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Independent News & Media is set to secure a further extension to a financial standstill deal with its investors in order to bide more time for debt restructuring.The month-long extension is the third agreement that the Independent owner has had to negotiate in the last three months.INM confirmed its first standstill agreement with banks and… Continue reading INM to secure third standstill deal

Google’s market monopoly will end one day, according to a hopeful panellist at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar yesterday.Walker Media’s chairman and chief executive Phil Georgiadis thinks Google’s dominance will cease, or at least change, although he admitted he has said that a few times before.Georgiadis said: “It’s a big mistake to believe… Continue reading Google’s dominance will cease

There was a clear difference of opinion over News International’s strategy at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar in London yesterday.Founder of Enders Analysis, Claire Enders, attacked News International’s strategy, accusing Rupert Murdoch of simply following the latest “fashion”.Taking the audience back as far as the launch of Sky – when the business model… Continue reading Enders questions Murdoch’s strategy

The paid-for model is the key to reviving the deteriorating newspaper industry, according to some panellists at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar yesterday.Two decades of free content has led to an over-supply, according to News International’s Paul Hayes, who later confirmed that Rupert Murdoch plans to charge a “fair price” for both print… Continue reading Paid-for model is the key

Pagination reports are available to MediaTel subscribers in the Press-Pagination database.Following MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar held in London yesterday, Newsline has highlighted some pagination trends for daily and Sunday newspapers.Over the past 10 years, the national newspaper market has been in gradual decline, losing 18.6% of overall sales between 1999 and 2008,… Continue reading National Newspapers Pagination Report

“Too many media agencies are surviving on share deals to prop up their business models”, Paul Hayes, managing director NI Commercial at News International, told the audience at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Newspapers’ seminar.“There is not just an over supply of media; currently there is an over supply of media agencies.”Phil Georgiadis, chairman and… Continue reading “Too many agencies surviving on share deals to prop up business models”

NRS has set up a new User Advisory Panel (UAP) to help publishers, advertisers and agencies become more involved and engaged with the future direction of the newspaper and magazine readership survey.The UAP is made up of members from the three NRS stakeholders – the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA), the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) and… Continue reading NRS creates new User Advisory Panel

Tim Forrest, head of communications planning at OMD UK, comments on Greg Grimmer’s Greg Grimmer – Magazines in the departure lounge? article, which was published yesterday… “I agree wholeheartedly with Greg’s holiday sentiment. More so, as top of the request list when visiting my family in France is for as many issues of weekend Qualities as… Continue reading Point of View – ‘Magazines in the departure lounge?’

Shortlist Media is set to launch a free weekly magazine aimed at affluent 20 to 40 year-old female commuters with content “written with a zip and style that will make it stand out in the market”.Shortlist plans to launch Stylist, which will be headed up by former More! editor Lisa Smosarski, by early autumn with… Continue reading Shortlist to launch free women’s weekly

In his second monthly column for Newsline Greg Grimmer, partner, Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer, starts his family holiday considering his excess baggage… and the future of magazines.Sat on my sun lounger on the Grimmer family holiday, I am turning my mind and indeed iPhone thumbs to the thought of the death of magazines. Are… Continue reading Greg Grimmer – Magazines in the departure lounge?