Hearst Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/hearst/ 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 Hearst Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/hearst/ 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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]]> Mag giant Hearst UK returns to revenue growth after three years of decline https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/mag-giant-hearst-uk-returns-to-revenue-growth-after-three-years-of-decline/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:44:37 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=257241 Hearst UK magazines including Good Housekeeping, Elle, Elle Decoration, Men's Health, Country Living, and Harper's Bazaar

Staff cuts and growing subscriptions revenue help Hearst UK return to revenue growth.

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]]> Hearst UK has returned to revenue growth after three years of decline fuelled by traffic loss from Google and other platforms.

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]]> SFGate creates paywalled ad-free app as website traffic tumbles https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/sfgate-creates-paywalled-ad-free-app-as-website-traffic-tumbles/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:27:07 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256039 SFGate app showing on phone being held by woman's hands on subway train

San Francisco-based news site is first free Hearst newsbrand to add paid app.

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]]> Hearst’s California news website SFGate has introduced a paid reader model for the first time with the launch of a paywalled ad-free app.

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]]> Hearst starts with ‘why’ as journalists asked to produce fewer articles https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/hearst-starts-with-why-as-journalists-asked-to-produce-fewer-articles/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:57:51 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=255134 Split screen of Maire Bonheim, head of newsletters at The Telegraph, and Malcolm Coles, audience growth director at Hearst UK

Plus, why Telegraph cut down its newsletters in quality over quantity focus.

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]]> Hearst UK is publishing less articles but “more effective” content overall by asking journalists to explain why they are producing every piece.

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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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]]> Women’s interest magazine sales 2025: Harper’s Bazaar grows in print and digital https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/womens-interest-magazine-sales-2025-harpers-bazaar-grows-in-print-and-digital/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:32:38 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=249195 Harper's Bazaar magazine cover from February 2026. Picture: Hearst

Full breakdown of women's interest magazine sales for 2025.

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]]> Harper’s Bazaar was the only women’s interest magazine to see an increase in both print and digital circulation figures in 2025, according to the latest ABC figures.

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]]> Why UK mag giants have teamed up to offer digital advertising at scale https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/why-uk-mag-giants-have-teamed-up-to-offer-digital-advertising-at-scale/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:54:47 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=248620 Atria logo surrounded by its partnered titles including Good Food, Empire, Time Out Out and Men's Health. Picture: PPA

Atria will help advertisers reach audiences across multiple publishers at once.

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]]> Six magazine publishers have jointly launched an advertising marketplace to provide brands with more scale for their campaigns.

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]]> Why conversational search can be ‘huge opportunity’ for publishers https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/why-conversational-search-can-be-huge-opportunity-for-publishers/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:21:33 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247970 Captify global data science and insights director Sam Coates speaking on stage, holding microphone with one hand and gesturing with the other

Commercial bosses at Reach and Hearst UK on the opportunities from AI-enhanced search.

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]]> Publishers have been told the era of conversational search can be a “huge opportunity” for them if they harness user intent data.

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]]> IAB_Techtonic_2026_040 Reach chief product and technology officer Terry Hornsby speaking at IAB UK Techtonic panel on Wednesday 21 January 2026. Picture: Ben Stevens Photography/IAB UK Screenshot2026-01-22115202 Example of conversational search answer about the Beckhams on Express website IAB_Techtonic_2026_041 Panel on 'The future of publisher models in the wake of AI' at IAB UK Techtonic event in London on Wednesday 21 January 2026. From left to right: Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt, Hearst UK head of trading and agencies Amy Brown, Captify global data science and insights director Sam Coates, and Reach chief product and technology officer Terry Hornsby. Picture: Ben Stevens Photography/IAB UK Hearst UK losses grow as search changes hit digital ad revenue https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/hearst-uk-losses-grow-as-search-changes-hit-digital-ad-revenue/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:48:20 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=243852 October 2024 covers for four of Hearst UK's biggest magazines: Women's Health, Good Housekeeping, Country Living and Runner's World

Magazine publisher builds strategy around membership as page views decline.

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]]> A second year of traffic turbulence led to continued revenue decline at Hearst UK in 2024, according to newly-filed accounts.

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]]> Publishers ‘should be making £1m a year’ from a successful Youtube channel https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/publishers-youtube-video-strategy-hearst-sky-bbc/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=243545 L-R: Richard Headland, founder of RSS Media, Jonny McGuigan, executive editor of growth, social and weather at BBC, Jonathan Levy, managing director and executive editor at Sky News, Connie Krarup, media lead at Q5, and Brian Whelan, director of video and audio at Hearst

Youtube "feels different" to other third-party platforms in terms of monetising publisher relationships.

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]]> A successful Youtube channel should “probably be making a brand about £1m a year as a starting point”, the head of video at Hearst UK has advised.

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]]> BrianWhelanHearstUK Brian Whelan, director of video and audio at Hearst, at the Future of Media Technology Conference 2025. Picture: ASV Photography for Press Gazette JonathanLevySkyNews L-R: Jonny McGuigan, executive editor of growth, social and weather at BBC, Jonathan Levy, managing director and executive editor at Sky News, Connie Krarup, media lead at Q5. Picture: ASV Photography for Press Gazette ConnieKrarupQ5 L-R: Jonathan Levy, managing director and executive editor at Sky News, Connie Krarup, media lead at Q5. Picture: ASV Photography for Press Gazette JonnyMcGuiganBBC L-R: Richard Headland, founder and editorial director at RSS Media, Jonny McGuigan, executive editor of growth, social and weather at BBC, Jonathan Levy, managing director and executive editor at Sky News. Picture: ASV Photography for Press Gazette