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Media Trust partners with PA Media…

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PA Media Group has today announced a new one-year partnership with Media Trust, offering hundreds of its journalists, editors and media professionals the opportunity to support charities and communities across the UK through skills-based volunteering. The partnership enables colleagues in content roles across the business to volunteer in an impactful way with collective team-based opportunities rooted in professional expertise.  Staff can now volunteer their skills as journalists, editors and media trainers, supporting charities with storytelling, media engagement, digital skills and strategic communications. Opportunities will be designed around staff expertise, with a strong […]

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Tal Gottesman appointed Director of Editorial Operations at PA…

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PA Media, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency, has announced Tal Gottesman as its new Director of Editorial Operations.  Reporting to the editor-in-chief, Tal will play a central role in overseeing the running of PA’s newsroom; from driving editorial standards and the management of operational resources, to developing new video-first working practices and embedding PA’s collaborative, data-informed and customer-centric culture across teams. The role also covers legal and regulatory responsibilities across all content production and publication.  Tal Gottesman brings a wealth of newsroom management to PA, having served as The i’s Managing […]

Tristan Kirk joins PA Media as…

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PA Media, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency, has announced the appointment of Tristan Kirk in the newly created position of Courts Editor, building on its reputation for trusted and comprehensive court coverage.  Tristian has been a dedicated court reporter for more than a decade, winning the Paul Foot award and being named Journalist of […]

PA Media Group appoints Candice Murray…

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PA Media Group today (10 July 2025) announces the appointment of Candice Murray as SVP, Global Revenue at Alamy.  Alamy has one of the world’s most diverse creative and editorial content collections. With over 400 million assets across editorial, archival, creative, and panoramic images, vectors and video, it is one of the most compelling and […]

PA Media Group appoints Bruce Marson…

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London 6th May 2025 – PA Media Group has announced the appointment of Bruce Marson to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Bruce will join the business in June from M&C Saatchi plc, the global creative solutions company, where he was Group Chief Financial Officer.  Bruce will oversee the financial management and corporate growth strategy […]

PA Media Group appoints David Henderson…

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London 28th April 2025 – PA Media Group has announced the appointment of DavidHenderson to the role of Chief Technology Officer. David will join the business in July from Global, the media and entertainment business, wherehe was Chief Technology & Product Officer. David will oversee the end-to-end technology function across the business portfolio and willlead […]

PA Media Group appoints Paul Hunt…

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PA Media Group, today (14/04/25), announces the appointment of Paul Hunt as Managing Director of StreamAMG, its sports streaming business. StreamAMG is a trusted partner to sports rightsholders, working with some of the biggest clubs, leagues and federations in sport to deliver live sports video streaming at scale and help them maximise the value of […]

PA Media Group appoints Josh Sparke…

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PA Media Group today (20/1/25) announces the appointment of Josh Sparke from 1 March 2025, as Managing Director of Podium, its sports and betting data business. Podium is a trusted market leader in providing sports data, content, and technology. Podium, until recently known as PA Betting Services, was rebranded to reflect its growth and evolution […]

PA Media Group announces the rebrand…

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London, 26th November 2024 – PA Media Group today announces that its market-leading sports data business, PA Betting Services has rebranded to Podium, marking an exciting new chapter in its evolution and growth. While the name and visual identity have changed, Podium’s dedication to delivering reliable, real-time data and innovative solutions to the sports and […]

PA MEDIA GROUP APPOINTS RANJ BEGLEY…

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London 17th October, 2024 – PA Media Group has announced the appointment of Ranj Begley to the dual role of Chief Revenue Officer and Managing Director, PA Media. Ranj will join the business at the beginning of 2025 from the digital newspaper and magazine subscription streaming service, Readly, where she has been Managing Director and […]

PA Media Partners with The Journal…

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London / Dublin, 8th October, 2024 – PA Media has announced a new partnership with The Journal FactCheck, supported by the Google News Initiative, aimed at tackling mis- and disinformation ahead of the next Irish general election. Both organisations are accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and will collaborate in the coming months to […]

PA MEDIA APPOINTS SENIOR STANDARD EXECUTIVE…

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London, 30th September 2024 – PA Media today announces the appointment of Jack Lefley as Editor-in-Chief. Lefley will take over from Pete Clifton, who recently decided to step down having led the national news agency’s editorial operations since January 2015. Currently Managing Editor of The Standard, Lefley, 46, will take the reins at PA Media […]

PA MEDIA LAUNCHES ‘ELECTION CHECK 24’…

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London, 23rd May 2024 – PA Media, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency, has launched a new initiative aimed at combating mis- and disinformation related to the upcoming general election. Election Check 24 is a coalition of news publishers and fact-checkers brought together by PA Media, supported by the Google News Initiative, to ensure […]

PA Media Group Appoints Emily Shelley…

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PA Media Group has today appointed Emily Shelley as its new Chief Executive Officer, the first woman to lead the business in its 155 year history. Shelley, who was formerly MD of PA’s stock imagery agency Alamy and a board member, began her career with PA as a graduate trainee 25 years ago. She replaces […]