News UK Broadcasting

News UK Broadcasting

https://www.news.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/news-uk/

News UK Broadcasting is a privately owned company headquartered in the UK. Founded in 1971, it employs approximately 2400 individuals and reported $125.1M in revenue as of 2024, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in media and TV services, encompassing media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Its news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, and The TLS, while its broadcast brands consist of talkSPORT, Times Radio, talkRADIO, and Virgin Radio UK. News UK Broadcasting is wholly owned by News Corp.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1971

Headcount

2,400

Headquarters

UK

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On March 4, 2026, News UK hosted multimedia journalism students for a newsroom visit, offering insights into production as part of their Digital Journalism Production module, including a session with freelance broadcaster Phil Dave. Previously, on February 20, News UK’s Octave integrated its digital audio and sponsorship inventory into J-ET, enabling trading through the UK radio system's platform. Earlier in the month, on February 11, Rupert Murdoch’s News UK confirmed it would take over printing The Guardian after its current printer, Reach, closes most of its production sites. On February 4, News UK's Talk radio station, formerly Talkradio, demonstrated strong audience growth for Q4 2025, according to RAJAR figures, achieving the highest average hours per listener among speech stations. Talk also reported a 35% year-on-year increase in total listening hours, reaching seven million, and a 12% rise in weekly reach to 565,000.

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News UK Broadcasting offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. News UK Broadcasting's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services.

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News UK Broadcasting's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. All the revenue comes from video streaming.

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Mar

4th

2026

18:30

Multimedia Journalism students gain insight into newsroom production during visit to News UK

The visit, held on 9 February, was run as part of the course’s Digital Journalism Production module. The day began with an introduction from freelance broadcaster Phil Dave, who spoke about his journey into the media industry and shared advice on building experience and finding opportunities.

University of Westminster

Feb

20th

2026

08:33

News UK’s Octave adds digital audio and sponsorship to J-ET

Octave can now trade its digital audio and sponsorship through J-ET, bringing News UK inventory into the UK radio system. Adwanted UK has confirmed that News UK’s Octave is making its audio inventory available through J-ET, the industry’s trading and accountability platform.

Feb

11th

2026

18:30

Cost Cutting, B2B Tag

Murdoch to take over printing of The Guardian

Rupert Murdoch will take over printing The Guardian after the newspaper’s current printer closes down most of its production sites. The newspaper is currently printed by Reach, which owns titles including the Mirror and Express. However, Reach this week outlined plans to shutter two of its three remaining print sites in an effort to cut costs.

Feb

4th

2026

18:30

RAJARs Q4 2025: Strong audience growth for Talk and GB News

News UK’s Talk (formerly Talkradio) recorded the highest average hours per listener in the final quarter of 2025 of any speech station, according to the latest quarterly RAJAR listening figures. Talk also recorded the biggest increase in total listening hours year on year (up 35%) and quarter on quarter (up 39%), reaching seven million hours, and saw the second-highest year-on-year growth in weekly reach, up 12% to 565,000.

Jan

20th

2026

08:59

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

News UK Satellite Made Plasma in Orbit — A Quiet Step Toward Manufacturing in Space

A UK-made satellite, no bigger than a microwave, just generated plasma in low-Earth orbit — a small milestone that could reshape how high-performance...

Asgardia - The Space Nation

Dec

11th

2025

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Friday, December 12, 2025: Today's business headlines

Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning. UK economy contracts 0.1% in October Growth in the UK economy unexpectedly contracted for the second consecutive month in the run-up to the budget in October.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce

Dec

1st

2025

18:30

Great Migration: YouTube Becomes the New Most Powerful Media Force

[Translated] The narrative about the collapse of the media industry is simply wrong. YouTube is currently the most exciting space for media entrepreneurship.Time is running out. If media don't pay attention to this ticking clock that loudly echoes in their ears, they will be faced with a very unpleasant surprise.

Nov

27th

2025

12:10

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

talkSPORT legends Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent on the ball to celebrate Marlborough Sports Garden partnership with News UK

talkSPORT Drive Time presenters Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent were on hand to celebrate a new three-year partnership between leading local media business News UK and Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST), which runs Marlborough Sports Garden in Southwark.

Nov

26th

2025

06:24

extends levy on high-sugar drinks to milkshakes in anti-obesity focus

Representative image News UK extends levy on high-sugar drinks to milkshakes in anti-obesity focus Companies will have until January 2028 to remove the added sugar or face the new charge, which is said to reportedly add 1 billion pounds in health and economic benefits.

Nov

14th

2025

11:27

Management Changes, CT_Monitor Company

Chris Pharo Exits 72Point

LONDON — Chris Pharo, the CEO of consumer agency 72Point, is stepping down after 10 years leading the business. Pharo (pictured, left) joined the agency as managing director in early 2016 after a 25-year career as a journalist with Murdoch family-owned News UK and News Corp, latterly as associate editor of the Sun newspaper.

Nov

13th

2025

06:30

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Exclusive: Sun Bets planning to relaunch in 2026

News UK is planning to bring the Sun Bets brand back to the UK as early next year, EGR can exclusively reveal. EGR understands the media giant has tapped...

Nov

5th

2025

18:30

Artificial Intelligence, CT_Monitor Company

The winners of the 2025 DataIQ Awards showcase the best of the data and AI industry

Highlights from the 2025 Winners NatWest Group claimed the Data & AI for Good Hero Organisation Award for their work co-leading the world’s first Data Fusion pilot demonstrating how data can be mobilised responsibly to tackle society’s toughest challenges.

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