Publishing industry
Publishing industry
Changing room chat: Wisden ready to launch in India
THE publishers of cricket bible Wisden is to launch a separate Indian edition as it looks to tap into demand from fans in the sport’s fastest-growing market.
Trinity Mirror shares surge on recovery of advertising revenues
SHARES in Trinity Mirror surged yesterday after the publisher surprised the market with better-than-expected first-half figures.
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Daily Mail group keeps a rein on costs
NEWSPAPER publisher Daily Mail & General Trust is to maintain a tight control on costs after reporting a modest rise in quarterly sales.
Financial Times publisher Pearson's shares surge on upbeat interims
SHARES in Pearson, the educational technology provider and owner of the Financial Times newspaper, topped the FTSE 100 gainers' chart yesterday as the group's chief executive, Marjorie Scardino, said that the year had started as well as she could recall.
DC Thomson set to axe 350 jobs as print centre closes
SCOTS publisher DC Thomson is set to close one of its production sites with the loss of up to 350 positions.
Good news for media group as profits rise
MEDIA group Daily Mail & General Trust posted a rise in first-half profitability yesterday and predicted continued growth for the rest of the year, driven largely by its business-to-business operations.
Key Scottish media executive dies after long battle with illness
A LEADING figure within the world of Scottish newspapers has died at the age of 60.
Times are hard as 50 journalists to be axed
THE Times has become the latest newspaper to axe staff, calling for 50 journalists to apply for voluntary redundancy as it seeks to reduce editorial costs by about 10 per cent.
Sunday Times slashes Scottish operation
THE Sunday Times is effectively closing down its Scottish operation, reducing its headcount of editorial staff north of the Border by as much as 85 per cent due to "continuing economic uncertainty".
Walker leaves News International group
STEVEN Walker, the general manager of News International Scotland, is to leave the newspaper group following a review of its operations in Glasgow, it has emerged.
Downloading is about to create a revolution in publishing – but who will be winners and losers?
IN 15 OR even ten years' time, who will even remember the compact disc? When CD sales began to decline as people switched their music collections to mp3 format, there weren't many mourners in the funeral cortège.
Scotsman staff scoop host of top press awards
STAFF from Scotsman Publications scooped a host of awards at the 31st Scottish Press Awards ceremony last night.
Publisher cautious despite improvement
PUBLISHER Daily Mail & General Trust yesterday said it was trading ahead of expectations but was cautious about prospects for the year.
Drop makes for difficult reading
PUBLISHING house Bloomsbury yesterday reported a drop in annual profits but said bestsellers including Ben Macintyre's spy story Operation Mincemeat had given a boost to trading at the start of 2010.
Independent tipped for free distribution under Lebedev
FORMER KGB agent Alexander Lebedev has agreed to buy the Independent and Independent on Sunday for £1, it was announced yesterday.
Merger fears as Trinity Mirror buys Guardian Media's regional titles
NEWSPAPER publishing group Trinity Mirror yesterday snapped up the Guardian Media Group's regional business, including its flagship regional daily, the Manchester Evening News, in a move that severs the Guardian's historical ties to the city and has implications for wider ownership in the sector.
Reader's Digest, world's best-loved magazine, on the brink of folding
READER'S Digest, the pocket-sized magazine that has been a feature of dentists' waiting rooms for more than 70 years, is on the brink of collapse in the UK.
MSPs demand rethink on ad law change 'that could kill newspapers'
MSPs have demanded that the Scottish Government reverses a decision to allow councils to stop advertising in newspapers.
Newspapers' historic public-service role threatened by 'anti-democratic' move
POLITICIANS were warned yesterday that Scottish Government plans permitting councils to stop advertising in newspapers could damage democracy.
MSPs warn over threat to local newspapers
THE "cultural importance" of local newspapers must be considered before allowing local councils to cease placing adverts in the press, culture minister Fiona Hyslop said yesterday.
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