Byju's acquires TutorVista, Edurite from PearsonByju’s flagship product — Byju’s -The Learning App — has 8 mn users and around 400,000 annual paid subscribers, and caters to students from...
03 Jul, 2017, 11.17 PM IST
Byju's to buy part of online education company TutorVistaThe education tech startup is looking to expand internationally, and TutorVista, which counts the United States as its biggest market, coul...
15 May, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Pearson looks to sell online education co TutorVista at a lossThe publishing and education firm Pearson is in talks to sell online education company Tutor-Vista in part or in full, according to sources...
26 Oct, 2016, 08.10 AM IST
Publishers go the startup way digitising content, investing in education-technology companiesFrom digitising their content to investing in ed-tech startups, these players want to reach their audience in an all-new tech-savvy avatar.
07 Apr, 2016, 08.46 PM IST
Edutor Technologies partners Pearson Education South Africa to provide digital textbooks to students"This will help students carry and access their textbooks anytime, anywhere," said Nirvani Dhevcharran, CTO of Pearson, South Africa Divisi...
06 Jul, 2015, 08.21 PM IST
Pearson Education eyes big share of Indian education marketChalking out its growth chart for the coming years, the learning and publishing company has identified India among the four biggest markets.
19 Feb, 2015, 01.06 PM IST
Pearson group-owned PurpleLeap sacks half of workforcePearson group-owned technology-aided education services company PurpleLeap has in the past fortnight sacked more than 250 staff.
09 Jul, 2013, 08.37 AM IST
E-books firm Attano opens a new 'chapter' for studentsAttano has partnered with publishers like Pearson to sell chapters instead of complete books to students, helping college goers save money.
02 Jun, 2013, 01.53 PM IST
- Pearson buys out Educomp's shareholding in IndiaCan JV
Pearson in February this year acquired 100 per cent stake in TutorVista. Pearson had a majority stake in the Bangalore based company.
09 Apr, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
Pearson completes 100% acquisition of TutorVista, appoints Srikanth B Iyer as CEOPearson has acquired the remaining 20% equity in TutorVista to complete 100% ownership in the Bangalore based online education services com...
25 Feb, 2013, 12.07 AM IST
- Pearson eyes partnerships with education entities for language tests
Pearson is looking for partnerships to expand the reach of its English language tests in the fast-growing Indian education sector
28 Aug, 2011, 12.38 PM IST
- Pearson buys majority stake in TutorVista
In one of the biggest acquisitions in the Indian education sector, UK-based publishing house, Pearson, has acquired a majority stake in Tut...
19 Jan, 2011, 05.01 AM IST
- Pearson picks additional 59 pc stake in Pearson for Rs 577 cr
International leading media and publishing firm, Pearson today said it has picked an additional 59 per cent stake in online tutorial servic...
18 Jan, 2011, 01.45 PM IST
- Pearson Education open to expansion opportunities
To strengthen its presence in the country's fast-growing education sector, diversified entity Pearson Education will explore expansion oppo...
24 Nov, 2010, 12.54 PM IST
- Pearson to invest $30 mn in India
Global publishing firm Pearson on Wednesday said it will invest $30 million (about Rs 145 crore) in the country by acquiring stake in Educo...
24 Jun, 2009, 04.02 PM IST
- Educomp enters 50:50 JV with UK-based Pearson
Education software solutions provider Educomp has entered into a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with the UK-based publishing house Pearson, said ...
24 Jun, 2009, 12.02 PM IST
- Fundamental right to copy, but for a fee
Every time a student walks in to a photocopying booth to get a book copied cover to cover, the law is being violated.
09 Aug, 2002, 05.43 AM IST