Race to buy The Telegraph: Who are the latest runners and riders?
The formal sale process for Telegraph Media Group and The Spectator – both profitable businesses – began on Friday 20 October. Several well-known media figures have expressed an interest in taking...
View ArticleWhy BBC is ‘the neighbour from hell’ for leading regional newsbrand editors
In a rare joint public statement, senior editors at the UK’s five biggest commercial regional news publishers have banded together to call for the BBC to stop “suffocating” their businesses. They want...
View ArticleBBC Nations news chief says local news expansion won’t harm existing media...
In response to a joint public statement issued by senior editors at the UK’s five biggest local commercial news businesses, the director of BBC Nations, Rhodri Talfan Davies, has insisted that the...
View ArticleAcquisitions help National World buck trend with 5% revenue growth
Revenue at National World was up by 5% in 2023, boosted by seven acquisitions completed last year. Digital revenue, which made up 21% of the total, was up by 13%, with particular growth of 20% in the...
View ArticleColossal decline of UK regional media since 2007 revealed
New research from Press Gazette has revealed the colossal extent of regional news media revenue decline in the UK since 2007. In revenue terms the sector was about a quarter of the size in 2022 than...
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News Media Association chairman confident UK government will act on big tech...
News Media Association chairman Danny Cammiade believes legislation will come this year in the UK which could enable Australia-style deals between publishers and big tech. In Australia and Canada the...
View ArticleRegional ABCs: Print decline for UK dailies averaged 19% in second half of 2023
UK regional daily print newspaper circulations fell by an average of 19% year-on-year in the second half of 2023 according to the latest ABC figures. The 401 non-dailies audited by ABC meanwhile saw...
View ArticleNational World still ‘best qualified’ to own The Telegraph, David Montgomery...
National World chairman David Montgomery has claimed the publisher remains the “best qualified” candidate to buy Telegraph Media Group. Montgomery revealed in a statement accompanying the publisher’s...
View ArticleNational World sells tech provider it bought in September
Update 2 April: National World has sold software as a service company Press Computer Systems, which is widely used in the UK local press industry, to global software provider Naviga. The publisher has...
View ArticleNational World staff set to receive pay rise of up to 6% as pay frozen for...
National World has told staff its executive directors will not receive an annual pay rise this year so funds can be “reallocated” towards increases for staff. Staff at the publisher of newsbrands...
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National World buys second sports brand in two months amid specialist drive
National World has bought two sports news brands in the past two months as it puts more focus on “high value, specialist content” especially in sports beyond football. The latest acquisition is the...
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Scotsman newsroom ‘angered’ by ‘severe’ cuts
Five journalist jobs are expected to be cut at The Scotsman, with specialist reporters, features and business writers affected. Press Gazette understands this could amount to a loss of approximately a...
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National World’s Manchester site in strategy shift to ‘find place’ in crowded...
National World’s website for Manchester has rebranded “with a new purpose and ethos centred on the people of the city” in an attempt to build its own niche in the city. Manchester World was launched...
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Scotsman staff lament ‘death of a thousand cuts’: See newsroom letter to HR...
Staff at The Scotsman have warned the newspaper is heading towards a “death of a thousand cuts”. Five journalist jobs are being cut at The Scotsman, including the health, environment and property...
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Neil McIntosh resigns as Scotsman editor amid newsroom redundancies
Editor of The Scotsman Neil McIntosh has resigned from the newspaper after nearly three and a half years at the helm. Staff at the National World-owned title, which is currently going through a round...
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UK local newspaper closures update: 293 now gone since 2005
Twenty-two print local newspapers have closed in the UK in the past two years. Press Gazette’s latest research suggests at least 293 local newspapers have closed since 2005. Four titles were launched...
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UK local news websites see audience bounceback
Press Gazette’s updated ranking of the biggest local news websites in the UK shows that most titles grew their audience in July 2024 versus the same month a year earlier. When Press Gazette last...
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British Journalism Awards 2024: Full list of this year’s finalists
Press Gazette is honoured to announce the finalists for the British Journalism Awards 2024. This year’s British Journalism Awards attracted 750 entries encompassing every major news organisation in...
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Battle for future of National World as shareholder launches takeover bid
Direct marketing business and Irish local newspaper publisher Media Concierge has launched a bid to take control of the UK’s third-largest regional media group National World. Media Concierge, which...
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National World accuses shareholder seeking takeover of financial...
The management of the UK’s third-largest regional publisher National World has hit out at a major shareholder proposing a takeover bid, accusing it of financial “irregularities”. Media Concierge,...
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