Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children
Edwards will appear in court on Wednesday (31 July).
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Top 50 UK news websites in June: Mirror narrowly overtakes Mail Online into third place
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 newsbrands in the UK.
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Channel 4 News bets Youtube is ‘where podcast market growth really lies’
The Political Fourcast averaged more than 100,000 views an episode over the UK general election.
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TalkTV hits 1m Youtube subscribers and grows revenue after linear TV closure
July to be TalkTV's biggest month for revenue on Youtube to date.
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Guardian voluntary redundancy round ends with some prominent departures
Guardian had been targeting cost savings of 4-5% this year.
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News diary 29 July – 4 August: EU AI Act enters into force, Edinburgh Festival begins
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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OpenAI testing prototype search engine with news publishers
CEOs of The Atlantic and News Corp shared statements supporting the SearchGPT prototype launch.
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Hugo Rifkind to succeed Matt Chorley as Times Radio morning presenter
Chorley announced in May he was leaving Times Radio for the BBC.
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BBC local radio cuts continue to bite as stations share newsreaders
Some BBC local radio stations now have news bulletins on weekday afternoons pre-recorded elsewhere.
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News media job cuts 2024 tracked: Staff at CNN, LAist and BDG latest affected
Big losses at likes of The Messenger, LA Times, Sports Illustrated and Mediahuis Ireland started 2024.
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UK Digital Markets Act paves way for big tech regulation: what comes next?
The legislation is passed but the work doesn't stop there - what news publishers need to know next.
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Mail, Mirror, Express and Independent roll out ‘consent or pay’ walls
The publishers are charging between £1.99 and £4 monthly for cookie-less access to their sites.
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Future expands branded content goals with dedicated studio
Future's growth acceleration strategy last year pledged to increase its branded social media content.
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Future of Media Technology Conference line-up for 2024
Confirmed line-up so far for UK's biggest conference for news media leaders.
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Ex-mag boss Lindsay Nicholson on leadership: Share your vision, then become a sheepdog
Former editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping has survived disaster and believes magazines can too.
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Gary Lineker’s The Rest Is Football dominates booming UK sport podcasts market
Presenters/producers for High Performance, Football Weekly and The Cycling Podcast share why podcasting is the right medium.
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How to make sure you are social media ready for job hunting
Gary Lineker's approach to social media may not be advisable if you are job hunting.
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Informa to buy Cannes Lions owner Ascential as it reveals price of AI deals
Deal confirmed as Informa's half-year results show revenue growth of 11% and underlying profits up 19%.
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Google cookie U-turn could be another meteor heading for publishers
News publishers have been urged to continue their transition towards first-party data strategies.
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OpenAI asks New York Times to disclose reporters’ notes in ‘vindictive’ legal move
New York Times warns of "chilling effect" on reporting if OpenAI forces disclosure of journalistic materials.
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BBC to cut 500 more jobs as revenue falls 6% to £5.4bn
BBC says it is facing "serious pressure" on its finances.
By Huw Edwards tops 2024 list of BBC’s highest-paid journalists despite departure
Number of BBC journalists earning more than £178,000 increases from 43 people to 46.
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Google scraps plan to ditch cookies on Chrome
Google plan to 'enclose the open web' has failed, say campaigners.
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B2B newsletter publisher without journalists exceeds one million subs
Trending Now runs 27 AI-powered newsletters with ten staff (but no editors).
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Advertising Association claims industry is a force for good
The UK’s £37bn advertising industry is a force for good, according to a new report from the Advertising Association.…
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Why Guardian has expanded paid content offering with launch of recipe app Feast
Chief supporter officer Liz Wynn said the more subscribers engage, the more they stick around.
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Who are the UK’s national newspaper editors?
An up-to-date page so you can keep track of all the UK's national newspaper editors.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Publisher deals vs lawsuits with generative AI companies
Mumsnet legal complaint against OpenAI after tech company "refused licensing talks".
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Telegraph sale: Mail owner exits race, Nadhim Zahawi ‘plots £600m bid’
Former Tory Chancellor said to be in talks with billionaire backers.
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‘The hardest thing to put together’: Inside election night at the UK’s biggest broadcasters
Broadcasters faced glitching cameras, an early election and, in one case, not having a studio.
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City AM signs content sharing deal with Reach and brings back familiar face as editor
Christian May returns as editor-in-chief after four years away.
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News diary 22 – 28 July: Olympic opening ceremony, Netanyahu US Congress speech
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Weekly subscriber-based website for North East ceases publication after five months
Ex-Newcastle Journal editor had hoped enough people would pay for quality, once-a-week journalism for the region.
