Publishing
Up to eight possible bidders for JPI assets
Up to eight companies are said to be mulling bids for JPI Media’s assets, which include the i newspaper and more than 100 regional titles.
Print still key for Edinburgh Fringe despite volume reduction
Print “still has an important role to play” in the promotion of the Edinburgh Fringe according to the festival’s Fringe Society, despite its ongoing drive to reduce the volume of printed material...
Magazine ABCs highlight growth titles bucking downward trend
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released the latest consumer magazine reports, highlighting a downward trend in circulation across the industry but with a number of bright spots.
Fleet Street veteran eyes JPI Media takeover
One-time Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery is reportedly preparing to take over JPI Media as the first step in a buy-and-build acquisition spree.
Record sales for Walstead at half-year amid 'maelstrom'
Walstead chairman Mark Scanlon believes insolvency “remains a real threat” for some competitors, but said his own group’s position was very different as the business announced its highest sales yet at...
Paper cuts into polywrap’s dominance
Take-up of paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping by publishers is gathering pace with three major media groups opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap...
Park brings services in-house with mega bindery spend
Park Communications has invested £1.7m in two new machines from Muller Martini to enhance its in-house service offering.
Blackwell boosts short-run capacity with Duplo buy
Blackwell Print has installed a Duplo 600i bookletmaker in order to enhance its offering on shorter-run and low-pagination booklet jobs.
ProCo in £2m HP and Böwe spend
ProCo has installed a new HP PageWide T240 HD web press and two Böwe Systec 9G insertion lines in a £2m investment that repositions its Stansted wing as a high-volume digital production hub.
Emergency services magazine publisher shut down
A Wirral-based magazine publisher that falsely claimed to produce magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up in court.