UK pub Reach needs to focus on quality to stay ahead

Jim Mullen, former boss of bookmaker Ladbrokes and now the man running Reach, the UK’s largest publisher of local newspapers needs a “winner deal” for the company to become a title winner. That winner, Mr. Mullen thinks, may be a deal to buy the 200 or so regional titles of JPI Media, which include The […]

Reach emerges as frontrunner to buy financially distressed British media group

Reach Pic, one of Britain’s biggest newspaper groups, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy JPI Media’s regional newspapers, reports the Financial Times.  Reach Pic, formerly known as Trinity Mirror between 1999 and 2018, owns the Daily Mirror and Daily Express as well as regional brands including the Manchester Evening News.  JPI Media is a […]