shopping experiences wherever consumers interact with a brand, including mobile, web, social and […]

Nobel laureate and former Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been chosen as president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Chu will start his three-year term as an officer and member of the Executive Committee of the AAAS Board of Directors at the 184th AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, in February. Powered […]

Global technology company Digital Science is proud to announce the launch of Dimensions, a new platform that aims to democratise and transform scholarly search. A collaboration between six Digital Science portfolio companies (Altmetric, Digital Science Consultancy, Figshare, Readcube, Symplectic and ÜberResearch) and more than 100 research funders and universities, Dimensions offers a better, faster way […]

The 2018 RedLink Index, covering the 2017 subscription year, is now available. The 2018 RedLink Index provides benchmarks and comparisons of usage patterns, aggregating information about more than 1,700 journals from a variety of international publishers covering all areas of science and scholarship.  Powered by WPeMatico

Knowledge Unlatched (KU) increases the discoverability of more than 300 books from the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) through its services KU Open Services. Included are titles from the Transcript, W. Bertelsmann,University Press of Colorado, The University of North Carolina Press, Academic Studies Press, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht and Mohr Siebeck. Powered by WPeMatico

Yewno, Inc., a provider of AI-driven knowledge discovery solutions, announces that publishers who use Ingram Content Group services can make book content discoverable over the Yewno platform. De Gruyter now joins StanfordUniversity Press, Brill, and Wiley as publishers with books provided by Ingram and now discoverable through Yewno. Powered by WPeMatico

More than a year after Gawker was shuttered, following a lawsuit funded by Peter Thiel, the cofounder of PayPal, is making an offer to buy the former media news site’s remaining assets. Thiel was also one of the first major investors in Facebook. Gawker’s remaining assets include its domain name and close to 200,000 archived […]

Throughout its 226 years, the Observer has appeared in many formats: principally as a broadsheet newspaper and, for the last 13 years, as a Berliner. Next Sunday sees its next iteration, as a tabloid, when it moves to new printing presses. Its sister paper, the Guardian, switches to tabloid tomorrow. Powered by WPeMatico

Blockchain technology is most often associated with cryptocurrencies and financial services applications.  But, it’s the very decentralized nature and cryptographic anchor of blockchain that makes it a prime foundation for cybersecurity solutions, particularly considering the continued mass-scale data breaches and identity theft happening on a worldwide scale and within the most well-guarded corporate perimeters.  The […]

Research Square’s video team has been experimenting with a shorter, simpler product with the potential to reach new audiences in new ways: connecting with anyone who has an interest in science, even outside of the field of research being summarized. The result is Video Byte — a 1-minute overview of a piece of published research and how […]

SourceMedia, a digital business information and performance media company serving senior decision-makers in finance, technology and healthcare, announces the launch of SourceSelect+, an account-based marketing (ABM) product that analyzes SourceMedia’s first-party intent data to identify those prospects who are in-market for a client’s product(s). Powered by WPeMatico

Observer Media has hired former Newsweek Media Group CMO James Karklins as president. He has the option to name an editor in chief, a post has been empty since May 2017, when Ken Kurson resigned and several reporters were laid off.  Powered by WPeMatico

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is overhauling the news feed to prioritize posts from family and friends, as opposed to those from brands and publishers. That means its 2 billion users will see fewer news articles, viral videos and other media content. The change is the biggest tweak the social network has made to the […]

The Atlantic’s consultancy and creative agency has changed its name from Atlantic Media Strategies to Atlantic 57 to reflect the agency’s growth, president Jean Ellen Cowgill. The new name “symbolizes that important connection from an organization’s past to its future,” Cowgill added. It also “reflects our heritage as part of The Atlantic,” which was founded in […]

Dentsu Aegis Network announces that &c will become strategically aligned with Merkle in China. The combination of Merkle China and &c will create a fully integrated offering across digital and performance media, data, analytics, CRM, marketing technology, and loyalty programs. &c’s footprint and scale in China will accelerate Merkle’s global growth in China, while Merkle’s […]

WPP announces that Kantar Consulting, the newly launched specialist growth consultancy within Kantar, has acquired Mash Strategy Limited, a brand strategy and growth consultancy. This acquisition continues WPP’s strategy of investing in important markets and sectors. Powered by WPeMatico

