Condé Nast UK profits slump by more than a third as sale scrapped Media Profits at the UK arm of publishing giant Condé Nast fell by more than a third last year, according to new figures published after the family that owns the Vogue publisher ruled out a sale. The publisher saw pre-tax profits excluding exceptional items plummet 36 per cent from £28m in 2024 to nearly £18m last [...]
Do you own your voice? As AI voice tech booms, UK law needs an answer Opinion AI voice tech like ElevenLabs is booming, yet the legal framework around whether a voice can be 'owned' remains murky.
Meta court battle will not delay Instagram probe, Ofcom says Media Meta’s legal challenge against Ofcom has not delayed the regulator’s separate investigation into Instagram, Ofcom has told City AM. The watchdog said the ongoing English High Court proceedings had “not impacted the timing” of its decision to investigate whether Meta broke UK online safety rules when it launched Instagram Instants. The comments come as Meta, [...]
‘The world of Cat TV is more cut throat than you would ever imagine’ – inside the strange business of TV… for cats October 1, 2026 On the internet, no one knows you’re a cat. But The Algorithm almost certainly knows if you’re a cat owner, and it will increasingly serve you content aimed at keeping your housebound feline entertained. Welcome to the YouTube phenomenon of Cat TV, a peculiar niche of video streaming whose primary audience (one has to assume) [...]
Gaming platform Roblox sues British charity September 14, 2026 The group behind US gaming giant Roblox is suing a UK food brand and its philanthropic arm over alleged intellectual property infringement. Roblox Corporation, the Californian video game developer, filed a lawsuit in the London High Court on Friday against Roc Co, a British grocery business, and its charity arm, according to filings seen by City [...]
Prince Harry’s courtroom defeat could drive up legal insurance premiums August 30, 2026 Prince Harry’s High Court defeat to the owner of the Daily Mail could send legal insurance premiums soaring, experts have warned, after the Duke and six other high-profile figures were left on the hook for an uninsured bill of £19m. The Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, actresses Liz Hurley [...]
WPP slashes jobs as revenue continues to fall August 6, 2026 Embattled advertiser WPP slashed jobs in the first half of the year as its revenue continued to fall. The London-listed media group cut another 1,267 employees in the first half, around 1.3 per cent of its total staffing. Across the 12 months to June, WPP has now slashed its total workforce by 6.4 per cent [...]
Russian propaganda website hit with record ‘pink slime’ payout at High Court August 6, 2026 An Uzbek businessman has been awarded £105,000 in damages and £117,663.38 in legal costs after winning a defamation suit against a UK publishing network – the largest publicly reported payout in a so-called ‘pink slime’ case. A City AM investigation into British publisher 2Trom was presented as evidence in the High Court case after we [...]
Here’s the right way to criticise the media July 30, 2026 Did you catch Elon Musk’s blockbuster 90-minute interview with the Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes? It starts off with Musk’s predictions about the future of AI, which are interesting and alarming in equal measure. A lot of them sound far-fetched – will we really never need to work again in 10 years’ time? – but [...]
Music tycoon Simon Cowell sued by prominent City lawyer July 9, 2026 City lawyer Ian Rosenblatt has launched legal action in London’s High Court against music mogul Simon Cowell over alleged withheld fees. The lawsuit stems from the lawyer stepping down as director of Syco Entertainment, Cowell’s production company, and as an adviser to the talent show judge. Quinn Emanuel’s partner Gregory Pantlin and senior associate Emma [...]