Why B2B publisher Metropolis has bought Viz, Fortean Times and Cyclist
Metropolis bought adult satire magazine Viz, paranormal title Fortean Times, and Cyclist because they fit the specialist publisher’s strategy of…
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Mental health now more important than money for young journalists, survey finds
Mental health has eclipsed financial stability as the greater priority for younger and underrepresented journalists after the pandemic, a new…
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New York Times buys loss-making The Athletic for $550m adding 1.2m to its subs total
The New York Times Company has agreed a $550m deal to buy sports news business the Athletic. The deal, which…
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ITN’s Deborah Turness named chief executive of BBC News and Current Affairs
The BBC has named current ITN boss Deborah Turness as its new chief executive for news and current affairs, replacing…
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Covid sees revenue plunge at DC Thomson – but investments prompt best ever profits
Press and Journal, Beano and Stylist publisher DC Thomson has reported its lowest revenue since 2003 because of the hit…
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Platform profile: Can ‘read-later’ app Pocket help publishers reach more engaged readers?
Pocket is an app designed for people with too many tabs open. The Mozilla-owned service lets users save articles to…
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Open web group calls on CMA to ‘freeze scene of the crime’ of Google cookie phase-out
Campaign group Movement for an Open Web has called on the Competition and Markets Authority “to impose a formal restraining…
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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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