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 NERFINISHED
Regional Independent Media NERFINISHED
Score Press NERFINISHED
The Scotsman Publications NERFINISHED
areaServed England NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
assetsSoldTo JPIMedia NERFINISHED
ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany 2018
country United Kingdom
enteredAdministration 2018
enteredAdministrationDate 2018-11-17
fate entered administration and assets transferred to JPIMedia
formerName Johnston & Co NERFINISHED
foundedBy William Johnston NERFINISHED
hadMajorDebtRefinancing 2014
headquartersLocation Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
inception 1767
industry newspaper publishing
regional media
listedOn London Stock Exchange NERFINISHED
locationOfIncorporation Scotland NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Falkirk Herald NERFINISHED
Johnston Press Digital NERFINISHED
Johnston Press Ireland NERFINISHED
Portsmouth News NERFINISHED
Scotland on Sunday NERFINISHED
Sheffield Star NERFINISHED
The News Letter NERFINISHED
The Scotsman NERFINISHED
Yorkshire Evening Post NERFINISHED
Yorkshire Post NERFINISHED
parentCompanyOf The Scotsman Publications Ltd NERFINISHED
Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd NERFINISHED
reasonForAdministration declining print advertising revenues
high debt burden
stockIndex FTSE SmallCap Index NERFINISHED
successor JPIMedia NERFINISHED

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The Scotsman newspaper previousOwner Johnston Press
subject surface form: The Scotsman
The Scotsman formerOwner Johnston Press