TC Transcontinental Printing announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Postmedia Network Inc. to print the Vancouver Sun, which is published Monday to Saturday. The contract with Postmedia Network takes effect in early 2015.
On 30 September 2013 Schibsted Media Group announced the establishing of SnT Classifieds, a 50/50 joint venture together with Telenor, to provide online classifieds services in selected key markets in South America and Asia. At the same time it was announced that Telenor joins Schibsted and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) in the South East Asian online classifieds joint venture 701 Search Pte (701), where the parties will own 1/3 of the shares each.
Tribune Company today announced the appointment of David Giambruno as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Giambruno will be responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s information technology infrastructure and application environment. Giambruno will begin his new duties immediately and will report to Steven Berns, Tribune’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have protested to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych against the attacks by security services on at least 47 journalists who are covering pro-European Union protests around Kiev.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) has refinanced its debt with a new $275 million senior secured credit facility.
The New York Times today launched on Google Play Newsstand, Google’s news reader app for Android phones and tablets offering newspapers, magazines, blogs and other sites. Users of Newsstand will have access to the latest news and award-winning journalism of The New York Times, designed and formatted for optimal reading on Android tablets and phones.
Despite the popular uprisings and their promise of more freedom, the Arab world is not getting the independent media information it needs and deserves, media professionals from across the region said at the annual Arab Free Press Forum in Tunisia on Monday (25 November).
