Hollyoaks maker comes down from US high October 7, 2024 Turnover at the maker of Hollyoaks, The Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore fell back to expected levels in 2023 after experiencing a spike in the prior year. Liverpool-headquartered Lime Pictures has reported a turnover of £65.2m for 2023 after its sales surged to £100.9m in 2022. The rise in 2022 came after the [...]
US bidder Dovid Efune set to buy Telegraph for £550m next week October 6, 2024 Dovid Efune, the owner of the New York Sun, is reportedly on the verge of buying The Daily Telegraph and its Sunday title for £550m, with signs a deal could be inked as early as next week. This weekend, Efune was engaged in advanced discussions with Redbird IMI, the current proprietor of the British broadsheet, although [...]
The Telegraph streamlines ownership structure as sale nears a close September 30, 2024 The Telegraph’s ownership structure has been streamlined as bidders for the prestigious London-based publication prepare for a final decision within the next two weeks. In a memo to staff on Monday, Telegraph Media Group boss Anna Jones also confirmed the sale process is advancing, with multiple second-round bids received, Sky News reported. RedBird IMI, the [...]
Media mogul Conrad Black reportedly set to back US bid for The Telegraph September 12, 2024 Lord Conrad Black, the media tycoon who owned The Daily Telegraph for nearly two decades, may be set to return to the British broadsheet. Black has been floated as a potential backer of a bid for The Telegraph, led by Dovid Efune, owner of The New York Sun, according to Sky News. One insider suggested [...]
Redbird IMI sells The Spectator to Sir Paul Marshall for £100m September 10, 2024 Redbird IMI has sold The Spectator magazine, part of the Telegraph Media Group, to hedge fund magnate Sir Paul Marshall’s Old Queen Street (OQS) Media for £100m. OQS Media owns and operates the online magazine UnHerd, the Old Queen Street Café, the UnHerd Club and CoEditor Limited, a publishing technology startup. Sir Paul Marshall, also [...]
All3Media: The Traitors maker still in the red before £1.15bn RedBird IMI takeover September 6, 2024 Turnover dropped below the £1bn mark at TV and film production powerhouse All3Media, which is behind the likes of The Traitors, in the year before it was acquired by RedBird IMI, the investment fund helmed by US media titan Jeff Zucker. The London-headquartered company was snapped up from Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global in [...]
Sir Paul Marshall: Hedge fund owner and GB News shareholder poised to snap up The Spectator August 1, 2024 The hedge fund magnate and GB News shareholder Sir Paul Marshall is is close to securing a deal to buy The Spectator, one of Britain’s top political magazines. According to Sky News, Sir Paul, co-founder of Marshall Wace, is the leading bidder for The Spectator, which is being auctioned alongside the Daily and Sunday Telegraph [...]
Daily Mail owner pulls out of Telegraph race due to ‘overly restrictive’ new rules July 11, 2024 Daily Mail owner DMGT has pulled out of the race to own the Telegraph conceding that it would become embroiled in a protracted and knotty process with competition authorities, blaming to updated governing rules and the "new government".
Telegraph warns of ‘potential irregularities’ in accounts as it reports £245m loss June 19, 2024 The owner of the Daily Telegraph has warned of "potential irregularities" in its accounts following a loan extraction of £278m by the Barclay family, which it says may never be recovered.
Media secretary demands updates into Redbird IMI’s Telegraph sale May 3, 2024 Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund Redbird IMI formally withdrew its offer for the Telegraph and launched a sale of it.