Publishing

Newbury Weekly News acquired by newspaper veterans

Newbury Weekly News has been acquired by Edward Iliffe, of the Iliffe newspaper dynasty, and publishing magnate Peter Fowler under a new joint venture.

Guardian breaks even after turnaround

Guardian News & Media’s decision to switch to tabloid format and outsource printing has helped the group achieve a small operating profit after years of huge losses.

Unions meet over Circle Media

Union chiefs on the continent are holding a crisis meeting today following recent events at stricken web and gravure printer Circle Media Group. While former Roto Smeets CEO John Caris has told...

Circle Media Group: what a sorry tale

Jo Francis ponders the dramatic – and rapid – fall of Circle Media Group.

Circle Media: all print plants now failed or for sale

Circle Media Group has hit the buffers and appears likely to disappear from print altogether – its Austrian web offset business is the latest subsidiary to file for bankruptcy, while the rest of the...

Local newspapers springing back up in print

Local news is turning back to print to get closer to its readers, with national newspaper consumption seeing a slight increase last month.

Circle Media: Roto Smeets now bankrupt

Circle Media has described the new Dutch dismissal law as “unworkable” and a contributing factor in its decision to file for bankruptcy at its stricken Dutch printing businesses.

Overmatter: Print & passion

In these uncertain times perhaps the soothing act of reading a good book can provide balm for stressed-out souls. And what could be better than a fascinating book about a printing heyday of the past...

Circle Media places Roto Smeets in administration

Struggling European print group Circle Media Group has filed for administration for Roto Smeets, the Dutch holding company of Roto Smeets Deventer, Roto Smeets Weert and Senefelder Misset in...

Bertelsmann to close Nuremberg site in BPG realignment

Bertelsmann plans to close its Nuremberg printing site by April 30 2021 in order to reduce the “massive overcapacity” in gravure printing.