that is us talking about gulf state franchises of british brands, but let s now turn to a massive us brand that has arrived on british shores, and if that is not a massive handbrake turn, i don t know what is. darren styles, you are the managing director and the publisher of rolling stone uk edition. what made you think that an all american magazine would work over here right now? well, a number of factors, really. i think politically rolling stone is fundamentally a music magazine. it has music as its core, but it has also always been political, sometimes with a small p, sometimes with a big p, and also about film and tv. and in terms of you were talking about netflx earlier. in terms of how people consume television and music now on a volume previously unseen, the range of choice that exists. i think as a commentary piece, rolling stone, then as now, does an amazing job.
through their own stations and channels, through buying football teams. and it s directed to politics back home, regional tensions, and again of course to improve their image in western countries. sanam vakil, thank you so much. that is us talking about gulf state franchises of british brands but let s now turn to a massive us brand that has arrived on british shores, and if that is not a massive handbrake turn, i don t know what is. darren styles, you are the managing director and the publisher of rolling stone uk edition. what made you think that an all american magazine would work over here right now? well, a number of factors, really. i think politically rolling stone is fundamentally a music magazine. it has music as its core, but it has also always been
and so this is very much tied to deeper dynamics of regional competition where you have these small countries, particularly the uae and qatar, trying to project power through sports, through investments in the media, through their own stations and channels, through buying football teams. and it s directed to politics back home, regional tensions, and again of course to improve their image in western countries. sanam vakil, thank you so much. that is us talking about gulf state franchises of british brands but let s now turn to a massive us brand that has arrived on british shores, and if that is not a massive handbrake turn, i don t know what is. darren styles, you are the managing director and the publisher of rolling stone uk edition. what made you think that an all american magazine would work over here right now? well, a number of factors, really. i think politically rolling stone is fundamentally a music magazine.
through their own stations and channels, through buying football teams. and it s directed to politics back home, regional tensions, and again of course to improve their image in western countries. sanam vakil, thank you so much. that is us talking about gulf state franchises of british brands but let s now turn to a massive us brand that has arrived on british shores, and if that is not a massive handbrake turn, i don t know what is. darren styles, you are the managing director and the publisher of rolling stone uk edition. what made you think that an all american magazine would work over here right now? well, a number of factors, really. i think politically rolling stone is fundamentally a music magazine.