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'''Thomas Anthony John Rubython''' (born 22 August 1955) is a British author and publisher with an interest in business and motor racing.
'''Thomas Anthony John "Tom" Rubython''' (born 1955) is a ] journalist, entrepreneur and publisher with an interest in business topics and ] racing. He was formerly the founder and publisher of ''Formula 1 Magazine'', ''BusinessF1 Magazine'' and editor of ''EuroBusiness'' magazine. He has written a number of books including a collaboration to publish a 2004 biography of ], ''The Life of Senna''.<ref>http://www.themyrtlepress.com/team-and-history.php</ref>. Tom has a loving Husband called James (Jimmy) Rubython who he lives in northampton with.


== Biography ==
Rubython lost a libel suit before the UK High Court in 2006 and was ordered to pay damages of £75,000. He appealed against this award but lost in the UK Court of Appeal on 18 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rubython forced to pay the prices for Purnell libel | work=Pitpass.com | url=http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=27883 | accessdate=2007-03-23}}</ref> In June 2006, he faced another libel suit, this time from FIA director of publicity Richard Woods which Woods won.<ref>{{cite web | title=Well-suited | work=Grandprix.com | url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16970.html | accessdate=2007-03-23}}</ref> In March 2007, Rubython, by this time using the name 'Batman Rubython', or Bat for short, in turn, won a libel action against Woods.<ref>{{cite web | title=FIA loses libel action | work=Grandprix.com | url=http://www.eemsonline.co.uk/news/23-03-07_21 | accessdate=2007-03-23 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>
Tom Rubython is a well known publisher and was the founder and publisher of ''Marketeer'' (weekly), ''Amusement Business'' (monthly), ''LeisureWeek'' (weekly), ''BusinessAge'' (monthly), '']''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/profile-the-man-who-would-be-a-mogul-1319542.html|title=Profile; The man who would be a mogul|date=1996-02-18|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> (weekly), ''EuroBusiness'' (monthly), ''Formula 1 Magazine'' (monthly)'', BusinessF1 magazine''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/rubython-faces-another-libel-writ/|title=Rubython faces another libel writ|date=August 25, 2005|website=Press Gazette|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> (monthly)'', and ]'' (monthly). He has written nine books, biographies of ] (racing driver),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2063586-monaco-grand-prix-reliving-ayrton-sennas-1988-qualifying-and-race|title=Monaco Grand Prix: Reliving Ayrton Senna's 1988 Qualifying and Race|last=Harden|first=Oliver|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/nigel-mansell-reveals-new-details-from-ayrton-senna-punchup/news-story/53d81c034622bc308d3aff3030392e54|title=The day I grabbed Senna by the throat|date=2015-10-19|website=NewsComAu|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> ] (businessman), ] (racing driver),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jalopnik.com/james-hunt-bedded-33-flight-attendants-in-two-weeks-5666660|title=James Hunt Bedded 33 Flight Attendants In Two Weeks|website=Jalopnik|date=18 October 2010 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/30/fast-moves|title=Fast Moves|last=Lane|first=Anthony|date=2013-09-23|access-date=2019-11-21|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-13399439|title=Star Burton's 'risky womanising'|date=2011-05-16|access-date=2019-11-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> ] (financier),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realmoney.thestreet.com/articles/06/19/2016/should-you-trade-late-jesse-livermore|title=Should You Trade Like the Late Jesse Livermore?|last=DePorre|first=James "Rev Shark"|date=2016-06-19|website=RealMoney|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/archives/hansen-tale-of-omaha-s-black-widow-is-too-tempting/article_ef518d6f-cba2-5ed0-af4d-e855255e03ec.html|title=Hansen: Tale of Omaha's 'black widow' is too tempting to not investigate|last=Hansen|first=Matthew|date=Oct 27, 2015|website=Omaha.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> and ] (singer) and two non-fiction motor racing books called ''In The Name Of Glory''<ref name=":2" /> and ''Fatal Weekend''.''<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.themyrtlepress.com/team-and-history.php |title = The Myrtle Press &#124; the Team}}</ref>'' His book ''Shunt'' was the basis for Ron Howard's film ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/59539-tantor-media-more-than-audio.html|title=Tantor Media: More than Audio|last=Milliot|first=Jim|date=Oct 11, 2013|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> He has also published many yearbooks and annuals including the ''Leisure Industry Yearbook'', the ''Offshore Finance Annual'', the ''Formula One Annual'', and the ''Formula One Black Book''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}


In 2020 Rubython relaunched ''BusinessF1'' magazine. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubython |first1=Tom |website=Businessf1magazine.com |ref=https://businessf1magazine.com/}}</ref>
In the 1990s, Rubython was the owner, publisher and editor of ''Business Age'' magazine, which he sold to Dutch publishing giant ] for close to £3 million. His next venture was '']'' newspaper, a more ambitious project that he hoped would exploit a gap in the market left vacant by the ''Financial Times''. However, it foundered almost from the very beginning due to a lack of investment, combined with an increase in business coverage by the existing Sunday newspapers. Although it achieved a circulation of 155,000 in its first week, this dropped within months to fewer than 40,000. Rubython was forced out soon afterwards although he continued to write for the newspaper. The holding company went into administration twice before the venture was sold to the ].


