Disney under sports pressure
The Information speculates that Disney may spin-off the ESPN sports TV business (in which Hearst Corp is a…
Will Newsquest be sold?
Twenty-five years ago, regional newspapers were still hotter than the internet. But, in the UK, large companies were…
The Brit who changed Bauer
Paul Keenan, president of Bauer Media Audio, has been appointed chief operating officer of Europe's Bauer Media Group…
How I do it: Sean Griffey, Indy Dive
Sean Griffey is CEO and co-founder, of B2B newsletter publisher Industry Dive. The Washington DC-based company became majority…
Why is Dotdash buying Meredith?
Ever since the perennially lossmaking AOL merged with the highly-profitable Time Warner, at the dawn of the internet,…
How I do it: Kevin Costello, Haymarket
Kevin Costello is CEO of the Haymarket Media Group (£143m revenue/ £8m EBITDA in 2019-20) which he joined…
How The Economist missed out
FiscalNote, the Washington DC-based legal data and analytics company, is to float via a SPAC deal with Duddell…
Streaming slowdown
The Information has reported that “the streaming wars are starting to get interesting”. Disney reported a dramatic slowdown…
Digital publisher of the decade?
Jessica Lessin is one of the most admired and best connected people in Silicon Valley. But her brainchild…
Is this Axel Springer’s end game?
Axel Springer is to IPO its StepStone digital recruitment division, which is believed to have revenue of almost…