In the air: Google UK has a new chief. Dan Cobley, the former marketing boss, steps up as Matt Brittin takes on a bigger European role after two and a half years in the job... more
Two of Britain's largest newspaper groups saw their shares climb the stock market today amid speculation their publications will benefit from the shock closure of the News of the World.... more
Daily Mail & General Trust becomes the latest media firm to warn over a slowdown in advertising, as revenues from its regional newspapers tumbled 12% since the start of the year... more
Five years ago this month I gave a speech to regional newspaper executives in which I urged them to "preach the reach". In other words, given the range of platforms that we now use to deliver news, I argued that it was necessary to show how audiences, though diminishing for printed publications, were increasing in the digital arena... more
Shares in Daily Mirror publisher Trinity Mirror crash almost 22% as investors fret about falling advertising and no prospect of a dividend in the near term... more
Financial Services Authority likely to take a close look at a leap in the share price of newspaper group Mecom following a mooted informal takeover approach... more
In the air: Bah! humbug! Journalists working on Christmas Day to produce the Boxing Day editions of the Sunday Mirror and People newspapers are not happy... more
The Daily Mirror’s publisher sees its shares dive as much as 16% to 88p after warning that newsprint costs are rising and economic uncertainty has hit advertising... more
Market Round-up: Rumours suggest the owner of the Daily Express, Daily Star and OK! magazine may be interested in Trinity Mirror's national titles... more
Market Round-up: The old adage may be to sell in May and go away, but investors in London show no signs of stopping the sell-off on the first day of June... more
The Daily Mirror’s owner launches a thinly veiled attack on rivals The Sun and Daily Star, saying their policy of price-cutting and heavy marketing is uneconomic... more
Ah the joy and pain of email. Dominic Morris, former bag-carrier to ex-broadcasting minister Lord Carter, has sent exciting emails out to announce he has become the new director of public policy at Lloyds Banking Group... more
Loss-making Guardian Media Group confirmed it is considering selling off its regional newspapers group, which includes the flagship Manchester Evening News and Reading Evening Post... more
Media analysis: Publishers of regional and local newspapers are eager to persuade the Government of the importance of dismantling competition barriers.... more
Media: Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror looks set to shed more jobs as it increases cost-saving targets by £5 million to £25 million this year... more
There can be few more difficult and unpalatable jobs than managing decline in a mature market. Yet that’s what regional newspaper owners have been doing for at least a quarter of a century... more
Shares in the media company run by former Trinity Mirror boss David Montgomery have shot up by 20% on strong speculation that one of its main newspaper businesses had received a takeover offer... more
Chief executive Sly Bailey's job is on the line as profit woes savage Trinity Mirror. Her damage limitation has won City plaudits but another shock could spell the end... more
Daily Mirror group Trinity Mirror blamed the price of bread - as well as a litany of other economic reasons - for yet another dive in newpaper sales and its failure to attract advertisers... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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