Mediagazer: ABC: 50%+ of 164 audited UK magazines saw their print circulation decline by 10%+ in 2024; 13 increased their print circulation, with Homes & Gardens up 8% (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)

ABC: 50%+ of 164 audited UK magazines saw their print circulation decline by 10%+ in 2024; 13 increased their print circulation, with Homes & Gardens up 8% — More than half of the magazines audited by ABC saw their print circulation decline by 10% or more in 2024, the latest data show.

Discussion: Press Gazette and The Media Leader

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

ABC: 55% of the combined 2024 digital magazine circulation in the UK came from “all you can read” services like Apple News+, Kindle Unlimited, and Readly — More than half of digital magazine circulation came via “all you can read” services in 2024, according to the latest ABC figures.

Discussion: The Media Leader

The Guardian:

Italy's national journalist union launches legal action after Giorgia Meloni's government refused to answer questions about allegedly using spyware on critics — Union submits criminal complaint to prosecutors as ministers refuse to answer questions about alleged hacks

Discussion: Bloomberg, @fabiochiusi.bsky.social, European Federation … and Euractiv

Washington Post:

Email: the US State Department orders the cancellation of news subscriptions globally, in particular the Economist, NYT, Politico, Bloomberg, AP, and Reuters — Embassies and consulates were told to terminate subscriptions to the New York Times, the Associated Press and others.

Discussion: New York Post, @davekeating, The Guardian, @mediaevan.bsky.social, @dannygroner.bsky.social, @Nonilex@masto.ai, @ginsengity.bsky.social, @jonathanmaus.bsky.social, @taraogrady.bsky.social and @laurenleharper.bsky.social

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Sources: the Pentagon's chief spokesperson invites conservative radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton to broadcast their show from the Pentagon — - The Defense Department informed NPR, the New York Times, NBC News and Politico that they had to move out of their workspaces at the Correspondents' Corridor in the Pentagon last month.

Discussion: Poynter, @mediaevan.bsky.social, @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social and @sarafischer

Anupriya Datta / Euractiv:

Euractiv's parent company Mediahuis sues X over scam ads designed to look like news articles and that allegedly infringe copyright and create reputational risk — Mediahuis Ireland stated that it was “forced to initiate proceedings” against X. — Languages: Spanish 2025

Discussion: @mathver.bsky.social, @chris.euractiv.com, @noaasm.bsky.social and RTÉ

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Adrienne Roark, who was named president of CBS News in August of last year, plans to leave the company at the end of February to take a role at Tegna — They just can't keep senior executives at the top of CBS News. — Adrienne Roark, who was named president of the Paramount Global news division …

Discussion: The Desk, TV Tech, Adweek, The Wrap, Radio & Television …, New York Post, @c_cgottlieb, @byronbeck, @thegussreport, @joematrixtruth, @bristei, The Hollywood Reporter and Cord Cutters News

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

Letter: Hearst CEO Steve Swartz told staff Hearst brought in a record $13B in revenue in 2024, and a tough ad market and cord-cutting is impacting A+E Networks — Steve Swartz says that Hearst had $13 billion in revenue in 2024 thanks to political advertising, but adds that a tough ad market …

Discussion: The Desk, @matthewkeys.net, @matthewkeys.net and The Wrap

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

An interview with Sky News Chair David Rhodes, a US cable news veteran who says the channel has never turned a profit in 36 years, as he works to overhaul Sky — Pivoting to premium, big-name content demands an organisational overhaul for the 24/7 broadcaster

Erik Larson / Bloomberg:

TMTG and Rumble sue a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice in Florida for allegedly illegally suppressing the US social media activity of conservative Brazilians — - Suit targets a supreme court justice who has clashed with Musk — Brazilian judge has long attacked ‘fake news,’ disinformation

Discussion: New York Times, UPI, Benzinga, New Republic, Reclaim The Net, Fortune, Reuters, Politico, NBC News, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, CNBC and @goldstein.bsky.social

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:

Crunchbase launches AI tools to predict where startups are heading, including funding, acquisitions, and IPOs, based on its 17 years of startup data — The data company is using AI to forecast startup funding, acquisitions and public offerings—but its biggest challenge may be predicting its own future

Discussion: @dannygroner.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »

Austin American-Statesman:

Gannett signs a deal to sell the Austin American-Statesman and related publications to Hearst Corporation; the sale is expected to close by March 31 — American-Statesman staffAustin American-Statesman — Gannett Co. has signed an asset purchase agreement with Hearst Corporation to divest …

Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Gannett Co., Inc., MediaPost, Houston Business Journal, @abigailrosenthal.bsky.social and @jswatz.bsky.social