Publishing

Accounting for more adventurous tastes

Historically report and accounts (R&A) brochures used to be drab affairs consisting of a cover bearing a company logo and little else, followed by numerous pages of impenetrable numbers. Colour was...

Johnston Press confident on strategy following 'solid' first half

Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield said he was confident in the firm's ability to return to top line revenue growth and reverse the decline in operating profit following the publication...

Egmont awarded three major publishing deals

Egmont has been awarded three major publishing deals for books based on mobile games Doodle Jump and Temple Run and a magazine based on children's picture book Dinosaur Roar!

Make hay while the sun shines

The schools are out, the roads are clear and the sun has officially got his hat, shades and SPF 50 on.

Content agency stablemate may offer new start for Polestar

The acquisition of River Group by Sun European Partners, owners of Polestar since April 2011, could be the start of a new chapter for the UK’s largest magazine printer.

Around the world in 8 prints

Print is constantly being challenged to push the boundaries of what’s possible to ensure that it maintains its key position in the marketing mix. As the following examples from the past 12 months...

Business inspection: Serving a chic and unique client base

To make the most of its specialist talents Pressision has branched out into fashion.

Immediate Media in £24m Future titles swoop

Immediate Media has acquired Future's Sports and Craft titles, which have an audited print circulation of more than 250,000 a month, in a deal valued at up to £24m.

Trinity Mirror beats first half expectations

Trinity Mirror’s share price jumped by 20.5p, or 11.5%, after the newspaper publisher and printer reported first half results that were ahead of expectations.

Comic book fans celebrate a long and colourful history

The words ‘comic book’ bring for most a fairly specific image to mind. Or rather two specific images: superheroes of the Marvel and DC Comics ilk exploding thrillingly across the page, and cheeky...