Publishers

Ian Roberts appointed UK and Ireland agent for ppi Media

Ex-Manroland subsidiary ppi Media has appointed Ian Roberts as its UK and Ireland sales agent.

Polestar Chantry prints Cath Kidston guides

Polestar Chantry was responsible for printing two exclusive booklets from Cath Kidston for the Telegraph Group.

Gomer Press union members threaten legal action

Unite members at Gomer Press have vowed to continue a planned series of walk-outs and to take legal action against the firm and its managing director.

Johnston Press sees mobile visitors double as newspaper sales fall

Johnston Press saw the number of monthly visits to its mobile platforms increase by 100% in the six months to 30 June, although it posted declines in group turnover and operating and pre-tax profits.

The Independent halves circulation as sister-title i flourishes

<i>The Independent</i>'s sister title <i>i</i>, the only daily newspaper to record a year-on-year circulation increase, showed a 52.5% hike in July compared to the same period last year, according to...

Polestar to print new perfume magazine for River Group

River Group has appointed Polestar to produce new in-store title Scent after it won the contract from retail chain The Perfume Store.

The Dandy to move online

Publisher DC Thomson has announced that the December issue of Britain's longest-running children's comic, <i>The Dandy</i>, will be its last printed edition after readership dwindled to less than...

PPA urges publishers to promote magazine wrap recycling

New Professional Publishers Association (PPA) guidance advises publishers to join a membership scheme designed to encourage better public magazine polywrap recycling.

Guardian Media Group records 76m operating loss

Guardian Media Group's (GMG) accounts for the year ending 1 April 2012 reveal pre-tax losses of 75.6m, a stark contrast to the pre-tax profit of 9m recorded a year earlier.

Medieval Leaves from a Psalter revived

Oxford artist William de Brailes was commissioned to produce illustrations for a Psalter in approximately 1240, but only seven leaves have survived until the 21st century.

FT Group and Penguin experience digital growth

Online demand for FT Group has exceeded print for the first time while nearly a fifth of Penguin's revenues are represented by e-book sales according to Pearson's 2012 interim report.

Southernprint to produce Hello Kitty magazine for Egmont

Egmont Publishing Group has signed a deal with Wyndeham Group subsidiary Southernprint after it won the first UK publishing contract for <i>Hello Kitty</i> magazine.