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National World plc is a British multimedia company based in Leeds , England. The company was founded and listed on the London Stock Exchange in September 2019 as a media takeover vehicle. In January 2021, it acquired JPIMedia for £10.2 million.[1 ] [2 ] [3 ] [4 ] In April 2022, JPIMedia was rebranded to National World.[5 ] Since purchasing JPIMedia, National World has launched sixteen new titles and made a further seven acquisitions,[6 ] notably Insider Media.[7 ]
Its flagship titles include The Scotsman , The Yorkshire Post , and Belfast 's The News Letter . The company operates over 100 newspapers and websites around the United Kingdom.[8 ]
The company reported 2022 revenues of £84.1M and adjusted EBITDA of £9.7M.[9 ]
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On 31 December 2020, it was announced that JPIMedia Publishing Ltd (formerly Johnston Press [10 ] ) and its subsidiaries were being sold to National World PLC on 2 January 2021. The new company was set up by the media executive David Montgomery .[11 ] [12 ] On 29 April 2022, JPIMedia Publishing Ltd rebranded to National World Publishing Ltd, otherwise known as National World.[5 ]
Acquisition of Midland News Association
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In September 2023, it was announced that the Graham family-owned Claverley Group had sold its subsidiary Midland News Association to National World PLC. The £11m sale included the regional daily newspapers Shropshire Star and Express & Star , and a number of weekly titles, along with Press Computer Systems, which supplies publishing platforms for both MNA and other major publishers including Newsquest and DC Thomson . The sale marked Claverley Group's exit from regional newspaper publishing.[13 ]
Operations
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Since the acquisition of JPI Media, National World Plc has made further launches and acquisitions.[14 ]
In March 2021, nationalworld.com was launched as a national news website with an editorial team across the UK.[15 ] This was followed by the launch of city websites in Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, London,[16 ] Birmingham and Bristol.[14 ] Further sites were launched for Northern Ireland, Sussex, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire.[17 ]
Subsequent launches were made in 2023 into Nottingham[18 ] and Derby,[19 ] and further national sites were launched, peopleworld.co.uk[20 ] and 3addedminutes.com.[21 ] National World also acquired the assets of football website publisher Scoopdragon and video content aggregator Newschain,[22 ] and news titles such as Newry Reporter ,[23 ] Farm Week[24 ] and Banbridge Chronicle .[25 ]
On 2nd May 2023 the company announced the acquisitions of business media provider Insider Media as well as Yorkshire publisher the Rotherham Advertiser .[7 ]
NationalWorld owns one of Scotland's national titles, The Scotsman
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The following is a partial list of British websites, magazines and newspapers owned by the company:[26 ]
Banbury Guardian
Batley & Birstall News
Bellshill Speaker
Berwick Advertiser
Biggleswade Chronicle
BirminghamWorld
Blackpool Gazette
Bognor Regis Observer
Boston Standard
The Brechiner
Bridlington Free Press
Brighton & Hove Independent
Bristol World
Buckingham Advertiser
Bucks Herald
Burnley Express
Buxton Advertiser
Carrick Gazette
Chichester Observer
Chorley Guardian
Crawley Observer
Cumbernauld News
Daventry Express
Dearne Valley Weekender
Derbyshire Times
Derby World
Dewsbury Reporter
Diss Express
Dinnington Guardian
Doncaster Free Press
Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Herald and Post
Eastbourne Herald
East Grinstead Gazette
Ellon Times
Farming Life
Falkirk Herald
Fife Free Press
Fife Herald & Post
Fife Leader
Filey Mercury
Fleetwood Weekly News
Forfar Dispatch
Galloway Gazette
Gainsborough Standard
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
GlasgowWorld
Green Un (Sheffield)
Halifax Courier
Hastings Observer
Harborough Mail
Hartlepool Mail
Harrogate Advertiser
Hemel Hempstead Gazette
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Horncastle News
Kilsyth Chronicle
Kirriemuir Herald
Lanark Gazette
Lancashire Evening Post
Lancaster Guardian
Lancaster Visitor
Lancing Herald
Leyland Guardian
Leamington Courier
Leighton Buzzard Observer
Littlehampton Gazette
LincolnshireWorld
LiverpoolWorld
LondonWorld
Louth Leader
Luton News
Lytham St Annes Express
Market Rasen Mail
Malton & Pickering Mercury
ManchesterWorld
Mansfield Chad
Mid Sussex Times
Midlands Business Insider
Mirfield Reporter
Milngavie and Bearsden Herald [27 ]
Milton Keynes Citizen
Montrose Review
Morecambe Visitor
Morpeth Herald
Motherwell Times
NationalWorld.com
NewcastleWorld
News Guardian
News Post Leader
The News (Portsmouth)
North East Business Insider
North West Business Insider
Northern Ireland World
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northumberland Gazette
NottinghamWorld
Paisley and Renfrewshire Extra (now defunct)[28 ]
Perth Herald & Post
People World
Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Pocklington Post
Retford Guardian
Ripon Gazette
Rotherham Advertiser
Rugby Advertiser
Scarborough News
Scotland on Sunday
The Scotsman
Sheffield Star
Sheffield Telegraph
Shields Gazette
Shoreham Herald
Shots! (Freeview streaming channel and website)
Skegness Standard
Sleaford Standard
Southern Reporter
South East Business Insider
South West Business Insider
Spilsby Standard
Stornoway Gazette
Sunderland Echo
Sussex Express
Sussex World
Times & Citizen (Bedford)
Todmorden News
The Visitor (Morecambe, Lancs)
Wales Business Insider
Westend Extra (Glasgow)
West Lothian Herald & Post
West Sussex County Times
West Sussex Gazette
Wetherby News
Whitby Gazette
Wigan Evening Post
Worksop Guardian
Worthing Herald
Yorkshire Evening Post
Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Business Insider
3AddedMinutes
Newspapers in Northern Ireland
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National World Publishing Ltd publishes a total of 22 titles in Northern Ireland through two holding companies , JPIMedia NI and Derry Journal Newspapers . The geographic readership of some titles extends across the Irish border into the Republic of Ireland, such as the Derry Journal which also covers County Donegal . Former JPIMedia titles published in the Republic of Ireland now belong to Iconic Newspapers .[26 ] [29 ]
Johnston Publishing (NI )
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Daily
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Local (NI )
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Free titles (NI )
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Banbridge & District Weekender
Belfast News
Craigavon Echo
East Antrim Advertiser
Lisburn Echo
Mid Ulster Echo
North West Echo
Derry Journal newspapers
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Local (Derry Journal)
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Free titles (Derry Journal)
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Shots!
