Reuters Institute boss: VAT on digital publications is ‘backwards’ and subsidises ‘media habits of old people’
Value-added tax levies on digital publications are “backwards” and subsiding the “media habits of old people” at the expense of…
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Bedford Independent claims to reach 76,000 monthly readers six months after launch
The Bedford Independent news website claims to be reaching 76,000 readers a month on average six months after its launch.…
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Fashion and lifestyle website Buro 24/7 opens London HQ ahead of website relaunch as it declares itself the ‘new face of luxury media’
A fashion and lifestyle publisher founded in Russia that claims to be the “new face of luxury media” has opened a…
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Publishing association urges chancellor to cut ‘digital reading tax’ in budget
The Professional Publishers Association has pushed for Chancellor Philip Hammond to cut VAT on digital publications in his 2018 budget,…
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Former Evolve Politics editor Matt Turner launches ‘impartial’ evening Twitter briefing for people ‘sick of the News at Six’
Former Evolve Politics editor Matt Turner has launched an evening briefing on UK politics aimed at audiences “sick of the…
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Triple threat of social media, mobile and ad-blocking is putting ‘severe pressure’ on UK news media – Reuters report
The news brands who originate stories are “clearly noticed” by readers less than half the time when journalism is read…
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Christian Broughton promoted to Independent website editor
Independent online news editor Christian Broughton has been promoted to editor with a brief to collaborate with all Independent news…
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Monthly lifestyle, business and news magazine Monocle has launched a weekly show on its internet radio network – Monocle 24…
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