Internet Brands has reached an agreement to acquire Avvo, Inc. and add the brand to its expansive Legal portfolio. Terms of the transaction were not made public. The closing between the parties is expected to be completed shortly. Powered by WPeMatico

Verisk a data analytics provider, has launched a new personal lines flood insurance program through its ISO business designed to make flood coverage widely available to homeowners anywhere in the contiguous United States. The ISO personal lines flood program enables insurers to enter the private flood insurance market by offering broad and flexible coverage options in a […]

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors has appointed Mary Lee Kennedy executive director of the Association, effective April 1, 2018. Kennedy is currently principal of the Kennedy Group, where she partners with organizations to empower local and global communities to create and use knowledge that enhances lives. Powered by WPeMatico

John Wiley and Sons Inc. announced that the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is the latest Wiley Digital Archives partner. The relationship with RCP is the first venture between Wiley and this society—the oldest medical college in England. The digital resource will contain approximately 5 million images, selected from both the archives of the College and […]

The Competition Bureau says it has reached an agreement with publisher HarperCollins which the agency expects will restore retail price competition for ebooks in Canada. The outcome follows a bureau investigation that concluded an anti-competitive arrangement between HarperCollins and other ebook retailers led to higher prices for Canadian consumers. Powered by WPeMatico

Fastcase announced its expansion into the federal and state docket alerts, legal news and data analytics markets with its acquisition of Docket Alarm. Docket Alarm’s analytical capabilities, customizable real-time litigation alerts, case prediction indicators, and technology-driven research tools complement Fastcase’s quest to add content for its subscribers and provide legal analysis with contributions from firm partners across the country. […]

Innovative Interfaces is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Jacobson as Vice President, Executive Library Advocate and Strategist, a role that will support both consortia and library partners. Tom brings a deep knowledge of industry practices with over 25 years of experience helping libraries maximize their systems and get meaningful results.  Powered by WPeMatico

The Danish Growth Fund has made a $30 million investment in the Danish technology and learning company Area9 Lyceum. With this investment, considerably larger than previous investments by the fund, The Danish Growth Fund clearly signals their ambition of placing Denmark as world-leading in the field of educational technology. Powered by WPeMatico

Skillsoft, the globalprovider of corporate learning, announced the latest version of Percipio, the intelligent learning platform. Percipio now allows all types of content to be delivered across the organization, including custom and third party, as well as Skillsoft’s multi-modal content library. Powered by WPeMatico

Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, and HighPoint Solutions are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that will provide a student app for the digital-native generation at institutions of higher education. The joint product will deliver consolidated functionality covering administration and student life and will facilitate teaching and learning via users’ mobile phone and, simultaneously, a […]

Publics around the world overwhelmingly agree that the news media should be unbiased in their coverage of political issues, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of 38 countries. Yet, when asked how their news media are doing on reporting different political issues fairly, people are far more mixed in their sentiments, with many […]

Duke University Press, MSP (Mathematical Sciences Publishers), and Project Euclid announce a new publishing partnership, Alloy: A Publishing Services Alliance. Alloy was forged with two goals in mind: to offer journals the finest suite of nonprofit publishing services available in the field, and to welcome publishers into a collaboration that treats journals as true partners, not just as clients […]

Wolters Kluwer Health has signed an agreement to divest ProVation Medical, its procedure documentation and order set management software business, to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. for $180 million (approximately €150 million) in cash.The divestment reflects the Health division’s increasing focus on supporting healthcare providers in delivering improved patient outcomes by offering a broad and cohesive […]

LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced a new alliance with Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) to license CEB content and expand the vast collection of legal documents and resources available through Lexis Advance with additional trusted California content. As part of the licensing agreement, Lexis Advance now offers users a selection of 16 CEB practice titles and forms […]

Future Science Group and ACCUCOMS have announced to extend their agreement to now include Aggregagent. Titles published by FSG will become available for purchase within multiple subject collections in Aggregagent, including the ALPSP Collections. The titles of Future Science Group, predominantly in the fields of Health Sciences and Life Sciences, push the total amount of included […]

Emerald Publishing, the publisher of management and social sciences research, has appointed Vicky Williams as its new CEO. Richard Bevan, who has been CEO of Emerald Group since 2010, will take on the additional role of Executive Chairman of Emerald Group, with its Founder, Dr Keith Howard, stepping down as Chairman after 50 successful years. Dr Howard will […]

