Reach: Mirror, Star and Express publisher suffers heavy losses as costs up 40 per cent and ads dry up Printing problems The publisher of the Daily Mirror and Express newspapers has revealed that annual profits tumbled by more than a quarter as it saw costs surge by 40 per cent and a drop in advertising demand. Reach, which also owns the Daily Star and a raft of regional titles across the UK, posted underlying pre-tax profits [...]
Mirror Group owner Reach’s shares tumble as it axes 200 jobs in £30m cost savings drive Publishing Daily Mirror and Express publisher Reach is to axe 200 jobs as part of major cost-cutting following a slump in advertising revenue. Shares in Reach plummeted by a quarter on Wednesday morning after a downbeat update from bosses. The company told staff would be cutting further roles across all parts of the business as it [...]
Mirror publisher Reach faced ad ‘blackout’ following Queen’s death despite sales uplift reach Daily Mirror and Daily Express publisher Reach said it faced a temporary advertising “blackout” following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, despite an uplift of newspapers sold. In a trading update, the company posted a 8.1 per cent digital revenue decline in September as a result of the “industry wide reduction” in advertising spend following [...]
Strikes start today at media group Reach after talks over journalist pay break down August 31, 2022 Daily Mirror and Daily Express journalists are set to go on strike over pay today after talks with media group Reach broke down.
Daily Express owner Reach feels sting of surging newsprint costs and advertising disruption July 26, 2022 Shares plunged as much as 30 per cent this afternoon for Daily Express and Mirror owner Reach after it posted an inflationary battered set of results.
Print revenue plunges for Daily Mirror owner Reach as inflation and global uncertainty scares off advertisers May 5, 2022 Print revenue was down 4.2 per cent for the owner of the Daily Mirror and OK! magazine Reach, as the group grapples with reduced advertiser demand and crippling inflation.
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Mirror publisher Reach restores dividend amid digital push July 27, 2021 Newspaper publisher Reach today restored its dividend after strong growth in its digital offering helped drive the group’s recovery after a torrid pandemic year. Reach, which owns the Mirror and Express as well as a number of regional titles, posted a four per cent rise in revenue to £302.3m in the six months to 27 [...]
Mirror publisher Reach hails ‘encouraging’ digital growth after pandemic hit May 6, 2021 Newspaper publisher Reach today reported first-quarter trading ahead of expectations after its circulation and advertising revenue was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The London-listed group, which owns the Mirror and Express as well as a number of regional titles, said its digital revenue grew by more than a third in the four months to 25 [...]
Tech platforms must be more transparent over news, says Reach boss March 1, 2021 Tech giants such as Facebook and Google must be more transparent over how they use news content, the boss of publishing group Reach has said. The social media companies have been embroiled in controversy surrounding their control over online media after Facebook blocked access to news in Australia. Jim Mullen, who leads the publisher behind [...]