Substack implements native advertising following $1.1bn valuation Tech Substack, the historically anti-advertising newsletter platform, has announced it will pilot an advertising programme following its latest funding round. Substack was founded with the goal of providing an alternative to online advertising as a monetisation model for writers and creators. It was founded in 2017 as a website where people can write and subscribe to [...]
Piers Morgan lands $30m backing as Uncensored goes global Piers Morgan is closing in on roughly $30m (£22.5m) in new funding to expand his YouTube venture, Uncensored, into a fully fledged global media business. The deal would value the operation at about $130m (£97m). Sky News revealed that the new investors include US merchant bank The Raine Group, whose co-founder Joe Ravitch, a key [...]
Piers Morgan quits Rupert Murdoch’s News UK to focus on YouTube Media Piers Morgan has quit Rupert Murdoch’s empire to focus on his YouTube channel, ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’, in a four-year revenue sharing agreement with News UK. The deal will allow News UK to receive a portion of the advertising revenue until 2029, according to Sky News’ Mark Kleinman, reported on Tuesday. His production company, Wake Up [...]
Can you complete CityAM’s Politics Quiz of the Year 2024? December 23, 2024 It’s been a busy year for politics in 2024. From elections in the UK and US, Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, farmers protests and more, how well do you remember the twists and turns of the past 12 months? Well, while you’re enjoying a mince pie and glass of Baileys, we’ve put together a [...]
TalkTV follows Piers Morgan to Youtube after failing to win eyeballs on the box March 5, 2024 TalkTV is bidding farewell to traditional television and moving online as it struggles to win over eyeballs that are glued to rival GB News.