Mark Sweney

@marksweney

Media business correspondent at the Guardian. New Zealander. Yes, my surname is spelt like that. DM’s open

Joined July 2008

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · 20 h

ITV announces new cost-cutting drive as half-year profits fall 44% theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Broadcaster plans £15m in savings and flags £20m cut to programme budget amid continued dip in advertising

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 23

UK watchdog to take action over Apple and Google’s mobile platforms theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. CMA designates tech firms as having ‘strategic market status’ and will promote competition in digital markets

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 22

Telegraph sale poised to go ahead after Lords foreign ownership vote theguardian.com/media/2025/jul…

marksweney's tweet card. Consortium led by RedBird Capital in line to buy group for £500m, in deal that would result in UAE retaining 15% stake

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 21

UK public service TV ‘endangered’ in YouTube era, says Ofcom theguardian.com/media/2025/jul…

marksweney's tweet card. Regulator calls for legislation to make news and UK-focused shows easier to find on online video-sharing platforms

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 18

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marksweney's tweet card. Lawsuit filed in Miami federal court comes after president threatened to sue over Jeffrey Epstein letter report

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 18

Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time theguardian.com/media/2025/jul…

marksweney's tweet card. Firm says technology used in El Eternauta is chance ‘to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper’

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 17

HS2 subcontractor on £100m ‘bat tunnel’ suspended after claims of inflated staff pay rates theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

marksweney's tweet card. Contractor BAM ends Danny Sullivan Group’s involvement following investigation into ‘compliance issues’

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 16

Ad agency WPP asked to work on campaign to urge UK savers to put money in stocks and shares theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Exclusive: City-funded campaign is endorsed by government, and aims to increase financial risk-taking in effort to spur growth

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 15

Post Office could hand ownership to staff amid review after Horizon scandal theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Ministers to consider mutualisation as an option in first big review of the organisation in 15 years

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 15

Buyers of new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Grant offering up to 10% off will not cover cheap Chinese models, which are built using coal-fired power, or Teslas

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 14

Post Office could hand ownership to staff amid review after Horizon scandal theguardian.com/business/2025/…

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 10

Photo agencies to boycott Oasis tour over rights restrictions theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 10

ITV and Disney to share shows such as The Bear and Love Island in UK theguardian.com/media/2025/jul…

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 10

WPP names senior Microsoft boss Cindy Rose as new CEO theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Tech sector boss chosen to help develop AI and digital offerings and rebuild battered share price

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 6

‘We’re an antidote’: Boss of Legoland owner on the thrill of theme parks in a world of technology theguardian.com/travel/2025/ju…

marksweney's tweet card. Fiona Eastwood says real-life experiences that bring people together are vital in the battle for attention in the digital era

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 4

Songwriters ‘missing millions in royalties from more than 100,000 UK gigs’ theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Artists losing out as PRS for Music has collected cut of ticket sales for shows but does not know setlist

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 4

Oasis in row with photo agencies over pictures from reunion shows theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

marksweney's tweet card. Exclusive: Band’s management tell agencies and publishers they can use shots of first gig in Cardiff for one year only

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 2

Heathrow substation fire ‘caused by fault first identified seven years ago’ theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

marksweney's tweet card. Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventable

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 2

Greggs feels the heat as shoppers shun pastries in hot June theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Shares fall almost 13% after bakery chain’s profit warning over heatwave hit to sales

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Mark Sweney@marksweney · Jul 2

UK watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over way Oasis tickets were sold theguardian.com/business/2025/…

marksweney's tweet card. Only days before reunion tour begins, CMA raises concerns that fans may have been misled by company

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