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James Whitmore, MD of POSTAR, on the big issue for the future – who should own how much of the news media? What should happen, and happen quickly, is the creation of a fresh legal framework for the ownership of news media…

The New York Times has reported a loss on a $161.3 million write-down of assets at the News Media Group.

Raymond Snoddy: It was most unfortunate that James Murdoch could not deal adequately with such a tricky question at yesterday’s select committee (a compelling drama that told us almost nothing new in any factual sense but almost everything about the key players involved) because in the mildest of ways it went to the heart of the matter…

Last Sunday was a once in a quarter of a century opportunity for newspaper publishers… the closure of the News of the World was the opportunity to grab a larger circulation base and market share.

The Mail on Sunday and Sunday Mirror enjoyed significant reader gains in the immediate aftermath of the News of the World closure, but a ‘Sun on Sunday’ has a strong appeal, according to new research by Kantar Media.

CITY AM registered its first profitable year in 2010 with a pre-tax profit of £439,047.

The Daily National newspaper market saw a return to the norm after last months slight increase of 0.1%, as the Total Daily market fell 0.9% PoP.

So Richard Desmond said last month that the Express titles (including the Daily Star) are not and were never up for sale. This is a totally mischievous remark from someone who revels in controversy…

According to a Reuters report late yesterday, Daily Mail & General Trust is planning its own new mass-market Sunday tabloid to fill the gap left by The News of the World.

A statement released by James Murdoch this morning confirms Tom Mockridge replaces Rebekah Brooks as CEO of News International.