Why is the news industry so resistant to change? It’s almost impossible to shift focus, reassign resources, introduce new working practices, or change to a new CMS without a hue and cry. This week it has been the BBC’s turn to get it in the neck for what seemed to me to be two very sensible decisions. First, guidance went out to its reporting staff that they should prioritise social media over traditional linear programmes when it came to filing their content. For a national broadcaster that needs to meet the British public where they are – and lest we…
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Prince Harry and six other high-profile claimants have lost their High Court case against Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Daily Mail, in a ruling that is likely to draw a line under the UK’s long-running phone-hacking litigation. Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed all claims against the publisher after an 11-week…
Sky has agreed a £1.6 billion takeover of ITV’s media and entertainment arm in a move that would combine one of Britain’s best-known commercial broadcasters with the pay-TV group owned by Comcast, creating what the companies say will be a stronger domestic rival to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and…
The Associated Press is pressing ahead with plans to build a production hub in India, even as the move is expected to deepen job losses for its US-based visual journalism teams. In a memo to staff, executive editor Julie Pace said the agency was trying to strengthen its business so…
Getty Images is set to walk away from its $3.7 billion tie-up with Shutterstock after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority insisted on a remedy the company was unwilling to accept: the sale of Shutterstock’s entire editorial business before completion. According to the CMA’s final ruling on 15 May, the…
Media Concierge Group has said the integration of National World has gone smoothly, after reporting a stronger set of results in the first full period since the acquisition. The media holding company posted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £12.9 million for the 12 months to 30 September…
The Economist has launched a lower-cost subscription bundle built around audio and video, in a move designed to reach younger and more gender-balanced audiences while squeezing more value from its expanding multimedia output. The new product, Economist Play, is priced at about $15 a month, roughly $10 below the publisher’s…
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News Corp Australia is bringing Glamour back to local audiences with a digital-first Australian edition of the long-running fashion and culture title, in a move that underlines the publisher’s continued push into lifestyle brands for younger readers. Glamour Australia is due to debut in June as a social, video and…
Forbes is pushing deeper into wine with a new content vertical, e-commerce operation and membership programme, as it looks to build revenue streams it can control more directly. The move — first reported by Digiday — reflects a wider shift among publishers away from reliance on search and social traffic.…
The UK government has cleared the way for Axel Springer to acquire Telegraph Media Group, removing the most significant political obstacle to the deal and marking a decisive moment for the future of one of Britain’s best-known newspapers. The decision ends months of uncertainty over foreign ownership of a major…
David Hoffmann, the billionaire investor now steering US news group Lee Enterprises, says he has a plan to rescue local newspapers: strip the business to its essentials, double down on community reporting and keep the numbers in the black. The approach speaks to a central question for the industry: whether…
CNN has appointed Chris Wiggins, the New York Times veteran who has led that paper’s data science work for more than a decade, to a newly created post overseeing machine learning and AI science. The move was disclosed in an internal memo to staff on Monday. Wiggins will supervise efforts…
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal over an article describing a birthday letter linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The ruling underscores the high bar public figures face when suing news organisations , and reinforces protections for reporting that shows…
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