NewBay Media,

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was a

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and

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founded in 2006 and headquartered in

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. NewBay Media served five marketplaces — Music, Pro Audio/AV, Video & Broadcast, Consumer Electronics, and Education. In April 2018,

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acquired NewBay for $13.8 million.

Acquisitions

In September 2006, NewBay Media (as an affiliate of

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) acquired

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(Including Music Player Network, formerly Miller Freeman Music) from

United Business Media UBM plc was a British business-to-business (B2B) events organiser headquartered in London, England, before its acquisition by Informa in 2018. It had a long history as a multinational media company. Its main focus was on B2B events, but its ...

which yielded ''Guitar Player'', ''Bass Player'', ''Keyboard'', ''Pro Sound News'', ''Systems Contractor News'', ''Residential Systems'', ''Videography'', ''Government Video'', ''DV'', ''Technology & Learning'', and ''Television Broadcast''. In 2007, NewBay Media acquired IMAS Publishing which yielded ''TV Technology'', ''Radio World'', ''Pro Audio Review'', ''Audio Media'', and some regional editions.NewBay Media acquires IMAS Publishing
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'', 1 July 2007 (retrieved 19 September 2010) In 2009, Reed Business Information sold ''TWICE'', ''Broadcasting & Cable'', and ''Multichannel News'' to NewBay Media. In early 2011, NewBay Media announced that it had acquired '' Mix'', '' Electronic Musician'', ''

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'', and ''Sound & Video Contractor'' magazines from

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. In 2012, NewBay Media bought the Music division of

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. In late 2012, NewBay Media acquired U.K.-based

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(which was originally formed from the purchase of IP from United Business Media), including brands such as ''

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'', ''PSNEurope'', ''TVBEurope'', ''MCV'', ''Installation'', and ''ToyNews''. NewBay Media wanted to acquire these brands because of their strong market positioning and their historical links to the United Business Media purchases, as ''Pro Sound News'' was, prior to the spin off from UBM, sister magazine to ''PSNEurope'' (or Pro Sound News Europe). In 2017, NewBay Media sold ''Revolver'' to Project Group M LLC. In 2018, Future reacquired majority of the assets previously sold to NewBay Media by buying NewBay Media outright for US13.8 million.

Publications

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'' * AV-iQ * '' Bass Player'' * ''

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Broadcasting & Cable ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (or ''Broadcasting+Cable'') is a weekly telecommunications industry trade magazine published by Future US. Previous names included ''Broadcasting-Telecasting'', ''Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising'', and ''Broadcas ...

'' * '' Develop'' * ''

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* '' Electronic Musician'' * ''

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'' * ''Guitar Aficionado'' * ''

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'' * ''Installation'' * '' Keyboard Magazine'' * '' Licensing.biz'' * '' MCV'' * '' MI World'' * '' Mix'' * '' Mobile Entertainment'' * ''

Multichannel News ''Multichannel News'' is a magazine and website published by Future US that covers multichannel television and communications providers, such as cable operators, satellite television firms and telephone companies, as well as emerging Internet ...

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'' * '' Pro Audio Review'', professional audio * '' ProSoundNews'', professional audio * '' PSNEurope'' * ''

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'' * '' Radio World'' * '' Rental & Staging'' * * '' School CIO'' * ''Sound & Video Contractor'' * ''

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'' * '' Tech & Learning'' * '' Toy News'' * '' TVBEurope'' * '' TV Technology'' * '' TWICE'' * '' Videography'', videography

References

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