Profit hike for owner of Gary Neville’s The Overlap January 20, 2025 Growth in the US helped fuel a surge in both sales and profit at Miroma, the group which previously weighed up a shock £1bn takeover of Channel 4 and the owner of Gary Neville’s The Overlap series. The marketing agency, which also owns a majority stake in Gary Neville’s production company, Buzz 16, has reported [...]
Founder Favourites: Richard Farleigh on what playing chess, investing and starting a business have in common January 6, 2025 Richard Farleigh sits down with Jennifer Sieg and Emmanuel Nwosu, speaking on all things investments, start-ups, ambition and the future of business.
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 [...]
Record profit for Doctor Who maker Bad Wolf January 3, 2025 Profit at Bad Wolf, the production company behind the likes of Doctor Who, has surged to a new record, it has been revealed. The Wales-based business has reported a pre-tax profit of £10.5m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The new total is up from the £7m [...]
Formula 1: Drive to Survive maker in the red after huge expansion January 3, 2025 The maker of hit Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive has fallen into the red despite its turnover accelerating by almost 180 per cent. Box to Box Films, which was founded by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin and is headquartered in London, has reported a pre-ax loss of £4.4m for the year to 31 [...]
Simon Cowell denied huge pay after profit slashed at Britain’s Got Talent owner January 3, 2025 Simon Cowell has not repeated the huge £50m pay day he awarded himself after profit was slashed at his TV empire behind Britain’s Got Talent. Syco Holdings did not issue a dividend to the TV mogul in the year to 31 March, 2024, after its pre-tax profit was cut from £21.1m to £11.9m. Newly-filed accounts [...]
Global: Huge losses continue for LBC, Heart and Capital owner January 2, 2025 Global, the media giant which owns commercial radio stations such as Capital, Heart and LBC, has now lost almost £700m since it last reported a pre-tax profit. The London-headquartered empire, which also includes Smooth, Radio X and Classic FM, fell to a pre-tax loss of £120.3m in the year to 31 March, 2024, newly-filed accounts [...]
‘It Ends with Us’ director Justin Baldoni hits New York Times with major lawsuit January 2, 2025 Justin Baldoni is suing the NYT over its story on his co-star Blake Lively's allegations of sexual harassment on the set of the 'It Ends with Us'
AI copyright law changes could undermine British music industry December 31, 2024 Music trade association issued warnings against the government's proposed changes to copyright law
National World: Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman owner agrees £65m takeover December 18, 2024 Shareholders in National World, the media group whose titles include Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman, are set for a bumper pay day as a takeover deal which values it at over £65m was agreed. Irish media group Media Concierge, which currently holds a 26 per cent stake in National World, first tabled an offer worth [...]