Reach publishes transcript of H1 2026 results briefing
Reuters2026/07/22 16:09By:Reuters
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- Reach management held its Half Year Results 2026 presentation and Q&A, led by CEO Piers North with CFO Darren Fisher attending.
- H1 revenue fell 9% to 233 million; adjusted operating profit slipped 4% to 43 million; net debt stood at 48 million; interim dividend rebased to 1.4p.
- Digital revenue dropped 11% to 54 million as on-platform page views fell 40% on lower Google referrals; management reported stabilization in the last 100 days.
- Direct digital revenue fell 4%, hit by deliberate pullback from lower-margin local advertising; excluding local, direct revenue rose 6% as video and agency work increased.
- Subscriptions rolled out across 15 sites with more than 40,000 subscribers; management reiterated a 75,000 year-end target alongside growing AI licensing revenue.
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