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With nearly 80 countries to be represented in Turin, Italy, at the 66th World Newspaper Congress, 21st World Editors Forum and the 24th World Advertising Forum in two weeks time, the events are shaping up provide a true global overview of news publishing developments and innovations.
Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A)(TSX:TCL.B)(TSX:TCL.PR.D) announced today that it has received clearance from the Competition Bureau to acquire the 74 weekly newspapers owned by Sun Media Corporation in Quebec and their related Web properties, a transaction announced on December 5, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement with the Competition Bureau, the Corporation must put up for sale, for a 60-day period, 34 of the 154 weekly newspapers in its portfolio, including some that are part of the transaction with Sun Media. Most of the weekly newspapers being put up for sale were launched in recent years.
Rejoining the newspaper she helped launch
The South China Morning Post (HKSE: 583) is pleased to announce the promotion of Romanus Ng as General Manager, Advertising & Marketing Solutions, reporting directly to Elsie Cheung, SCMP Group Chief Operating Officer.
Publishers, editors and senior-level newspaper executives from across the country will come together in Charlottetown, PEI this week for the INK+BEYOND conference and trade show hosted by Newspapers Canada. Unique this year, the newspaper industry event will take place in conjunction with the ongoing PEI 2014 celebrations which recognize the sesquicentennial anniversary of the historic Charlottetown Conference.
Despite its position as a social media giant, Twitter has much in common with local newspapers, says Joanna Geary, the company’s head of news partnerships in the United Kingdom, who will take part in the discussions at the upcoming World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Torino, Italy, from 9 to 11 June next.
