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Singapore Press Holdings (Singapore), ABP (India), and Al Nisr Publishing (UAE) were among the winners of the 12th annual Asian Media Awards presented in a gala ceremony in Bangalore (India) by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
WAN-IFRA India Expo 2013, the second largest expo in the world for trends and practices in newspaper printing and publishing, has already attracted leading suppliers to the industry who are signing up in large numbers to exhibit at the show, writes Christel Lee from Print World Asia.
Schibsted Media Group has agreed to acquire the personal finance market place Compricer. Compricer will be a part of Schibsted Tillväxtmedier, and is a good strategic fit with the existing portfolio of fast growing personal finance oriented online companies in the unit.
India is a country of champions when it comes to news media initiatives aimed at attracting young readers, which has earned it the designation as WAN-IFRA World Young Reader Country of the Year for 2013.
Schibsted Media Group has agreed on selling the Baltic operations in Eesti Meedia (EM) to a group formed by management of EM. The group is supported financially by local Estonian investors, headed by Margus Linnamäe.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have welcomed news of the release of journalist Shi Tao and called on Chinese authorities to do more to respect freedom of the press.
