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Bauer cuts jobs in digital restructure amid AI search disruption

Bauer cuts jobs in digital restructure amid AI search disruption

Published by Sam Flores

Bauer Media Group magazine titles in the UK Europe’s largest magazine publisher Bauer Media Group will make job cuts as part of a major restructure of its digital businesses in the UK and Germany. Bauer cited the impact of Google’s AI Overviews reducing clickthroughs to publisher websites as well as “under pressure” and “fragmented” advertising models. Bauer will shut its digital business in Germany, Bauer Xcel Media Deutschland KG, on 30 September, impacting all of the division’s 160 employees. In the UK where Bauer publishes titles like Empire, Grazia and Heat, it is proposing to restructure its digital publishing businesses with jobs at risk. A consultation process has begun. Digiday reported that the cuts could affect up to 30% of all Bauer’s publishing staff. Bauer said in a statement: “In recent years, the digital publishing environment has changed significantly. Technological disruption, particularly the rapid rise of AI, is reshaping how audiences access content, with users increasingly receiving answers directly via platforms rather than visiting publisher websites. “At the same time, platform dynamics, user behaviour and …

Top 50 UK news media companies ranking for 2026

Top 50 UK news media companies ranking for 2026

Published by Sam Flores

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). 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. Collectively the top 50 increased their revenue by £1.1bn compared with last year, representing a 3.1% increase reporting £37.5bn versus £36.3bn. Most of the top UK media companies (29 out of 50) grew their revenue in their most recent accounts, while 17 saw decline and four remained stagnant. RELX, the BBC and Informa topped the list with highest revenues, all posting more than £3.5bn. Most of the accounts (30) cover the 2024 financial year, a period which saw inflation average 2.5% while gross domestic product (GDP, a key measure of the economy) grew by 0.4%. Our ranking is based on the most recent full-year revenue reported by each business. Because not all companies break out their different revenue streams the …

Customers have less than two weeks to use Eddie Bauer gift cards as company puts xx leases on the market

Customers have less than two weeks to use Eddie Bauer gift cards as company puts xx leases on the market

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Eddie Bauer shoppers have just over a week left to redeem their gift cards and loyalty rewards in stores before the struggling outdoor apparel retailer closes all of its brick-and-mortar locations during bankruptcy proceedings. Customers must redeem any outstanding gift cards and Adventure Points by March 12. After that date, unused cards will lose their value as stores close. All sales during the liquidation period are final, and returns are not being accepted as the closures proceed. The bankrupt retailer operates between 175 and 180 physical stores across North America, all of which are scheduled to close by April 30 unless a buyer is found for some or all of the locations, according to Chapter 11 documents filed in US Bankruptcy Court in New …

Women’s interest magazine sales 2025: Harper’s Bazaar grows in print and digital

Women’s interest magazine sales 2025: Harper’s Bazaar grows in print and digital

Published by Sam Flores

Harper’s Bazaar magazine cover from February 2026. Picture: Hearst 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. The Hearst-owned title saw an increase of 9% for print (55,764 average copies per issue) and 8% for digital circulation (18,257 copies). Across the 53 titles within women’s interest magazines, which include the women’s weeklies, home interest, fashion and cookery from ABC, the average circulation declined by 0.8% compared to 2024 figures. Scroll down for full table listing UK women’s interest magazine sales in 2025. However, due to changes in ABC regulations, many publications boosted their totals by being allowed to count readers who receive both print and digital editions of publications twice in the overall circulation total (see 2024’s coverage of women’s interest magazines for comparison). This has meant a significant boost in digital figures for many magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar, and an overall digital circulation increase of 253.4% (versus 2024’s 17% increase). Digital circulations have also been …

Why UK mag giants have teamed up to offer digital advertising at scale

Why UK mag giants have teamed up to offer digital advertising at scale

Published by Sam Flores

Atria logo surrounded by its partnered titles including Good Food, Empire, Time Out Out and Men’s Health. Picture: PPA Six magazine publishers have jointly launched an advertising marketplace to provide brands with more scale for their campaigns. Bauer, Hearst UK, Immediate Media, Time Out, Hello and Future teamed up to launch Atria. The launch is designed to enable advertisers to deliver “premium” programmatic ads at scale across a portfolio of titles, rather than arranging multiple deals. Revenue will be allocated based on the impressions served on each individual site for each campaign. Cath Waller, managing director of advertising at Immediate and chair of PPA Magnetic which brought publishers together for the initiative, said Atria “should drive incremental advertising spend” by simplifying the planning and buying process. Brands on which advertisers can roll out campaigns include Time Out, Hello!, Elle, Grazia, Good Housekeeping, Empire, Radio Times, Cosmopolitan, Four Four Two, Esquire, Car, Cycling Weekend and BBC Top Gear. Atria’s partnered publishers have a combined monthly audience of 33 million or “48% of the UK’s online population”, …

Publishers say Google search traffic in ‘managed decline’, not dead

Publishers say Google search traffic in ‘managed decline’, not dead

Published by Sam Flores

Google search for ‘Ed Sheeran wife’, the type of search being impacted by arrival of AI Overviews, which brings up a summary citing sources like ABC News and the BBC Talk of “Google zero” has been overplayed, according to audience growth experts at leading UK publishers who say the right content can still do well on search. Daily Mail director of SEO and editorial e-commerce Carly Steven said the traffic impact of Google rolling out AI Overviews has actually not been that severe overall. “Our own findings are consistent with broader studies: when an AI Overview appears, clickthrough rates drop sharply,” she said. “But the frequency of AIOs hasn’t increased in the way many expected. Across the keywords we track, AIO visibility has actually plateaued – around 12% of non‑brand terms on mobile in the UK and 19% in the US, slightly higher on desktop. That’s down from what we saw in mid‑2024. “Crucially, most of our search traffic comes from branded enquiries, and more than half our users visit directly, so the overall impact …

Ex-Bauer editor in chief, BBC camerapeople in New Year Honours 2026

Ex-Bauer editor in chief, BBC camerapeople in New Year Honours 2026

Published by Sam Flores

Former Bauer Media news editor in chief John Pickford in the Bauer office. Picture: Bauer Media Long-serving broadcast journalists from the BBC and Bauer Media were recognised with MBEs in the King’s New Year honours list for 2026. Two senior industry figures, Alex Mahon and Charlotte Moore, were awarded OBEs after leaving their leadership roles at Channel 4 and the BBC respectively last year. Meanwhile, two volunteers who help to run a local news service in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire were given the British Empire Medal. Here is a full round-up of those in the news and media industries who have been recognised. OBE Alex Mahon – For services to broadcasting and diversity Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon giving a speech at a joint Channel 4 and Royal Television Society event in London on Thursday 30 January 2025. Picture: Will Johnston/Channel 4 Alex Mahon left her role as Channel 4 chief executive, the first woman to hold the post, after eight years last summer. At the time of her resignation in April, Channel 4 said Mahon …