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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Opens Premier Content Library for Global Licensing

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:46:24 GMT

Partnership with MEI Global to bring authoritative orthopaedic training materials and clinical practice guidelines to new markets worldwide

ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 04, 2026 -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is now offering its highly regarded educational materials and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for global licensing. AAOS has partnered with content licensing agency MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to connect publishers, digital platforms, and healthcare organizations with these trusted orthopaedic resources.

Available for licensing are AAOS' continuing education materials, including text, video, SCORM-compliant modules, and white-labeled training content, along with the organization's evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. These resources serve as essential references for orthopaedic surgeons and healthcare professionals managing musculoskeletal conditions worldwide.

MEIG will identify new licensing partnerships to expand the reach of AAOS' trusted educational resources – from continuing medical education delivered through the AAOS’ Annual Meeting and courses nationwide to its comprehensive library of publications and digital materials. By connecting these resources with publishers, platforms, and healthcare organizations globally, MEIG will enable medical professionals at every career stage to access AAOS content at the point of educational need. MEIG will also open new licensing pathways for AAOS clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based recommendations that reflect AAOS’ rigorous approach to clinical evidence.

“AAOS is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based education that supports lifelong learning and improves patient outcomes,” said Brian Moore, vice president, AAOS Product. “Our expanded collaboration with MEIG supports that commitment by helping make our educational resources more accessible to new audiences. Their leadership in content licensing will be critical as we identify strong distribution partners and extend the global impact of AAOS education.”

“Continuing education and clinical practice materials from the AAOS are essential for medical professionals committed to providing the highest quality musculoskeletal care,” said Chris Broekhoff, president of MEIG. “AAOS has developed an exceptional suite of products to support that mission. We are honored for the chance to work with such highly respected content, and excited for the challenges and opportunities inherent in uncovering new distribution channels and approaches to advance knowledge and improve musculoskeletal health.”

About AAOS: With more than 39,000 members, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is the world’s largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. AAOS is the trusted leader in advancing musculoskeletal health. It provides the highest quality, most comprehensive education to help orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals at every career level best treat patients in their daily practices. AAOS is the source for information on bone and joint conditions, treatments and related musculoskeletal healthcare issues; and it leads the healthcare discussion on advancing quality. For more information, email media@aaos.org .

About MEI Global, LLC: MEI Global is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension, and intellectual property protection.

For additional information, contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

Geological Society of London Chooses MEI Global to Grow Distribution Network

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:33:27 GMT

Content Licensing Agency to help broaden audience for books and journals from oldest geological society in the world

London, England, Jan. 14, 2026 -- The Geological Society of London, the U.K.’s national society for geoscience, announced today a partnership with MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to create new licensing collaborations that will extend the reach of its highly regarded geoscience content to more Earth scientists, researchers, educators, and decision-makers worldwide. As deeply knowledgeable experts in content licensing, and at a time when the industry is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI), MEIG will seek third-party deals for the Geological Society that drive engagement and revenue for the award-winning Society, while rigorously protecting the publisher’s intellectual property.

An independent and international publisher, the non-profit Geological Society, founded in 1807, publishes a diverse range of books and journals on the Lyell Collection, with over 10,000 pages of new peer-reviewed geoscience literature made available every year. In addition to publishing, the Society provides their 12,000 members with library and information services, cutting-edge scientific conferences and training, education activities, and professional and academic accreditation. The Society also provides impartial scientific information and evidence to support policy-making and public discussion about the challenges facing humanity.

“Our goal is to improve knowledge and understanding of the Earth, to promote Earth and planetary science education and awareness, and to promote professional excellence and ethical standards in the work of geoscientists, for the public good,” says Maggie Simmons, Director of Publishing at the Society. “One facet of this is making it easier for new end users to access our research, from wherever they are. MEIG’s team of experienced dealmakers have already started identifying potential distribution partners to expand our reach.” Maggie adds, “We’re confident that MEIG’s holistic understanding of the licensing landscape, and their clear-eyed take on the risks and opportunities for publishers in the AI era, will help strengthen our position as leaders supporting and informing both scientists and the public.”

Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s President, says, “The Geological Society’s support of the scientific community is marked by both intellectual rigor and integrity, and we’re proud to play a part in helping them find partners that operate with similar standards.” Broekhoff says. “Especially now, the Society is helping ensure that both geoscience and geoscientists are valued, and the MEIG team welcomes the chance to find partners to help achieve that admirable goal.”

About The Geological Society of London: The Geological Society is a not-for-profit organization, and a registered charity (no. 210161). Our aims are to improve knowledge and understanding of the Earth, to promote Earth & planetary science education and awareness, and to promote professional excellence and ethical standards in the work of Earth and planetary scientists, for the public good. We do this in a number of ways, including via education and outreach events, schools’ workshops, scientific meetings, public lectures, and conferences, and with our extensive publications, library, archive and map collections that are available to our members and visiting researchers worldwide. For additional information, please contact Maggie Simmons, Director of Publishing, maggie.simmons@geolsoc.org.uk

About MEI Global, LLC : MEI Global is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension, and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

Jacobin Partners with MEI Global to Expand Worldwide Distribution

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:07:06 GMT

Strategic move positions leading socialist publisher for expanded reach, sustained revenue growth

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2025 -- Jacobin, the influential media outlet known for its unapologetically socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture, today announced a new partnership with premier content licensing agency MEI Global, LLC (MEIG). The collaboration aims to amplify Jacobin's international reach through new licensing agreements that bring its acclaimed reporting to broader audiences, building on its loyal readership and clear-eyed editorial mission.

Through this partnership, MEIG will lead efforts to secure strategic content licensing deals across traditional and emerging distribution channels. With a proven track record in navigating the evolving licensing landscape, MEIG will position Jacobin's compelling longform journalism, essays, and cultural analysis for wider syndication and monetization.

"For fifteen years, Jacobin has carved out a distinct space in American media, delivering intellectually rigorous, deeply researched journalism rooted in socialist thought," said Asher Dupuy-Spencer, Publisher of Jacobin. "Now, with MEIG's global licensing expertise, we're entering a new chapter, finding bold, innovative ways to connect with readers and thinkers who may not yet know they need Jacobin."

Founded in 2010 by political writer Bhaskar Sunkara, Jacobin has grown from a niche quarterly to a globally respected publication with millions of engaged readers online and in print. Known for its incisive takes on immigration, labor, class, and the future of the left, Jacobin continues to influence debate far beyond traditional ideological circles. As Noam Chomsky has said, "The appearance of Jacobin magazine has been a bright light in dark times. Each issue brings penetrating, lively discussions and analyses of matters of real significance, from a thoughtful left perspective that is refreshing and all too rare. A really impressive contribution to sanity, and hope."

"Jacobin brings a unique, essential voice to public discourse," said Chris Broekhoff, President of MEIG. "We're proud to partner with them to expand their reach and ensure their stories resonate across borders and platforms. Our role is to unlock new licensing opportunities that support both visibility and sustainability for the publication."