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Key ways to futureproof your media career as journalism job cuts bite deep
Most media companies these days are feeling the pinch. As a result, cost-cutting measures are happening across the board.…
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Toronto Star launches pay-per-article and daily passes for website access
The Canadian news site is the first in the country to try Axate's casual payments.
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NUJ to take part in tribunal over claims of covert surveillance of journalists
Lawyer says if protection of journalists' sources is compromised, "who would risk being a source?"
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Slow online ads cost UK publishers £50m a year: Here’s how to fix them
Online ads can take up to nine seconds to load on some leading UK news websites.
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Disappointment for publishers as Artificial Intelligence Bill missing from King’s Speech
Copyright reform protecting rights-holders like publishers "urgently needed", David Buttle writes.
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Newspaper ABCs: i circulation higher than Daily Star for first time
Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.
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Podcast 75: Bonnier News CEO on power of bundles and personalisation
Anders Eriksson tells Press Gazette about next stage of subscriptions growth and business transformation.
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‘The first podcast election’: Political podcasts explode in run-up to polling day
Podcast company Acast said its political podcasts saw growth of 53%.
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Free daily Metro now profitable after 2023 restructure
Metro is growing commercially even as free London rival Evening Standard forced to reduce print output.
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Bonnier News CEO interview: Content bundles and personalisation to boost subs
Anders Eriksson explains next steps on subscription strategy after revenue more than doubled in past eight years.
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From Sunak’s Nando’s order to ‘woman pulling faces’: Top publisher general election Tiktoks
The most watched publisher videos on Tiktok during the 2024 UK general election.
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GB News Radio rolls out AI-generated sports news bulletins
The bulletins are written by generative AI and read out by an AI-synthesised GB News presenter.
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Harry versus The Sun: Eight-week trial expected to start in January 2025
Some 42 people have live legal claims against The Sun publisher.
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Observer editor Paul Webster to retire after six years in job
Before becoming editor Webster was The Observer's deputy editor for 22 years.
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Pete Clifton to step down after ten years as editor of PA
The agency chief will step down from full-time work after 43 years in journalism.
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Australian publishers say ‘catastrophic’ if Meta follows through on news ban
One publisher said a Meta news ban would lose it up to 52% of its revenue.
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Footballco unveils post-cookies ad targeting solution, ‘FC Precision’
Footballco says FC Precision goes beyond sports and allows targeting on topics like fashion and travel.
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Most Britons want online journalism ad-funded, but don’t like the ads they see
Vast majority more willing to share data than to pay money for content.
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Dale Vince libel claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out by High Court
Judge says Vince's case against the Mail was "bound to fail".
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Update: Family court reporting pilot widens to include private family disputes
Journalists have wider discretion to report what they witness at family courts.
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Media payments and freebies for Labour ministers: David Lammy tops the table
Labour's shadow cabinet has not disclosed any meetings with media executives.
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News diary 15 – 21 July: King’s Speech, first Covid inquiry report, Republicans nominate Trump
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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UK media facing ‘extreme legal hurdles’, top lawyer warns
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC praises recent investigations by the FT, Sunday Times and Evening Standard.
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Mather Economics and InsurAds combine to help publishers boost revenue
Combined offering will help combat publisher challenges on search and social.
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Long Lead: The award-winning journalism bet made by a high-stakes poker player
Long Lead, a longform, multimedia "story studio", is a "fight against the algorithm".
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Future of Media Awards shortlist 2024: ‘Lighting the way to sustainable future for journalism’
Best digital journalism products and innovations of the last year revealed.
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‘Dismay’ at Standard over redundancy terms as daily print phased out
Monday and Friday Evening Standard editions to end from 2 August.
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Whatsapp Channels one year on: Top news publishers ranked
Big US publishers have the most followers while UK sport publishers are seeing the most engagement.
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Top newsbrands for converting readers to subscribers revealed
Analysis shows how many paying readers are among their online audiences of major subscription newsbrands
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Press Gazette publishes ultimate guide to reader conversion and monetisation
Ten-page guide includes exclusive data and insights form leading publishers.
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National World buys second sports brand in two months amid specialist drive
Serious About Rugby League and Athletics Weekly are latest National World acquisitions.
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Threat of Welsh council tax notices reform that sparked newspaper revenue fears is over
Public notice income provides a lifeline to local newspapers - but not all publishers benefit.
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City AM editor Andy Silvester steps down after almost four years
A new editor for City AM has already been appointed but not yet named.
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Impress opens up dispute resolution service to all publishers and others
Section 40, a legal tool designed to induce publishers to sign up to Impress, was repealed in May.
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News and politics page views reach record high in 2024 election week
2024 election results week page views beat previous record of week Liz Truss became PM and the Queen died.
