Staff at The Guardian and Observer have been told that the sale to the Sunday paper to Tortoise has been completed. Senior management sent an email on Wednesday morning confirming the of the controversial deal had gone through. The email was signed by members of the Scott Trust, which owned the Guardian and Observer and […]
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As we head to the end of the year, I wanted to look at some of the big trends in media we’ve seen over the last few months. Fair to say, it’s been a busy one… AI has been the biggest topic of the year as every industry, including journalism, tries to work out what
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Those who have followed my work for a while will know that I have used Mujjo products for a number of years. (I remain devastated that I managed to lose one of the gloves that they kindly sent me a couple of years ago.) The latest product of theirs I’ve been using is a MagSafe
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We’re not even halfway through his final season yet, but Gary Lineker’s replacements on Match of the Day have apparently already been chosen. According to Mike Keegan at the Daily Mail, Kelly Cates will join from Sky Sports, alongside Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan. Keegan reported that the three will cover Match of the Day
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On Sunday, the World Darts Championship begins again at Alexandra Palace in London. The 18-day-long competition is one of the best sporting events of the year. No, American readers, I haven’t gone mad. It’s true! Christmas officially starts the first time you hear that music. It is hard to explain why to anyone outside of
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the need for the WSL to get more competitive if it is going to maintain media interest. This weekend was very illustrative. The managers actually like to emphasise how difficult the league is. Tottenham’s Robert Vilahamn called the WSL “crazy competitive” in a press conference on Friday. Chelsea boss
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We all want to work on projects we’re passionate about, but sometimes compromises need to be made. This is particularly true in the current media environment. Is there a way to turn that passion into profits and therefore a sustainable media business? Peter Houston from Media Voices and Magazine Diaries/Grub Street Journal comes back on
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New British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy made her first appearance in front of the House of Commons committee shadowing her department today. Ahead of that, told The Guardian that British TV has a “major problem” with diversity and that this was driving people to streaming services. “We’re seeing people
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It’s a Tuesday evening in early December and I’m in church. This, for various reasons, is not exactly a regular occurrence for me. There is no service taking place though. Instead, the congregation is here to worship the stars of their favourite podcast. On a stage positioned near a lovely Christmas tree, Carl Miller, the
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In the The Times, Martyn Ziegler reported that the rules that prevent football being in shown live in the UK between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday might finally dropped. Thanks goodness for that – it has been a bug bear of mine for a while. We’re probably going to have to wait until 2028
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