Podcast 65: Beyond Google? Amazon and Microsoft are future says Ricky Sutton

Former online editor of the News of the World turned tech entrepreneur turned future of news soothsayer Ricky Sutton joins Dominic Ponsford on the podcast sofa.

The last year has been bleak for ad-funded news media but Ricky believes he has the solution. He explains why Google’s reign as the most important tech partner for news publishers is drawing to a close, but more lucrative partnerships around AI and advertising with Microsoft and Amazon beckon.

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