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Secret arrests could mean publishers don’t know they are in contempt of court
Law Commission considers moving point at which criminal proceedings are 'active' to charge rather than arrest.
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Trevor Kavanagh retires: Fleet Street ‘great’ who stood up for arrested colleagues
At 81, Kavanagh says both he and Joe Biden should step down.
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Newsroom themes for 2024: Reuters Digital News Report at a glance
From podcasts to paywalls: key themes from the Reuters Digital News Report 2024 explored.
By Publishers must prove audience loyalty to win ad spend battle
It’s not the size of the audience that matters – it’s how well you know them, writes Trevor Vagg…
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Washington Post ‘third newsroom’ creation gets underway
Krissah Thompson will oversee the building of a project that the Post hopes will develop new revenue streams.
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New culture secretary Lisa Nandy called for BBC to be ‘mutualised’ but backed licence fee
Wigan MP Nandy said in 2020 the BBC board needs a new structure so it's directed by licence fee…
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BBC News deputy CEO Jonathan Munro promoted to global director
As BBC News global director Munro will have new responsibilities for BBC Monitoring and the World Service.
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2024 election: Sky News boss shares six lessons for media
Data-driven journalism, podcasts and the right format all becoming increasingly key.
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News diary 8 – 14 July: New Parliament opens, Euros and Wimbledon finals
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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How Politico and New Statesman election parties toasted Labour’s landslide
Press Gazette reports back the election night (party) frontline.
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Election TV ratings: BBC is clear winner but Channel 4 doubles 2019 audience
BBC reached audience of 4.2 million for exit poll reveal and analysis between 10pm and 11pm.
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Daily Mail gracious in defeat as Fleet Street reacts to Labour landslide
While Sun and Daily Mail congratulate Keir Starmer, Times and Telegraph are less upbeat.
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Bankers allowed to sue Dow Jones under GDPR over ‘missing $1bn’ article
Publisher argued data protection complaint was brought to avoid rules applying to defamation claims.
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ITV News names Emma Murphy as international editor
Murphy takes over from Rageh Omaar who moves to an analyst role.
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Fieldsports Press acquisition spree continues with four titles from David Hall Publishing
Gunmart, Gun Trade World, What Gun? and The Sporting Airgun Handbook are latest to join Fieldsports.
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Times turns off comments on its election non-endorsement after reader backlash
"From The Thunderer to Passive Aggressive Whimperer", wrote one subscriber.
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Channel 4 News ‘integrity underscored’ by Ofcom decision not to investigate Reform UK actor claim
Farage is also in disputes with the BBC and the Mail on Sunday.
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Podcast 74: Setting goals for US expansion with Footballco’s first North America CEO
Jason Wagenheim talks to the Future of Media Explained about Footballco's planned trajectory ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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‘What if Vanity Fair and ESPN FC had a baby?’ Footballco sets out US ambitions
Footballco reached one in three soccer fans in the US "without even trying" and is now building a dedicated…
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Stop and think before you share: Reach campaigns against election misinformation
Reach online safety editor urges readers to stop spread of misinformation.
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General election 2024 endorsements: Most of Fleet Street votes Labour
As Labour wins more press backers, right-wing titles back Tories versus Reform.
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Plans from Sky, ITV, C4 and BBC revealed - including leader debates.
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PR-journalists relations haven’t progressed in 50 years
PR of 50 years "fully empathises" with Jay Rayner's frustrations about media relations.
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Why male voices dominate when it comes to news on social media
Sophia Smith Galer, Marverine Cole and Amy Ross Arguedas share their views.
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Veteran columnists making more money on Substack after local newspaper exits
Bob Dunning and Wendy Weitzel suspect they are cutting sharply into their old paper's circulation.
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Businessweek editor predicts print comeback as 120-page monthly edition launched
Readers want long-reads and distraction-free luxury, says Brad Stone.
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Former Telegraph deputy editor Jane Bruton to lead Good Housekeeping UK
Bruton previously spent ten years as editor-in-chief of Grazia.
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Lib Dems and Tories defy media critics to continue fake newspaper tactics
The Lib Dems defended the practice, arguing they are "an effective way of communicating".
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Google Sandbox rollout could cost publishers 60% of online advertising revenue
Privacy Sandbox, Google’s upcoming replacement for third-party cookies, will reduce publishers’ revenue from programmatically-sold online ads by 60%, according…
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Enemies of the Nigel: BBC joins growing list of Farage media beefs
Reform UK has accused the BBC, Channel 4 and Daily Mail of biased coverage.
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News diary 1 – 7 July: Election day in UK and France, SCOTUS considers Trump immunity
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet to step down after 13 years
Stanistreet said the days of general secretaries leading unions until they retire "are behind us".
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