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How AI energizes Independent
Christian Broughton is CEO (and a former editor-in-chief) of The Independent, in London. The former UK broadsheet newspaper was launched in 1986 and, since 2015, has been a…
100 unusual years of The New Yorker
The documentary maker has not been born who is able to resist the temptation to begin a behind-the-scenes look at a magazine without a shot of hundreds of copies of the latest issue emerging…
Future and the tale of two media groups
Stock markets are not always easy to understand. That’s what Kevin Li Ying, CEO of Future Plc, might feel as he reflects on the reception of his company’s 2025 results for the 12 months ended…
Transformed Nineteen readies 2027 sale
Nineteen Group, the private equity-owned UK-based trade show group which made its first recent profit only in 2023, is expected to increase its revenue and EBITDA by almost 50% this year. Our…
‘AI just part of disruption’: FT’s Jon Slade
Jon Slade was appointed CEO of the Nikkei-owned Financial Times in July this year, succeeding John Ridding, after more than 20 years at the group. Previously, as B2C managing director and Chef…
DealMakers: Transatlantic fever
Welcome to DealMakers where we join the dots in events M&A . We look at this month’s transactions and 2025 trends – and it’s mainly about the US. Easyfairs buys in US When Easyfairs,…
Charlie Kerr gets back to work
S & P Global this week completed its $1.8bn acquisition of London-based financial data provider With Intelligence. The deal, priced at some 30x EBITDA, reflected the growth of alternative…
How AI can be a golden opportunity
By Joanna Levesque Artificial intelligence is often discussed in extremes: either as an existential threat to creative…
What I have learned about AI (so far)
By Amir Malik Artificial intelligence has become the most important and the least understood force in modern media. For all the noise surrounding it, few leaders have paused long…
AI turbulence can be springboard
Let’s be honest: for many publishers 2025 has been tough. The early impact of AI has largely been as a ruthless disruptor, with LLM’s hoovering up vast swathes of copyrighted content and…
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