Johnston Press

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Johnston Press was a major British regional newspaper publisher that owned numerous local titles across the UK before entering administration in 2018.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf newspaper publisher
public company
acquired Leeds-based Yorkshire Post Newspapers
Regional Independent Media
Score Press
The Scotsman Publications
areaServed England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
assetsSoldTo JPIMedia
ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany 2018
country United Kingdom
enteredAdministration 2018
enteredAdministrationDate 2018-11-17
fate entered administration and assets transferred to JPIMedia
formerName Johnston & Co
foundedBy William Johnston
hadMajorDebtRefinancing 2014
headquartersLocation Edinburgh
Scotland
inception 1767
industry newspaper publishing
regional media
listedOn London Stock Exchange
locationOfIncorporation Scotland
notableFor being one of the largest regional newspaper publishers in the UK
numberOfTitlesAtPeak over 200
operated local newspapers
newspaper websites
regional newspapers
owned Edinburgh Evening News
Falkirk Herald
Johnston Press Digital
linked to: Johnston Press

Johnston Press Ireland
linked to: Johnston Press

Portsmouth News
Scotland on Sunday
Sheffield Star
The News Letter
The Scotsman
Yorkshire Evening Post
Yorkshire Post
parentCompanyOf The Scotsman Publications Ltd
Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd
reasonForAdministration declining print advertising revenues
high debt burden
stockIndex FTSE SmallCap Index
successor JPIMedia

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The Scotsman previousOwner Johnston Press
subject linked to: The Scotsman newspaper
The Scotsman formerOwner Johnston Press
Johnston Press owned Johnston Press Digital
linked to: Johnston Press
Johnston Press owned Johnston Press Ireland
linked to: Johnston Press