Daniel Thomas

Global media editor at the Financial Times; former chief UK business, telcos, property etc.

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

I had lunch with new BBC DG Matt Brittin six days in, where over jalapeño cornbread he opened up about taking on one of the hardest jobs in public life, his plans for the Beeb and whether his tenure may be counted in the life span of one of his chickens

https://t.co/mOR0z2WzyL

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

OnlyFans confirms FT scoop (and our previous scoops on this) with the announcement of a $535m investment from Architect Capital at a $3.15bn valuation. Arguably cheap for such a cash cow of a business but reputational risks are real

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

Billionaire James Packer among backers lined up for OnlyFans deal https://t.co/SlWqYMaC6y via @ft

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

Billionaire James Packer among backers lined up for OnlyFans deal https://t.co/SlWqYMaC6y via @ft

[Patrick McGee @PatrickMcGee_]

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

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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

https://t.co/rL1bmX0PO9

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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 https://t.co/c6gSpAZkYW

https://t.co/JrAqLenl8C

[Mediagazer @mediagazer]

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)

https://t.co/4VTl8mRptn
https://t.co/aUDp37tWP6

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

Ministers confirm our FT scoop from last week as Ian Cheshire - the former Ch 4 chair and City veteran - is named new Ofcom chair https://t.co/g8O6snRnIu via @ft

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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.

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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

https://t.co/4LGVuu6nmt via @ft

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

WTF WBD? Warner Bros Discovery’s mystery Singapore suitor https://t.co/jyfNIfRXVe via @ft

[Ivan Levingston @IvanLevingston]

🚨 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

https://t.co/x9gbYYfE7n

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

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

https://t.co/eFkBg6MBmp

[Kieran Smith @kieran_jsmith]

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.

https://t.co/uuTRPgMb4P

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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.

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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

https://t.co/wETG3P1imH

[James Fontanella-Khan @JFK_America]

SCOOP: AXEL Springer to buy Telegraph, gate crashing an earlier deal RedBird IMI had with the Daily Mail.

With dream team @DanielThomasLDN @ArashMassoudi

https://t.co/JXU4G9iMuj

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

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

https://t.co/wETG3P1imH

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

All3Media and Banijay combine to create $8bn global TV powerhouse - only on https://t.co/caupEcZwQq. RedBird IMI and Banijay will be equal partners in the world’s largest independent TV maker

https://t.co/eUqu1nK9aH

[James Fontanella-Khan @JFK_America]

Takes a global effort to tell one of the most incredible deal battles in modern history

With @DanielThomasLDN @mroliverbarnes and Chris Grimes

https://t.co/OfRP3RBlGV

[Mediagazer @mediagazer]

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)

https://t.co/NzwhaWgyXq
https://t.co/mzBrDKESVs