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Why the New York Times is at risk
It is exactly 11 years since Mark Thompson, a media executive with little business and no newspaper experience, became CEO of the New York Times. Even those who admired how the Oxford-educated…
17 November 2023
8 minute read
How I do it: Andy Marshall, Our Media
Andy Marshall is CEO and major shareholder of Our Media Ltd, the Bristol-based, UK specpub which was recently sold by Burda's UK subsidiary Immediate Media after being de-merged in 2021. It…
16 November 2023
8 minute read
Nineteen chases trade show gold
Private equity firms became busy in trade show ownership in 15 pre-pandemic years during which average EBITDA multiples climbed from less than 10x to 15x. It seems clear that 2024 will see a…
10 November 2023
4 minute read
How I do it: Tracy Yaffa, AdNews Australia
Tracy Yaffa is the owner and managing director of Yaffa Media, the Sydney, Australia-based publisher of 20 specialist and B2B media and events including: AdNews, Australian Defence Magazine,…
10 November 2023
4 minute read
Why LinkedIn is media-friendly
For media organisations, LinkedIn has sometimes seemed like the runt of the social media litter. Even as one of the three main social networks (since the decline of MySpace) that grew into…
9 November 2023
5 minute read
A transatlantic magazines merger?
Nobody needs reminding that magazines are not what they were. Consumer and advertising revenue have been shredded and so have a large number of print magazines that had enthralled generations…
3 November 2023
12 minute read
What ‘new’ Ascential could do next
Twenty months after Flashes & Flames said Ascential's three divisions were worth more than twice its then enterprise value, CEO Duncan Painter this week confirmed just that. The UK-based…
3 November 2023
5 minute read
How I do it: Jan Bayer, Axel Springer
Jan Bayer is is deputy CEO of Axel Springer and president of its biggest business, US news media, which includes Politico, Insider, and Morning Brew. He started his career at the Süddeutsche…
3 November 2023
6 minute read
Why Gannett must focus on digital subs
Last year when I wrote about Gannett, the US’s largest newspaper chain had a tough story to tell. It was shedding staff to cut costs and financial performance was shaky. There were signs of…
2 November 2023
4 minute read
What FreightWaves will do next…
Flying Media Group (FMG), the US specpub owned by Craig Fuller, founder-CEO of Freightwaves, is expanding with this month's acquisition of Bonnier’s US marine brands, including: Boating,…
27 October 2023
6 minute read
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