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Johnston Press plc RSS feedBA passes the 200p mark on hopes Iberia tie-up is nearing completion
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Shares of British Airways were flying high today, as they climbed back above the 200p level with a rise of 6p to 206p amid hopes that a merger with the Spanish carrier Iberia will be completed within the next few days2009-11-12T08:52:08ZUtilities spark into life on talk that Warren Buffett has sights on buys
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As billionaires go, Warren Buffett is worth a bob or two. That’s probably why shares of his publicly listed vehicle Berkshire Hathaway are changing hands on Wall Street at more than $100,000 apiece2009-11-12T13:15:05ZJohnston: cut BBC’s fee
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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 news2009-08-28T07:58:30ZNew fear for Scotsman as bid rumour denied
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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 title2009-08-24T12:41:26ZDebenhams puts two women on its board
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Debenhams has heeded the call to get more women in the boardroom, today appointing two female non-executive directors2009-07-07T12:32:17ZTransport mess? Blame 11 ministers
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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 State2009-07-02T07:38:12ZAnswer to economic crisis in newspapers is not more consolidation
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<b>Media analysis: </b> Publishers of regional and local newspapers are eager to persuade the Government of the importance of dismantling competition barriers.2009-04-01T07:31:00ZMore jobs bad news at £128m Johnston
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Advertising revenues at regional newspapers publisher Johnston Press have slumped 36% so far this year and more job losses look inevitable2009-03-11T11:04:38ZPublic subsidy and charitable endowments are on agenda as papers face toughest battle
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<strong>Media analysis: </strong> In 1991 I first raised the possibility that newspapers would lose their audiences2009-02-04T08:50:30ZJohnston Press chairman Parry to step down
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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 Russell2009-01-28T12:13:12ZRegional papers face bigger woes than just an economic downturn
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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 century2008-09-03T09:39:32ZMarket report: Michael Page surges as it gives Adecco a hint
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City headhunter Michael Page was itself in demand as speculators bet on a return of its suitor Adecco
¼ ½ ¾2008-08-20T08:30:23ZSome media shares don't belong on the stock market
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It is easy to see ITV's problems as a microcosm of the whole media sector, says Gideon Spanier2008-08-20T11:27:08ZMarket report: Website threat makes it all wrong for Rightmove
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2008-08-18T09:23:02ZITV shares pumped up by Big Brother bid talk
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2008-08-12T08:15:56ZAs newspaper share prices plunge, don't rule out a trophy bidder
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2008-07-09T07:25:00ZBig story at the Mirror: Can Sly win her battle for survival?
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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 end2008-07-02T10:03:58ZFSA's new short-sell rules fail to deter funds
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A desperate bid to stop short-selling of shares in companies trying to raise money through rights issues appeared to be in tatters2008-06-23T14:15:40ZMajor banks in new crisis
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Britain's banks faced another black Monday as a £4 billion shares sell-off was prompted by a major lender warning of plunging profits2008-06-02T13:17:48ZHard to see why B&B's fund chase is so costly
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Anthony Hilton wonders why the fees are so high when it comes to modern day rights issues2008-05-15T11:33:25ZB&B, Johnston chase £512m to fend off effects of crunch
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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 cash2008-05-14T10:49:48ZShock as Johnston chases a funds lift of £212m
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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 issue2008-05-14T14:44:54ZDiversify or die - that is the harsh reality for media firms
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There is no reason why diversification cannot give journalism a wonderful new lease of life free from the continual worry about advertising2008-03-26T08:44:04ZDespite shares gloom in media sector, it is not all bad news
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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 slide2008-03-19T08:55:16ZDespite shares gloom in media sector, it is not all bad news
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Newspaper companies offering advertisers a range of platforms to sell their wares remain a good bet for the foreseeable future2008-03-19T16:15:28Z