Michael Savage
@michaelsavage.bsky.social
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Michael Savage
@michaelsavage.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?
The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers
www.theguardian.com
NEW: Should Lord Rothermere clinch the Telegraph, he will have a UK media empire that truly eclipses Murdoch.
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
NEW: You wait years for an ex-footballer called Gary to become a media mogul, then two come...
Global take majority stake in Gary Neville's The Overlap...
Pundits developed by trad media making waves on YouTube - the media story of our times... more to come.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Global take majority stake in Gary Neville's The Overlap...
Pundits developed by trad media making waves on YouTube - the media story of our times... more to come.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Global buys majority stake in Gary Neville’s YouTube group The Overlap
European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
NEW: You wait years for an ex-footballer called Gary to become a media mogul, then two come...
Global take majority stake in Gary Neville's The Overlap...
Pundits developed by trad media making waves on YouTube - the media story of our times... more to come.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Global take majority stake in Gary Neville's The Overlap...
Pundits developed by trad media making waves on YouTube - the media story of our times... more to come.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
NEW: Reddit has ballooned in the UK, overtaking TikTok as Britain’s fourth most visited social media service.
Why? Search algorithms, and gen Z's changing earch habits.
A story examining Reddit's rise:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Why? Search algorithms, and gen Z's changing earch habits.
A story examining Reddit's rise:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z
Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated content
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
NEW: Reddit has ballooned in the UK, overtaking TikTok as Britain’s fourth most visited social media service.
Why? Search algorithms, and gen Z's changing earch habits.
A story examining Reddit's rise:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Why? Search algorithms, and gen Z's changing earch habits.
A story examining Reddit's rise:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
NEW: How the humble pot of Vaseline has become the poster child for an advertising revolution.
Big companies are now shifting huge spending to content creators.
Are they becoming media companies themselves? And how worried should traditional media be?
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Big companies are now shifting huge spending to content creators.
Are they becoming media companies themselves? And how worried should traditional media be?
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
‘Social listening’: Unilever seeks to capitalise on Vaseline’s TikTok moment
Multinational boosts online chatter after social media users showcase product’s widespread use in life hacks
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
NEW: How the humble pot of Vaseline has become the poster child for an advertising revolution.
Big companies are now shifting huge spending to content creators.
Are they becoming media companies themselves? And how worried should traditional media be?
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Big companies are now shifting huge spending to content creators.
Are they becoming media companies themselves? And how worried should traditional media be?
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
As someone who just discovered Asura, I can confirm it is wonderful - and unusually cinematic - television.
Anyone new to Koreeda's work, start with Shoplifters.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Anyone new to Koreeda's work, start with Shoplifters.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘A total knockout!’ The best television you never watched in 2025
From the most beautiful show Netflix has ever made to a thriller about a menopausal hitwoman and a dazzling documentary set in outer space, here are some TV gems that may have passed you by this year
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As someone who just discovered Asura, I can confirm it is wonderful - and unusually cinematic - television.
Anyone new to Koreeda's work, start with Shoplifters.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Anyone new to Koreeda's work, start with Shoplifters.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Reposted by Michael Savage
Helpful overview from @michaelsavage.bsky.social of the funding options for the BBC
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
How might the BBC be funded if the licence fee is scrapped?
As green paper on corporation’s charter renewal is launced, what funding options might be under consideration?
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Helpful overview from @michaelsavage.bsky.social of the funding options for the BBC
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Statisticians of Bluesky - what to make of this please?
"winning both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers and the bonus ball on Lotto are over 24 trillion to one"
nation.cymru/news/welsh-c...
"winning both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers and the bonus ball on Lotto are over 24 trillion to one"
nation.cymru/news/welsh-c...
Welsh couple celebrate second £1M National Lottery win
A courier driver and mental health practitioner from mid-Wales are celebrating a second £1,000,000 lottery win, seven years after they won their first million. Richard Davies (49) and Faye Stevenson-D...
nation.cymru
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Statisticians of Bluesky - what to make of this please?
"winning both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers and the bonus ball on Lotto are over 24 trillion to one"
nation.cymru/news/welsh-c...
"winning both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers and the bonus ball on Lotto are over 24 trillion to one"
nation.cymru/news/welsh-c...
NEW: When Liz Truss launched her show, it took her into the orbit of Maga media largely ignored by the mainstream - but with influence.
Truss is not alone in thinking there is now a viable audience in the UK.
A deep dive into Truss’s MAGA UK effort.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Truss is not alone in thinking there is now a viable audience in the UK.
A deep dive into Truss’s MAGA UK effort.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and ... Liz Truss? Inside the former PM’s audition for Maga
Her delivery might be stilted – but Truss’ new YouTube show has grand ambitions: a ‘Trump revolution’ in Britain with the help of an influential US conservative ecosystem
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: When Liz Truss launched her show, it took her into the orbit of Maga media largely ignored by the mainstream - but with influence.
Truss is not alone in thinking there is now a viable audience in the UK.
A deep dive into Truss’s MAGA UK effort.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Truss is not alone in thinking there is now a viable audience in the UK.
A deep dive into Truss’s MAGA UK effort.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Life hack - listen to deep ambient music in the office. It makes you feel like you're in a montage and you do more work. Productivity crisis over.
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Life hack - listen to deep ambient music in the office. It makes you feel like you're in a montage and you do more work. Productivity crisis over.
Chloe Hubbard, currently UK Editor at the Independent, IN as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror.
Feel like the Fabrizio Romano of newspapers. #HereWeGo
Feel like the Fabrizio Romano of newspapers. #HereWeGo
NEW: ANOTHER editor out at Reach. Mirror editor Caroline Waterston is to step down at the end of the year.