== Libel suits ==
He was editor-in-chief of '']'' magazine,<ref> Retrieved 2008-04-03</ref> but was replaced by David Cushnan in August 2008.
Rubython has interviewed many famous figures over the years from ] to ]. He has enjoyed a controversial journalistic career and has reputedly been sued for libel more times than any other British journalist including lawsuits from figures such as ], ], George Walker, ], ], ],<ref name=":0" /> and ].<ref name=":0" /> Most of the lawsuits were later settled, though he lost one to Tony Purnell,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitpass.com/27413/Purnell-wins-ruling-against-Business-F1-and-Tom-Rubython|title=Purnell wins ruling against Business F1 and Tom Rubython|date=2006-03-16|website=Pitpass|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> he won against Richard Woods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/jury-backs-rubython-in-action-against-fia-man/|title=Jury backs Rubython in action against FIA man|date=March 30, 2007|website=Press Gazette|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>


== Politics ==
He stood for the ] in ] at the ], receiving 6,354 votes (16%). He had been UKIP's ] for ] but withdrew.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
In 2012 he briefly dabbled in politics and stood for the ] in ] at the ], receiving 6,354 votes (16%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000861|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511022635/http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000861|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-05-11|title=Northampton North parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News|date=2015-05-11|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>

== Personal ==
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Tom Rubython was a bachelor, until in 2013, at the age of 58, he married his girlfriend of two years, Beverley. He was one of the first people in the UK to clone a dog after his beloved cocker spaniel, Daisy died in 2016. Famously he hid the fact from his wife until the two new spaniels, cloned from Daisy, arrived at Heathrow from Seoul in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/60-minutes-dog-cloning-technology-pets-science/966a0743-6e08-42e6-add3-a80ec86f2344|title=The murky moral dilemma of dog cloning|website=www.9news.com.au|date=16 September 2018 |access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/08/dog-cloning-animal-sooam-hwang|title=Inside the Very Big, Very Controversial Business of Dog Cloning|last=Duncan|first=David Ewing|date=August 7, 2018|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

Latest revision as of 11:25, 6 July 2024

Thomas Anthony John Rubython (born 22 August 1955) is a British author and publisher with an interest in business and motor racing.

Biography

Tom Rubython is a well known publisher and was the founder and publisher of Marketeer (weekly), Amusement Business (monthly), LeisureWeek (weekly), BusinessAge (monthly), Sunday Business (weekly), EuroBusiness (monthly), Formula 1 Magazine (monthly), BusinessF1 magazine (monthly), and SportsPro (monthly). He has written nine books, biographies of Ayrton Senna (racing driver), Tony O'Reilly (businessman), James Hunt (racing driver), Richard Burton (actor), Jesse Livermore (financier), and Barry White (singer) and two non-fiction motor racing books called In The Name Of Glory and Fatal Weekend. His book Shunt was the basis for Ron Howard's film Rush. He has also published many yearbooks and annuals including the Leisure Industry Yearbook, the Offshore Finance Annual, the Formula One Annual, and the Formula One Black Book.

In 2020 Rubython relaunched BusinessF1 magazine.

Libel suits

Rubython has interviewed many famous figures over the years from Donald Trump to Tony Blair. He has enjoyed a controversial journalistic career and has reputedly been sued for libel more times than any other British journalist including lawsuits from figures such as Sir Alan Sugar, Tony Ryan, George Walker, Max Mosley, Bernie Ecclestone, Ken Bates, and Kelvin Mackenzie. Most of the lawsuits were later settled, though he lost one to Tony Purnell, he won against Richard Woods.

Politics

In 2012 he briefly dabbled in politics and stood for the UK Independence Party in Northampton North at the 2015 General Election, receiving 6,354 votes (16%).

Personal

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Tom Rubython was a bachelor, until in 2013, at the age of 58, he married his girlfriend of two years, Beverley. He was one of the first people in the UK to clone a dog after his beloved cocker spaniel, Daisy died in 2016. Famously he hid the fact from his wife until the two new spaniels, cloned from Daisy, arrived at Heathrow from Seoul in 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Profile; The man who would be a mogul". The Independent. 18 February 1996. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. "Rubython faces another libel writ". Press Gazette. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. Harden, Oliver. "Monaco Grand Prix: Reliving Ayrton Senna's 1988 Qualifying and Race". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. "The day I grabbed Senna by the throat". NewsComAu. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  5. "James Hunt Bedded 33 Flight Attendants In Two Weeks". Jalopnik. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. ^ Lane, Anthony (23 September 2013). "Fast Moves". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. "Star Burton's 'risky womanising'". 16 May 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. DePorre, James "Rev Shark" (19 June 2016). "Should You Trade Like the Late Jesse Livermore?". RealMoney. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  9. Hansen, Matthew (27 October 2015). "Hansen: Tale of Omaha's 'black widow' is too tempting to not investigate". Omaha.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  10. "The Myrtle Press | the Team".
  11. Milliot, Jim (11 October 2013). "Tantor Media: More than Audio". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  12. Rubython, Tom. Businessf1magazine.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  13. "Purnell wins ruling against Business F1 and Tom Rubython". Pitpass. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  14. "Jury backs Rubython in action against FIA man". Press Gazette. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  15. "Northampton North parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News". 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  16. "The murky moral dilemma of dog cloning". www.9news.com.au. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  17. Duncan, David Ewing (7 August 2018). "Inside the Very Big, Very Controversial Business of Dog Cloning". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 21 November 2019.


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