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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
newspaper publisher
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public company ⓘ |
| acquired |
Leeds-based Yorkshire Post Newspapers
NERFINISHED
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Regional Independent Media NERFINISHED ⓘ Score Press NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scotsman Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaServed |
England
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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high debt burden ⓘ |
| stockIndex | FTSE SmallCap Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | JPIMedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Scotsman