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Reach plc

5 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2022–2026.

United KingdomEuropeGlobal / MultinationalNationalAlso files from United States
Cases
5
Active since
2022
Peak stage
3
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production3
Commercial & Monetization1
Audience & Community1

AI implementations

2026

AI content licensing agreement with Amazon

Reach content licensed for use in Amazon's Nova large language model and Alexa AI assistant; announced March 2, 2026; compensation based on usage; part of Amazon's push to license premium publisher content for Alexa+, its rebuilt AI assistant launched Feb. 2026 using the Nova LLM; NMA president Danielle Coffey described the deal as a 'reasonable, responsible alternative' to AI companies scraping content without compensation; distinct from Reach's existing 'Guten' AI editorial tool built on Amazon Bedrock

Content Licensing & Partnerships2 – Adoption1 – Fully Automated
Tool: Amazon Nova LLM + Alexa+ AI assistant (content licensing; usage-based compensation)Source ↗
2024

Reach using AI to speed up 'ripping' and use same article on multiple sites

Increased page views and article volume; faster news-breaking than competitors

Research & Investigation2 – Adoption3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: CustomSource ↗
2023

'Guten'

AI editorial assistant built on Amazon Bedrock foundation models; automates wire article tagging, generates content drafts for journalists to build on, ingests and suggests news wire stories, recommends article ideas, integrates with CMS and business tools; deployed across 20+ Reach titles including Daily Mirror

Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: Daily Express, OK!Source ↗
2023

My News Assistant

AI-curated personalised news aggregation pulling from 80+ Reach brands (Mirror, Express, Daily Star, Daily Record, regional titles); users choose location and up to 30 interests; Mantis AI analyses sentiment and emotion to power feeds and site search (replacing Google-powered search)""

Audience Experience & Personalisation3 – Proficiency1 – Fully Automated
Tool: Mantis (Reach proprietary AI"; contextual targeting and content recommendation)Source ↗
2022

AI Content Generation Tools

Guten assists with 1.8 billion page views in 2024; cuts average breaking news publication time from 9 minutes to 90 seconds; adapts one story into 15 versions for different local sites

Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: Proprietary/CustomSource ↗

Context

Reach plc is one of 43 organizations in United Kingdom documented in the index, which holds 139 cases from the country. Its work spans 4 function types, including Audience Experience & Personalisation, documented across 110 organizations worldwide.

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