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| '''Thomas Anthony John "Tom" Rubython''' (born 1955) is a ] |
'''Thomas Anthony John "Tom" Rubython''' (born 22nd August 1955) is a ] author and publisher with an interest in business and motor racing. He 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. <ref>http://www.themyrtlepress.com/team-and-history.php</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. | |||
| ===== Libel Suits ===== | |||
| 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> | |||
| 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 and Kelvin Mackenzie. All of the lawsuits were later settled except for two, one of which he lost to Tony Purnell and another he won against Richard Woods. | |||
| ===== Politics ===== | |||
| 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 ]. | |||
| ⚫ | In 2012 he briefly dabbled in politics and stood for the ] in ] at the ], receiving 6,354 votes (16%). | ||
| ===== Personal ===== | |||
| He was editor-in-chief of '']'' magazine,<ref> Retrieved 2008-04-03</ref> but was replaced by David Cushnan in August 2008. | |||
| A bachelor until the age of 58, in 2013 he surprised everyone and married his girlfriend of three years, Beverley. | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:29, 5 June 2019
British journalistThomas Anthony John "Tom" Rubython (born 22nd August 1955) is a British author and publisher with an interest in business and motor racing. He 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. . 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.
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 and Kelvin Mackenzie. All of the lawsuits were later settled except for two, one of which he lost to Tony Purnell and another 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
A bachelor until the age of 58, in 2013 he surprised everyone and married his girlfriend of three years, Beverley.
References
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