Media

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Radio in the digital age: preserving connection amid transformation

The radio ecosystem must seek a balance between commercial imperatives and public-interest objectives

Karl Mak of Hepmil says undertaking M&As would distract the company from its core operations.

Hepmil founders chose Publicis acquisition over fresh funding round, citing M&A risks

Karl Mak, the startup’s CEO and co-founder, says the team was not confident of executing its own mergers and acquisition deals

The programme was announced by Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How at the opening of the Asia TV Forum & Market 2025 on Wednesday (Dec 3).

IMDA launches S$200 million Talent Accelerator Programme for Singapore’s media industry

It will focus on global distribution and intellectual property development in the sector

The Telegraph has been in limbo since 2023 when RedBird IMI – a joint venture between US-based RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi’s International Media Investments – was unable to take control when Britain banned foreign state ownership of newspapers.

UK minister aims for 'timely sale' of Telegraph to Daily Mail owner

DMGT said the deal would comply with Britain’s Foreign State Influence regime to block foreign state control of UK newspapers

Trump has ramped up his long-running attacks on the media, while his administration seeks to limit press access.

Trump says television networks shouldn’t be able to ‘enlarge’

The US president’s post comes as Time Warner is exploring a potential sale

A collage showing G-Dragon (in red, at the top) as well as the Vietnamese artistes from two celebrity-driven music variety shows.

Singing all the way to the bank: Vietnam’s pop culture is big business

The country’s entertainment giants YeaH1 and DatVietVAC are cashing in as pop culture explodes

From left: Hepmil co-founder Karl Mak; vice-chairman, Jeffrey Seah; and co-founder Adrian Ang. Seah says media companies need to find their niche to succeed.

‘Thoroughbred over unicorns’: How SGAG parent Hepmil went from seed to sale

Advertising and public relations giant Publicis Groupe is acquiring the company for an undisclosed sum

Reach is one of Britain’s biggest news groups and employs over 3,500 people, including 2,300 in editorial roles, according to its latest annual report.

UK publisher of Daily Express, Mirror tabloids announces job cuts

[LONDON] The British media group which owns the Daily Express and Daily Mirror tabloids on Monday announced 186 net job cuts across its publications, in what it said was its “biggest” ever shake-up.

Mediacorp brands include CNA, Channel 5 and mewatch.

Mediacorp lays off 93 staff due to rapid scale and pace of change in media landscape

The organisation-wide cuts amount to slightly over 3% of its workforce

Economists, policymakers and AI experts agree on one thing: All industries will be affected by AI – even manual ones, albeit to a lesser degree.

Will AI kill media, law, accounting jobs in Singapore? The fears may be overblown

Users and experts weigh in on the concern foremost on the minds of workers and jobseekers today