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The New European has rebranded with a new look and new name to reflect its growth mission and expanding editorial coverage.

Media Concierge will become the official owner of National World next week.

The future for the UK’s most northerly newspaper is uncertain, after its owners decided to put the business up for sale.

Reach CEO Jim Mullen has again hailed the “expert management” of the group’s print business, as it continues to underpin growth at its digital operations.

Newspaper veteran David Montgomery is set to lose control of National World after shareholders voted in favour of the takeover offer tabled by Neo Media Publishing.

Publishing and printing group DC Thomson is back in the black in its most recent results.

National World’s biggest shareholder has launched a £56.2m takeover bid for the publisher – but claims it has had “no substantive engagement” from the PLC since making its approach at the end of last...

Reach has seen its print revenue drop by nearly 4% year-on-year in Q3 – although print advertising revenue has continued to outperform volume declines.

Publishers around the world are divided in their approach to AI adoption, with many worried about what the technology means for their copyrighted content.

Reach has cut operating costs by 9% including an £11m reduction in its newsprint bill, and with headcount down 14% as part of the restructuring announced at the end of last year.

Nonagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch has predicted that printed newspapers likely have 15 years left, “with a lot of luck”.

Print revenues at media group Reach have proved more resilient than at its digital operation.