Award Winning Newspaper Printer
Ofcom is to become responsible for regulating the BBC which will include ensuring that the BBC’s commercial subsidiaries trade fairly, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s White Paper published today says. A single unitary board, collectively responsible for everything the BBC does, for delivering against the public purposes and other obligations of the Charter, and for [...]
John Whittingdale has welcomed an agreement between the News Media Association and the BBC to implement a series of initiatives which will boost local journalism and the “vital role” that local newspapers have in holding authority to account. Mr Whittingdale said: "Local and regional media plays a vital role in reporting issues that matter to communities and also helps hold local [...]
MORTONS PRINT has netted a major national honour at the 2016 newsawards for its production work on Fishing News. The Horncastle-based print and mailing organisation fought off stiff competition to see the publication named as Niche Market Newspaper of the Year, and members of staff were in attendance at a black-tie ceremony in London to collect [...]
The Evening Times in Glasgow personalised the first edition of today’s election special with first names, and appealed for readers to ‘use their vote’. Editor Graham Shields (pictured below) said: “This morning we sent a photographer and reporter to the First Minister’s polling station and gave her a ‘Nicola’. “We aim to visit other high profile Glaswegians today and [...]
Daily newspaper the New Day will publish for the last time tomorrow, just nine weeks after its launch. Publisher Trinity Mirror said it was "disappointing" but circulation for the title was "below our expectations". Editor Alison Phillips says on Facebook today: “Bad news I'm afraid but tomorrow's edition of The New Day will be the last.“We have tried everything [...]
THE Polstar Group, the UK's largest independent printing company and content delivery specialist, has gone into administration. A statement on the company's website states that the directors of Polestar Print Holdings Ltd (PPHL) note the move "with regret". Polestar produces more than 50 million products a week for newspaper supplements, magazines, retail and journals and reference [...]
Johnston Press has today unveiled the 50-strong team of journalists who will make up the new editorial staff of i. As previously reported, current editor Oliver Duff will head up the new team, with the first new issue out on Monday 11th April. He was appointed in June 2013 from his previous role as executive editor [...]
News UK Commercial is relaunching as The Bridge, a refocused commercial offering that will bring together the company’s data, creativity and insight resources in one place to help clients more effectively reach News UK’s valuable audiences. The launch follows an extensive consultation programme with clients and agencies and is underpinned by a fundamental restructure of News [...]
JOHNSTON Press has unveiled inews.co.uk, a new website designed to complement the culture and layout of the i newspaper, which it bought from ESI Media in February for £24 million. The website is a fusion of national news coverage with local stories to produce what the publisher describes as an ‘essential’ briefing for the web. The site is fully [...]
Miles 33 has acquired Wave 2 Media Solutions, a leading supplier of solutions to automate publishing and advertising content for corporate brands, publishers, newspapers and websites. Wave 2’s core technology is the Wave 2 Publishing Platform, a rich media engine and creative platform that powers a series of cross-platform automation products such as Easybuild, for automating advertising creative [...]
