Observed Signal · Oct 2, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: MDIF · Impact: 2/5
MDIF Invests in Turnkey, home of Serbia’s longest-running business podcast
MDIF has taken a minority equity stake in Turnkey, the Serbian digital media, consulting and production company behind Pojačalo, backing …
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MFE Buys 32.9% Stake in Impresa
MFE-MediaForEurope has taken another step in its pan-European expansion by acquiring a 32.9% stake in Portuguese media group Impresa for around €17.3 million. Impresa owns the SIC TV network and the Expresso weekly, and the stake broadens MFE’s cross-border footprint to Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The deal includes a plan for collaboration on joint advertising solutions and a shared digital platform, with initial focus on advertising sales and the two groups’ digital properties. This move comes less than three months after MFE bought a majority stake in ProSiebenSat.1, underscoring a strategy to consolidate European media assets to better compete with US platforms. Impresa’s CEO Francisco Pedro Balsemão said the partnership reflects a shared vision around quality content, local production and technological innovation. MFE’s leadership highlighted economies of scale and faster geographic reach as core advantages of the arrangement, including plans to begin operational collaborations immediately.
Gilles Marchand co-edits book on philanthropy for media funding
Former SRG Director General Gilles Marchand has co-edited a book titled 'Die Finanzierung der Medien neu denken' (Rethinking Media Funding), published in German by Seismo Verlag. The essay collection examines philanthropy as a potential third funding source for media amid declining private and public revenues. It includes contributions on the media crisis, theoretical approaches like 'knowledge commons', the work of the Media Development Investment Fund, and innovative business models for online media. The book also addresses criticisms of philanthropy, such as the influence of private actors on public life, and suggests small donors and advertising space for philanthropists as solutions. Marchand leads the Media and Philanthropy initiative at the University of Geneva.
MDIF welcomes six new partners to Amplify Kenya and Amplify Nigeria
MDIF is pleased to announce the addition of six new media organizations to its Amplify Kenya and Amplify Nigeria programs, …
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