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International Business Times UK

U.S./UK center-left, tabloid-style

Owned byIBT Media Ltd (UK), a subsidiary of IBT Media Inc. (New York), co-founded in 2005-2006 by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis with backing tied to Rev. David Jang's network, which also founded Olivet University and The Christian Post
FundingDigital advertising and programmatic ad revenue; no subscription paywall
On the administrationmixed

Background

International Business Times launched in the U.S. in 2005-2006, founded by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis; the wider IBT Media network has long-documented ties to Rev. David Jang, whose affiliated organizations also founded Olivet University and The Christian Post. IBTimes UK launched as a separate edition and is now operated by IBT Media Ltd, a UK-registered company. IBT Media acquired Newsweek from IAC in 2013 and spun it off in 2018; in 2026 IBT Media moved to nullify that 2018 sale, asserting Newsweek's new owners never completed payment, an unusual and still-unresolved corporate dispute. The broader IBT Media organization has faced serious controversies, including a 2018 Manhattan DA fraud indictment against former CEO Etienne Uzac and a Christian Post-linked executive over an alleged $35 million loan-fraud and money-laundering scheme connecting IBT, Newsweek, and Olivet University, and earlier reports of unpaid freelancers, missed payroll, and underpaid immigrant student labor. Media Bias/Fact Check rates IBTimes UK as left-center-leaning with a 'mostly factual' reporting record, citing occasional sensationalism typical of fast-churn digital tabloids. It has no dedicated ideological mission and is best characterized as a commercially driven, ad-funded aggregator/tabloid outlet rather than a partisan publication, though its ownership history invites scrutiny.

Sources

  1. IBT Media - Wikipedia
  2. International Business Times - Wikipedia
  3. About International Business Times UK | IBTimes UK
  4. International Business Times UK - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check
  5. David Jang's Christian University Charged in $35 Million Fraud Scheme - Christianity Today
  6. Fraud charges filed against IB Times owner in US over alleged part in $35m laundering scheme with Christian university - Press Gazette

Profile compiled 2026-09-25; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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