beehiiv to Convene Leading Media Executives, Journalists and Creators in London for “The Business of Media: The Future of Attention, Audience and Growth”

Half-day conference will bring together approximately 200 professionals from across media, technology, and the creator economy, with speakers from Goalhanger, FlightStory, The Guardian, Daily Mail and Sky News

Journalists from Digiday, the Associated Press, CBS News, The Media Leader, Press Gazette and A Media Operator to lead and participate in discussions

LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- beehiiv, the newsletter-first publishing platform, today announced “The Business of Media: The Future of Attention, Audience and Growth,” an in-person industry conference bringing together approximately 200 media executives, publishers, journalists, creators and tech leaders on Nov. 19 at Alphabet 's King's Cross campus in London.

The gathering, beehiiv’s second major industry event in London this year, will explore how publishers, journalists and creators are adapting to a rapidly changing media landscape, from the impact of AI on discovery and distribution to the growing importance of owning direct audience relationships and how new business models are reshaping publishing. Bringing together entrepreneurs building some of today's most successful new media businesses, executives driving innovation inside some of the world's most influential media companies and news organizations and journalists covering the industry's transformation, the event will explore the opportunities, challenges and strategies shaping audience growth, engagement and monetization.

“Everything about media is changing, from how it's created and distributed to how audiences consume it and how businesses make money. Some of the most interesting companies right now look nothing like traditional publishers,” said Tyler Denk, co-founder and CEO of beehiiv. “Journalists are becoming founders, creators are building full-fledged media companies, and legacy publishers are rethinking how they reach and make money from their audiences. A lot of that is happening on beehiiv. We're helping power the Next generation of media businesses, and connecting the people building them is just as important as giving them the tools to succeed.”

Denk will deliver a keynote on creator sovereignty and audience ownership, sharing insights and data on how the media landscape is changing and why audience ownership matters more than ever.

Featured conversations at the event will include:

• FlightStory co-founders Georgie Holt, president of Steven.com's media division, and Christiana Brenton, chief business officer of Steven.com, will discuss how the company behind The Diary of a CEO is building and investing in creator-led media businesses, including its recently announced partnership, OBSN, with Authentic Brands Group. Mustakim Hasnath, correspondent and video journalist for the Associated Press, will moderate the conversation.
• Digiday Senior Media Editor Jess Davies will sit down with Emily Kent Smith, editorial director at Goalhanger and former Sunday Times associate editor, to discuss how the company behind The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics is expanding beyond podcasts. Goalhanger generated more than 750 million full-episode views and streams in 2025 and has surpassed 250,000 paying members.
• Newsletter and audience executives from The Guardian, Daily Mail and Sky News will discuss how major publishers are growing loyal audiences and developing new revenue opportunities with beehiv’s Chief Customer Officer Preeya Goenka.
• Jim Waterson, who has built London Centric into a thriving independent journalism business with thousands of paying subscribers and a growing newsroom; Peter Geoghegan, founder of the award-winning Democracy for Sale newsletter with more than 60,000 subscribers; Huw Allen, founder of The Gist; and Tom Kihl, founder of the independent local publications Camdenist and The Wick, will discuss building sustainable media businesses around original journalism and direct audience relationships.
• Reporters Alice Brooker of Press Gazette, Bron Maher of A Media Operator, Victoria Ibitoye, founder of The Daily Influence, and Jack Benjamin of The Media Leader will examine the companies, business models and emerging trends reshaping the media industry in a conversation moderated by beehiiv’s Head of Communications Lance Frank.
  
  

The event follows a year of significant growth and product innovation for beehiiv, which now powers more than 170,000 publications reaching over 467 million unique readers. Creators and publishers have earned more than $60 million through the platform, and beehiiv ranked No. 19 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Originally built for newsletters, beehiiv has expanded into a publishing and monetization platform for anyone with an audience. This year, the company introduced major improvements to its newsletter and website products, launched community tools and podcast hosting, and expanded monetization through digital products, advertising and podcast sponsorships. More than 2,000 podcast feeds have been created or imported since April, while beehiiv's Ad Network now pays creators more than $1 million monthly. Publishers retain full ownership of their audiences and 100% of subscription revenue.

“The Business of Media” builds on beehiiv's first London industry gathering earlier this year, which featured leaders from CBS News, Future, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Local News International, The Nerve and Alphabet News Initiative. The conference anchors a week of programming across London, including founder conversations, media leadership gatherings and discussions on independent journalism and publishing, alongside partners including Opus, CAA, The Nerve, The News Movement, Electric Sheep and Glide Publishing Platform. Together, these efforts reflect beehiiv's growing presence in the UK and its role in connecting the people and businesses shaping the future of media globally.

Event details for “The Business of Media: The Future of Attention, Audience and Growth” are available at luma.com/vy0r1xpo.

About beehiiv

beehiiv is the platform creators and brands use to build, grow and monetize their audiences, while keeping full ownership of those relationships and 100% of their subscription revenue. What began as a newsletter platform has evolved into an all-in-one platform for building content-led businesses, bringing together newsletter publishing, native podcast and community hosting, websites, digital products, advertising, analytics and audience growth tools. beehiiv's mission is to help the Next million creators and brands build direct relationships with their audience and turn those relationships into sustainable revenue. Learn more at beehiiv.com.

Press Contact:
Lance Frank
lance@beehiiv.com