{"id":31189,"date":"2026-06-10T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=31189"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:08:02","slug":"hero-media-entertainment-acquires-kd-media-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=31189","title":{"rendered":"Hero Media &#038; Entertainment acquires KD Media \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Hollinshead\" class=\"wp-image-43896 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1698\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Hollinshead\" class=\"wp-image-43896 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7613-e1496412157523-1024x679.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mark Hollinshead: transformational deal (pic: DB Media Services)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Hero Media &amp; Entertainment, the Glasgow based media business which owns Daily Business, has acquired\u00a0KD Media, a live events business behind some of Scotland\u2019s most high profile industry awards and conference programmes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">KD Media was founded by Kirsten Speirs in 2003 and its portfolio includes the Scottish Legal Awards, Scottish Home Awards, Scottish Property Awards, Scottish Whisky Awards, Scottish Gin Awards and the In Whisky annual conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Each is widely recognised for celebrating excellence and convening influential audiences across Scotland\u2019s legal, property, \u00a0hospitality and wider business sectors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The acquisition significantly strengthens Hero Media &amp; Entertainment\u2019s strategy to build a fully integrated media and events platform. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It follows a series of recent acquisitions by the company, including Scottish Legal News, Scottish Housing News, Scottish Construction Now, Scottish Financial News, Irish Legal News, Daily Business and the Scottish Construction Summit event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By combining these established news brands with KD Media\u2019s market-leading events, Hero Media will offer a unique, multi-channel platform that connects audiences through trusted journalism and high-quality in-person experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Hollinshead, CEO of Hero Media &amp; Entertainment, said: \u201cThe acquisition of KD Media is transformational for our business. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have assembled a portfolio of leading news brands across Scotland, and with the addition of KD Media\u2019s outstanding events, we can now bring those audiences together in powerful new ways. Our vision is to create a modern media business where content and live experiences work hand in hand to inform, connect and celebrate our industries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m delighted to welcome Kirsten and her team of world class event professionals into the Hero Media and Entertainment fold.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Celebrating-at-the-gin-awards.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81261 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Celebrating-at-the-gin-awards.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81261 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Celebrating-at-the-gin-awards.png 837w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Celebrating-at-the-gin-awards-600x399.png 600w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Celebrating-at-the-gin-awards-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Celebrating-at-the-gin-awards-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Scottish Gin Awards are part of the KD Media portfolio <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ms Speirs, managing director, who established KD Media in 2003, added: \u201cKD Media has always been about bringing people together to recognise achievement and build relationships. Joining Hero Media &amp; Entertainment gives us the scale and support to grow our events further, while benefiting from the reach and influence of its news platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the transaction, Kirsten Speirs will remain with the business as MD of Hero Media Events and take a leading role in shaping Hero Media &amp; Entertainment\u2019s event development strategy, ensuring continued growth and innovation across its expanding portfolio of live experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new ownership, KD Media will continue to deliver its established awards programmes while exploring opportunities to expand into new sectors and formats. The combined group will focus on year-round audience engagement, enhanced commercial partnerships and the development of new event concepts aligned with its growing media portfolio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Hero Media &amp; Entertainment is part of Hero Brands, a popular culture platform, founded on the belief that the future belongs to brands powered by community, culture, and creators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Hero Broands\u2019 portfolio encompasses a range of brands deeply embedded in various cultural niches,  represented at more than 190 locations worldwide, with more than 40 high-profile brand and creator partnerships and in excess of 800m talent partner reach of combined followers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Des Clarke\" class=\"wp-image-44629 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1728\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Des Clarke\" class=\"wp-image-44629 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-15-19.33.31-1024x691.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Des Clarke is a regular host of the<\/em> <em>KD Media awards (pic: DB Media Services)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Its mission is to turn early-stage ventures into durable, high-performing businesses through a proven value enhancement playbook, operating across four verticals and one shared platform:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It is executing a transformational buy-and-build model of digital and legacy media across online news, video\/TV, live events and audio. It works with the likes of music and style icon Stefflon Don, the world\u2019s biggest TikToker, Khaby Lame, and world-renowned football freestyler, Ben Nuttall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The group;\u2019s lifestyle offering comprises health and wellness studio platforms and concepts like blow-dry brand Duck &amp; Dry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Food &amp; Beverage includes the kebab category re-defining GDK (German Doner Kebab), the pioneering hot chicken brand SIDES in collaboration with Europe\u2019s largest YouTube collective, The Sidemen, and PG Fast Food, the QSR brand redefining the fast-food experience, leaning heavily into nostalgia with a \u2018naughty-but-nice\u2019 menu, while prioritizing a modern, community-centric model in collaboration with musician and entrepreneur Professor Green.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.5) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#Hero #Media #Entertainment #acquires #Media #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Hollinshead: transformati&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[3033,266,265,2948,185,16884,18116,18117,16885,716],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}