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Johnston Press wins contract to print Daily Mail

(ShareCast News) - Multimedia company Johnston Press, owner of brands like The Scotsman and The Yorkshire Post, has won a contract to print the Monday to Saturday issues of the Daily Mail for an undisclosed sum. The agreement comes after Associated Newspapers, a wholly owned subsidiary of DMGT respo

Johnston Press sells East Anglia newspaper business for £17m

(ShareCast News) - Johnston Press, the owner of the i, the Scotsman and many local newspapers, has sold its East Anglia business for £17m in order to focus on key growth areas. The London-listed company said it has completed the sale of Johnston Publishing East Anglia, which owns 13 publishing tiles

Johnston Press Agrees To Amend Terms Of Debt Facility With Lenders

Johnston Press confirms late discussions with Iliffe Media

(ShareCast News) - Johnston Press confirmed on Monday that it is in late discussions with Iliffe Media about the potential disposal of certain titles. The company, which completed the £4.25m sale of its Isle of man titles to Tindle Newspapers back in August, has previously announced that as part of

Johnston Press sees its performance continuing in-line

(ShareCast News) - Johnston Press sees its performance continuing in line with expectations as it focuses on cost cutting to mitigate revenue declines and impact of sterling's weakness on paper prices. "Following the successful disposal of the Isle of Man titles in August, we continue to explore opp

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Slightly Less Negative On UK Grocers

Sunday newspaper round-up: Inflation, MPC, Tesco, Rolls-Royce, Morrisons

(ShareCast News) - At their meeting this week, the Bank of England's rate setters are expected to pause and take stock of the impact on the economy of its recent interest rate cut, while UK inflation is set to continue its modest rise figures are likely to show. While inflation is likely to be boost

London close: Blue-chip miners, banks push FTSE higher as house builders fly

(ShareCast News) - London indices closed up thanks to heady gains among house builders after Persimmon posted robust first-half results, with miners, financials and supermarkets also on the up. While house builders dominated the top end of the blue-chip leaders' ladder, it was "miners and banks that

Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit in 2019, bank regulation, ITV, William Hill

(ShareCast News) - Britain could remain in the EU until late 2019, almost a year later than predicted, ministers have privately warned senior figures in the City of London. Theresa May has been expected to enact article 50 in January, setting in train the formal two years of negotiations before Brex

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Panmure Raises RSA Insurance To Buy From Hold

Sunday share tips: Johnston Press, IG Design

(ShareCast News) - Sell shares in Johnston Press, was the advice of the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. The publisher, recently added to its stable of local newspaper that ranges from the Burnley Express and the Isle of Man Examiner down to the Crawley Observer and Portsmouth's The News, with

Broker tips: Johnston Press, Direct Line, Hikma Pharmaceuticals

(ShareCast News) - Johnston Press shares plunged on Thursday as Numis placed its rating and target price 'under review' after the company swung to a first half loss. For the 26 weeks to 2 July, the company posted a statutory pre-tax loss of £183.7m versus a £2.2m profit the year before, as it booked

Numis puts Johnston Press 'under review' after first half results

(ShareCast News) - Johnston Press shares plunged on Thursday as Numis placed its rating and target price 'under review' after the company swung to a first half loss. For the 26 weeks to 2 July, the company posted a statutory pre-tax loss of £183.7m versus a £2.2m profit the year before, as it booked

Johnston Press swings to loss in first half

(ShareCast News) - Newspaper publisher Johnston Press swung to a loss in the first half, mainly on the back of an impairment charge. For the 26 weeks to 2 July, the company posted a statutory pre-tax loss of £183.7m versus a £2.2m profit the year before, as it booked a £183.6m non-cash impairment re

Johnston Press chipper on 'i' newspaper readership

(ShareCast News) - Johnston Press is increasing the readership of 'i' newspaper at a clip ahead of management views, with advertising revenue hitting a fresh high in the week to 29 June. The last week's sales showed daily circulation consistently more than 300,000, peaking at 319,000 on 29 June. In