This partnership marks a significant step in Jacobin's ongoing evolution, balancing editorial integrity with smart, forward-thinking growth.

About Jacobin: Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterly and reaches 75,000 subscribers, in addition to a web audience of over 3,000,000 a month. For additional information, please contact publicity@jacobin.com .

MEI Global, LLC Taps Sonia LaFountain to Bolster Dealmaker Team

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:32:33 GMT

Content Licensing Agency Enhances Expertise with Industry Veteran

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 10, 2025 -- MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), a leading content licensing agency serving the publishing industry, today announced the appointment of Sonia LaFountain as Vice President of Business Development. LaFountain brings over 30 years of experience in content licensing, strategic partnerships, and global operations within the media, PR, and information services industry.

"Sonia's extensive background in content licensing and her proven track record in building strategic partnerships make her an invaluable addition to our team," said Chris Broekhoff, President of MEIG. "Her expertise will be instrumental as we continue to expand our global services and help publishers navigate the evolving digital landscape. Adding Sonia to the team further empowers MEIG to stay abreast of new markets and emerging vendor channels, and brings new opportunities to our family of loyal clients who value our professionalism and focus on safeguarding their intellectual property."

LaFountain most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Partnerships at iCrowdNewswire, where she led global operations and partnership initiatives for the global press release distribution service. She concurrently held the position of SVP of Partnerships and Operations at ContentEngine LLC, managing global operations teams and developing strategic content roadmaps for licensing and product development. Earlier in her career, LaFountain was Director of Content Planning and Licensing for the Americas and Asia-Pacific at LexisNexis, overseeing strategic content decisions across continents. She also served as Chief Operating Officer at CARMA Media Analysis and Intelligence, managing operations as well as franchise and partnership development.

"Joining MEIG at this pivotal moment feels like being at the right place at the right time," said LaFountain. "The market opportunities for content and the associated business models demand expert attention due to AI and other emerging technology use cases." She adds, "Publishers today have tremendous opportunities in content distribution channels. MEIG is committed to helping clients navigate this complex landscape to build successful vendor relationships – without compromising existing lines of business."

MEIG provides comprehensive services including strategy development, deal negotiation, contracts and administration, deal management and optimization, and payment tracking. MEIG works with a wide range of publisher clients—from consumer news and political publications to trade, scholarly, STM, legal, financial, and market research publishers—bringing deep expertise across multiple content categories. MEIG has built a diverse team of dealmakers with decades of licensing experience on both the publisher and vendor side of information industry companies, underpinned by expertise in legal, accounting, editorial, and business development functions.

For more information on how MEIG can help your organization maximize content licensing opportunities, visit https://www.meigloballlc.com .

About MEI Global, LLC : MEIG is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at nkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

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Washington Spectator Chooses MEI Global to Expand Content Partnerships

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:07:30 GMT

Content Licensing Agency to pursue deals enabling wider sharing of Washington Spectator's sharp-edged, insightful content

NEW YORK, June 3, 2025 -- The Washington Spectator (TWS), founded in 1971 as a purveyor of independent, progressive journalism, today announced that it is partnering with content licensing experts MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to increase the visibility and impact of its reporting. The MEIG dealmaker team will leverage the investigative reporting, informed social and political commentary, and cultural criticism of TWS' highly respected reporting to seek distribution partners who understand the value of authoritative coverage of critical issues that go under-reported by mainstream media.

Founded by veteran Capitol Hill reporter and Vietnam War critic Tristram Coffin, the reader-supported TWS covers topics from poverty in America and the social implications of the coming Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom, to the fragility of the US elections system and the ideological leaning of the Supreme Court. Accurate, fact-based coverage of serious political and social topics is more critical than ever – and TWS relishes the opportunity to partner with other platforms to find more end users who seek such reporting.

"From the start, The Washington Spectator has been a beacon of progressive, uncompromising journalism," says Hamilton Fish, editor and publisher of The Washington Spectator. "We're excited to see how MEIG's team, which has a deep understanding of the current licensing landscape, is able to expand our reach by way of new distribution channels and opportunities." Fish adds, "We welcome the chance to collaborate with partners on creative ways to present our coverage of key issues to an even broader audience."

MEIG's president, Chris Broekhoff, says, "Content licensing has always been a fast-evolving industry, and technological changes are speeding that pace further. Publishers have so much to manage as it is; it can be difficult to keep up with licensing developments at the same time." Adds Broekhoff, "Our dealmaker team relishes the chance to put our expertise and experience in the service of publications like TWS that embody the importance of an independent press to thriving democratic systems and look forward to creating lasting and durable distribution partnerships on their behalf."

About Washington Spectator: Since 1971, the non-profit, reader-supported Washington Spectator has offered independent-minded readers behind-the-scenes insight into significant news stories that are under-reported or ignored by the corporate media. For additional information, please contact Hamilton Fish, Publisher at hfish@washingtonspectator.org .

Mother Jones Selects MEI Global to Expand Licensing Partnerships

cbroekhoff@meigloballlc.com (Chris Broekhoff) — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:16:09 GMT

Content Licensing Agency to facilitate expanded distribution of Mother Jones' smart, fearless journalism

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2025 -- Today Mother Jones , an investigative news outlet working to defend democracy, advance justice, and increase civic engagement through in-depth reporting, announced it has chosen content licensing experts MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to expand its network of licensing partners to reach even more readers. MEIG will work to find strategic licensing deals at a time when quality reporting in Mother Jones' wheelhouse topics - from democracy and voting rights, to racial justice and reproductive rights, to agriculture and the food chain – have never been more critical.

Founded in 1976 and produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting since 2024, Mother Jones already reaches millions of readers across its website, social media, videos, newsletter, and print magazine. With its independent, reader-supported newsroom, Mother Jones' award-winning magazine seeks to deliver hard-hitting reporting that raises awareness and inspires change.

"Our readers rely on Mother Jones to be bold and brave in our reporting," says Khary Brown, Vice President of Media Sales at the Center for Investigative Reporting | Mother Jones. "Working with MEIG's seasoned dealmaker team, we are looking forward to finding distribution partners who can help us influence an even larger audience that values those attributes, at a time when journalistic truth telling seems under threat." Brown adds, "We're looking forward to leaning on MEIG's expertise with new technologies that impact the licensing landscape, to help protect our content legacy while leveraging emerging opportunities."

Chris Broekhoff, MEIG's President, says, "Our dealmaker team takes pride in the role we play helping find new revenue opportunities and readership for our clients that help sustain the high-quality journalism they produce," Broekhoff says. "In the case of Mother Jones, their independent and clear-eyed reporting on matters that impact everyday citizens deserves as broad a reach, and as robust and stable a revenue strategy, as possible."

About Mother Jones: Mother Jones was formed in 1976 in San Francisco, California and is produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting,. The nonprofit news organization is supported by readers and listeners. For additional information, please contact Sean Wherley, Director of Communications and Impact, The Center for Investigative Reporting, swherley@cir.org .

