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RichardCoulter · 17-11-2016, 22:06

A friend who works in publishing has told me that Hearst are making cutbacks.

Nothing has been ruled out, including cutting or closing down Digital Spy.

Some magazines will close too.

Some cuts have already been made, with new moderators no longer being paid etc.

It is thought that the rise of social networking sites & ad blocking are two of the main problems.

I don't know how much it costs to run a forum of that size, am I right in believing that it doesn't cost that much to host a forum, it's the bandwidth needed when people click on and retrieve threads that uses up bandwidth?

IIRC didn't Cable Forum take on the members of a forum that closed?

I can't give a link as this was told to me over the phone, so will understand if people wish to take this with a pinch of salt.

Edit: Now been posted/leaked on Twitter by Mark Sweeney (whoever he is, journalist??).

https://mobile.twitter.com/markswene...30735857156096

For balance, Digital Spy Forum Support have denied that Digital Spy will be affected and are said to have closed a thread about this because it was off topic.

It's certainly less busy than when James owned it and the lack of investment is showing eg the search facility has been broken for months and there are no plans to repair it.

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RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,067	Digital Spy may be closed or downsized. A friend who works in publishing has told me that Hearst are making cutbacks. Nothing has been ruled out, including cutting or closing down Digital Spy. Some magazines will close too. Some cuts have already been made, with new moderators no longer being paid etc. It is thought that the rise of social networking sites & ad blocking are two of the main problems. I don't know how much it costs to run a forum of that size, am I right in believing that it doesn't cost that much to host a forum, it's the bandwidth needed when people click on and retrieve threads that uses up bandwidth? IIRC didn't Cable Forum take on the members of a forum that closed? I can't give a link as this was told to me over the phone, so will understand if people wish to take this with a pinch of salt. Edit: Now been posted/leaked on Twitter by Mark Sweeney (whoever he is, journalist??). https://mobile.twitter.com/markswene...30735857156096 For balance, Digital Spy Forum Support have denied that Digital Spy will be affected and are said to have closed a thread about this because it was off topic. It's certainly less busy than when James owned it and the lack of investment is showing eg the search facility has been broken for months and there are no plans to repair it. Last edited by RichardCoulter; 17-11-2016 at 22:23. Reason: Extra info.