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The Board of Trinity Mirror PLC has noted the recent media speculation and confirms that it is at an early stage of evaluating certain of Northern & Shell’s assets. There is no certainty that any agreement will be reached in respect of the range of outcomes currently under consideration. A further announcement will be made [...]
Shortlists for the newsawards 2015 have been announced and all five products submitted by Mortons Media Group are in the running for honours. The Lincolnshire-based printer and publisher has been nominated for Regional Newspaper Printer of the Year for its production of the Hackney Citizen and the Hull Daily Mail, while the trio of Cage [...]
UK campaigning and investigative journalism was celebrated at The Press Awards for national newspapers organised by the Society of Editors this week. The Times took the main accolades of the evening, winning eight awards including the newspaper of the year title, news reporter of the year award and the Cudlipp Award in recognition of its [...]
A video promoting journalism apprenticeships has been unveiled on the NCTJ website to mark National Apprenticeship Week (9-13 March). The video was commissioned by the NCTJ to raise awareness of the training scheme as a route into journalism. It features contributions from apprentices, training providers and employers from the newspaper, magazine, broadcast and online sectors. [...]
The Communities Department has issued written notice of a direction it proposes to issue to three councils, Hackney Council, Newham Council andWaltham Forest Council, which would require them to cease publication of their fortnightly council papers. The councils now have 14 days to make written representations to Secretary of State Eric Picklesabout the proposed direction [...]
Archant has announced the appointment of Craig Nayman as its first-ever chief commercial officer, with a brief covering sales and commercial activities right across the company. Craig is a former director of sales for ITV Channels and owner of commercial and sales consultancy Red Cannon. He takes over the role, created when Archant was reorganised into a function-based [...]
Newspaper sales in Ireland appear to be falling slightly faster than in the UK. According to the latest set of ABC figures for the island of Ireland, overall circulation decreased in the second half of 2014 by more than 7% compared to the same six months the year before.Interestingly, papers published in the UK but [...]
More than 230 people have been made redundant at Aylesford Newsprint in Kent, the administrators have confirmed. The newsprint manufacturer, which employs more than 300 people near Maidstone, applied to the courts on Monday to go into administration. The firm, which supplied its newsprint to some of the main newspaper groups in the UK, including DMGT, News [...]
Aylesford Newsprint, which produces 400,000 tonnes of newsprint annually from recycled newspapers and magazines, has now officially been placed into administration. The plant employed a workforce of over 300. The appointed administrators are KPMG. The company told staff yesterday that it was seeking the move. Aylesford is a major buyer of material from local authority sources [...]
Dennis Publishing has placed an order with Papermule for AdDesk. The system, which will be installed at Dennis Publishing’s London office, will automate and streamline the process of chasing, receiving and matching advertisements. Stephen Catherall, Dennis Publishing’s group production manager, said: ‘Papermule were the first company to approach Dennis that seemed to fully understand our production needs and requirements. ‘We [...]