About MEI Global, LLC: MEI Global is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension, and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

GeoScienceWorld Chooses MEI Global as Content Licensing Agent

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:34:59 GMT

Unique nonprofit collaborative that aggregates and disseminates earth science research selects MEI Global to facilitate deals for AI partnerships and more

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 10, 2024 -- GeoScienceWorld (GSW), an essential resource for and partner to the earth and planetary science community, announced today its partnership with content licensing experts MEI Global, LLC (MEIG). MEIG will identify, negotiate, and manage strategic third-party distribution relationships, with a focus on emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs). The initiative will make GSW's highly respected corpus of peer-reviewed geoscience research available for innovative licensing agreements with AI vendors and will support its participating membership societies to further advance scientific research.

"Since our founding in 2004, our mission has been to enable geoscience societies to better serve their disciplines and communities through collaboration," says Angie Anderson, Director of Society Services and Partnerships at GSW. "Part of how we achieve that is by broadening the reach of our member societies' high quality, trusted, peer-reviewed publications. Leveraging MEIG's deep knowledge of the content licensing landscape, particularly for AI applications and LLMs, is critical for us in forging new partnerships that advance our member societies' interests, support geoscience researchers, and advance scientific discovery adhering to ethics and transparency and without entailing undue risks."

Chris Broekhoff, MEIG's president, sees an expanded focus on third party licensing deals as a logical next step in GSW's evolution. "Our dealmaker team has always focused on finding new ways to leverage our client's content and to reach new users who may need it, and the rapid adoption of AI technologies in the content licensing space has introduced brand new opportunities. Particularly for publishers in the scientific arena like GSW, LLMs and AI in general represent both opportunity and risk," Broekhoff says. "We've worked closely with content vendors to develop deal terms that simultaneously encourage broad and ground-breaking use of content, including those incorporating facets of AI, while still protecting publisher interests. We're excited to work with the GSW team on licensing opportunities that make sense for their needs."

About GeoScienceWorld (GSW) : Founded by pre-eminent global geoscience societies, GSW is an independent nonprofit organization created to bring together peer-reviewed society research in one place. Through our cooperative and inclusive approach to content sharing, GSW is able to share opportunities and expertise across geoscientific societies of all sizes. For additional information, please contact anderson@geoscienceworld.org .

About MEI Global, LLC : M EI Global is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension, and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

The University of Pennsylvania Press Selects MEI Global to Facilitate Third Party Partnerships

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:16:41 GMT

Content Licensing Agency to seek distribution deals that spread Penn Press' knowledge and underpin intellectual inquiry

PHILADEPHIA, Oct. 22, 2024 -- Today the University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) announced it has chosen content licensing experts MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to identify, negotiate, and manage strategic third-party distribution relationships on its behalf. The decision underscores Penn Press' multi-century commitment to advancing intellectual inquiry, collaborating across communities, and ensuring diverse voices are heard, by creating licensing partnerships to reach new readers across multiple markets.

The University of Pennsylvania Press was originally incorporated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1890. By the mid-1960s, Penn Press had begun to focus its editorial program on American and European historical and cultural studies and the social sciences, and resources for practitioners in healthcare, human rights, and public policy. The Press today publishes 28 journals and 100 new books annually and has a substantial active backlist of titles.

"From the Journal of the History of Ideas to Dissent magazine to Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development, we pride ourselves on tackling contemporary issues and deepening the understanding of history through our prize-winning publications," says Mary Francis, Director of Penn Press. "We are proud of the depth and breadth of knowledge represented in our books and journals, and excited to work with MEIG's dealmaker team to uncover opportunities that extend the reach of that work to a broader audience."

MEIG's President, Chris Broekhoff, welcomes the opportunity to share his company's expertise in licensing in service to the venerated university press. "Finding the right distribution partners for the right content is always our goal; that job is made much easier when the quality is as highly respected as Penn Press' books and journals," Broekhoff says. "In a fast-evolving information industry with AI creating new challenges and opportunities in digital content, we're proud to lead deals that embrace innovative technology while safeguarding our clients' content legacy."

About Penn Press: The University of Pennsylvania Press disseminates knowledge, collaborates with scholarly communities, fosters creative ideas, and gives voice to thinkers of diverse backgrounds. As one of the oldest scholarly presses in North America, we publish thought-provoking work to gain a better understanding of our shared past and inform a more just and equitable future. For additional information, please contact Gigi Lamm, Publicity Manager, at glamm@upenn.edu .

Radcliffe Group Selects Springer Healthcare for Reprint Sales to Pharmaceutical Industry

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:37:34 GMT

Content licensing agency MEI Global facilitates deal that enables Radcliffe to increase reach of its cardiovascular medical content via partnership with Springer Healthcare

BOURNE END, England, March 5, 2024 -- Today Radcliffe Group, which brings the latest and best science, information, and knowledge to cardiovascular clinicians around the world, announced it has chosen Springer Healthcare in an exclusive deal to handle its reprints to buyers in the pharmaceutical industry. The deal was facilitated by content licensing specialist MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), a leader in helping publishers create new revenue streams through strategic third-party partnerships.

Springer Healthcare will handle commercial reprint requests for Radcliffe's content including industry-leading review journals Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review (AER), Cardiac Failure Review (CFR), European Cardiology Review (ECR), Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources (ICR³), US Cardiology Review (USC), and Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (JAPSC). Jonathan McKenna, Managing Director of Radcliffe Cardiology, says "Radcliffe strives to equip healthcare professionals with the skills and practical insights they need to do their best for patients by bringing the world's cardiovascular knowledge to life. We are excited about partnering with Springer Healthcare and leveraging their established connections in the pharmaceutical market to aide us in that goal." He adds, "MEIG's deep understanding of the licensing landscape helped us to select the right partner for our needs, and we're pleased the MEIG team will remain a hands-on partner to ensure the deal's long-term success."

"Having access to research is central to the advancement of knowledge – and within the medical field can have a vital impact on the development of healthcare services," says Matthew Young, Manager, Content Licensing and Partnerships at Springer Healthcare. "Utilizing our global reach, partnerships and experience, we are pleased to be working with Radcliffe to help streamline requests for reuse of their content, uncover new usages and licensors and help support them in their outreach goals."

The deal was facilitated by dealmakers from content licensing specialist MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), which helps publishers build strategic, long-term distribution partners to give their content the audience it deserves. "We're honored to represent Radcliffe in identifying the right partner in the reprints space in this latest deal," says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG's president. "A number of discussions and negotiations for complementary redistribution deals are also underway, and we're excited to help Radcliffe expand the audience for this powerful medical research."

About Radcliffe Group: We bring medical knowledge to life and put great communication at the heart of better healthcare. We are an independent digital producer and publisher for the global cardiovascular community, equipping clinicians with the tools, skills and practical insights they need to do the best for their patients. We combine scientific rigour with communications expertise and technical mastery, to make knowledge-sharing as effortless and effective as possible, through great science writing, smart journal editing and engaging digital formats.