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On 7 August 2023[30 ] National World launched Shots!, a website devoted to football chat, true crime shows[31 ] and real life stories. National World also acquired a streaming slot for Shots! on Freeview channel 276, where it runs 24 hours a day and features shows such as The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read , Walks Around Britain [32 ] and Exceptional Homes ,[33 ] along with reports such as I Was in Byker Grove .[34 ] [35 ] [36 ]
References
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^ Sharman, David (31 December 2020). "JPIMedia unveils National World as new owner" . Hold the Front Page . Retrieved 1 January 2021 .
^ Symon, Ken (31 December 2020). "The Scotsman publisher sold to veteran industry player's group" . Scottish Business Insider . Retrieved 1 January 2021 .
^ a b Sharman, David (26 April 2022). "JPIMedia renamed National World in 'major rebranding exercise' " . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "Reports, presentations and publications" . National World . Retrieved 2023-04-28 .
^ a b "Acquisitions of Insider & Rotherham Advertiser" . otp.tools.investis.com . Retrieved 2023-05-02 .
^ Sweney, Mark (2018-11-16). "Owner of the Scotsman and i newspapers enters administration" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2018-12-14 .
^ Tobitt, Charlotte (2023-03-16). "National World cuts costs, increases profit as CEO says: 'Think local, act national, be global' " . Press Gazette . Retrieved 2023-05-06 .
^ "Acquisition of Johnston Press Group by JPI Media" . GOV.UK . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ Symon, Ken (31 December 2020). "The Scotsman publisher sold to veteran industry player's group" . Business Insider . Retrieved 31 December 2020 .
^ Casci, Mark (31 December 2020). "Yorkshire Post owner JPIMedia sold to National World" . The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 31 December 2020 .
^ Tobitt, Charlotte (2023-09-29). "David Montgomery's National World buys Midland News Association" . Press Gazette . Retrieved 2023-10-01 .
^ a b Wright, Greg (3 August 2021). "National World Plc announces the expansion of footprint into all major metropolitan centres in UK" . The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "JPI's National World reaches 20m monthly page views a year after launch" . Press Gazette . 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .[dead link ]
^ Sharman, David (2 September 2021). "Mayor Sadiq Khan backs London World's launch" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Sharman, David. "JPIMedia boss makes 'nationhood' plea as 12 weeklies merge online - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-28 .
^ Sharman, David. "Nottingham Post journalist poached to edit Nottingham World - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ Sharman, David. "Michael Broomhead to launch Derby World after taking VR from Reach - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ Sharman, David. "More jobs created as National World launches People World - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ Sharman, David. "More jobs created as National World launches People World - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-28 .
^ Sharman, David. "National World buys ScoopDragon and NewsChain - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ Linford, Paul. "Ten jobs saved as National World buys Newry Reporter - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ "Farm Week publication acquired by National World, owner of the News Letter" . Belfast News Letter . 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ Sharman, David. "Banbridge Chronicle and Galloway Gazette change hands in swap deal - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage" . HoldtheFrontPage . Retrieved 2023-04-27 .
^ a b "News Brands" . JPIMedia . JPIMedia Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 20 February 2019 .
^ Our Business: Johnston (Falkirk) Ltd , Johnston Press plc Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Paisley & Renfrewshire Extra (defunct) | British Newspapers Online" . 15 April 2011.
^ "Johnston Press sells its 14 titles in the Republic" . Irish Times . Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014 .
^ https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/national-world-launches-shots-tv-channel/
^ https://corporate.nationalworld.com/sites/national-world/files/pdf/Company%20News/2023/20230807%20National%20World%20launches%20Shots!.pdf
^ https://www.shotstv.com/watch/vod/51952368/walks-around-britain-series-4-episode-6
^ https://www.shotstv.com/watch/vod/51952383/exceptional-homes-episode-11
^ https://www.shotstv.com/watch/vod/52288542/i-was-in-byker-grove
^ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/national-world-launches-shots-video-news-tv-channel-on-freeview/
^ https://submit.nationalworld.com/our-publications/
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