Axel Springer Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/axel-springer/ The Future of Media Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:35:45 +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 Axel Springer Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/axel-springer/ 32 32 Who’s suing AI and who’s signing latest: OpenAI signs first India deals https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:24:11 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=224907

Full round-up of publishers versus AI litigation and licensing deals around the world.

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]]> OpenAI has signed partnership deals with India’s two largest newspaper groups.

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]]> Non-website audience is focus of revenue growth for new Business Insider CEO https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/non-website-audience-is-focus-of-revenue-growth-for-new-business-insider-ceo/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:46:27 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=255895 Business Insider CEO Christian Baesler headshot

Christian Baesler shares his growth plans for Business Insider after being named permanent CEO.

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]]> Business Insider is set to begin monetising its non-website audience, which new CEO Christian Baesler said has not been done “in any meaningful way so far”.

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]]> Axel Springer promises ‘AI-powered transformation’ as it completes Telegraph deal https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-springer-promises-ai-powered-transformation-as-it-completes-telegraph-deal/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:05:31 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=254335 Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA

Politico and Business Insider publisher ends three years of ownership limbo for Telegraph.

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]]> Axel Springer’s acquisition of The Telegraph will complete today (Tuesday 30 June), ending “three difficult years” without an owner for the UK national newspaper.

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]]> Axel Springer given UK government approval for Telegraph takeover https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-mergers-news-tracker/axel-springer-given-uk-government-approval-for-telegraph-takeover/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:29:19 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=251534 Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA

Deal expected to complete in Q2 after three years of "damaging uncertainty".

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]]> Axel Springer’s planned £575m takeover of Telegraph Media Group has been approved by the UK Government.

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]]> Axel Springer ousts DMGT with deal to buy Telegraph for £575m https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-springer-ousts-dmgt-with-deal-to-buy-telegraph-for-575m/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:35:24 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=249973 Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA

Axel Springer promises investment in The Telegraph to become leading centre-right publication globally.

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]]> German newspaper group Axel Springer has agreed a deal to buy The Telegraph for £575m in cash.

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]]> Politico journalists fight back over AI tools that published ‘glaring errors’ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/news-not-slop-politico-ai/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:52:46 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=246171 News Not Slop

Journalists across the US launch 'News Not Slop' campaign seeking AI safeguards.

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]]> Journalists at Politico in the US have won a ruling over the rollout of AI tools as a nationwide News Not Slop campaign was launched.

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]]> Axel Springer to mandate four days per week in the office https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-springer-to-mandate-four-days-per-week-in-the-office/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:47:31 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=240354 Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA

Change of policy will impact staff at titles including Politico and Business Insider.

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]]> Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner plans to mandate that all staff spend at least four days per week in the office.

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]]> Politico Europe reports ‘significant growth’ as its team reaches 350 people https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/politico-10-years-europe-growth-kate-day-doge-subscriptions/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:23:47 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=239268 Politico senior executive editor for Europe Kate Day, who has told Press Gazette about the political newsbrand's growth in Europe as it marks its tenth birthday on the continent.

Senior executive editor Kate Day said mixed business model gives brand resilience despite DOGE-related cutbacks.

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]]> Politico is seeing “significant growth” in Europe as it celebrates the tenth birthday of its edition on the continent.

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]]> Telegraph sale latest: Newspaper auction continues as Paul Marshall completes Spectator deal https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/telegraph-sale-latest-bidders-investors-spectator/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:26:06 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=218634 Telegraph Media Group for sale to Abu Dhabi

Lord Saatchi previously reported to have had Telegraph bid rejected.

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]]> GB News investor Sir Paul Marshall has successfully acquired The Spectator for £100m. Read the full story here.

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]]> FT, Atlantic, Axel Springer and Fortune get behind AI start-up’s per-use compensation plan https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/prorata-ai-publisher-deals-financial-times-axel-springer-fortune-atlantic/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:44:01 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=230892 Prorata.ai CEO Bill Gross, pictured in 2013. Picture: Loic Le Meur

New generative AI entrant sets out plan for "fair attribution" revenue-sharing model.

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]]> A new AI start-up has signed deals with several major global news publishers convinced by its plan to share revenue each time their content is used to generate an answer – before it has even launched.

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