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Aussie Broadsheet warms up in London
Nick Shelton, founder of Broadsheet, the Australian food and culture site, has relocated to London to manage his first international launch. This week, he announced the appointment of editor…
29 May 2025
4 minute read
What you really need to know about AI
The question that I’ve been asked most frequently since moderating the panel on AI (hat tip to Amir Malik from Alvarez & Marsal and to Adriana Whiteley from FT Strategies) at our…
29 May 2025
6 minute read
‘AI is open to all, but be careful’
AI hype is being replaced by AI reality, according to a panel at our packed-out Monetising B2B conference in London this month. Introducing the panel, Jennifer Schivas-Porter, CEO at 67 Bricks…
29 May 2025
4 minute read
How events are changing – fast
At Monetising B2B in London this week, a number of the sessions focused on events and variously featured the CEOs of RX (Reed Exhibitions), Clarion Events, Terrapinn, Questex and Cannes Lions.…
23 May 2025
7 minute read
What next for Vox Media?
Vox Media is, perhaps, the only high-profile member of the digital media pack of the 2010s that is still going strong (relatively). While BuzzFeed, Vice and Quartz have all crumbled, Vox and…
23 May 2025
5 minute read
Takeaways from the conference
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing more of the insights and discussion from Monetising B2B. But here are some key takeaways from this week’s conference. For Flashes & Flames…
22 May 2025
5 minute read
How AI really can boost media content
Let’s face it, Artificial Intelligence means very many different things to different people – in media as everywhere else. We should, arguably, avoid discussion about whether media content…
16 May 2025
6 minute read
BraveBison swoops on Centaur
The long-awaited breakup of Centaur Media, the UK-based listed B2B, is about to begin. During the next four weeks, the company's best performing business, the MiniMBA eLearning, will be sold…
16 May 2025
7 minute read
How Craig Fuller built a media group
Complicated global supply lines and market disruption prompted by the Trump administration's plans for tariffs and trade have been good news for at least one media company. The Sonar price…
9 May 2025
7 minute read
Why radio + outdoor is safe for ads
As print advertising has declined and digital, in its place ,is eaten up by the likes of Google and Meta, other legacy ad markets have remained, to some degree, safe havens. One of these has…
8 May 2025
5 minute read
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