Carpenter Media Group Acquires Enterprise Media Group

Carpenter Media Group Acquires EO Media Group

October 23, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Carpenter Media Group, a Mississippi-based owner of local media outlets, agreed to acquire EO Media Group, taking ownership of more than two dozen newspapers, magazines and newsletters. The purchase expands Carpenter’s growing portfolio of community news titles and follows its earlier acquisition of Pamplin Media Group.

Carpenter Media Group Acquires Phillips Media Group Portfolio and Nowata Printing Company

August 30, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Carpenter Media Group, the parent company of Black Press Media, acquired Phillips Media Group's portfolio in August, purchasing 16 community newspapers across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois along with the Nowata Printing Company in Springfield, Missouri. The deal expands Carpenter Media Group's footprint in U.S. community publishing and adds printing capabilities to its existing portfolio of more than 250 titles in Canada and the U.S.

Carpenter Media Group Acquires M. Roberts Media

December 6, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Carpenter Media Group has acquired M. Roberts Media, a family-owned Texas publisher that owns seven newspapers and multiple magazines and marketing businesses serving South and East Texas. The deal transfers control of titles including the Victoria Advocate, Longview News-Journal and Tyler Morning Telegraph to Carpenter as it expands its community-news footprint; terms were not disclosed.

Hoffmann Family of Companies / Hoffmann Media Group Acquires Missourian Publishing Co. (The Missourian)

June 6, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Hoffmann Family of Companies, through its Hoffmann Media Group unit, has acquired Missourian Publishing Co., owner of The Missourian newspaper, its printing operations, real estate and digital platform. The seller is the Miller family; Hoffmann plans to modernize digital assets, upgrade printing facilities, and integrate the title into its existing media portfolio to preserve local journalism and expand regional printing and digital capabilities.

IBJ Media Acquires Grow INdiana Media Ventures (Inside INdiana Business)

August 31, 2021

Media & Entertainment

IBJ Media has acquired Grow INdiana Media Ventures LLC, the parent company of the Inside INdiana Business brand, to expand its statewide business news reach. The Inside INdiana Business television and radio operations will become a division of IBJ Media, led by founder Gerry Dick; terms were not disclosed.

Connect Media Acquires Networld Media Group

January 30, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Connect Media, a Los Angeles-based B2B media company, has acquired Louisville-based Networld Media Group, a business-to-business news and events operator serving the restaurant, retail, banking and self-service technology sectors. The deal expands Connect Media's media and events footprint into adjacent verticals and grows the combined team's headcount to more than 60 employees; terms were not disclosed.