Kantar, an insight, information and consultancy group, announced it has formed a joint venture with Second City Works, the corporate services division of The Second City, the school of improvisation and comedy theater company. The collaboration, marketed as Brandstage, will work with marketing organizations to drive new product innovation, originate captivating marketing and communications ideas, explore […]

Two senators proposed “massive and mandatory” fines for data breaches at Equifax Inc. and other credit reporting companies, starting at $100 for each consumer whose sensitive information is compromised. The bill from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) would add a $50 fine for each additional piece of compromised personally identifiable information for each consumer. […]

EBSCO Industries, Inc. announced that Ryan Loy is joining the company as Chief Information Officer (CIO), and will be reporting to David Walker, President and Chief Executive Officer. Loy comes to EBSCO from ADTRAN where he was CIO. Powered by WPeMatico

WPP announces that it has acquired Bomtempo, Anahory & Ralha – Serviços Criativos, S.A. (“BAR”), an independent creative agency in Portugal. BAR will merge operations with Ogilvy & Mather Portugal, with the combined business trading as BAR Ogilvy. It will be managed by the founders of BAR: Jose Bomtempo, Diogo Anahory and Miguel Ralha. Powered […]

ODG, the provider of return to work and occupational health treatment guidelines, and Peers Health are proud to announce an extension of their multi-year partnership. In addition to providing technology and sales support, Peers will now supply ODG with new data it collects from industry participants and, through a data-sharing agreement, develop its own proprietary products, […]

NIIT has acquired Eagle Productivity Solutions, a global provider that specializes in training solutions for companies launching cloud-based applications across commercial and medical audiences. This acquisition further helps NIIT expand its capabilities in high-adoption application rollouts and deeper domain expertise in the pharmaceutical and life sciences domain – specifically, global launches of cloud-based technology in the Life […]

F+W Media has dismissed its CEO, COO, and CTO. The company’s board of directors revealed its decision to part ways with CEO Tom Beusse, COO Joe Seibert, and CTO Joe Romello, installing Greg Osberg, CEO of media consulting firm Revlyst, as F+W’s interim CEO while a replacement is sought. The dismissals come as the publisher moves to lay […]

InMobi, the independent mobile advertising platform, announced the acquisition of AerServ for $90 million in cash and stock to create the industry’s first mediation platform with a unified programmatic auction for mobile in-app publishers. This acquisition will enhance monetization for publishers globally and further enhance the InMobi Exchange, a premium mobile programmatic platform. Powered by […]

In cooperation with the Library of Congress, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has completed the digitization of all historical issues of the Congressional Record dating to the first appearance of this publication on March 5, 1873. The final release of this project, covering the period 1873-1890, is being made available to the public free […]

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international business information and events group, announces that it has sold its Institutional Investor Journals business to Pageant Media. II Journals publish original and practical analysis of global investment and finance. This transaction is in line with Euromoney’s strategy, including actively managing its portfolio of assets and seeking to sell certain businesses which […]

SAGE Publishing, an independent and academic publisher announced the purchase of the full portfolio of journals from the international, independent STM publisher, Wichtig. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in SAGE’s science, technology and medical (STM) publishing program and the development of its offerings across clinical medicine and bioengineering. The first issues with SAGE will publish […]

ReadCube: We are excited to share that the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Publications partnered with ReadCube’s Discover program. The journals of the AACR cover the entire spectrum of cancer research and will now be fully indexed and discoverable through ReadCube’s web, desktop and mobile platforms. The entire collection will also be included in ReadCube’s […]

Metrostudy, a Hanley Wood Company, announced a massive expansion of their Metrostudy Demand Insights datasets through the national rollout of its sales contract methodology. With this expansion, Metrostudy can deliver a view into the complete construction and real estate project lifecycle with timely and accurate proprietary datasets spanning both supply and demand insights, as well as […]

Cengage, an education and technology company, announced expanded leadership roles for two executives who played key roles in launching the company’s subscription service, Cengage Unlimited. The executives, Fernando Bleichmar and Todd Markson, have been appointed Chief Product Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, respectively. Powered by WPeMatico

Academic journals aggregator Ingenta Connect announces the integration this week of Google Scholar’s Campus Activated Subscriber Access service. Google Scholar’s Campus Activated Subscriber Access is a new service which expands on Google’s subscriber Links programme. It enables researchers to access full text PDFs from journals to which their institution has subscribed, even when they are working remotely, and not […]

