[Commlist] New report from Media Reform Coalition: Who Owns the UK Media?

The Media Reform Coalition <https://www.mediareform.org.uk>has 
just published a new report on media ownership 
<https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Who_Owns_the_UK_Media_2019.pdf> 
in the UK, following up on its widely distributed findings from 2015.

This new report shows that just three companies (News UK, Daily Mail and 
General Trust [DMGT] and Reach) dominate 83% of the national newspaper 
market (up from 71% in 2015). When online readers are included, just 
five companies (News UK, DMGT, Reach, Guardian and Telegraph) dominate 
nearly 80% of the market, slightly up from our last report. In the area 
of local news, just five companies (Gannett, Johnston Press, Trinity 
Mirror, Tindle and Archant) account for 80% of titles (back in 2015, six 
companies had the same share). Two companies have 46% of all commercial 
local analogue radio stations and two-thirds of all commercial digital 
stations.

The digital landscape is hardly less concentrated. Google dominates 
search while popular apps like Instagram and WhatsApp are owned by 
Facebook, itself the most popular social media site. New, digital-only 
news sites have emerged as a significant force since our last report but 
these are overshadowed by the continuing grip of legacy news and, 
especially, national newspaper titles.

The BBC remains a powerful presence in online and broadcasting but its 
budget has been massively cut by the last two licence fee deals and its 
room for manoeuvre has been limited by commercial competition and 
political pressure to be mindful of its impact on the wider commercial 
market.


The report will be launched at the annual Media Democracy Festival 
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-media-democracy-festival-2019-tickets-54503699031>, 
organised by the Media Reform Coalition with the Media Fund that takes 
place this Saturday, 16 March.

The full report is available here 
<https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Who_Owns_the_UK_Media_2019.pdf>


The executive summary is available here 
<https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Who_Owns_the_UK_Media_2019-executive_summary.pdf>


Data files (on local & national press, digital intermediaries, TV, 
radio, etc) which may of be use to you in teaching and research are also 
available via the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre here 
<https://www.gold.ac.uk/media-research-centre/projects/media-reform-coalition/>.




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