Christiana Sciaudone

3 days ago | amediaoperator.com | Christiana Sciaudone |Jacob Donnelly

Stat launched 10 years ago out of Boston Globe Media to cover health, medicine and the life sciences with an unabashed focus on generating revenue directly from its readers, aka, subscriptions. That led to steady growth of paying readers, but even Stat with its subscription-first mindset fell victim to a boom in Covid advertising from 2020 to 2021 that was followed by a deep contraction in healthcare and biotech ad and communications spending.

4 days ago | amediaoperator.com | Christiana Sciaudone |Jacob Donnelly

Bloomberg News was built to complement the high-priced terminal business, a wealth of data, news and analytics for financial professionals. But since it paywalled its consumer-facing website in 2018, it has increasingly looked to boost that subscriber base. Bloomberg News has more than 660,000 deeply engaged paid consumer subscribers globally, a figure that is down from 740,000 in October as reported by Adweek.

1 week ago | amediaoperator.com | Christiana Sciaudone |Jacob Donnelly

Golden Peak Media bought Creativebug this month from bankrupt Jo-Ann Stores, expanding its access to beginner crafters at a time when younger generations are turning to hobbies from quilting to knitting—and in an industry where print remains very relevant. Terms weren’t disclosed. Golden Peak Media serves arts and crafts enthusiasts with print and digital content, events and community. Its titles tend to attract hobbyists looking to go deeper into their chosen pastimes.

1 week ago | amediaoperator.com | Christiana Sciaudone |Jacob Donnelly

AIN Media Group, a publisher of aviation news, events and data, agreed to buy Leeham News & Analysis. Terms were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in July. The acquisition, AIN’s second ever in what’s expected to be a string of them, would bring stronger coverage of commercial aviation. Their audience consists of C-level executives at commercial aviation companies around the world. AIN’s current products predominantly serve a similar audience but in business aviation.

1 week ago | amediaoperator.com | Christiana Sciaudone |Jacob Donnelly

European events group Easyfairs bought EPHJ, a Swiss high-precision industry show, as a complement to its existing shows and to expand geographically. Terms were not disclosed. EPHJ has been held for more than two decades by its founders, focusing on innovation in watchmaking, jewelery, microtechnology and MedTech. In 2024, the show had over 23,000 attendees from 52 countries and more than 750 exhibitors. It is held annually in Geneva, where it will remain at that pace and location.