Trinity Mirror approached by investors over Sunday People involvement
11th Jan 2013 11:50
Trinity Mirror has confirmed that it has been approached by a group of investors who have expressed an interest in working with the group to invest in and develop the Sunday People. The company said that discussions were at a very preliminary stage. Trinity Mirror is listed on the FTSE Small Cap I
Read moreSector movers: ITV lifts media stocks higher on 'I'm a Celeb' success
3rd Dec 2012 14:38
Terrestrial broadcaster ITV was providing a lift to the media sector on Monday afternoon following the strong viewing figures for its celebrity reality TV show 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'. 'I'm a Celebrity', which finished its 12th series this weekend, averaged an audience of 9.8m viewers
Read moreAssociated British Foods directors sell newly vested shares
26th Nov 2012 16:08
The Chief Executive and the Finance Director at Associated British Foods each sold a portion of newly vested shares on Friday. CEO George Weston sold 65,533 shares at 1,442.65p a time, earning him a total of £945,412, while Finance Director John Bason sold 64,373 at the same price for a total of £
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Nov 2012 07:19
Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities downgrades from buy to add, target price of 280p kept. Babcock International: UBS downgrades from buy to neutral. Barr (AG): N+1 Singer raises target price from 402p to 525p and upgrades to buy. Belvoir Lettings: Seymour Pierce raises target price from 9
Read moreDaily Mail sells regional papers to David Montgomery
21st Nov 2012 11:52
The Daily Mail and General Trust (DGMT), owner of the Daily Mail, is to sell its regional newspaper arm to a new company led by newspaper veteran David Montgomery in a major shake-up of the newspaper market. The media company will sell its Northcliffe Media arm for £52.5m to a new joint venture, Lo
Read moreMixed results for Trinity Mirror
8th Nov 2012 09:41
Trinity Mirror has produced mixed trading results, which indicated that it has not yet stemmed the decline in print advertising revenues, although it has yet to be been hit by any claims over telephone hacking. As a result the company expects adjusted operating profits to be broadly in line with 2
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
24th Oct 2012 09:25
African Barrick Gold: Investec raises target from 485p to 530p, hold rating kept. Aggreko: Seymour Pierce maintains buy rating and 2,500p target. AstraZeneca: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 3,000p target. British American Tobacco: Jefferies keeps buy rating and 3,730p target; Panmure Gordon
Read moreTrinity Mirror falls on hacking concerns
23rd Oct 2012 08:59
Trinity Mirror, the parent company of the Daily Mirror and The People is down following news that both tabloid newspapers have been drawn into the wave of phone-hacking scandals. Former England football manager Sven Goran Erikson is among four people intending to sue the Daily Mirror and the Sunday
Read moreMonday broker round-up
15th Oct 2012 09:33
Anglo American: Goldman Sachs downgrades to sell. Antofagasta: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral, target cut from 1,150p to 1,100p. Asian Plantations: Panmure Gordon cuts target from 400p to 380p, buy rating kept. AVEVA: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 1,878p target. Bellzone Mining: Gold
Read moreFox overhauls Trinity Mirror management
15th Oct 2012 09:30
Trinity Mirror's new boss Simon Fox has begun his tenure with an overhaul of the firm's management structure. The aim is for a flatter, more efficient management structure, which Fox, who recently joined from HMV, said would tap into "unrealised potential". "What has become clear in my first few w
Read moreTrinity Mirror's dramatic rise continues
3rd Oct 2012 11:49
Trinity Mirror, best known as the publisher of five national newspapers, has continued its dramatic bounce back from an all-time low of 27p during the summer. Its share price has collapsed over the past couple of years due to concerns about falling ad revenues and circulation figures from its news
Read moreMonday broker round-up
3rd Sep 2012 09:14
APR Energy: UBS raises target from 590p to 600p, sell rating unchanged. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank downgrades to sell, target cut from 465p to 400p. Burberry: Nomura keeps buy rating and 1,450p target. Cairn Energy: BarCap cuts target from 445p to 350p, equal weight rating kept. Computacenter:
Read moreTrinity Mirror recruits HMV boss
30th Aug 2012 15:27
Former HMV boss Simon Fox has stepped out of the frying pan of the music industry and into the fire of publishing as new boss of Trinity Mirror. In an impressive piece of understatement, Trinity's announcement said Fox "understands structurally changing sectors". He follows in the footsteps of Sl
Read moreTrinity Mirror raises guidance
2nd Aug 2012 09:58
Trinity Mirror, the publisher of the Daily Mirror and a host of regional titles, has upgraded its full year forecasts despite warning that circulation will fall. Trinity Mirror has experienced a turbulent six months that have seen the departure of its Chief Executive, Sly Bailey, in a shareholder r
Read moreTrinity Mirror swings the axe twice at the Mirror
30th May 2012 11:43
Trinity Mirror is moving to a seven-day publishing model with the Daily Mirror, after jettisoning Richard Wallace and Tina Weaver, the editors of the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror, respectively. The move, which comes just one day after David Grigson officially took over as Chairman of the cris
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