Editing Future plc (section)

=== 2022–present===

The company was criticised in February 2022 for the size of the remuneration package being offered to Zillah Byng-Thorne, the chief executive. It was noted that she could receive £40 million if the company performed well.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/03/country-life-publisher-future-shareholder-revolt-executive-pay-investors-shares |title=Country Life publisher reeling after shareholder revolt over executive pay |first=Mark |last=Sweney |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 February 2022 |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603102729/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/03/country-life-publisher-future-shareholder-revolt-executive-pay-investors-shares |url-status=live}}</ref>

Byng-Thorne resigned with effect from 3 April 2023 and was replaced as chief executive by [[Jon Steinberg]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=22 February 2023 |title=Jon Steinberg, Former BuzzFeed and Cheddar Exec, Tapped as CEO of U.K. Publisher Future |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url= https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/jon-steinberg-ceo-future-plc-1235531789/ |access-date=12 March 2023 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230321204546/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/jon-steinberg-ceo-future-plc-1235531789/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2023, the company sold its shooting magazines including ''[[Shooting Times]]'' and ''[[Sporting Gun]]'' to Fieldsports Press.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tobitt |first=Charlotte |date=13 April 2023 |title=Fieldsports Press acquires Future's shooting brands |url= https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-mergers-news-tracker/fieldsports-press-acquires-future-shooting-magazine-brands/ |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=Press Gazette}}</ref>

In August 2024, the company announced that its American trade papers ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' and ''[[Multichannel News]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.videoageinternational.net/2024/08/22/watercooler/a-wave-of-trade-magazine-closures/ |title=A Wave of Trade Magazine Closures |work=[[VideoAge International]] |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> would be closing after more than 90 years, with the main title  ''Broadcasting'' having been first published in 1931 and the merged title ''Multichannel News'' dating from 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tobitt |first=Charlotte |date=7 August 2024 |title=Future closes two US TV trade publications |url= https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/future-closes-two-us-tv-trade-publications/ |website=Press Gazette}}</ref> In October 2024, the company closed a number of consumer titles in the United Kingdom, including ''[[Play (UK magazine)|Play]]'', ''[[All About Space]]'', ''[[Total 911]]'', and ''[[3D World]]'', with the monthly movie magazine ''[[Total Film]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.gamesradar.com/total-film-latest-issue/ |title=Enter the arena with the Gladiator II issue of Total Film – on sale now! |first=Matt |last=Maytum |date=22 May 2023 |website=gamesradar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/future-closes-titles-and-events-deemed-low-to-no-growth-assets/ |title=Future closes titles and events deemed 'low to no growth assets' |date=3 October 2024 |newspaper=Press Gazette |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> ceasing publication after 27 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://filmstories.co.uk/news/total-film-and-more-future-publishing-statement-on-closing-magazines/ |title=Total Film and more &#124; Future Publishing statement on closing magazines |first=Simon |last=Brew |date=4 October 2024 |website=Film Stories}}</ref>

Kevin Li Ying took over the position of CEO on 31 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Li Ying Appointed Future CEO - Future |url=https://futureplc.com/blog/kevin-li-ying-appointed-future-ceo/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=futureplc.com}}</ref>