Digiday·2026-04-17

Bauer Media Group slashes publishing headcount in company-wide restructure

Bauer Media Group, the entity behind titles such as Closer, Empire, Grazia and Heat, announced a company-wide restructuring this week, including significant job cuts, with sources indicating it could affect up to 30% of its publishing staff. The developments came to light when the Europe-based publisher addressed staff internally earlier this week, during which leadership announced the cutbacks, p

Bauer Media Group, the entity behind titles such as Closer, Empire, Grazia and Heat, announced a company-wide restructuring this week, including significant job cuts, with sources indicating it could affect up to 30% of its publishing staff. The developments came to light when the Europe-based publisher addressed staff internally earlier this week, during which leadership announced the cutbacks, p

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