Our portfolio of journals and digital media cover all aspects of cardiovascular medicine and are an indispensable tool for both specialist and general clinicians who want to stay abreast of the latest global news and continue their professional development. Whatever your focus, you'll discover original content, open-access and peer-reviewed articles by the field's leading authorities written with balance, clarity and insight that cut through the noise. For additional information, please contact info@radcliffe-group.com.

About Springer Healthcare: Springer Healthcare is a leading global medical communications and education provider. Working in partnership with pharmaceutical companies and key opinion leaders, we develop bespoke content delivered via multichannel solutions, providing the essential tools to support healthcare professionals in achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.

Springer Healthcare is a part of Springer Nature, publisher of the world's most influential journals and a pioneer in open research. https://springerhealthcare.com/

Health Affairs Chooses MEI Global to Develop New Partnerships

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:54:02 GMT

Content Licensing Agency to pursue strategic content distribution deals

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Today Health Affairs , a journal at the forefront of health policy thought and research, announced it has selected content licensing agency MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to explore and facilitate new distribution deals. MEIG will help Health Affairs establish third-party licensing partnerships to broaden the reach of Health Affairs' high-level, nonpartisan analysis and research on health policy, as well as how to improve global and domestic health care.

"We're proud that decision makers at the highest levels, including US Administration officials and members of Congress, ministry of health leaders worldwide, and the US Supreme Court, rely on Health Affairs to ensure they grasp the nuance and depth of the critically important health issues we are facing today," says Alan Weil, Health Affairs' Editor-In-Chief. "Our goal has always been to disseminate our highly respected research and analysis as widely as possible. With MEIG's guidance and decades-long leadership in the field of content licensing, we hope to find partners who can help us reach government and health industry leaders, health care advocates, researchers, and others concerned with health and health care issues around the globe, wherever they may be seeking health policy content."

MEIG was founded to help publishers identify, negotiate, and grow their third-party distribution partnerships to audiences beyond their own direct readership. Chris Broekhoff, MEIG's president, says, "Content licensing is in a constant state of evolution, as technologies and revenue models change. Staying up to date on the content needs of end users for distribution partners, across a range of markets, is challenging in the best of circumstances. To do so while staying in the vanguard of solutions for rapidly emerging global health challenges, like Project HOPE does, is even harder."

Says Broekhoff, "MEIG's dealmaker team is honored to have the opportunity help broaden the reach of Health Affairs' important, industry-leading content, by identifying strategic partners who can reach those most in need of this information. When it comes to global health care, there's no question that more high-quality, credible information in more hands is better for all of us."

About Health Affairs : Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through Health Affairs, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday Update. Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981. For further information, please contact press@healthaffairs.org .

MarketResearch.com Chooses MEI Global to Pursue Content Licensing Activities

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:07:20 GMT

Industry intelligence provider aims to broaden audience through third party partnerships

MarketResearch.com, the leading provider of industry intelligence for businesses, consultants, investors, and anyone seeking to understand where markets, countries, or companies are headed, today announced it has signed a deal with content licensing agency MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to facilitate new third-party licensing partnerships. By putting key strategic distribution partnerships in place, MEIG will help ensure more researchers can access MarketResearch.com's incisive, up-to-date reports more easily.

"MarketResearch.com is known for its extensive expert analysis of global industries, products, company profiles, and market trends." says Rob Granader, CEO of MarketResearch.com. "Especially with markets and products evolving so quickly, we know that demand for research like the Freedonia Focus Reports, Freedonia Group, Packaged Facts, and Simba Information extends beyond the direct client base that we've cultivated and served for the past twenty years," Granader says. "We're pleased to partner with MEIG, whose expertise in the field of content licensing will ensure that additional distribution opportunities are selected with care and consideration, while contributing to our reach and revenue growth."

For more than twenty years, MEIG has helped its publisher clients identify, negotiate, and grow their third-party distribution partnerships. "The content licensing landscape changes constantly and quickly, but our team stays on top of challenges and trends, with a goal of finding and optimizing new distribution partnership opportunities," says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG's president. "This allows our publisher clients to focus on what they do best: creating excellent content that answers questions, solves problems, and points the way for readers."

Adds Broekhoff, "MarketResearch.com has built a reputation as the go-to source for research on industries from construction to healthcare to virtual reality. Our team of dealmakers is looking forward to working with potential vendor partners to ensure that their clients will get the benefit of that high-quality content."

About MEI Global, LLC: MEI Global is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at nkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

About MarketResearch.com: MarketResearch.com is a leading provider of global market intelligence products and services. Originally known for offering the largest online collection of market research reports, we now offer a full suite of research solutions to help businesses of all sizes. Our global team of award-winning research specialists provide informed and objective advice to help you find the critical insights you need, whether that is in the form of a published report or data table, an on-going research subscription, or a custom research consulting project. Press inquiries may be directed to Corinne Gangloff at press@marketresearch.com.

Moment Magazine Chooses Wright's Media for Reprints and Permissions

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:32:22 GMT

New partnership brokered by content licensing agency MEI Global will broaden reach of Moment's coverage of issues that excite, trouble, and inspire American Jews

Today award-winning independent print and digital publication Moment Magazine announced it has selected editorial licensing experts Wright's Media (Wright's) to facilitate and boost demand for the re-use of Moment's highly regarded multi-media content on Jewish politics, culture, religion, arts, humor, and wisdom. The deal was facilitated by Moment's content licensing agent, MEI Global, LLC (MEIG).

Moment was co-founded in 1975 by Elie Wiesel and Leonard Fein and has been led by Editor-in-Chief and CEO Nadine Epstein since 2004. "From the analysis of Jewish politics and power, the Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative, the Antisemitism Monitor, and our coverage of books, art, and culture, Moment's content represents a world of creative thought, innovative programs, and incisive journalism," says Epstein. "Working with Wright's will make it easier and more efficient for interested parties to obtain permissions to re-use our highly regarded journalism and reach more readers in more outlets."

Michelle Myers, Chief Revenue Officer of Wright's Media, expresses her excitement, stating, "Wright's is thrilled to welcome Moment into our family of media brands. Their incredible mission and insightful articles on the Jewish community and beyond will give us the opportunity to reach new audiences with the use of our cutting-edge licensing programs and reprint services. We look forward to helping grow Moment's reach and influence."

For more than twenty years, MEIG has helped publishers create licensing partnerships, with a singular focus on an in-depth understanding of third-party distribution models and the significant financial upside those can generate. "We are honored to have Moment in our roster of publishers producing high-quality content meant to educate, inform, and enlighten the public," says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG's President. "We're pleased to play a role in pairing them with Wright's, who we know will do a terrific job in finding new and creative ways to continue to extend the reach of Moment's pioneering journalism."

