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Johnston: cut BBC’s fee

28.08.09
The chief executive of regional newspapers giant Johnston Press has called for the BBC licence fee to be cut by a third to stop it creeping ever deeper into local news ... more

New fear for Scotsman as bid rumour denied

24.08.09
Martin Gilbert today denied he was leading a consortium of Scottish businessmen in talks to buy The Scotsman newspaper, throwing fresh doubt over the future of the 192-year-old title ... more

Debenhams puts two women on its board

07.07.09
Debenhams has heeded the call to get more women in the boardroom, today appointing two female non-executive directors ... more

Transport mess? Blame 11 ministers

02.07.09
Is it any wonder the railways are in a mess, given the turnover of Transport Secretaries? During the privatisation of the railways in the 1990s, the Tories managed to get through five Secretaries of State ... more

Answer to economic crisis in newspapers is not more consolidation

01.04.09
Media analysis: Publishers of regional and local newspapers are eager to persuade the Government of the importance of dismantling competition barriers.... more

More jobs bad news at £128m Johnston

11.03.09
Advertising revenues at regional newspapers publisher Johnston Press have slumped 36% so far this year and more job losses look inevitable... more

Public subsidy and charitable endowments are on agenda as papers face toughest battle

04.02.09
Media analysis: In 1991 I first raised the possibility that newspapers would lose their audiences... more

Johnston Press chairman Parry to step down

28.01.09
British regional newspaper group Johnston Press said media-industry veteran Roger Parry would retire as chairman in March and would be replaced by non-executive director Ian Russell... more

Regional papers face bigger woes than just an economic downturn

03.09.08
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

Market report: Michael Page surges as it gives Adecco a hint

20.08.08
City headhunter Michael Page was itself in demand as speculators bet on a return of its suitor Adecco ¼ ½ ¾... more

Some media shares don't belong on the stock market

20.08.08
It is easy to see ITV's problems as a microcosm of the whole media sector, says Gideon Spanier... more

Market report: Website threat makes it all wrong for Rightmove

18.08.08
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ITV shares pumped up by Big Brother bid talk

12.08.08
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As newspaper share prices plunge, don't rule out a trophy bidder

09.07.08
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Big story at the Mirror: Can Sly win her battle for survival?

02.07.08
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

FSA's new short-sell rules fail to deter funds

23.06.08
A desperate bid to stop short-selling of shares in companies trying to raise money through rights issues appeared to be in tatters... more

Major banks in new crisis

02.06.08
Britain's banks faced another black Monday as a £4 billion shares sell-off was prompted by a major lender warning of plunging profits... more

Hard to see why B&B's fund chase is so costly

15.05.08
Anthony Hilton wonders why the fees are so high when it comes to modern day rights issues... more

B&B, Johnston chase £512m to fend off effects of crunch

14.05.08
Two of Britain's largest companies launched emergency rights issues to bolster their balance sheets as the economic slowdown and continuing credit crunch forced them to seek extra cash... more

Shock as Johnston chases a funds lift of £212m

14.05.08
Johnston Press, publisher of regional newspapers ranging from the Yorkshire Post to the Worthing Herald, stunned investors with a £212 million fund-raising today - most of it through a rights issue... more

Diversify or die - that is the harsh reality for media firms

26.03.08
There is no reason why diversification cannot give journalism a wonderful new lease of life free from the continual worry about advertising... more

Despite shares gloom in media sector, it is not all bad news

19.03.08
The media is doing rather well in reporting the crisis of the markets. A pity, then, that the markets are treating the media so very poorly. As major share prices see-saw, it is noticeable that the media sector appears to be on a perpetual slide... more

Despite shares gloom in media sector, it is not all bad news

19.03.08
Newspaper companies offering advertisers a range of platforms to sell their wares remain a good bet for the foreseeable future... more

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