Wednesday 12. December 2012
The New York Times Relaunches Android News App 3.0
Redesign Provides Optimal Reading Experience across All Android Devices
Newspaper & Mailroom
Tuesday 11. December 2012
Schibsted ASA (SCH) – Successful Placement of New Unsecured Bonds
Schibsted ASA has successfully completed issuance of NOK 400 million in the Norwegian bond market. The issuance is split between a 10 year loan of NOK 150 million priced at 3 months NIBOR plus 250 basis points and a 10 year loan of NOK 250 million priced at 5,40%, both with maturity in December 2022. Schibsted has swapped the loan with a fixed rate to floating interest.
Tuesday 11. December 2012
Syrian Cartoonist Wins Gebran Tueni Prize
Renowned Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat, whose satirical drawings targeting corruption and lampooning dictators have been published worldwide, has been awarded the 2012 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) that honours an outstanding individual from the news media in the Arab region.
Tuesday 11. December 2012
“We must keep women media professionals within the media sector”
This was the message received by the more than fifty participants attending the third annual WAN-IFRA Women in News Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, this week, which brought together women from the media industry in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia for a three-day event.
Monday 10. December 2012
Les Victoires de la Presse: the annual gathering of the French-speaking press
WAN-IFRA is organising a unique event in Lyons, France, on 17 December: Les Victoires de la Presse, an awards presentation ceremony and colloquium held to honour outstanding projects — both editorial and technological — in the French language news publishing industry.
Friday 07. December 2012
Journal Communications, Inc. Closes On Purchase of NewsChannel 5, WTVF TV, Nashville, Tennessee From Landmark Media
Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) announced today that its Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. subsidiary has closed on the purchase of Nashville’s WTVF NewsChannel 5 Network, LLC, a CBS-affiliate television station with an ancillary news and digital channel as well as a market leading internet property, from Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (“Landmark”) for $215 million in cash plus a working capital adjustment.
Friday 07. December 2012
Journal Communications, Inc. Amends and Restates Credit Facility Through 2017
Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) announced today that it has successfully amended and restated its credit facility.