Publishing

Digital magazine growth prompts combined ABCs
Last week's ABC figures revealed a 1.5% drop in the total print circulations of audited consumer magazines for the last six months of 2012, spurring the PPA to publish its first ever combined digital...

<i>Sun on Sunday</i> offsets <i>News of The World</i> legal bill
Investigations into the phone hacking scandals at <i>News of The World</i> continue to impose significant costs for parent company News Corporation, according to its second quarter results.

Kentishtowner.co.uk gets physical with print edition
Online magazine Kentishtowner has put its faith in print by launching a monthly tabloid newspaper to accompany its daily news website.

Xerox in twin colour press launch
Xerox has announced two new digital print engines aimed at in-plants, high street and commercial printers producing jobs ranging from photobooks and brochures to DM and catalogues.

Rhapsody moves Emagine upstream with Edesign launch
Rhapsody, the pre-media subsidiary of Walstead Investments, has launched Edesign, an InDesign plug-in that adds editorial collaboration tools to its Emagine cross-channel production workflow.

Aberdeen Journals to end print operation
DC Thomson-owned Aberdeen Journals could cut 46 employees at its Aberdeen base as it looks to move printing of its papers to Dundee.

DMGT cost cutting counteracts revenue decline across A&N Media
The Daily Mail and General Trust's (DMGT) A&N Media has boosted profits in the face of falling revenues across its print titles through aggressive cost cutting in 2012, according to the company's 2012...

DC Thomson buys Scottish Wedding Directory
DC Thomson has bought independent publisher Scottish Wedding Directory, including its magazine and website, for an undisclosed sum.

Local World completes acquisitions
Newly-formed newspaper publisher Local World has completed its acquisitions of Northcliffe Media and Iliffe News & Media.

Mockridge succeeded by BSkyB's Darcey at News International
News International has found a replacement for departed chief executive Tom Mockridge in former BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey.