Award Winning Newspaper Printer
In the May issue of PJ, Caryl Holland takes a look at the latest technology and developments following the Hunkeler Innovation days exhibition in Lucerne that shone the spotlight on digital printing. 'There are those in the industry who believe that digital printing has arrived too late due to the increasing use of online news,' [...]
Newsquest Media Group has made to senior appointments to its recently launched Sales Academy. The Academy, based in Southampton, has been established as a centre of excellence for the training and development of Newsquest’s 1,200 sales staff. Steve Tinniswood, head of sales development at Newsquest, said: “Our objective is for Newsquest to be the clear leader in [...]
Trinity Mirror’s regional titles are preparing for their most comprehensive local election coverage to date. Coverage will include live blogs, totalisers, interactive maps and more in most centres, capping Trinity Mirror’s regional election coverage, which has aimed to inform and engage local voters like no other media can. A key component of the coverage will be a [...]
Scotland based Tullis Russell Papermakers, part of Tullis Russell Group Limited, has entered administration. Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar of KMPG LLP were appointed Joint Administrators of the business on 27 April. The company ceased trading with immediate effect. 325 of the 474 staff were made redundant. The remaining 149 employees have been retained to complete some orders. Tullis [...]
KPMG’s head of media David Elms has heralded WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell’s comments about the effectiveness of printed newspapers as a highly engaging advertising medium as a significant change. Speaking at a Westminster Media Forum event on local media this week, KPMG partner and UK head of media David Elms reminded the audience [...]
NATIONAL and local newspapers’ digital advertising, driven by a surge in mobile, grew at the fastest rate of all media last year, according to statistics published by the Advertising Association/Warc this week. The data showed that digital advertising for local newspapers grew 24.7 per cent and national newspapers by 16.4 per cent – ahead of [...]
THE Guardian, i, Leicester Mercury, West Ferry Printers and Interpress NI were the big winners at last night’s newsawards 2015, the only awards that celebrate the best in news media print, digital and business innovation. More than 500 industry team leaders, managers and executives gathered at the Lancaster London for the gala event, hosted by [...]
Archant has announced the sale of three of its specialist consumer magazine titles, The English Home, The English Garden and Discover Britain, to the Chelsea Magazine Company. The sale completed at the beginning of April and around 20 Archant staff transferred with the titles and brand extensions to Chelsea Magazines – who are now leasing the top floor of the [...]
From Friday 17th April readers of the Scottish edition of The Times will be able to explore some of the premier properties on the market in Scotland, and from around Britain, as the award-winning Bricks & Mortar property supplement is included free every Friday. The supplement will have a section focusing exclusively on property in Scotland and will see the [...]
Rubbing shoulders with the Prime Minister, climbing into a cage full of tigers and helping convict a child killer - it's all been in a day's work for The Hunts Post's long-serving photographer Helen Drake. March 17 marked 20 years since Helen started at Archant’s Huntingdon office, having successfully completed a YTS training course at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. While most [...]