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Chloe Hubbard, currently UK Editor at the Independent, IN as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror.
Feel like the Fabrizio Romano of newspapers. #HereWeGo
Feel like the Fabrizio Romano of newspapers. #HereWeGo
NEW: ANOTHER editor out at Reach. Mirror editor Caroline Waterston is to step down at the end of the year.
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
NEW: ANOTHER editor out at Reach. Mirror editor Caroline Waterston is to step down at the end of the year.
NEW: Journalist Simon Heffer to be made a Conservative peer.
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Journalist Simon Heffer to be made a Conservative peer.
WOW - Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros.
From their press release - Buying Warner Bros Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)
From their press release - Buying Warner Bros Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
WOW - Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros.
From their press release - Buying Warner Bros Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)
From their press release - Buying Warner Bros Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)
Plymouth Argyle are going through an awful time, with bad decisions over a long period. I've disagreed with many of them.
But whatever you think about him, not many (any?) owners who would write 2,000 warts & all words on it all. Respect to Simon Hallett.
#pafc
www.pafc.co.uk/news/chairma...
But whatever you think about him, not many (any?) owners who would write 2,000 warts & all words on it all. Respect to Simon Hallett.
#pafc
www.pafc.co.uk/news/chairma...
Chairman's Chat | December 2025 | Plymouth Argyle
www.pafc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Plymouth Argyle are going through an awful time, with bad decisions over a long period. I've disagreed with many of them.
But whatever you think about him, not many (any?) owners who would write 2,000 warts & all words on it all. Respect to Simon Hallett.
#pafc
www.pafc.co.uk/news/chairma...
But whatever you think about him, not many (any?) owners who would write 2,000 warts & all words on it all. Respect to Simon Hallett.
#pafc
www.pafc.co.uk/news/chairma...
So who's the winner for the most wrong "your listening age"?
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So who's the winner for the most wrong "your listening age"?
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
By @jim.londoncentric.media
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
By @jim.londoncentric.media
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
The long read: Terry Ball – renowned shoe salesman, friend to former mafiosi – has resolved to spend his last years finding ways to cheat authorities he feels have cheated him. His greatest ruse? A ta...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
By @jim.londoncentric.media
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
By @jim.londoncentric.media
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
A new twist in an old tale - the BBC is usually criticised for taking hoards of staff to major events. Now it's under attack for a plan to commentate on some smaller World Cup games from the UK.
How costs, time zones and distances are causing a headache:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
How costs, time zones and distances are causing a headache:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
BBC criticised for plan to cover some World Cup 2026 games remotely
To cut costs at the event hosted across the US, Canada and Mexico, smaller games may be covered from Manchester
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A new twist in an old tale - the BBC is usually criticised for taking hoards of staff to major events. Now it's under attack for a plan to commentate on some smaller World Cup games from the UK.
How costs, time zones and distances are causing a headache:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
How costs, time zones and distances are causing a headache:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
NEW: Richard Hughes resigns from the OBR over budget leak.
Along with BBC leadership, a recent resurgence of people in public service jobs taking responsibility.
Along with BBC leadership, a recent resurgence of people in public service jobs taking responsibility.
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW: Richard Hughes resigns from the OBR over budget leak.
Along with BBC leadership, a recent resurgence of people in public service jobs taking responsibility.
Along with BBC leadership, a recent resurgence of people in public service jobs taking responsibility.
Reposted by Michael Savage
‘Rothmere’s hopes of creating a conservative media powerhouse have been rekindled’…a deep dive worth a read here👇
NEW: Should Lord Rothermere clinch the Telegraph, he will have a UK media empire that truly eclipses Murdoch.
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?
The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
‘Rothmere’s hopes of creating a conservative media powerhouse have been rekindled’…a deep dive worth a read here👇
Reposted by Michael Savage
NEW: Should Lord Rothermere clinch the Telegraph, he will have a UK media empire that truly eclipses Murdoch.
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?
The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NEW: Should Lord Rothermere clinch the Telegraph, he will have a UK media empire that truly eclipses Murdoch.
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
NEW: Should Lord Rothermere clinch the Telegraph, he will have a UK media empire that truly eclipses Murdoch.
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?
The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NEW: Should Lord Rothermere clinch the Telegraph, he will have a UK media empire that truly eclipses Murdoch.
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
But who is the Mail proprietor, what does he want with the Tel - & will he get it?
Our deep dive into the people & politics behind a blockbuster deal:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The Observer, now owned by Tortoise Media, has launched its digital subscriptions and app today.
Digital from £12 a month.
Digital and print from £18 a month.
App on the app store, as of today.
Digital from £12 a month.
Digital and print from £18 a month.
App on the app store, as of today.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Observer, now owned by Tortoise Media, has launched its digital subscriptions and app today.
Digital from £12 a month.
Digital and print from £18 a month.
App on the app store, as of today.
Digital from £12 a month.
Digital and print from £18 a month.
App on the app store, as of today.
NEW: BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
NEW: BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
NEW: Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says.
Suggests Gibb should’ve recused himself over Gaza coverage.
Mark Damazer is a figure people listen to on the BBC.
Huge row still raging over bias claims…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Suggests Gibb should’ve recused himself over Gaza coverage.
Mark Damazer is a figure people listen to on the BBC.
Huge row still raging over bias claims…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says
Mark Damazer said the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness were due to a ‘toxic mix’ of factors
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NEW: Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says.
Suggests Gibb should’ve recused himself over Gaza coverage.
Mark Damazer is a figure people listen to on the BBC.
Huge row still raging over bias claims…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Suggests Gibb should’ve recused himself over Gaza coverage.
Mark Damazer is a figure people listen to on the BBC.
Huge row still raging over bias claims…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...