Daniel Thomas

This story - November 14 - received considerable criticism at the time. Congrats to my colleagues @tim @sjhmorris @MActon93 @DanielThomasLDN for nailing it. Enormous scoop, now confirmed by @apple

Scoop: OnlyFans, the UK-based streaming platform used by sex workers, is nearing a deal to sell a minority stake valuing it at more than $3bn just a month after its owner died. The deal is likely to include new financial services for its unbanked creators ft.com/content/e06cdb…

As many as 2,000 jobs are set to be cut by the BBC across its departments as part of a radical downsizing of the UK’s national broadcaster ahead of the arrival of new director-general Matt Brittin. Scoop on FT.com ft.com/content/735f7a…

How UK tabloids, which once held a powerful grip on the national discourse, are struggling in an era of social media feeds, AI, and influencer-driven content (@danielthomasldn / Financial Times) ft.com/content/ac2e5a… #a260415p3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mediagazer.com/260415/p3#a260…

Ministers confirm our FT scoop from last week as Ian Cheshire - the former Ch 4 chair and City veteran - is named new Ofcom chair ft.com/content/4a1643… via @ft

Scoop: Tim Davie will make an immediate return after he stands down as BBC DG with the govenment lining him up to take over as a chair of its creative industries council from Sir Peter Bazalgette. No gap year for Tim.

Will Saturday Night Live work in the UK? Critics already have their knives sharpened but Sky are making a big bet on the show - telling me that it has already been extended from six to eight episodes to give the cast more time to hit their stride ft.com/content/814197… via @ft

WTF WBD? Warner Bros Discovery’s mystery Singapore suitor ft.com/content/5ce92e… via @ft

🚨 media scoop: Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith will pay around £300mn to acquire more than a quarter of The Economist Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. W @DanielThomasLDN ft.com/content/60b524…

Exc: BBC World Service faces a real-terms freeze in funding from govt, as part of an agreement close to being struck to pay for the broadcasting platform Deal, which is in final stages, cd be announced next week, say sources via @DanielThomasLDN & me ft.com/content/7daac8…

NEW: Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos tells the @FT why Hinge has continued to grow; how their algorithm works; and whether dating apps really are a force for good. More free below. as.ft.com/r/6370f7c0-b40…

Axel has CONFIRMED our FT scoop “Axel Springer was founded in 1946 under a British press licence. He built his company inspired by the tradition of Fleet Street. The Telegraph was his North Star,” said Axel Springer boss Mathias Döpfner in a statement confirming the £575m deal.

SCOOP: AXEL Springer to buy Telegraph, gate crashing an earlier deal RedBird IMI had with the Daily Mail. With dream team @DanielThomasLDN @ArashMassoudi ft.com/content/e5cb64…

Massive UK media scoop - Germany's Axel Springer is poised to agree a shock £500mn deal for the Telegraph in a move that will scupper the acquisition of the UK newspaper group by the Daily Mail. W/ the FT's finest @JFK_America @ArashMassoudi ft.com/content/e5cb64…

All3Media and Banijay combine to create $8bn global TV powerhouse - only on ft.com. RedBird IMI and Banijay will be equal partners in the world’s largest independent TV maker ft.com/content/5fca25…

Takes a global effort to tell one of the most incredible deal battles in modern history With @DanielThomasLDN @mroliverbarnes and Chris Grimes giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Source: Axel Springer joins a group led by Dovid Efune that is making a ~£500M fully funded bid for the Telegraph, should DMGT's deal fail regulatory hurdles (@danielthomasldn / Financial Times) ft.com/content/7da3da… #a260220p2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mediagazer.com/260220/p2#a260…

BAFTA Chair Sara Putt says the charity is adding "human creativity" as a guiding principle for its awards in 2026, as the film industry grapples with AI (@danielthomasldn / Financial Times) ft.com/content/255178… #a260219p7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mediagazer.com/260219/p7#a260…

Scoop: The BBC set to cut hundreds of millions of pounds - a tenth of its costs over the next three years - in a move likely to lead to fresh job cuts. Staff told in a conference call held by director-general Tim Davie this afternoon ft.com/content/450324…

scoop: WPP is preparing to bring its three main creative advertising agencies under one banner. With media maesto @DanielThomasLDN ft.com/content/5f4953…