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Media brand published by The Brag Media
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Vinyl Group is buying Val Morgan Digital, publisher of BuzzFeed and PopSugar, from Hoyts for $10.5 million, with funding via a shareholder facility and Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh joining the Vinyl board.
Brag Media cofounder Luke Girgis is suing Vinyl Group for performance payments from their 2023 sale; the piece also recalls Vinyl's other acquisitions and Richard White's $11 million investment.
AFR's Media & Marketing section roundup: Joe Aston's Rampart has raised $2.3m from five backers and TEG has locked in roughly $100m of fresh bank debt, alongside media policy, court and personality stories.
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