News brands
At last: a global marketplace for content
In the 20th century heyday of magazines, international licensing was a significant contributor to the profits of many publishers,…
16 February 2023
Gen Z News Movement steps up
The News Movement (TNM), the London-based social media-news start-up launched in 2021 by former Dow Jones CEO Will…
3 February 2023
Reuters to launch subscriber news service
Reuters is going ahead with its plan to launch a paid-for consumer-facing news service after it had previously…
19 January 2023
CNN faces up to digital
CNN, arguably the world’s most successful news service, is in a spin. At its most recent townhall, new…
22 December 2022
Is email really the future of local news?
One of the most dispiriting media stories in recent years has been the continuing decline of local news,…
25 November 2022
Well, how do you win Gen Z?
The twelve-year-old WebSummit is, arguably, the world’s most important technology conference. The Guardian called it “Glastonbury for geeks”…
10 November 2022
Musk buying Twitter “for love”
In a clear indication that the dance is over and that he will finally complete his $44bn acquisition…
27 October 2022
Ukraine media fights to stay alive
Russia’s invasion has turned the eyes of the world on Ukraine but, at the same time, has devastated…
8 September 2022
How Axios matched 5x revenue price
Flashback: Axios, the five-year-old all-digital US news brand which trademarked its “smart brevity” style of punchy, bullet point…
11 August 2022
The Cool Down raises $5.7m
A new online media and e-commerce company, The Cool Down, is being launched to cover climate change and…
14 July 2022