Evening Standard Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/evening-standard/ The Future of Media Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:39:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://pressgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/09/cropped-Press-Gazette_favicon-32x32.jpg Evening Standard Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/evening-standard/ 32 32 Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from BBC Sport, Reach, Forbes https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:38:56 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247608 BBC Sport offices in Salford Quays.

Press Gazette rolling updates on redundancies made in 2026.

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]]> BBC Sport is reportedly cutting around 41 jobs and creating five roles, meaning a net loss of 36 people as part of money-saving measures announced to staff.

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]]> Biggest UK local newsbrands: Reach sites worst hit after Google algorithm changes https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/biggest-uk-local-news-websites-2026/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:44:35 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=253918 Homepages of three Reach regional news websites: Leicestershire Live, Leeds Live and Surrey Live

Just 16 of the 75 biggest local news sites increased their audience year on year in April.

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]]> The majority of the UK’s largest local news websites have seen a decline in audience and minutes spent with their content in the past year, according to Ipsos iris data.

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]]> Standard website transfers to Independent with more than 30 staff leaving https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/standard-website-transfers-to-independent-with-around-30-staff-leaving/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:24:55 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=251650 Standard website homepage with headlines including 'Londonmaxxing: How to go large in the greatest city on Earth' and 'How to beat the Tube strike'

Press Gazette understands 23 Standard editorial staff transferring across.

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]]> The Independent has completed a “long-term” deal to run the digital operations and print advertising of The Standard.

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]]> The UK’s biggest news media companies: New top 50 ranking by revenue https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/top-50-uk-news-media-companies-2026-ranking/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:27:53 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247961 Top four media companies in UK by revenue. RELX Group (picture: Igor Golovniov, Shutterstock), BBC (Chris Dorney, Shutterstock), Informa (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images), ITV (Piotr Swat, Shutterstock).

Just over half of UK's biggest media companies grew turnover year on year.

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]]> The top three news media companies in the UK by revenue saw turnover increase in their latest full-year accounts, Press Gazette’s latest top 50 ranking shows.

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]]> Standard CEO exits after eight months to join Immediate https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/standard-ceo-exits-after-eight-months-to-join-immediate/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:19:05 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=249107 Tamar Riley. Picture: Immediate

Tamar Riley leaves Standard CEO role for portfolio managing director at Immediate.

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]]> The Standard‘s CEO Tamar Riley is leaving the title eight months after joining the paper, stepping into a newly created role with Good Food publisher Immediate.

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]]> Newspaper ABCs: Sunday People continues to see biggest circulation decline https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-newspapers-uk-abc-monthly-circulation-figures-2/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-newspapers-uk-abc-monthly-circulation-figures-2/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:27:45 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/most-popular-newspapers-uk-abc-monthly-circulation-figures-2/ Sunday People front page on 11 August 2024

Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.

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]]> Note: This article is no longer being updated as most national newspapers have stopped sharing their ABC print circulation figures publicly. Full explanation here.

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]]> https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-newspapers-uk-abc-monthly-circulation-figures-2/feed/ 0 Independent set to take over running Standard website https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/independent-set-to-take-over-running-standard-website/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:19:33 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247861 The Standard website homepage with banner ad for Jet2 holidays along the top. Main picture headline is: "China's controversial super-embassy in London is given go-ahead." Two smaller headlines are: "Stylist's resurfaced comments pick holes in Brooklyn's attack on mum" and "London's great crime paradox explained"

Staff will transfer on 1 March with option to take redundancy.

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]]> Editorial and commercial staff on the Standard website have been told they could be transferred to the owner of The Independent.

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]]> Who are the UK’s national newspaper editors? https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:02:02 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=188374 National newspaper editors clockwise from top left: Tony Gallagher of The Times, Katharine Viner of The Guardian, Ted Verity of the Daily Mail, and Victoria Newton of The Sun

An up-to-date page so you can keep track of all the UK's national newspaper editors.

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]]> The Observer, the Express and the Daily Star all had new editors in 2025 – and now the Mirror does too.

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]]> https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/feed/ 0 Tony Gallagher Times editor Tony Gallagher. Picture: News UK ben taylor Ben Taylor. Picture: News UK TedVerityEditorofMailNewspapers1 Mail Newspapers editor-in-chief Ted Verity. Picture: DMGT Victoria Newton Editor Sun on Sunday Victoria Newton. Picture: News UK ChloeHubbardheadshot Chloe Hubbard. Picture: The Independent chris_evans Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath. Picture: Telegraph GeoffMaynard2024 Geoff Maynard, Express editor-in-chief. Picture: Reach Kath Viner|Katherine Viner Katharine Viner. Picture: Society of Editors James Harding TORTOISE SCREENSHOT|Tortoise thinkin 28 June 2019 James Harding. Picture: Tortoise Media/Screenshot Winner HR 11122017 (16)|i 8 may i editor Oly Duff | Roula Khalaf #2 Geordie Greig MAIL|Daily_Mail_4_11_2021_400 Geordie Greig. Picture: Daily Mail Deborah Arthurs, Editor of Metro, or ofPhotography Natasha Pszenicki Deborah Arthurs, editor of Metro. Picture: Natasha Pszenicki British GQ Editor Jones and British Formula One Driver Hamilton sit in the front row before the presentation of the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2015 collection during “London Collections: Men” in London British GQ Editor Dylan Jones. Picture: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett thumbnail_RJW.070224.0371 Christian May, returning City AM editor. Picture: City AM Regional daily ABCs: Print circulation down by average of 18% in H1 2025 https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/regional-daily-abcs-print-circulation-down-by-average-of-18-in-h1-2025/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:13:48 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=243251 Recent Irish News and Aberdeen Press & Journal front pages - the top two in the ranking of ABC regional daily newspaper circulations for H1 2024

The Irish News is the only UK regional daily with circulation above 20,000.

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]]> Regional daily newspaper sales fell by an average of 18% in the first half of 2025 with just one title (the Belfast-based Irish News) above 20,000 copies per day.

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]]> More UK news publishers are adopting ‘consent or pay’ advertising model https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/consent-or-pay-uk-publishers-advertising-2025/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:07:56 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=242653 Cookie banners or 'reject and pay' subscription offers on The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Star and The Standard in August 2025

Consent rates jump up and small number of holdouts tend to pay instead - experts say it's a win-win.

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]]> Sixteen of the 50 biggest news websites in the UK are now using a “consent or pay” model to allow users to pay to reject personalised advertising or even avoid ads altogether.

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