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The concept of a publishing company has to change, according to Gill Hudson, editor in chief, Reader’s Digest.

There is another walking, breathing, potential solution to at least some of the problems of the local publishing industry and he is called Sir Ray Tindle. Tindle Newspapers, famously started after the war with Sir Ray’s £300 demob payment, has always seemed particular – one man’s vision.

The daily national newspaper market saw circulation figures drop once again in October – down by -1.2% PoP and -6.6% YoY overall.

Why isn’t there a trading system to bridge the gap between agencies and publishers, asked News International’s Patricia Kill at MediaTel Group’s ‘Why Aren’t We All Trading Electronically?’ event at Specific Media on Wednesday.

… admit that he knew there was a culture of illegality in parts of News International but decided to do as little as possible about it. That way leads straight to the dock. The alternative is only marginally less unpleasant – admit to incompetence!

News Corporation has reported a 7% increase in revenue for Q1 to nearly $8 billion.

Raymond Snoddy says the game has just begun – it’s up to everyone in the newspaper and magazine industries to try to design the best possible mixture of carrots and sticks to ensure that self-regulation of the press survives…

Condé Nast has reported a huge increase in digital subscription sales since the release of Apple’s new service Newsstand.

Patricia Kill, News International process transformation director, says over the next two years, agencies and publishers alike are compelled to either start, or continue investing to replace existing print-centric systems as the demand for multimedia campaigns intensifies…

In a week that saw believers in paid-for content win a debate against the ‘freemium’ model, Apple’s new Newsstand service has been praised for helping drive publisher revenues and subscriptions.