The Guardian in a spin
The Guardian is in a spin. It made losses of £37mn in the year ended 31 March 2024…
How Business of Fashion made it
Time was when most businesses were owned and managed by specialists who would spend a lifetime steeped in…
Who will buy Northstar Travel Group?
Northstar Travel Group is for sale after eight years of ownership by EagleTree Partners / Wasserstein. The US-based…
The end game: 3 questions for Murdoch
There’s a perfect storm brewing in the $18bn News Corporation. First, there is the Succession-like battle in which…
Oceans of potential for AI
There are many things about shipping that can be under-estimated. First, more than 90% (and rising) of the…
Powering UK podcaster eyes US
From 2024: It’s a long time since consumers became accustomed to the ready availability of print media brands,…
Trade show body CEO steps down
Kai Hattendorf, CEO of UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, is stepping down at the end…
University rankings for sale
Times Higher Education (THE), the 53-year-old, UK-based universities ranking business is expected to be marketed early in 2025.…
Nineteen trade shows profit
The UK-based Nineteen Group trade show organiser last year broke through into EBITDA profit for the first time…
Why hyperlocal news is for specialists
In a UK news market long dominated by centuries-old national dailies, there is unending criticism of how the…