BEGINS the BBC: “Shares in Johnston Press [publisher of, among many other newspaper titles, The Scotsman] fell by more than ten per cent in early trading after the local media group reported a further slide in sales.
“The Edinburgh-based group said underlying revenues for the 17 weeks to 31 October fell 8.8% year-on-year.
“Sales had fallen by 7.6 per cent in the second quarter.
“An 8.4 per cent rise in underlying digital revenues was offset by falls of 10.8 per cent in publishing sales and 14.7 per cent in print advertising revenues.
“However, the company said it expected underlying profit and net debt for the full year to be in line with expectations.”
Read more, here.
The Scotsman’s report of the figures, meanwhile, begins: “Media group, Johnston Press, said its full-year underlying profits are set to be in line with expectations.
“In a third-quarter trading update, the Edinburgh-based owner of The Scotsman said it had retained a focus on cost savings, ‘delivering strong cashflows and debt reduction’.”
Read more, here.
And the trading update, here, on the johnstonpress.co.uk website.
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AND says STV: “As STV prepares to enhance its digital news output for consumers, the company has [yesterday] announced the appointment of Suzanne Lord as news intake editor.
“Suzanne’s appointment comes as STV gets ready to launch the next generation of its news app scheduled to go live in early 2016.
“The new app will bring enhanced news, sport and weather coverage, with additional analysis, comment and rich video content. As a result, significant changes to the newsgathering operation are taking place.”
Read more, here.
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A FORMER member of the Scots music band, Belle and Sebastian, is to speak at a meeting of Scots organisations and individuals involved in children’s media.
Mick Cooke – now a composer – will be talking about writing music for children’s animation.
He is appearing at the Children’s Media Network Scotland in Glasgow on Thursday.
For more details and to book tickets, click here.
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PAUL Hutcheon, in yesterday’s Herald, is reporting that the publisher of the now defunct News of the World newspaper “is trying to re-start its appeal in the defamation case [former MSP] Tommy Sheridan won nearly ten years ago”.
Read more, here.
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THE well-known charity, Mary’s Meals International, is seeking a graphic designer, based in Glasgow.
The vacancy is being advertised here, on the allmediascotland.com media jobs board.
Please do mention the site when replying to adverts you see featured on it.
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ANNOUNCED this morning: “ITV has commissioned STV Productions to make a fifth series of hit game show, Catchphrase.
“Filming of the new series will start in February with 8 x 45’ episodes going into production.”
Read more, here.
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