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In this episode, we engage in a conversation with Chris Forman, the CEO of Appcast. Appcast stands as a leading provider of recruitment marketing technology solutions in the United States. Since 2019, it has been a part of Axel Springer following its acquisition by the Stepstone Group. Together with Chris, we explore the intricacies of their successful business model. Additionally, we gain insights into the changes that have occurred since Appcast acquired Bayard Advertising. Chris also provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges present in the recruitment market and offers his perspective on what to anticipate from the AI revolution.

Germany’s biggest tabloid, BILD, is on its path to becoming digital-only and had an exceptional year in 2023: surpassing the milestone of 700,000 digital subscribers or being the most quoted medium in Germany, to name just a few achievements. BILD’s CEO, Claudius Senst, takes us through this exceptionally successful year that has set the bar extremely high for 2024. What are the plans? How will he ensure that BILD continues on its successful route? How can Artificial Intelligence help journalists with their work? In our latest episode of “on the record,” Claudius takes us into the future of BILD in...

Our CEO Mathias Döpfner reflects on the, as he calls it, “transformative, challenging, and energizing” year of 2023. The podcast covers the digital-only future of the transatlantic media powerhouse, and, of course, the global partnership with OpenAI. Moreover, Mathias addresses the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, emphasizing Axel Springer's strong support for Israel. Another crucial topic is the globally increasing antisemitism – for Mathias, a symptom for the rise of anti-democratic forces –, with Mathias sharing personal insights. Learn more about these subjects and Mathias's expectations for 2024 in the latest episode of „on the record“.

Austin Rief delves into the history of “Morning Brew” and tells its success story, from a university project to a thriving multi-platform media brand with over 4 million subscribers. Gain valuable insights from Austin as he discusses the art of crafting compelling business content spanning newsletters, podcasts, and social media. He discusses also key milestones and provides insight into their goals for 2024. Along the way, he also shares how a fortune cookie influenced his journey...

In the latest episode of our podcast, we have John Harris as our guest. John is the Global Editor-in-Chief of POLITICO and co-founder of this transatlantic media company, which now looks back on almost 16 years of exciting history. This time, we look ahead to the new year 2024, and discuss POLITICO's plans. We delve into topics such as the progress of the expansion into Germany and the role John envisions for POLITICO in the upcoming U.S. elections.

In today's episode of "on the record", we are pleased to welcome Niddal Salah-Eldin, President Talent & Culture. She discusses the hot topic of the day: Generative Artificial Intelligence. This groundbreaking technology holds immense potential not only for us at Axel Springer but also for the entire business world and society, both now and certainly in the years to come.

Niddal discusses the following topics:
-Axel Springer's plans in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
-A detailed examination of Axels Spinger’s approach on AI, the three pillars including education and -exchange, optimization, and exploration.
-The roles and responsibilities of Axel...

In this episode, our Deputy CEO and Board Member for News Media USA, Jan Bayer, provides us with an overview of Axel Springer's U.S. expansion. He explains where we currently stand in this endeavor and the significance of opening the New York office in this context. However, he also delves into the challenging market conditions and explains why Henry Kravis's quote, "Never waste a good crisis," is apt. Tune in to learn how the crisis was leveraged.

Julian Deutz, Axel Springer's CFO and President Classifieds, gives an overview of the numbers and most important developments, and mentions his expectations for AI and the next six months ahead. He also touches upon the most difficult aspects of the first half of the year: Both the tough economic times and our strategic focus on digital have forced us to let people go in some of our businesses. These difficult steps were tough for everyone involved, but necessary in order to keep us competitive.

This is the third time in a row that Mathias Döpfner is talking about artificial intelligence in this podcast. No wonder, because the topic is a game changer, not only for the creation of texts and images, but also with regard to trust, truth and manipulation.

We talk to Mathias Döpfner, our CEO, and to Mathias Döpfner, our CEO – the AI bot version. If you have questions, so did we when Mathias (the real one) during our podcast, in which we talk a lot about artificial intelligence and its potential impact on the media, mentioned a recent conversation he’d had with an AI bot version of himself.