The 2021 media industry in charts: Ad spend bounces back, digital subs grow and press freedom declines
After an often dismal 2020, 2021 has felt like a much more positive year for the media industry. While the…
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Insider and Politico owner Axel Springer reveals Covid-19 revenue slide but says business ‘booming’ in 2021
Axel Springer, the German news publishing giant that owns Insider and Politico, has revealed that its revenues fell by €150m…
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Who owns the news? Market share analysis of UK print, online and broadcast news markets
A handful of publishers control both the UK’s print and digital news markets, according to a Press Gazette analysis of…
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Staff cuts warning at Daily Mail owner as energy and distribution costs bite
The Daily Mail’s owner DMGT has warned of cost cuts to come as it released its financial results for the…
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Covid comeback: News Corp, NYT, Gannett, DMGT, Reach and Future market caps surpass pre-pandemic heights
In March last year, at the height of the global Covid-19 panic, company share prices across the world plummeted. In…
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Membership funding for journalism: Exclusive ranking of the top brands
A new ranking compiled by Press Gazette reveals the newsrooms that count the most members. Once a niche proposition, today…
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Data shows BBC increasingly likely to withold information requested under FoI
The number of freedom of information requests to the BBC where information was provided has fallen in recent years, despite…
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Times overtakes Guardian as most popular newspaper bought by the BBC
The BBC bought more copies of The Times than any other newspaper in 2020, Press Gazette has learned. A freedom…
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