Publishing

News Corp has announced that it will close its digital newspaper app, The Daily, which it launched for the iPad in February 2011.

News International''s chief executive Tom Mockridge has resigned, with the Wall Street Journal managing editor tipped to become chief executive of the corporation's publishing spin-off.

MPG Books Group is in consultation with more than 70 staff as it prepares to move its litho printing to a new facility in Cambridge.

Océ and Manroland Web Systems have teamed up to develop a digital printing and finishing system for newspaper and book production.

Rhapsody teamed up with publisher Thames & Hudson as the pre-media partner for a 224-page book charting Kylie Minogue's 25 years in music, called <i>Kylie/Fashion</i>.

Magazine printer Headley Brothers has bought a new Goss M-600 press to replace two older Heidelberg machines.

The anticipated sale of Sir John Madejski's Goodhead Group is still to be confirmed.

Publishing group Future has recorded a 26% increase in operating profit excluding exceptional items in its preliminary 2012 results despite continued losses on its print activities.

Johnston Press has appointed Richard Thomson as its group newspaper sales director with effect from 7 January 2013.