Newspapers

Rupert Murdoch quits as News International director

News Corporation has announced that Murdoch stepped down from a number of its UK and US boards on Saturday 21 July.

Newsweb installs North America's first TKS JetLeader 1500

Newsweb, whose customers include a host of small newspapers, has become the first North American commercial printer to purchase a TKS JetLeader 1500 inkjet web press from Japanese press manufacturer...

News International pays 30m to end Johnston Press contract

News International has paid 30m to Johnston Press in an agreement to terminate its long-term printing contract.

BGP prints 1.5m River Cottage booklets for Telegraph

BGP has printed 1.5m copies of two booklets featuring 40 vegetarian recipes from celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for Telegraph Media Group, for inclusion in this weekend's newspapers.

Redundancies on the cards at GNM, report claims

Guardian News & Media (GNM) could be forced to make compulsory redundancies as early as this autumn to stem losses of nearly 1m a week, according to a <i>Sunday Times</i> report.

Metro Scotland expands into Aberdeen

Trinity Mirror has broadened the reach of its Scottish Metro newspaper by announcing that the title will be distributed in Aberdeen from next Monday (25 June).

Wapping set for redevelopment following 150m sale

The iconic former News International headquarters has been sold to Berkeley Group-subsidiary St George, which intends to convert it into a mixed use residential-led development.

Johnston Press set to close Peterborough printing facility

The regional newspaper group has announced plans to close the city's Oundle Road printing press, which produces the Peterborough Telegraph.

Trinity Mirror merges national titles

Trinity Mirror has continued to rejig its national title division, with the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror being brought closer together.

Goss hails successful Drupa

Goss International has declared Drupa a success after taking orders for 11 web presses at the show, although none of those were from the UK.

Johnston Press launches first wave of rebranded newspapers

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has launched the first wave of its rebranded newspapers.

DMGT sees increase in regional profit, but nationals struggle

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) saw profits rise in its struggling regional division Northcliffe for the first time in four years, according to its half-year results to 1 April.