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The brief – Wednesday 17 December – Trump sues BBC for $10bn, WPP considers Pinterest trends, public rejects Labours AI plans and more

The brief – Wednesday 17 December – Trump sues BBC for $10bn, WPP considers Pinterest trends, public rejects Labours AI plans and more

17 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds

Welcome to the Brief for Wednesday 17 December, The Media Leader’s round-up of media news.

Karen Eccles named as new Sky Media MD
Karen Eccles named as new Sky Media MD
10 Dec 2025 | James Longhurst
‘A newspaper behemoth’: Could DMGT’s purchase of The Telegraph get past regulators?
‘A newspaper behemoth’: Could DMGT’s purchase of The Telegraph get past regulators?
24 Nov 2025 | Jack Benjamin
A rare feel-good week for publishing
A rare feel-good week for publishing
28 May 2025 | Raymond Snoddy
RedBird strikes deal to buy Telegraph
RedBird strikes deal to buy Telegraph
23 May 2025 | James Longhurst
Bountiful Cow study finds all news is brand-safe, with ‘unsafe’ inventory most effective
Bountiful Cow study finds all news is brand-safe, with ‘unsafe’ inventory most effective
01 May 2025 | Jack Benjamin

The Telegraph saga is nearing an end — but it has brought more questions

09 Oct 2024 | Raymond Snoddy

The biggest question of all, if Dovid Efune succeeds in his bid for the Telegraph, is the extent to which the newspapers will have editorial independence. 

Dovid Efune’s bid for the Telegraph: What you need to know

07 Oct 2024 | Jack Benjamin

New York Sun owner emerged late in the bidding for Britain’s storied newspaper. Here’s what to know about the anticipated acquisition.

Rows at The Jewish Chronicle show why ownership matters

18 Sep 2024 | Raymond Snoddy

From high-profile resignations at the JC and to the impending Daily Telegraph sale, openness on ownership should apply to all our media.

Big changes ahead in media under a new government

10 Jul 2024 | Raymond Snoddy

As Labour kicks off a new era, some major media developments are also under way: the sale of the Telegraph, the future of the BBC under a new culture secretary and the departure of two heavyweight political commentators.

Snoddy: RedBird’s Telegraph deal is destined to fail

13 Mar 2024 | Raymond Snoddy

The scale of opposition could crush the proposal, whatever the regulators ultimately decide.

Size won’t save publishers unless we face up to the long tail of garbage

19 Feb 2024 | Omar Oakes

2024 looks set to be a year of consolidation in publishing, but it’s a short-term fix for a long-term problem: the digital publishing market is suffering from market failure, writes the editor.

Snoddy: Gather round for the Telegraph soap opera

31 Jan 2024 | Raymond Snoddy

A new proposed structure, another Ofcom probe, a change in leadership… the ownership of The Daily Telegraph is a soap opera – and all in an election year.

Podcast: Guardian upfronts and why AI-generated misinfo could be a blessing for newsbrands

30 Nov 2023 | Jack Benjamin

Jack Benjamin is joined by Ella Sagar and The Guardian’s James Fleetham to unpack takeaways from The Guardian’s upfronts and discuss how AI-generated misinformation could actually be a boost to trusted newsbrands.

Will Lewis as WaPo CEO could shake up Telegraph sale

08 Nov 2023 | Raymond Snoddy

A Jeff Bezos-backed bid for The Daily Telegraph? It’s a stretch, but not impossible now that Telegraph bidder Sir William Lewis is CEO of The Washington Post.

How publishers are incentivised to appeal to the fringes

10 Oct 2023 | Jack Benjamin

Nick Manning spoke with Jack Benjamin and Omar Oakes about why publishers feel the need to polarise themselves to appeal to readers on the fringes — who just so happen to be the one’s most likely to pay a subscription fee.

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