FT.com: Rivals sceptical of Murdoch’s charging plan
Sunday, 9 August 2009, 11:04
Sly Bailey: “I don’t think this is about what Rupert Murdoch wants. It’s about what the consumer is prepared to pay for. And why would you pay when you can get the same thing somewhere else for free?"
FT.com: DMGT considers charging for online content
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 23:07
“The more specialised the information is . . . the more likely to you are to be able to charge for it,” said [DMGT chief exec Martin] Morgan. But he warned that it would be “challenging” to charge for general news in the UK because of free competition from the BBC."
Roy Greenslade: London Evening Standard says sorry to its readers
Monday, 4 May 2009, 09:13
"Buses and tubes will carry a series of messages throughout the week that begin with the word "sorry." The first says "Sorry for losing touch". Subsequent slogans say sorry for being negative, for taking you for granted, for being complacent and for being predictable."
PaidContentUK: Online Or Bust: Why 2009 May Be The Nail In Newspapers’ Coffins
Sunday, 4 January 2009, 15:42
Patrick Smith: "2009 will mark a shift from seasonal, sensible belt-tightening to the long-term shrinking of the newspaper industry in Britain. Here’s why"
Observer: Mail considers bid for Independent
Sunday, 2 November 2008, 13:52
"Daily Mail owner Daily Mail and General Trust is believed to be considering a bid for the Independent and its Sunday sister title, part of Independent News & Media. It is unclear whether discussions between the two companies have taken place, or if a deal will be struck, but industry sources claim the titles could be off-loaded for £1, with DMGT taking on the loss-making papers' liabilities."
Times Online: The reading is all gloomy for newspaper proprietors
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 07:13
"[O]n a local level, papers are losing classified advertising market share to non-newspaper websites. JPMorgan thus cautioned that UK newspaper stocks, which have fallen by 40 per cent since the start of the year, compared with US papers down by 48 per cent, could fall farther."
Friday, 21 March 2008, 13:02
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"With the exception of Johnston Press, most of the big newspaper shares – on both sides of the pond – have actually outperformed Google over the past three months."
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:48
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"Daily Mail & General Trust shares tumbled 9pc after the newspaper warned that it would be hit if the UK economy weakens, despite reporting an 11pc jump in annual underlying pre-tax profits to £288m."
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 11:25
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"This week, for the first time in its recent history, DMGT will report annual results showing that less than half of the group’s profits are coming from Associated ‽ home to the Daily Mail ‽ and Northcliffe, its regional newspapers arm."
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 07:40
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"Mail Today, a joint venture between Daily Mail and General Trust and the family run India Today Group, goes on sale in Delhi on Friday with an initial print run of 120,000, aimed at the nine million English-speakers in the capital and regions near by."
Friday, 9 November 2007, 08:01
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Why are shares in the big regional newspaper companies so depressed at the moment? Johnston Press, for example, "s at its lowest level since the dark days of post-bubble 2001"
Sunday, 21 October 2007, 09:14
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"Charles Sinclair, the chief executive of Daily Mail owner DMGT, is likely to step down next year."
Sunday, 7 October 2007, 10:42
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"Morgan Stanley has turned bullish on the newspaper industry. … Stock prices in the sector have fallen enough… [DMGT] offers ‘excellent upside’ with value also emerging at Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror, says Morgan. In other words, buy on weakness
Friday, 5 October 2007, 09:55
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Dan Sabbagh: "As Trinity Mirror and Daily Mail and General Trust have now tested to destruction – trophy assets, such as The Daily Telegraph, aside – nobody thinks newspapers are worth much."
