NEWSPAPER group Johnston Press has upped the “carrying value” of its titles in the Republic from €13 million at the end of July 2010 to €31m at the end of July 2011.

ADVERTISING revenue in the Irish operations of British regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, fell 19.1% last year — even though the group, as a whole, returned to profit.

REPORTERS at some of the country’s top provincial newspapers are to strike next Tuesday over management plans to use a new production system to get rid of a number of sub-editors.

THERE are fears one of the country’s top provincial newspapers, the Limerick Leader, will have its operations scaled back if it is printed outside the country by its British owners.

REGIONAL newspaper publisher Johnson Press said its titles in the Republic are performing worse than those in Britain due to the slowdown in the Irish classified advertising market.

REGIONAL newspaper operator, Johnston Press saw advertising revenues at its Irish operations fall by nearly 33% – in local currency terms – last year, but is still not ready to re-visit attempts to sell out of the market.

The publisher of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post newspapers, as well as the Limerick Leader and Kilkenny People, today said advertising trends had improved on the back of a resurgent property market in the UK.

JOHNSTON Press, the owner of the Limerick Leader and Kilkenny People, has negotiated a three-year £485 million (€550m) financing deal, as pre-tax profits fell 56% to £27.5m in the first six months of the year.

Newspaper group Johnston Press today revealed further pain from the advertising slump as it reported widened half-year losses of £94.2m (€107m).

THE media interests of billionaire entrepreneur Denis O’Brien are not enough to create competition concerns in the Irish market, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has ruled.

JOHNSTON Press is believed to be preparing to close one of its two printing/production facilities here, as part of cost-cutting measures being administered following its failure to sell its Irish newspaper portfolio.

THE Johnston Press share price has plunged after it shelved plans to sell its 13 Irish newspaper titles.

Newspaper publishers Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror reported more advertising pain today, but offered a glimmer of hope amid signs revenue declines are bottoming out.

A NEW deadline of May 5 has been set for final bids for the Irish portfolio of titles currently owned by Edinburgh-based regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press.

EDINBURGH-based regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press is expecting to receive the first indicative offers for its portfolio of Irish titles next week — with St Patrick’s Day the likely date.

THE 13 titles that comprise the Irish operations of British regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press are now likely to be sold as individual entities rather than one combined asset, as originally expected.

REGIONAL newspaper owner, Johnston Press declined to comment on speculation that it may be a takeover target as its shares surged by 20.26% yesterday.

British regional newspaper group Johnston Press today announced plans for a £212m (€267m) cash call to investors as it struggles against an advertising slowdown.

Newspaper group Johnston Press maintained its recent trading improvement today, but urged a “degree of caution” about prospects in 2008.

CONSUMER watchdogs yesterday accused some of the big supermarkets of failing to compete for custom.

The Score Press and Leinster Leader have reported strong advertising revenues for the first five months of the year.

REGIONAL newspaper publisher Johnston Press is seeking more than 70 redundancies among its 430 staff in Ireland.

Regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press reported an 8% fall in advertising revenues today and warned that it did not expect any improvement in the near future.

THE chief executive of regional newspaper group Johnston Press Tim Bowdler yesterday hailed Ireland as a well-performing region for the group in a generally tough trading environment.

UK regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press today blamed a “sustained downturn” in advertising revenues for a 3% drop in half-year profits.

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JOHNSTON Press, the largest regional newspaper publisher in Ireland, has bought The Scotsman newspaper group in a €235 million (£160m) deal.

British-based regional newspapers group Johnston Press today said advertising revenues were running 7% lower after demand for job ads slumped.

JOHNSTON Press has poached a senior executive from Independent Newspapers to run its Irish titles.

THE Competition Authority has sought further information from Johnston Press before it approves the €138 million takeover of the Leinster Leader group.

JOHNSTON PRESS, the Scottish newspaper group, has splashed out more than €240 million to become the largest regional publisher in Ireland with the takeover of the Leinster Leader Group and Northern Ireland’s Local Press company.

The Leinster Leader group of newspapers is likely to be sold British newspaper publisher Johnston Pressfor €139m.

Profit takers pounced on blue-chip stocks today as a downbeat opening on Wall Street sparked a late sell-off on this side of the Atlantic.

British regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press today reported above-expectations growth in advertising revenues for the first six months of 2004.