Publishing

Johnston Press has issued a trading update for the 52 weeks to 30 December 2017, reporting a 5% drop in revenue from continuing operations but contract printing revenue growth of 4%.

Brighton & Hove Albion may not be troubling the upper reaches of the Premier League, but its programme has run away with the cup in Programme Monthly’s Programme of the Season award for 2017/18.

The Guardian has launched its new tabloid format today (15 January) following the publication of its final edition in the mid-size Berliner format on Saturday.

Magazine publisher Haymarket is piloting Goal! – a new football magazine for children aged seven to 11, which piggybacks on the success of its FourFourTwo brand.

Guardian Media Group (GMG) has confirmed that The Guardian and Observer will switch from their mid-size Berliner format to a tabloid size next month.

Following the success of its debut summer newspaper, global affairs magazine and brand Monocle has launched its Monocle Winter Weekly, and expanded its sales remit to North America.

Johnston Press has revealed the i newspaper is now trading in line with its plans, with EBITDA for the title averaging £1m a month for each of the past three months.

US-headquartered Time Inc has been sold to rival Meredith Corporation for around $2.8bn (£2.1bn), although question marks remain over the UK arm of the business, which was put up for sale by Time...

Stones Ashford has been shut down abruptly after the company's power was cut off by its energy supplier.

Johnston Press has reported continued struggles with classified advertising and has also seen former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond launch a bid to become chairman.