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How will Steinberg change Future?
Zillah Byng-Thorne, who has transformed Future Plc, has been hosting lunches and dinners with colleagues before her departure next weekend. The ‘thank you’ sessions mark the end of…
How I do it: Richard Rushfield, The Ankler
Journalist Richard Rushfield is co-owner and founder of Hollywood-based subscription newsletter, The Ankler. He wrote for BuzzFeed, the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and Gawker before…
Is TWiT the future of media convergence?
A decade before most had heard of Netflix, a team from Ofcom (the UK broadcasting regulator) swooped on the suburban US wine-making town of Petaluma, 35 miles north of San Francisco. They came…
How I do it: Geoff Dickinson, DMG Events
Geoff Dickinson is CEO of DMG Events, the worldwide exhibitions subsidiary of the UK’s Daily Mail Group (DMGT). The events company has been based in Dubai for 35 years. DMG claims to…
How ‘The Information’ survived SVB meltdown
This is a story by Jessica Lessin, founder and owner of The Information, who “Panicked, Pivoted and Ultimately Survived as My Bank Melted Down”. It started with a text from a tech…
Will paper costs quicken the end of print?
Discussions about the newspaper business naturally tend to focus on the “news” rather than the “paper”. But, over the past few years, the cost of that paper (“newsprint”) has become an issue…
Hyve trade shows agree £400mn bid
The board of the UK-listed trade show group Hyve (formerly known as ITE) has agreed to a £320mn ($389mn) acquisition by Providence Equity Partners. The deal values each share at 108p, a 41%…
What the Euromoney split really means
The pioneering Euromoney magazine was launched in 1969 by the Daily Mail’s financial editor Patrick Sergeant with £6,000 of the paper’s cash. It was an almost immediate success and…
Informa swoops on Tarsus shows
Informa Plc, the world’s largest trade show organiser, is paying $940mn in cash and shares to acquire the $210mn-revenue private equity-owned Tarsus Group in a move which confirms its…
How I do it: James Tye, ex Dennis CEO
James Tye was CEO of Dennis Publishing, the transatlantic magazine-centric publisher launched 50 years ago by the late British entrepreneur Felix Dennis. Its major brands have included…
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