About Moment Magazine: Moment is an independent magazine known for its award-winning journalism and online presence, cultural and literary criticism, and innovative projects. It provides a unique lens on the issues that trouble, concern, and inspire American Jews. Founded in 1975 by Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel and writer Leonard Fein, it has been led by journalist Nadine Epstein since 2004. For more information, visit https://momentmag.com/

About Wright's Media: Wright's Media provides commerce content and editorial licensing solutions to media companies such as Conde Nast, Hearst, NBC Universal, Dow Jones and Wirecutter (a New York Times Company), to drive revenue and steer brands to the forefront of their industry. Whether seeking to outsource reprints, monetize current content or build new licensing programs, Wright's is one of the publishing industry's most respected multimedia and content management solutions providers. For more information, call 877-652-5295 or visit http://www.wrightsmedia.com .

About MEI Global, LLC: MEI Global is a content licensing agency that provides a suite of services to help publishers reach new audiences, without cannibalizing existing revenue streams. MEIG assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension, and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please visit http://www.MEIGlobalLLC.com or contact Senior Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@MEIGlobalLLC.com .

Human Kinetics Selects MEI Global to Develop Licensing Partnerships

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:56:59 GMT

Content licensing agency to boost reach of publisher’s publications related to physical activity and sport

Today Human Kinetics, the authoritative publisher of information related to physical activity, announced that it has chosen MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to develop third-party licensing partnerships to ensure that the millions of people worldwide who are interested in some form of physical activity, from college students and professors to personal trainers, coaches and nutritionists, can more quickly and efficiently access Human Kinetics’ content.

“Our mission at Human Kinetics is to increase the knowledge, enhance the performance, and improve the health and fitness of all people around the world,” says Skip Maier, CEO of Human Kinetics. “We’ve worked hard to ensure that our customers can access useful information about sport and physical activity in whatever form works best for them, including peer-reviewed journals, books, instructor support materials, journals, online courses, video, digital products and more.” Maier says, “Now, with MEIG’s deep knowledge of the content licensing landscape, we can create a distribution framework that allows people to find the critical information they need, wherever they are.”

MEIG was founded to identify, negotiate, and grow third-party distribution partnerships for its publisher clients. Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s president, says, “The market for content and its associated business models evolves rapidly. In a world of declining budgets, publishers must focus closely on publishing operations, and that can come at the expense of a strategic approach to distribution.” Says Broekhoff, “Our dealmakers are laser-focused on finding opportunities for monetization without cannibalization, and are excited to help ensure that Human Kinetics’ high-quality content gets the audience it deserves.”

About Human Kinetics: Human Kinetics leads the world in providing information related to physical activity. Publications and educational materials from the employee-owned company touch the lives of millions of people worldwide who are interested in some form of physical activity. Those people include college students and professors, personal trainers, rehabilitation specialists, athletes, coaches, physical educators, nutritionists, parents, and sedentary people who want to become active. For additional information, please contact Steve Ruhlig, Vice President and Director, Sales and Marketing, at stever@hkus.com.

Radcliffe Group Chooses MEI Global to Cultivate Licensing Partnerships

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:14:19 GMT

Cardiovascular knowledge networks to expand through new strategic distribution deals

Today Radcliffe Group , which brings the latest and best science, information, and knowledge to cardiovascular clinicians around the world, announced it has selected content distribution consultancy MEI Global, LLC (MEIG) to develop third-party licensing partnerships that will help medical practitioners, researchers, and innovators more easily and efficiently access Radcliffe’s unique content collection.

“Powerful research and creative innovation have always accelerated progress in health, but it’s the way that new ideas are shared that ensures positive change happens quickly and equitably,” says Leiah Norcott, Publishing and Editorial Director of Radcliffe Group. “Our industry-leading review journals Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review (AER), Cardiac Failure Review (CFR), European Cardiology Review (ECR), Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources (ICR³), US Cardiology Review (USC), Vascular and Endovascular Review (VER), and Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (JAPSC), as well as our medical education materials in the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic space, are always in demand by the medical community.” Norcott says, “With the partnerships we expect MEIG to create, we’ll make it faster and more convenient than ever to access Radcliffe’s highly regarded cardiovascular content, improving health care outcomes in the process.”

MEIG was founded to help publishers identify, negotiate, and grow their third-party distribution partnerships. Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s president, says, “The landscape for content licensing is constantly changing. Without the time and resources to focus on redistribution partnerships, publishers can’t always optimize a complementary network of deals that ensure everyone interested in their content can find it.”

Says Broekhoff, “Medical professionals in the cardiovascular community around the world rely on Radcliffe’s content to refine their skills and shape best practice. Our dealmakers are excited for the opportunity to help broaden the reach of Radcliffe’s journals and continuing education materials, so that cardiovascular patients can get the best possible care.”

About MEI Global, LLC: MEIG provides a suite of services to help publishers monetize their digital assets. MEIG’s expertise includes prospecting, negotiating, relationship management, and extensive knowledge of vendors and their needs, thanks to decades of industry experience within MEIG’s dealmaker team. The company assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@marcinko.com.

About Radcliffe Group : We bring medical knowledge to life and put great communication at the heart of better healthcare. We are an independent digital producer and publisher for the global cardiovascular community, equipping clinicians with the tools, skills and practical insights they need to do the best for their patients. We combine scientific rigour with communications expertise and technical mastery, to make knowledge-sharing as effortless and effective as possible, through great science writing, smart journal editing and engaging digital formats.

Our portfolio of journals and digital media cover all aspects of cardiovascular medicine and are an indispensable tool for both specialist and general clinicians who want to stay abreast of the latest global news and continue their professional development. Whatever your focus, you’ll discover original content, open-access and peer-reviewed articles by the field’s leading authorities written with balance, clarity and insight that cut through the noise. For additional information, please contact info@radcliffe-group.com.

Breaking Media Chooses The YGS Group for Accolades, Reprints, Permission Sales

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:10:29 GMT

New partnership brokered by content licensing experts MEI Global will streamline reuse of articles and accolades, from all Breaking Media brands

Breaking Media, a network of websites, e-newsletters, events, and social media channels for influential, affluent business communities, announced today that it is workin g with publisher solutions provider The YGS Group (YGS) to handle accolade licensing, reprints, and permissions of its content.

The partnership ensures that anyone interested in reusing articles, lists, accolades, and other content from Breaking Media’s brands, which include Fashionista, Above the Law, Dealbreaker, MedCityNews, Breaking Defense, as well as two archived sites, Breaking Energy and Breaking Gov, will be able to quickly identify and properly license that content.

“We are excited to work with YGS to scale our accolade licensing, reprints, and permissions activity,” says John Lerner, CEO of Breaking Media. “We know that readers already pay close attention to lists like Editor’s Top Beauty Picks and Editor’s Must Haves from Fashionista , and the Top 50 Law School Rankings from Above the Law. Working with YGS will make it easier for organizations to strengthen trust in their brands through targeted reuse of the independent, credible coverage offered by Breaking Media.”

“YGS sees a great deal of untapped potential for Breaking Media in the licensing and permissions space,” says Charles Calta, Vice President of Sales for YGS. “The editorial teams for the five active brands are already well-respected for the deep, informed coverage they provide of the fashion, legal, financial, medical, and defense markets, respectively. Our role is to maximize Breaking Media’s revenue for this area of their business, by proactively making it easier for organizations in those verticals to leverage any earned media coverage by Breaking Media titles to grow their own businesses.”

