A look back at the industry’s launches and closures over the past year
Ballymena Times
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Publisher vows to reduce ‘dependency on news’ after recent closures
But group is “actively pursuing” acquisition targets
JPIMedia owner makes ‘nationhood’ plea as 12 weeklies merge online
Montgomery urges new title’s readers to “seize the moment”
Up to eight jobs at risk in weekly newspaper restructure
Titles all to be published under same basic 48-page format
Jobs under threat as JP plans more newspaper closures
Company continues programme of closures and mergers across the country
Staff photographer cull extended to new JP division
Freelancers ‘refusing to sign’ new contract
Dyson at Large: Court focus at UK’s best-performing weekly
Our blogger reviews circulation-busting JP title
Belfast Telegraph sees sales fall by 9.2pc
Irish ABC figures published
Irish ABCs: How Northern Ireland’s titles performed
Circulation figures for the daily and weekly newspapers
Irish ABCs: How Northern Ireland's titles performed
Latest circulation figures for all daily and weekly titles in the province
ABC figures: How all the weeklies performed
The full list of circulation figures for all 791 weekly titles
Johnston Press holds first-ever Northern Ireland press awards
News Letter and Derry Journal among the major winners
Scots papers snapped up by media firm
Three Scottish newspapers acquired by Johnston Press as part of its deal to buy Regional Independent Media earlier this year are being sold on. The Galloway Gazette, Carrick Gazette and Stornoway Gazette/West Coast Advertiser are to be transferred to Scottish
Press division revenues continue to rise
Scottish Radio Holdings’ press division is continuing to do well, seeing an eight per cent rise in like-for-like revenues between October and December. Score Press, which publishes 45 local weekly newspapers in Scotland and Ireland, helped the group get off
'Outstanding performances' lead to record group results
“Outstanding performances” by Scottish Radio Holdings’ press and radio divisions has led to record turnover and operating profit for the group in the past year. Announcing its preliminary results for the to September 30, the media group revealed that turnover
Press profits up nine per cent
Scottish Radio Holdings’ press division has seen profits rise by an estimated nine per cent in the last year. According to the latest trading update for the group, which publishes 45 local weekly newspapers in Scotland and Ireland, Score Press