Company moves

What is Bauer Media up to?

3 strategic moves read from public sources, up to 13 Oct 2026.

Expanding programmatic audio across Europe Expanding product hub in Manchester Expanding Off The Ball platform

Expanding programmatic audio across Europe

Bauer Media appears to be building a more coordinated, data‑driven advertising offering for its audio assets across multiple European markets. The effort includes hiring specialist roles, strengthening legal and governance support, and forming selective partnership arrangements to broaden programmatic reach.

Public signals include the launch of programmatic audio capabilities via a major ad‑tech platform, recruitment for senior roles in data analytics and legal governance, and a partnership agreement that blends internal and external sales execution.

  1. Bauer Media made its audio advertising inventory available through Amazon Ads, using audioXi to give advertisers more accessible programmatic activation.

    advanced-television.com

  2. Bauer Media is hiring a VP Legal & Governance, Audio in London to lead an Audio Legal & Governance Hub covering licensing, regulatory compliance, music rights, audience measurement, data protection, government affairs and support for commercial objectives.

    linkedin.com

  3. Bauer Media is hiring a Lead Data Analyst in London for its Data & Decision Sciences team, focused on analytics strategy, KPI definition, reporting, visualisation and audience analysis across Bauer Media Audio.

    linkedin.com

  4. Bauer Media is hiring a Business Analyst in London for its Data & Decision Sciences team to support commercial data products for targeting, insight and measurement across Audio, Publishing and Outdoor.

    linkedin.com

  5. Bauer entered a national and regional agency sales partnership with STV Radio, with Bauer handling agency sales while STV keeps direct client sales in-house.

    radiotoday.co.uk

  6. Bauer Media Audio Technology is hiring a Senior Integration Analyst for a major integration transformation programme linking CRM, sales, advertising and finance platforms across European audio markets.

    linkedin.com

Expanding product hub in Manchester

Bauer Media appears to be building a more substantial digital product and engineering capability in Manchester, focusing on in‑house development, service design and squad‑based delivery.

Public job postings for a Lead Software Engineer, a Senior Software Engineer and a Service Design Lead all reference a new in‑house engineering hub and a service design practice, indicating investment in product ownership and platform infrastructure across multiple markets.

  1. Bauer Media Audio published a Lead Software Engineer vacancy describing a significant investment in a new in‑house software engineering hub in Manchester, with a squad‑based product and engineering delivery model and joint accountability between Product Managers and Lead Engineers.

    manchesterdigital.com

  2. Bauer Media Audio is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a new in‑house software engineering hub in Manchester, focused on platform infrastructure, prototyping, secure and resilient systems, mentoring engineers and squad‑based delivery across nine markets.

    linkedin.com

  3. Bauer is hiring a Service Design Lead in Manchester to stand up a new service design practice, covering end‑to‑end user experience, operational journeys, design standards, tooling and methods across UK stakeholders.

    linkedin.com

Expanding Off The Ball platform

Bauer Media appears to be broadening the Off The Ball brand beyond its traditional broadcast roots, adding video, social and subscription elements to create a multi‑platform sports community.

Public signals include senior recruitment focused on video‑led social strategy and overall brand leadership, a growing portfolio of sponsored video content, and an extended sports‑rights partnership that together suggest a push to monetize and scale the audience across audio, video and events.

  1. SponsorRadar reports that Off The Ball has published 66 sponsored videos across 14 brands, with a recent William Hill sponsorship and a channel footprint of 186K subscribers.

    sponsorradar.com

  2. The Pittsburgh Steelers extended their Off The Ball audio broadcast partnership for the 2026 NFL season.

    steelers.com

  3. Bauer Media Audio Ireland is hiring a CEO‑reporting Head of Off The Ball to lead the sports media brand across broadcast, digital audio, podcasts, video, social, events, subscriptions and commercial partnerships.

    linkedin.com

  4. Bauer Media Audio Ireland is hiring a Senior Social Media Manager for Off The Ball to lead video‑led social strategy, platform‑native storytelling and sports community building.

    linkedin.com

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