The deal was facilitated by content licensing specialist MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), which helps publishers monetize their digital assets by negotiating and growing third party licensing partnerships. “We’re honored to represent Breaking Media’s strong brand portfolio and pleased to pair them with YGS, who we feel is an excellent partner in the accolade licensing, reprints, and permissions vendor family,” says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s president. “A number of discussions and negotiations for complementary redistribution deals are also underway, and we’re excited to help Breaking Media expand their licensing landscape.”

About Breaking Media: Breaking Media is a network of websites, email newsletters, events, podcasts and social media channels for influential, affluent business communities in the defense, energy, fashion, healthcare and legal sectors. Our brands include Above the Law, Dealbreaker, Fashionista, MedCity News, Breaking Defense, Breaking Energy, and Breaking Gov. For more information, please contact John Lerner, CEO at lerner@breakingmedia.com.

About The YGS Group:
Providing end-to-end strategic marketing and communication solutions, The YGS Group delivers time efficiencies and return on investment by offering key services needed by associations, corporations, and publishers—from compelling design, content, and marketing strategies to innovative printing, digital solutions, media sales, and content sales and licensing—all under one roof. For additional information, please contact Charles Calta, VP Sales, at charles.calta@theygsgroup.com or call 717.825.9901.

About MEI Global, LLC:
MEIG provides a suite of services to help publishers monetize their digital assets. MEIG’s expertise includes prospecting, negotiating, relationship management, and extensive knowledge of vendors and their needs, thanks to decades of industry experience within MEIG’s dealmaker team. The company assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@marcinko.com.

Briefing.com Chooses MEI Global to Expand Content Redistribution Network

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:07:18 GMT

Licensing consultancy to boost reach of publisher’s incisive global equity market analysis

Today Briefing.com , which has been providing independent, live analysis of US and international equity markets since 1993, announced that it has chosen MEI Global, LLC ( MEIG), a leader in helping publishers monetize their digital assets, to create third party licensing partnerships to help disseminate its proprietary financial analysis to more end users.

“Briefing.com was the first company to use the power of the Internet to provide live market coverage, commentary, and analysis,” says Dick Green, founder and CEO of Briefing.com. “Users in almost 90 countries around the world already rely on our objective, unbiased approach to market analysis.” Green says, “MEIG’s expertise in identifying, negotiating, and managing deals with licensing partners in order to expand the reach of Briefing.com’s content means even more personal and professional investors and analysts will find the timely information they need, more easily.”

MEIG was founded to help publishers in their efforts to identify, negotiate, and grow distribution partnerships. Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s president, says, “The market for content and the associated business models evolves rapidly. In a time of tightening budgets, publishers are too often forced to focus on day-to-day operations at the expense of a long-term strategic focus on distribution.”

Broekhoff says, “Without the time and resources to focus on licensing and the significant upside it can generate, publishers may miss out on emerging content distribution opportunities. MEIG’s team will bring its deep industry experience and a commitment to safeguarding publishers’ intellectual property to the collaborative relationship we look forward to building with Briefing.com.”

About Briefing.com: Briefing.com has been a trusted source of powerful and professional stock market analysis, research, and investing ideas for nearly 30 years. By maintaining an objective and unbiased approach, Briefing.com provides investors and market professionals with the context and insight they need to stay well-informed and reach their financial goals. For more information, please contact Media Relations Manager Cassandra Bayna at cbayna@briefing.com.

Breaking Media Selects MEI Global to Develop Third Party Licensing Partnerships

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:02:53 GMT

Content distribution specialists will spearhead deals to expand reach of highly regarded B2B publishing network

Today Breaking Media, Inc., a network of websites, e-newsletters, events, and social media channels for influential, affluent business communities, announced that it has chosen MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), a leader in helping publishers monetize their digital assets, to facilitate business deals that will broaden the availability of its highly regarded business news, insight, and analysis.

The company’s network includes five active brands - Above the Law, Dealbreaker, Fashionista, MedCityNews, Breaking Defense – as well as two archived sites, Breaking Energy and Breaking Gov. “Our talented journalists, who include experts in the fields of law, finance, fashion, healthcare, defense, energy, and government, develop content for those vertical market communities based on what readers tell us they need and value,” Breaking Media CEO John Lerner said. “MEIG’s deep understanding of the content licensing landscape means we can enter new partnerships to enable more of those readers, on more platforms, to more easily connect with this valuable business knowledge.”

MEIG was founded to help publishers in their efforts to identify, negotiate, and grow distribution partnerships, which can be difficult to optimize when in-house licensing personnel resources are limited. “High quality B2B content is of perennial interest to the aggregators, syndicators, and IP licensing vendors with whom we work closely,” says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s president. “By forging new deals to distribute Breaking Media’s cutting-edge coverage of these seven markets, vendors will have the opportunity to provide their users a deeper dive on the topics that matter to them.” Broekhoff adds, “Based on early interest from such organizations, MEIG’s dealmaker team is optimistic for the new partnerships that we will create on Breaking Media’s behalf in 2022 and beyond.”

About Breaking Media, Inc.: Breaking Media is a network of websites, email newsletters, events, podcasts and social media channels for influential, affluent business communities in the defense, energy, fashion, healthcare and legal sectors. Our brands include Above the Law, Dealbreaker, Fashionista, MedCity News, Breaking Defense, Breaking Energy, and Breaking Gov. For more information, please contact John Lerner, CEO lerner@breakingmedia.com.

Endeavor Business Media Chooses MEI Global to Accelerate Licensing for Growing Family of Brands

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:56:38 GMT

Expanding portfolio of B2B publications will reach even further through distribution partnerships facilitated and managed by expert content licensing company

Today leading B2B media company Endeavor Business Media (EBM) announced that it has selected MEI Global (MEIG), a consultancy that helps publishers monetize their digita l content assets, to identify, negotiate, and manage long term redistribution partnerships, which will enable EBM’s content to reach more consumers more efficiently and in more places.

“We’re excited to work with MEIG to expand the reach of our text and multi-media content through creative partnerships,” says Chris Ferrell, EBM’s chief executive officer. “EBM’s highly regarded brands cover critical industries like energy, healthcare, building and construction, technology, and more. The deals we expect to create with the guidance of MEIG’s dealmaker team mean that it will be easier than ever for the people who rely on EBM's award-winning B2B journalism to access it, wherever and whenever they need it.”

MEIG was founded to assist publishers in finding and developing new licensing opportunities, with a singular focus on and in-depth understanding of third-party redistribution models and the significant upside such partnerships can generate.

“As EBM continues to grow its coverage of B2B verticals through strategic acquisitions, vendor partners will be able to efficiently increase their content coverage through consolidated distribution deals,” says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s President. “Our team’s conversations with financial, legal, and news aggregators indicate an eagerness to add EBM’s leading edge coverage of B2B topics ranging from fire and public safety, to facilities management, to vehicle repair and beyond, through a single, powerful partnership.”

