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National World shares soar on takeover approach

National World’s biggest shareholder has launched a £56.2m takeover bid for the publisher – but claims it has had “no substantive engagement” from the PLC since making its approach at the end of last...

Reach print revenue falls

Reach has seen its print revenue drop by nearly 4% year-on-year in Q3 – although print advertising revenue has continued to outperform volume declines.

News UK and DMG Media newspaper titles

Publishers split on AI as some take cash for copyright

Publishers around the world are divided in their approach to AI adoption, with many worried about what the technology means for their copyrighted content.

Reach 'expertly managing print performance'

Reach has cut operating costs by 9% including an £11m reduction in its newsprint bill, and with headcount down 14% as part of the restructuring announced at the end of last year.

Murdoch sees endgame approaching for printed newspapers

Nonagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch has predicted that printed newspapers likely have 15 years left, “with a lot of luck”.

Reach's digital vision supported by 'predictable and reliable' print

Print revenues at media group Reach have proved more resilient than at its digital operation.

News UK and DMG Media newspaper titles

DMG issues notice of redundancy to print site workers, CMA launches probe into proposed JV

DMG Media has issued notices of redundancy to all the workers at its Dinnington and Thurrock sites, in the same week as the CMA announced an official inquiry into its proposed newspaper printing joint...

Mediahuis Ireland publishes a wide range of titles

Mediahuis Ireland to cut jobs; parent completes acquisition

Mediahuis Ireland has laid out details of a new voluntary redundancy programme, while its parent group has also acquired the remaining 30% stake in German publisher Medienhaus Aachen.

Montgomery: we are accelerating our transformation into a premium content and sales business across all platforms

National World reports revenue growth

National World said its revenue for 2023 is expected to climb by 5%, with its digital revenues up by 13%, in a pre-close trading update.

Sharman and Co's Horizon AFV-566FKT was installed in October

Sharman and Co ups flexibility with Horizon install

Newspaper printer Sharman and Co has taken on a Horizon AFV-566FKT fully automated folder to help deliver greater application flexibility.

Overall print revenue was down 3.8% year-on-year for the first nine months of the year

NUJ chapel calls for action over Reach job cuts

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) group chapel at Reach has expressed no confidence in the leadership of Jim Mullen or the company’s senior leaders, following the publisher's recent announcement...

Byline Times co-founder Peter Jukes visits Blackmore Press

Byline Times lands on newsstands

Crowdfunded newspaper the Byline Times has released its first-ever retail print edition, with copies of the first issue landing on newsstands at the end of October.