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FB Roundup: Groupe Artemis, News Corp, H&M Group

July 2, 2021

Pinault family’s Artemis and James Murdoch venture into Gen Z video platform Brut, Rupert Murdoch closes the book on $349 million Houghton Mifflin Harcourt deal, H&M profits rebound by $1.2 billion but stores cut.

Pinault family’s Artemis and James Murdoch venture into Gen Z video platform Brut

Francois-Henri Pinault and James Murdoch, the scions of family-owned traditional media groups, are investing millions into Brut, a new “socially conscious” digital news provider for Generation Z and millennials.

FB: Roundup: Serum Institute of India, Ferrero, News Corp

March 22, 2021

Poonawalla family’s Serum Institute under pressure to deliver Covid-19 vaccines, Ferrero-owned Thorntons exits shop estate for e-commerce, Murdoch’s News Corp wins content compensation from Facebook.

Poonawalla family’s Serum Institute under pressure to deliver Covid-19 vaccines

Serum Institute of India, the second-generation Poonawalla family business and the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, has delivered half of the agreed 10 million Oxford-AstraZeneca doses from India to the United Kingdom, contributing to the delay of the UK’s vaccination programme.

Family publisher Crain closes UK business title

June 23, 2010

Crain Communications Inc, the family-owned US publishing company, announced yesterday it is closing its UK regional title Crain’s Manchester Business due to a lack of advertising revenue.

Crain Communications Inc, the family-owned US publishing company, announced yesterday it is closing its UK regional title Crain's Manchester Business due to a lack of advertising revenue.