About Endeavor Business Media, LLC:
Headquartered in Nashville, TN, Endeavor Business Media, LLC was formed in late 2017 to acquire and operate trade publications, websites, events, and marketing solutions. The company targets U.S. B2B audiences in the accounting, aviation, dental, facilities maintenance, fire & public safety, design engineering, buildings and construction, energy, manufacturing, industrial, technology, medical, securities, laser, lighting, oil & gas, public services, security, construction, vehicle repair, vending, and water & wastewater markets. For more information, visit http://www.endeavorbusinessmedia.com

About MEI Global, LLC:
MEIG provides a suite of services to help publishers monetize their digital assets. MEIG’s expertise includes prospecting, negotiating, relationship management, and extensive knowledge of vendors and their needs, thanks to decades of industry experience within MEIG’s dealmaker team. The company assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@marcinko.com.

GovExec Announces City & State Content Now Available for Licensing Partnerships

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:52:00 GMT

Content licensing company MEI Global to facilitate expansion of City & State content access via third party distribution deals

GovExec , the leading information services company for government leaders and contractors, announced today that content from City & State (C&S), the leading media brand d edicated to covering local and state politics, policy and personalities is available for licensing into third party platforms. GovExec’s longtime licensing partner, MEI Global (MEIG) will continue to develop third party licensing opportunities that leverage the value of C&S’s highly regarded coverage of New York and Pennsylvania's local and state politics and policy.

“When we acquired City & State in January 2021, one of our goals was to leverage our existing licensing deals for GovExec to broaden access for end users interested in award-winning commentary and analysis, weekly publications, daily e-briefs, events, podcast interviews and more,” said Tim Hartman, CEO, GovExec. “With MEIG’s guidance, we’ve already been able to add C&S content to our existing distribution arrangements with aggregators, syndication vendors, IP licensing specialists, and more.”

“We’re pleased that C&S content will be available to more readers in more places, and that MEIG was able to facilitate that efficiently thanks to distribution relationships they had established for GovExec over the years,” said Tom Allon, General Manager of C&S. “We’re tremendously excited about our plans to grow rapidly both in New York state, as well as to replicate our model in states and municipalities around the country. We’re optimistic that new distribution partnerships will amplify that growth even more.”

MEIG was founded to underpin the ability of publishers to identify, negotiate, and manage third party licensing opportunities, which can be challenging when resources for in-house licensing personnel are limited. “We have conducted licensing activities on behalf of GovExec for over a decade, and we’re excited to have the opportunity to include C&S content in our vendor discussions going forward,” said Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s President. “As C&S enters a new chapter of its growth story as part of GovExec, we are honored to play a role in helping readers connect to the content that matters to them.”

About GovExec: As the market-leading information platform, for over fifty years GovExec has empowered the government ecosystem to engage and support government leaders as they work to achieve their missions across federal, defense, and state and local agencies. All powered by the largest and most sophisticated database in the public sector, GovExec’s platform services are three-fold—data that informs, media that connects, and marketing services that activate. Reaching over 2.8 million government influencers each month, GovExec’s brand and platform portfolio includes Government Executive , NextGov , Defense One , Route Fifty , The Atlas for Cities , City & State New York , City & State Pennsylvania , Military Periscope , Government Contracting Institute , Government Marketing University and a strategic investment in Power Almanac .

About City & State: City & State is the premier media organization dedicated to covering New York and Pennsylvania’s local and state politics, policy, and personalities. Its in-depth, non-partisan coverage serves city leaders every day as a trusted guide to the issues impacting New York and Pennsylvania. City & State offers round-the-clock coverage through award-winning commentary and analysis, weekly publications, daily e-briefs, events, podcast interviews, and more.

For Press inquiries, please contact Liz Stein, lstein@govexec.com, +1.240.461.3053

The Logic Chooses MEI Global LLC to Expand B2B and International Licensing Partnerships

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:46:21 GMT

Content licensing company to boost reach of publisher’s in-depth reporting on the Canadian innovation economy

Today The Logic , founded in 2018 to provide in-depth reporting on the organizations, policies and people driving transformational change in Canada, announced that it has selected MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), a leader in helping publishers monetize their digital assets, to grow its third party business to business licensing partnerships, with an emphasis on global opportunities.

“The Logic seeks to spark important conversations that will help make Canada a better place to live and work,” says David Skok, Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of The Logic. “Those conversations rely on our ability to reach readers wherever they are. MEIG’s expertise and familiarity with licensing partners across the spectrum of use cases, from academic, legal, and financial aggregators to digital newsstands to EdTech, means we can help more readers connect more easily with the stories that will drive Canada’s future.”

For more than twenty years, MEIG has helped publishers in their efforts to grow distribution partnerships, recognizing that it can be challenging when in-house licensing personnel resources are limited. Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s President, says, “Nearly all the vendors we work with on behalf of our publisher clients are interested in expanding their global coverage, particularly when that coverage is of the quality, depth, and breadth found on TheLogic.co. The MEIG dealmaker team is excited for the opportunity to create long-term business partnerships for The Logic that will prove beneficial for all – first and foremost for readers with an interest in Canadian innovation.”

Adds Broekhoff, “We’re pleased The Logic selected MEIG for this critical role, and look forward to building the same long-term, lucrative relationships that we share with our existing publisher clients.”

About The Logic:
The Logic , founded in 2018, is Canada’s preeminent business news publication, covering everything from crypto to cleantech. The Logic Briefing newsletter has become a daily must-read for decision makers and executives, and its award-winning investigative journalists have exposed everything from Facebook’s discriminatory advertising policies (now reversed), to the price the government was expecting for selling off Canada’s airports, to the controversial deals between Toronto and Google sister company Sidewalk Labs. For additional information, please contact COO Jenna Zuschlag Misener, jenna@thelogic.co, +1 416 927-0555.

Environmental Law Institute Selects The YGS Group for Reprints/Permissions

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:41:49 GMT

MEI Global facilitates deal for YGS to broaden the reach of ELI’s esteemed nonpartisan legal analysis of environmental issues

Today The Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a one-of-a kind “environmental law think-and-do tank” committed to knowledge transfer through a non-partisan, objective plat form, has announced it is working with reprints and permissions specialist The YGS Group (YGS) to streamline reuse requests for its content. The deal was facilitated by content licensing specialist MEI Global, LLC (MEIG), a leader in helping publishers monetize their digital assets by negotiating and growing third party licensing partnerships.

YGS’ remit includes handling permissions and reuse requests for ELI’s journals, like Environmental Law Reporter and the Environmental Forum, as well as ELI’s books, environmental research reports, podcasts, blogs, and videos. Rachel Jean-Baptiste, ELI’s Associate Vice President for Communications and Publications, says “We look forward to leveraging YGS’ content sales expertise to expand the reach of ELI’s influential research and reporting.” She adds, “MEIG’s deep understanding of the market for reprints and permissions helped us to select the right partner quickly and efficiently, and we’re pleased they’ll remain a hands-on partner in ensuring the deal’s long-term success.”

