The Independent in talks to take control of BuzzFeed, HuffPost in UK - FT

BuzzFeed

15/02/2024 16:34

Feb 15 (Reuters) - British media group The Independent
is in talks to take control of the operations of BuzzFeed
 BZFD.O  and Huffington Post in the UK and Ireland, as it seeks
to build scale in a tougher climate for advertising revenues,
the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
    Shares of the media company rose more than 70%.

 (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva)
 ((Jaspreet.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/i_jass;))