New York Times makes Athletic leap for subscribers
Sports site with $550m price tag should help New York Times beat its subscriber target
Politico seeks €1bn in potential deal with German publisher – sources
If agreed, deal would be one of the most expensive media mergers in recent memory
Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to claim title of world’s richest person
Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur now has net worth of $188.5bn
Technology giant Google pledges $1bn to pay for news
Cash to support Google News Showcase mobile feature in firm’s change of approach
Jeff Bezos sells €3.2bn of Amazon shares in a week
World’s richest man previously said he needed to sell stock to fund space exploration plans
Google’s job search draws antitrust complaints from rivals
Letter from 23 websites to EU competition commissioner calls for Google to ‘play fair’
Tory drugs, Uber air taxis and fashion retail bright spots
Planet Business: Political buccaneers and a reflective billionaire take centre stage
European shares drop on weak Chinese data and trade fears
Iseq drops 1.5% as CRH pulls back in line with a broad sell-off by European and US peers
Markets calmed as Trump offers hope of a trade deal with China
Sterling slips on concerns that the next UK prime minister may push for hard Brexit
German media group Axel Springer sees earnings fall in first quarter
Online classifieds business fails to offset weakness of news media division
INM, too long a plaything for media-shy tycoons, is primed for takeover
Group may be natural candidate for media company that is further down digital path
INM’s shares soar as it confirms talks with potential buyer
Newspaper group’s stock closes 30.5% up at 9.5 cent, valuing it at €131.7m
INM chief raises prospect of sale of media group
Michael Doorly ‘not aware’ of plans of Denis O’Brien and Dermot Desmond
Purplebricks says it continues to grow in challenging market
British estate agent says weaknesses in traditional and online business models
Estate agent Purplebricks enters Canadian market with acquisition
Antrim-based company acquires Canadian online operation for €33m
Purplebricks drops on UK warning despite Axel Springer stake
German publisher to invest about £125m for 11.5% stake
Slovak journalist’s murder leads to outcry and €1m reward
Police believe the killings of Jan Kuciak and his partner are linked to his investigative work
Mobile formats push global advertising spend to half a trillion euro
Irish ad market growth outpacing the average rate in 2017, says eMarketer
Google co-operation with news groups ‘a very positive step’, says INM chief
‘Resilient’ publishers will survive ‘very worrying world’, Robert Pitt tells copyright event
Google keeps news industry hanging on with new concessions
The tech giant has found bones to throw. Could it be the start of a better relationship?
Digital advertising predicted to outstrip legacy media spending
This year will mark ‘major milestone’ as advertisers flock to mobile, says eMarketer
Does ‘robo-journalism’ pose a threat to reporters?
Intuitive content-generating software won’t be transforming newsrooms any time soon
A guide to low-cost banking options for savvy Irish consumers
German and Dutch mobile bank operators among those bringing services to Ireland
Oil price surge prompts optimism for energy companies, pushing markets ahead
Iseq rises as stocks on Wall Street and in Europe lifted by energy companies
‘Spotify of journalism’ Blendle makes leap to US
The Dutch micropayments app has expanded to the world’s largest media market
Axel Springer reboots for digital age
German media giant’s cultural shift sets if firmly on digital-first path
Dutch start-up aims to make journalism pay
Blendle’s model of micropayments for articles makes it “iTunes for the press”
Online advertising a product serving no one
It’s all bad – advertisers get duped, publishers get their websites polluted and readers endure privacy-trammelling trackers
Publisher Axel Springer buys up Business Insider
Springer, which already owns 9% of news site to pay $343m for further 88% stake
FT’s new owner has reputation for soft pedalling on tough stories
Japan’s Nikkei Group is buying FT from publisher Pearson
Pearson confirms sale of FT Group to Nikkei for £844m
FT had earlier reported that Alex Springer was in talks to buy group
Axel Springer says majority owner to keep control if talks succeed
News publisher says it is pressing ahead with plans to change its legal form into a KGaA
EU charges Google over shopping searches, to probe Android
European Union accuses company of cheating competitors
Online news outlet Politico to launch in Europe
Joint venture with German media group Axel Springer will see specialist open Brussels office
German regulator backs Google in complaint over publishing rights
Federal authority says it will monitor search engine’s reaction to claims
Bild online visits ‘stable’ after introduction of paywall
German publisher says online readers not deterred by fees
Stepstone to buy Saongroup assets
Seen & Heard: recruitment business to buy bulk of assets of company co-owned by Denis O’Brien
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