Clarivate Analytics has announced the appointment of Mukhtar Ahmed to the position of President – Life Sciences. His arrival marks a full complement of executive level appointments for Clarivate Analytics since its formation in October 2016. Mukhtar Ahmed joins a host of new C-suite appointments of global leaders with domain expertise for each business unit and […]

Facebook is about to jump into the consumer hardware business in a big way with a video chat device named “Portal,” which will put it in direct competition with Amazon’s line of Echo voice-controlled devices. The device is designed to work in the home and represents Facebook’s first serious foray into selling consumer hardware. Facebook intends […]

As 61% of enterprises have already deployed an IoT solution, or are planning to in the next year, it is essential that both enterprises and providers ask the right questions early to maximize their IoT ROI. ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, has identified eight questions […]

Allscripts, a global provider of healthcare technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Practice Fusion, for $100 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital and net debt. Allscripts expects to expand its big data insights and analytics, data sharing technologies, and clinical trial solutions to enable life sciences organizations to accelerate bringing life-changing therapies to […]

Blackboard Inc., an education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, announced a new organizational structure aimed at focusing its teams to better serve the needs of its clients worldwide. Blackboard is creating two new divisions: Global Client Operations & Success, and Global Markets. Powered by WPeMatico

Bell Media and Bloomberg Media announced the two media companies have partnered to create Canadian multi-platform business news brand, BNN Bloomberg. Launching in Spring 2018, BNN Bloomberg will provide audiences and advertisers with an unparalleled suite of products across digital, television and radio, targeting Canada’s business decision makers. Powered by WPeMatico

S&P Global Inc. Chief Information Officer Krishna Nathan is leaving the company following a broad reorganization at the financial data and analytics firm. Swamy Kocherlakota, the company’s head of global infrastructure and enterprise transformation, is now CIO, reporting to financial chief Ewout Steenbergen. Powered by WPeMatico

Kantar, WPP’s data investment management division, announced the launch of Kantar Consulting, a specialist sales and marketing consultancy designed to ‘switch on growth’ for brand owners and retailers. With its combined creative and analytical heritage, Kantar Consulting is unique in combining retail, sales, ecommerce and marketing expertise, a deep understanding of how consumers think, live, behave and […]

TomTom announced the launch of TomTom AutoStream, a map delivery service for autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. TomTom AutoStream enables vehicles to build a horizon for the road ahead by streaming the latest map data from the TomTom cloud. By ensuring that the map used to power advanced driving functions is always the latest, TomTom AutoStream […]

Marketing and advertising technology industry veterans announced the launch of MathCapital, a predominantly early-stage venture capital fund that will support the next generation of marketing and advertising technology leaders. Joe Zawadzki, CEO and founder of MediaMath, and Eric Franchi, co-founder and formerly of Undertone, will serve as Partners of the fund.  Powered by WPeMatico

Quantcast, the AI-driven audience behavior platform for the open internet, announced the appointment of Rob Horler as Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. In this newly-created executive role, Mr. Horler’s responsibilities will include oversight and leadership of global commercial operations, including the sales and services organization, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth. . […]

hoopla digital, the digital service for public libraries, announced a new agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to add thousands of bestselling eBooks to hoopla’s dynamic digital content. With this agreement, patrons of participating public libraries will now have access to bestselling titles from HMH authors via their smartphones, tablets and laptops. Powered by WPeMatico

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a private equity firm, announced it has partnered with management to acquire Law Business Research Ltd. from Bowmark Capital. LBR provides information services to the international legal community through a portfolio of physical and online publications and research tools.  Powered by WPeMatico

U.S. fathers today are spending more time caring for their children than they did a half-century ago. Moms, by comparison, still do more of the child care and are more likely than dads to say they are satisfied with the amount of time they spend with their kids. Powered by WPeMatico

About six-in-ten Americans (61%) say the use of marijuana should be legalized, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a Pew Research Center survey. The survey, conducted in October, finds that the share of U.S. adults who support marijuana legalization is little changed from about a year ago – when 57% favored […]

Just 50% of U.S. adults now get news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016. Powered by WPeMatico

Americans agree that certain behaviors – like direct personal threats – constitute online harassment. But they are more divided on others, such as sending unkind messages or publicly sharing a private conversation. Powered by WPeMatico