Article: Media M&A starting to show signs of life.(NEWS)(Acquisitions and mergers)

Byline: S.C.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITION activity in the media arena showed some signs of life in the third quarter, according to a report released last week by Jordan, Edmiston Group.

In the first three quarters of this year, 466 deals worth a combined $16.4 billion took place in the media, information, marketing services and technology sectors, according to Jordan, Edmiston. Compared with the same period last year, the deal volume was down 30% and the deal value was off 42%.

Third-quarter results were more positive. Although deal volume fell 28.8% to 168 transactions in the third quarter of 2008, overall deal value increased 85%, jumping from ...

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