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Fleet Street veteran David Montgomery said to be coming back as industry consolidator
Fleet Street veteran David Montgomery is on the brink of a comeback with plans to target struggling newspaper publishers in a takeover spree and strip out costs as he attempts to build a new digital [...]
The Times and The Sunday Times pass 300,000 digital-only subscribers
News UK has announced a new digital milestone with The Times and The Sunday Times surpassing 300,000 digital-only paid subscribers, of an overall total of 539,000 subscribers and some five million registered access users. Digital-only [...]
Newsquest owner Gannett merges with GateHouse Media to form massive newspaper company
Two of America’s largest newspaper chains announced yesterday that they will merge, uniting hundreds of local newsrooms under a single company. New Media Investment Group, the parent company of GateHouse Media, said that it had [...]
Obituary: former Screen European president Brian Filler dies at 69
Screen Europe has announced that Brian Filler (pictured above), President of Screen GP Europe when he retired in 2016, passed away on the 24th July 2019. He was 69. During his 35 years at Screen, Filler [...]
Duke urges newspaper to keep MPs and local authorities nervous
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester said he was ‘delighted to play a tiny part’ in the history of the West Sussex County Times when he visited Horsham for a special event commemorating its [...]
Simon Fox to step down next month as Reach chief executive
Simon Fox (pictured) is stepping down from his position as chief executive of Reach Plc on 16 August and is to be succeeded by Jim Mullen.Mullen was most recently chief executive of Ladbroke Coral plc. His [...]
International standard provides a method to describe the final appearance of a printed product
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has announced the publication of ISO 21812-1, Graphic technology -- Print product metadata for PDF files -- Part 1: Architecture and core requirements for metadata. The Association for PRINT [...]
PCP managing director Alex Evans to retire
Precision Colour Printing managing director Alex Evans is to step down from his role with the company next February.Alex, who has been MD since June 2005, will be succeeded by Mark Brownrigg, who was previously [...]
Print Futures awards winners celebrate their success
On the day that Boris Johnson took up his new job as Prime Minister, a record 93 winners were presented with their Print Futures Awards in Westminister, at a reception at the House of Lords [...]
Government announces pilot scheme to fund local public interest journalism
The Government is to invest £2 million in a pilot innovation fund to support public interest journalism in the UK. In the review of journalism earlier this year, Dame Frances Cairncross recommended government funding for [...]
Reach In discussions over acquiring JPIMedia assets
Reach has confirmed that it is in the "early stages of discussions" in relation to acquiring certain JPIMedia assets. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Reach chief financial officer Simon Fuller said there [...]
Out now: July/August issue of PJ
There’s plenty of news industry reading material in the July/August issue of PJ, including exclusive photos from Guardian Print Centre, London, where two manroland Colorman 80 presses, Ferag mailroom and ancillary equipment have been decommissioned [...]
