Owner of the Scotsman and i newspapers enters administration

Johnston Press, which also owns the Yorkshire Post, has debts of £220m and failed to find a buyerJohnston Press, the owner of the i, the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, has gone into administration after being brought to its knees by debts of more than £200m.The publicly-listed newspaper publisher, which put itself up for sale last month in a last-ditch effort to save the business from going under, has gone into administration admitting that its shares are now worthless. Related: Daily Mail owners reportedly interested in buying i newspaper Related: Johnston Press falls prey to capitalism and greed | Roy Greenslade Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning Japanese: FT journalists have a yen to get on with new owners

Staff take to Twitter over surprise £844m sale by Pearson to media group NikkeiFinancial Times journalists reacted with shock and wry, occasionally dark humour at the 127-year-old newspaper’s surprise £844m purchase by Japanese media group Nikkei.The head of the FT’s Lex column, Robert... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FT newspaper sold to Nikkei for £844m

Publishing group Pearson has announced it is to sell the Financial Times Group to Japanese media firm Nikkei for £844m in cash. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK CEO says “Publishing Entering a Golden Age”

At HarperCollins UK's annual summer party for its authors, UK CEO Charlie Redmayne could not have sounded more positive about the firm's direction in 2015. The post HarperCollins UK CEO says “Publishing Entering a Golden Age” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mockingbird 2: what the newspaper critics think of Go Set a Watchman

A quartet of national press reviewers on Harper Lee’s ‘new’ novel...Atticus Finch a racist? What has Harper Lee done by allowing the publication of her original novel, the one from which To Kill a Mockingbird emerged? Anyway, did she really give her permission?Given the continuing - and maybe... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Targeting newspaper reviews is 'blinkered'

It is "incredibly blinkered" to only target traditional newspaper reviews for books, The Pool c.e.o. and co-founder Sam Baker has said. Speaking at The Bookseller's Marketing and Publicity conference yesterday (30th June), Baker also admonished the industry for its obsession with the hardback,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fears of newspaper doom ‘unfounded’: From the archive: 29 June 1970

The Guardian, 29 June 1970: A report says that despite the introduction of television, gross newspaper consumption has risen substantially Contrary to the popular belief of the public who read them, the publishers who print them, and the pundits who write for them, newspapers have lost little of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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La Presse: Inside the $36M Bet Designed to Transform Newspaper Publishing

MONTREAL — If a “death of newspapers” narrative still mires the industry, then here might be a Lazarus story.    It’s hard to avoid such hyperbolic comparisons when talking about La Presse, a 131-year ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SIBA Introduces Owners Retreat

This summer, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance launches its first annual Owners Retreat. The two-day event, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, will take place July 28-29 in Raleigh, N.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Revenue to Climb Slightly as Newspaper Decline Continues

Traditional media companies will continue to feel a financial squeeze over the next four years, as flat or declining revenues are expected at magazine and newspaper publishers even as they post gains in digital advertising and subscriptions, a new report shows.Consumer magazine revenue will be... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Owner, New Look for Shakespeare & Co.

The bookstore in New York City's Upper East Side is about to undergo renovations, and will soon offer coffee, snacks, and POD, in addition to trade books and textbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Press Trends: Newspaper Revenues Shift To New Sources

Global newspaper circulation revenues are larger than newspaper advertising revenues for the first time this century, according to the annual World Press Trends survey released Monday by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IF ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books Inc. to Open in Silicon Valley, New Owners for Mystery Lovers

The California mini-chain will add its 12th location in July 2016 in Santa Clara. In Pittsburgh, Natalie Sacco and Trevor Thomas purchased the Raven Award-winning mystery bookshop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Press Last Weekly Print Edition Newspaper Issue to Publish May 27

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The Independent Press newspaper, a local news staple since the 1960s, will publish its last weekly hard copy edition on May 27, according to multiple TAPinto.net sources.   Paul Provost, vice president of loca ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brookline Booksmith Adds Two More Owners

Buyer Lisa Gozashti and Peter Win, who is in charge of operations and personnel, join manager Dana Brigham and founder Marshall Smith as co-owners of the 54-year-old bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp profits halve after weak newspaper ad sales

Rupert Murdoch group, which publishes Sun, Times and Wall Street Journal, partly blames currency fluctuations, as book publishing division reports growthRupert Murdoch’s News Corp has seen a 52% year-on-year fall in its third-quarter profits as its newspaper advertising revenue continued to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Wants To Help European Newspapers Join The Digital Age

Google's new initiative will pay news outlets to dig into digital journalism.American tech companies have set their sights on the news business. A month after Facebook announced that it wants news outlets to publish content within Facebook, and a mere day after Snapchat poached acclaimed CNN... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Governor Signs Repeal of Newspaper Recycling Requirement

Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law Assembly Bill 11, repealing an outdated requirement that has been troublesome for newspaper publishers.    The law eliminates the newspaper recycling fee, as well as the minimum percentage requirement o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Press Folds Two Vancouver Island Newspapers

Last week, Canadian newspaper publisher Black Press closed two Vancouver Island newspapers and laid off nearly 20 staff at another in a restructuring of resources after purchasing a number of titles from its area competitor.   The Oceanside Star ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Sorrell: Magazines, Newspapers Deserve More Credit for Effectiveness

Music to the ears of people who buy and sell print ads: Martin Sorrell, the chief executive officer at WPP, says newspapers and magazines might not be getting the credit they deserve.According to a report in the Times of London, Mr. Sorrell told an audience this week at a Broadcasting Press... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC future report: collaborate with regional newspaper publishers

MPs urge public service broadcaster to back commercial press with licence fee moneyAre we about to see the BBC and the regional press, to use my colleague John Plunkett’s endearing phrase, “getting into bed with each other”?Clearly, the MPs want to see the public service broadcaster and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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