More on newspapers

Following a post about Futurelearn here is some detail on newspapers that did not quite fit in. Worth a look by the way. Online learning and the campus may develop in similar ways to how news has changed.

Anyway, more hints that UK newspapers are closer to a crunch than appears.

Telegraph reports that pension funds are part of the reason for delays in Trinity Mirror buying Express. Seems that Desmond will get actual money but the pension funds have to consider whether the investment is sound. £19 m deficit at Express, £400m at Trinity.

Not much recently on the Guardian move to tabloid format. Expected in 2018, printed by Trinity Mirror. Trinity may find enough extra work to have a viable print operation but there will be some surplus equipment somewhere.

Peter Preston recently wrote about success for the FT with online paywall but story includes info on annual declines in circulation over 20% for Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People. Also mentions Murdoch decision not to buy any more newspapers. Unclear so far what is intended for future structure if Fox assets sold. My guess is that the brands are not linked to global digital scene. sun not competing with Mail as USA website.

There could be a lot more about this at a future IPEX, say in 2019. What is actually happening? reasonable question for a show.