Penske Media Acquires 50% Stake in South by Southwest Festival
Deal comes as SXSW and other events have been put on hold due to the pandemicSean Burch | April 19, 2021 @ 7:57 AM Last Updated: April 19, 2021 @ 8:00 AM
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P-MRC, the joint venture of publisher Penske Media and MRC, announced a significant investment in South by Southwest, the popular Austin, Texas festival, on Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported P-MRC will acquire 50% of SXSW in the deal, although financial terms were not disclosed.
The deal adds to P-MRC’s expanding list of holdings, which already includes a number of media outlets, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Rolling Stone. It also comes after the festival and conference business has essentially vanished over the last year due to the coronavirus pandemic; SXSW which typically has an eclectic mix of entertainment, music and tech-focused shows and conferences was forced to have a condensed, online-only version of
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