There should have been an op-ed here but you filed AI slop Opinion CityAM's inbox is drowning in AI pitches. Anna Moloney, who spends her days copy and pasting them into detection software, has had enough.
Axel Springer’s Telegraph takeover given government green light Media The years-long saga over the Daily Telegraph’s ownership is poised to reach a conclusion, after the government announced it had approved Axel Springer’s offer for the broadsheet newspaper. The German publishing giant, which owns Politico, Business Insider and the Bild tabloid, said on Tuesday that Britain’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport had given it [...]
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‘I’ve had too many lunches to remember the best’: CityAM co-founder Lawson Muncaster on 20 years in the Square Mile September 4, 2025 To mark 20 years of CityAM, we spoke to the man who’s been there from the start, our managing director and co-founder Lawson Muncaster.
The Guardian slashes losses amid record sales following The Observer deal May 27, 2025 The Guardian has slashed its losses and achieved a record revenue in the year the media group sold The Observer. The title achieved a revenue of around £275m, according to unaudited figures for the year to 31 March 2025, up from the £257.8m it posted for its prior financial year. The Guardian’s losses, which it [...]
The Sun slashes losses as The Times treads water March 31, 2025 The Sun slashed its pre-tax loss as an increase in cover price helped to offset falling newspaper sales, it has been revealed. Separate accounts filed for The Times also show its finances have remained broadly the same during its latest financial year while TalkTV continued to make a huge loss. The two newspaper groups and [...]
DC Thomson: Stylist and The Beano publisher recovers from £161m loss January 6, 2025 DC Thomson, the publishing group behind the likes of Stylist, Press & Journal and The Beano, has surged back into profit and recovered from a £161m loss. The Dundee-headquartered business has jumped to a pre-tax profit of £93.8m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The results also [...]
Tortoise Media acquires Observer newspaper as deal finalised December 18, 2024 The Observer newspaper’s sale to Tortoise Media has been confirmed after a deal was signed by The Scott Trust and Guardian Media Group (GMG). James Harding will take on the role of editor-in-chief while Lucy Rock has been appointed editor (print), the first woman to oversee the newspaper in 100 years. The Observer is being [...]
Observer newspaper sale to Tortoise Media approved December 6, 2024 A deal to sell the Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media has been approved, it has been announced. The boards of the Scott Trust and Guardian Media Group have given their blessing to the sale – only days after Observer newspaper journalists went on strike over the proposed sell off. No information has been given over [...]
National World: Shares in Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman owner surge after £56m takeover offer November 22, 2024 Shares in National World, the media group whose titles include Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman, have surged to their highest level in more than a year after a takeover offer with over £56m was revealed. Irish media group Media Concierge, which is London-listed National World’s largest shareholder with a 26 per cent stake, has tabled [...]