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The evaporation of TPG’s $450mn investment shows what can happen when Wall Street collides with an uncontrollable creative industry
Many sins, little virtue
In the case of Vice and Envision, running out of cash and bad business models were no bar to raising more money
Struggling group agrees to sell to consortium that includes Soros Fund Management and Fortress
How Shane Smith and the digital media company missed an opportunity by not selling out at the top of the industry’s boom
“When everything’s Web3, nothing is.”
Youth-focused digital publisher launches on Roku TV platform amid Spac deal plan
Pipeline hackers say they did not mean to create problems for society
Tougher environment for likes of BuzzFeed and Vice raises prospect of more consolidation
Digital publisher’s non-US content unit hit by uncertainty over UK’s EU departure
Leading lights of new media generation join forces as sector struggles for ad revenues
Philip Morris strikes £5m sponsored content deal to promote ecigarettes
‘Strategic restructure’ come days after similar moves at BuzzFeed and Huffington Post
News and entertainment site’s cuts come amid deteriorating climate for online publishers
Founder’s idea for digital publishers to merge to gain scale is likely not enough
Former high-flyer struggles with uncertain advertising market and competition
An appearance of strength can be as good as the real thing
Exaggerations, half-truths and white lies are rife — but do start-ups deserve leeway?
A+E chief to succeed Shane Smith shows willingness to take risks and shake things up
Co-founder who said ‘day-to-day management is hard’ will focus on content and deals
Digital media company in talks with A+E Networks head
New generation of once-hot groups forced to adjust models as rules of business alter
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