TISO BLACKSTARDESPITE labouring under a name that sounds like the child of an empowerment champion and a science fiction nerd, Tiso Blackstar is maintaining its reputation for hyperactivity.This is, of course, the entity that owns this distinguished organ, so there is always the risk that writing about it approvingly will earn a scribe the Order of the Brown Nose with oak leaves and bar, especially when its share price has been on a trajectory that would earn an approving nod from an extreme skier. Tiso Blackstar has never been one to shy away from a bold move, however, and it has decided to stop footling around in other markets and go all in on the media industry. This is particularly bold at a time when many investors are running away from media as fast as their chubby little legs will carry them. And the company admits that a combination of a weak economy, declining circulation and reduced marketing spend means that this is a sector that is ripe for consolidation.Too many titles ...
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