Constantin Schreiber (47) is clearing out his desk at Axel Springer. The former "Tagesschau" anchor announced his departure from the Berlin media company, which owns "Bild" and "Welt" among others, in a video on Instagram and YouTube.
He began his position in September 2025, and it's already over as of December 31. Why now of all times? The host provides the answer in his post. "I resigned from Axel Springer a few months ago because I want to dedicate myself to new tasks in the coming year", he writes below the video.
"Change in your career is always good"
He explicitly doesn't want to regret his time at Springer. It was "an interesting and exciting experience", "in which I was able to experience a lot during a time of great national and international upheaval". However, he believes "that change in your career is always good to continue growing - regardless of how established you already are in your job."
Schreiber doesn't get more specific about his future plans, but in 2027 he will go on a live tour with his program "Sagen, was ist". The publishing house was similarly guarded when asked by "Süddeutsche Zeitung": "We confirm that Constantin Schreiber and Axel Springer are ending their collaboration on December 31. He will dedicate himself to his own projects in the future."
Another job change
In 2025, Springer proudly presented the prominent new addition as part of its "Global Reporters Network", which was supposed to deliver exclusive stories to the "Welt", "Politico" and "Business Insider" brands. Schreiber initially reported from Tel Aviv and New York on the Middle East and international hotspots.
After just a few months, however, Springer announced that Schreiber was giving up his part-time base in Tel Aviv. In April, the company announced that he would focus more on podcast formats in the future and work from Germany for family reasons.
For Schreiber, this is the second break in a short time. For years, he worked as a "Tagesschau" anchor before surprisingly switching from ARD to Axel Springer last year. He repeatedly faces criticism for his books and views on Islam.
