Nielsen Expositions sold to Onex for $950 million

Posted on: 05/06/13

San Juan Capistrano, Calif.—Onex Corp. is buying Nielsen Expositions, an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings, for $950 million in cash. Toronto-based Onex is a private equity firm with approximately $15 billion of assets under management. The deal is expected to close in the current quarter.

Business media companies plan to accelerate growth

Posted on: 01/08/13

This year should see business media companies continue to operate leanly as they strive to broaden their revenue streams beyond print and online display advertising, implement digital- and mobile-first approaches to content, and invest in new data technologies. For some traditional companies, this...

UBM considers selling data services division

Posted on: 09/26/12

London—B-to-b marketing and publishing company UBM is considering a possible sale of its data services division, including industry-specific databases and magazines, in order to focus on conferences and trade shows.

B-to-b media revenue up 3.3% in first half

Posted on: 09/13/12

New York—Total b-to-b media revenue rose 3.3% to $12.49 billion in the first half of the year, compared with the year-earlier period, according to Business Information Network data released by American Business Media. The BIN figures comprise data, digital, print and trade show revenue.

Redwood acquires CSP Information Group

Posted on: 07/03/12

Washington, D.C.—Redwood Acquisitions has acquired CSP Information Group, which produces CSP, FARE, FoodService

Enterprise 2.0 events rebranded as E2

Posted on: 06/20/12

San Francisco—UBM TechWeb has announced its Enterprise 2.0 conferences, virtual trade shows and webinars have been renamed E2. The conferences cover the use of social software.

Ascend introduces live streaming video technology

Posted on: 06/20/12

Orlando, Fla.—Custom publisher Ascend Integrated Media has announced AscendStreaming, a live streaming video technology available for use at trade shows and conferences. Ascend said the service will debut at the 2012 HCEA Annual Meeting to be held June 23-26 in Orlando.

UBM, Randall-Reilly shake up organizational structures

Posted on: 06/08/12

Since the recession struck in 2008, several b-to-b media companies have undergone various kinds of “restructuring” or “reorganization” to cope with the fallout from the downturn. The words are often code for bankruptcy—or at the very least signs of serious trouble.

UBM Canon pursues aggressive strategy to meld its mobile event app with its live shows

Posted on: 06/08/12

In late April, one week before the BIOMEDevice, Design & Manufacturing New England and Electronics New England event in Boston, UBM Canon introduced a mobile event application to enhance the co-located program's value for exhibitors, sponsors and attendees before, during and after the show.