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IPC holds up but NatMags dives

05.11.09

Country Life and NME publisher IPC Media has bucked the recession as annual profits held steady at Ł65.1 million despite falling advertising ... more

Murdoch has lost his magic touch at News Corp

07.10.09

Plan to charge for online news is raising doubts about his leadership ... more

Legal eagle Burford set for Ł200m AIM flotation

28.09.09

London investors will have the chance to grab a share of the profits - or possibly losses - made by big no-win-no fee corporate legal actions in the US thanks to a Ł200 million flotation... more

Could Time Warner sell off its magazines?

11.09.09

The chatter in the IPC offices is that their magazine empire could be up for sale.... more

Tolkien heirs' court battle over film royalties

07.08.09

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Bronfman's move reignites Warner, EMI merger buzz

03.06.09

Speculation is rising in the music industry that two of its giants, EMI and Warner Music, could re-open merger talks as the latter's boss moves from New York to London... more

General Motors collapses into $90bn bankruptcy

01.06.09

General Motors, the world's largest carmaker until last year, this afternoon filed for bankruptcy protection... more

GM goes bankrupt but pledges revival in months

01.06.09

General Motors became the world's biggest-ever industrial bankruptcy today but pledged to rise from the ashes by the end of the summer... more

BSkyB tops bids for rival Virgin channels

29.05.09

British Sky Broadcasting has emerged as the highest bidder for a clutch of seven digital TV channels owned by Virgin Media including Virgin One, Bravo, Living and Challenge... more

BSkyB tops bids for rival Virgin channels

29.05.09

British Sky Broadcasting has emerged as the highest bidder for a clutch of seven digital TV channels owned by Virgin Media including Virgin One, Bravo, Living and Challenge ... more

Citi's fixer in a fix after a little too much philanthropy

28.05.09

A SEX scandal was the last thing Citigroup wanted at the moment - what with its business in disrepair, $45 billion in government loans to repay and a reputation languishing somewhere between that of termites and dry rot ... more

Murdoch faces Titanic hole at News Corp as top man Chernin goes

25.02.09

Media analysis: For those who have followed the twists and turns of Rupert Murdoch’s remarkable career over the last 40 years the departure of another right-hand man comes as no surprise... more

Insurer AIG's $60 billion hit expected to be biggest ever quarterly loss

24.02.09

Insurance: Struggling insurance giant American International Group is heading for the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history - losing a massive $60 billion... more

Lara Croft owner receives takeover approach

16.01.09

Technology: Shares in British games publisher Eidos, the maker of the Tomb Raider series, soared more than 20 percent after it revealed it has received a takeover approach... more

So how did Mandy buy his Ł2.5 million Regency villa?

13.01.09

An Evening Standard investigation reveals the intriguing story of Peter Mandelson’s property deals... more

Michelin fan has dined at all world's three-star restaurants

17.12.08

He is the ultimate foodie, a globe-trotting gourmand who has pursued his quest for culinary perfection over three continents... more

Time Warner's $20m bet on search engine

09.12.08

Technology: Media giant Time Warner today announced it is leading a $20 million (Ł13.4 million) investment in search engine Kosmix... more

Yahoo is tipped to axe 1000 jobs

20.10.08

Technology: Internet company Yahoo is expected to announce widespread cost cuts when it unveils its quarterly earnings... more

Premier Foods burnt by talk of money troubles

17.10.08

Hovis baker Premier Foods came under intense pressure as it was hit by a fresh wave of speculation that it is in danger of breaching its banking covenants ... more

Literary Life

08.10.08

Celebrity sells at an astonishing rate, yet at its heart the UK still loves a book for itself and London is a great champion of literature. These are the people who keep us reading. ... more

Hollywood turns to Abu Dhabi for $1bn to fund new movies

04.09.08

Analysis: The Abu Dhabi Royal Family has announced that it will spend at least $1 billion over the next five years co-funding Hollywood and other international movies ... more

Google admits it has lost out on its AOL stake

08.08.08

Online giant Google has taken a big hit from its investment in AOL... more

Warner hurt by slow ad growth

07.08.08

Media giant Time Warner has been hit by slower advertising growth pushing earnings down by 26%... more

Big story at the Mirror: Can Sly win her battle for survival?

02.07.08

Chief executive Sly Bailey's job is on the line as profit woes savage Trinity Mirror. Her damage limitation has won City plaudits but another shock could spell the end... more

Icahn, the predator stalking Yahoo, is usually the winner in boardroom fight

16.05.08

ANALYSIS Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo, will be feeling hot under the collar now that Carl Icahn has set his sights on the internet company... more

Speed Racer: Hold tight for a high velocity car crash

08.05.08

Starring Emile Hersh and Susan Sarandon and created by the producers of the Matrix trilogy, this two-and-a-quarter-hour production fails to impress.... more

Paramount plan for film channel

21.04.08

Paramount studios owner Viacom is taking direct aim at Time Warner's HBO... more

News Corp joins battle for Yahoo

10.04.08

Microsoft's threat to take its bid for Yahoo hostile has sparks a flurry of new interest in the deal... more

For the love of film

03.05.07

Rottentomatoes is the latest movie website to expand with a special UK version. You can find out everything you need to know about cinema on the internet - but where to look?... more