“ELI’s highly respected publications help shape the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, both in the US and internationally,” says Charles Calta, YGS’ Vice President of Sales. “We are delighted for the opportunity to streamline requests for licensing of ELI content, as well as to seek new usages and licensors who would benefit from increased access, via https://elipermissions.com

MEIG was founded by Randall Marcinko to assist publishers in finding and developing new licensing opportunities, which can be a challenge due to the rapid evolution of licensing models and publisher resource shortages that may prevent a focus on third party distribution opportunities. “We’re pleased to bring ELI and YGS together for a partnership whose beneficiaries include those seeking an efficient way to license environmental content for reuse, whether in a textbook, newsletter, or website,” says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s President. He says, “We look forward to proactively supporting the success of this relationship.”

About Environmental Law Institute: The Environmental Law Institute makes law work for people, places, and the planet. With its non-partisan, independent approach, ELI promotes solutions to tough environmental problems. The Institute’s unparalleled research and highly respected publications inform the public debate and build the institutions needed to advance sustainable development. For more information, visit https://www.eli.org and https://www.elr.info ; email us at orders@eli.org; or call (800) 433-5120.

About The YGS Group: Providing end-to-end strategic marketing and communication solutions, The YGS Group delivers time efficiencies and return on investment by offering key services needed by associations, corporations, and publishers—from compelling design, content, and marketing strategies to innovative printing, digital solutions, media sales, and content sales and licensing—all under one roof. For additional information, please contact Mike Shober, Content Sales & Licensing, at mike.shober@theygsgroup.com or call (717) 430-2229.

Quartz’s Global Business News and Insight Now Available on the Bloomberg Terminal

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:36:38 GMT

MEI Global facilitates partnership to enable Bloomberg users access to Quartz’s cutting-edge perspectives on the global business economy

Today Quartz Media Inc., a provider of global news and insights for a new generation of business leaders, has announced that its highly-regarded business journalism is a vailable to users on the Bloomberg Terminal. The deal was facilitated by content licensing specialist MEI Global LLC (MEIG), a leader in helping publishers monetize their digital assets by negotiating and growing third party licensing partnerships.

Bloomberg’s audience of influential business decision makers will now have access to Quartz’s creative and ground-breaking business journalism. Quartz’s core coverage “obsessions”, like Fixing Capitalism, Because China, the Climate Economy, and more are the trends that will drive business investment and strategy in the global economy for the 21st century, and Bloomberg Terminal subscribers will have the benefit of the publisher’s deep research into those areas.

“We are delighted to provide Bloomberg Terminal clients access to Quartz’s journalism on topics of importance to the economy,” says Ted Merz, global head of news product at Bloomberg. “Quartz’s deep dives into areas like tech, consumer purchasing behaviors, and the future of finance will give our clients valuable insights.”

Quartz content can be accessed on the Bloomberg Terminal through NH QUA (GO).

MEIG was founded by Randall Marcinko to assist publishers in finding and developing new licensing opportunities, which can be a challenge due to the rapid evolution of licensing models and publisher resource shortages that may prevent a focus on third party distribution opportunities. “Quartz and Bloomberg represent a perfect match of incisive business content with sophisticated business decision makers, and we were pleased to play a role in bringing the two organizations together.” Marcinko says, “We look forward to proactively supporting the success of this relationship.”

About MEI Global LLC: MEIG provides a suite of services to help publishers monetize their digital assets. MEIG’s expertise includes prospecting, negotiating, relationship management, and extensive knowledge of vendors and their needs, thanks to decades of industry experience within MEIG’s dealmaker team. The company assists publishers with strategic decision making through a lens of revenue growth, brand extension and intellectual property protection. For additional information, please contact Vice President of Business Development Nancy Davis Kho at ndkho@marcinko.com , +1 510 336 1119.

About Quartz Media Inc.: Quartz was founded in 2012 to serve a new kind of business leader with bracingly creative and intelligent journalism that’s built for users first. We help our audience see around corners, navigate disruption in their industries, build fulfilling careers, broaden their views of the world, and enjoy lives rich with culture. Our coverage of the global economy is organized around core obsessions—topics and questions of seismic importance to business professionals. These are the issues that energize our newsroom, and we invite you to obsess about them along with us. For media and broadcast inquiries, speaker requests, and press passes to Quartz events, please contact press@qz.com.

About Bloomberg L.P.: Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg’s enterprise solutions build on the company’s core strength: leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. For more information, visit Bloomberg.com/company or request a demo.

OrthoEvidence Chooses MEI Global to Spearhead Licensing Partnerships

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:24:07 GMT

Content licensing company will boost reach of publisher’s orthopedic evidence-based summaries

Today OrthoEvidence Inc., an orthopedic-focused evidence-based summary provider, announced that it has chosen MEI Global LLC (MEIG), a leader in helping publishers monet ize their digital assets, to create third party licensing partnerships to extend its content’s reach to a larger audience.

“Our goal is to provide critical information access to orthopedic healthcare providers and their patients everywhere,” says Dr. Mohit Bhandari, founder and president of OrthoEvidence. “To save medical professionals time and expand access to high quality research, we have developed a process to identify, critically appraise, and summarize the best of the best in the field of orthopedics.” He adds, “MEIG’s expertise in identifying, negotiating, and managing deals with licensing partners in order to expand the reach of OrthoEvidence’s content means more patients, medical professionals, pharmaceutical companies and others will find the critical information they need, more easily.”

MEIG was founded by Randall Marcinko to address the difficulty publishers experience developing new licensing opportunities, which is frequently due to a shortage of in-house licensing personnel.

“The market for content and the associated business models evolve rapidly. In a world of declining budgets, publishers are all too often forced to focus on publishing operations at the expense of a strategic focus on distribution,” says Marcinko. “Without the time and resources to focus on licensing or an in-depth understanding of the significant upside it can generate, publishers miss out on lucrative new markets. Having applied our proven analytical approach to OrthoEvidence’s content, our team is excited about the licensing opportunities to reach end users of all types via partnerships with aggregators, syndicators and others in the information industry.”

“We’re pleased that OrthoEvidence recognizes MEIG’s ability to quickly and strategically expand their content distribution partnerships,” says Chris Broekhoff, MEIG’s President. He says, “MEIG’s team will bring its acumen, professionalism, and a commitment to safeguarding publishers’ intellectual property to the long-term, profitable relationship we look forward to building with OrthoEvidence.”

About OrthoEvidence, Inc.: OrthoEvidence (OE) is a fast-growing online platform of innovative products and services targeted to evidence-ba sed surgical practice, focusing on orthopedics. OE focuses on helping associations and industry architect, analyze, and educate their networks about health care decisions. OE’s competitive advantage derives from skilled data scientists, programmers, and analytics teams. Through automation and algorithms using machine learning, OE is building the business intelligence platform “OE M.I.N.D.- Machine learning INsights Database” with over 75 million datapoints to drive new analytics and evidence reports. For additional information, please contact Vice President, Sonia Dosanjh at sonia.dosanjh@myorthoevidence.co m, +1 289 337 5717.