Mirror publisher Reach expects to benefit from Facebook’s fake news fight as it blames Brexit uncertainty for £200m writedown February 25, 2019 Mirror and Express publisher Reach expects to benefit from Facebook’s fake news controversy in 2019 as it looks to its digital revenues for growth. The results Revenue rose 16.2 per cent year on year to £723.9m in 2018 following the purchase of the Daily Express, Daily Star and OK! Magazine publisher, Express & Star. But [...]
Daily Mail reviews options for financial magazine publisher Euromoney February 25, 2019 The owner of the Daily Mail is “reviewing options” for its holding in financial publisher Euromoney. The announcement follows reports over the weekend that Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has lined up a £750m sale of its 49 per cent stake in Euromoney Institutional Investor. Read more: Daily Mail online ad revenue helps offset print [...]
Pearson sales slip as publisher eyes 2020 revenue growth February 22, 2019 Sales fell at education publisher Pearson in 2018 even as profits surged, the firm revealed today, as it confirmed a £500m pension insurance deal with Legal & General. Read more: Pearson seals £500m pension insurance deal with L&G The figures Revenue slipped nine per cent year on year to £4.1bn after Pearson took a £216m [...]
Netflix is first choice for almost half of Brits wanting new movie releases February 20, 2019 Almost half of UK film lovers prefer watching new release movies on Netflix over going to the cinemas, according to data released today. The survey from consumer profiling firm GlobalWebIndex reveals that 46 per cent of Brits would rather watch a film from the comfort of their own home on than head out to the cinema. [...]
Twitter rolls out political ad tracking tools in Europe ahead of EU elections February 19, 2019 Twitter has launched new tools in Europe to make it easier for users to identify ads paid for by political campaigns, ahead of key elections due in May. The news follows similar moves by fellow social media firm Facebook, as tech platforms prepare to face potential regulation and renewed disinformation efforts from hostile actors. The European [...]
Looking to the Future: Publisher bets it will beat full-year guidance as digital audience grows revenue February 19, 2019 Future already predicts it will beat expectations for its new financial year after experiencing strong momentum over the first quarter, it said today. The publisher of Tech Radar, Total Film and What Hi-Fi also believes results will be “significantly ahead of its expectations” for the first half of the year, it said in a trading update that [...]
Bauer Media names BBC boss Richard Dawkins as new head of European radio February 18, 2019 Media giant Bauer has named BBC executive Richard Dawkins as its new European radio boss, the company said today. Bauer, which owns radio stations such as Absolute and Kiss, said Dawkins will join the firm in late spring in the newly-created role of European radio chief operating officer. Read more: British commercial radio revenue breaks [...]
German prosecutors probe Financial Times journalist over Wirecard reporting February 18, 2019 Prosecutors in Munch have launched an investigation into a Financial Times (FT) journalist whose reporting of alleged fraud at Wirecard sparked a frenzy of short selling of the firm’s shares. The FT published a series of stories revealing alleged fraud at Wirecard’s Singapore office and an investigation by local police, causing shares in the fintech company to [...]
Tech giants should be held to compulsory ‘code of ethics’, MPs say February 18, 2019 Facebook and other tech giants should face stricter regulation to tackle the spread of fake news and misuse of personal data, MPs said today. Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was harshly criticised in the final report on disinformation by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee, having declined several invitations to attend [...]
Pearson sells US school textbook arm for $250m February 18, 2019 Pearson announced the $250m (£194m) sale of its US school textbook division today as it pursues a simplification strategy as it doubles down on digital. Read more: Pearson's shares fall amid declining US revenues The education publisher expects to net $25m today and the full sum over the next three to seven years from the [...]