The top 20 publishers now account for 87% of all regional and
local newspaper titles in the UK, and 97% of the total weekly
audited circulation. There are 87 regional newspaper
publishers, 38 of whom own just one title.
The most recent acquisitions have been Archant of the
Kosmedia Publishing titles in June 2010 and
Trinity Mirror of the Manchester Evening News
from Guardian Media Group in January 2010.
Consolidation has left the industry in the hands of regional press
‘specialists’ who have reinvested heavily in their core newspaper
business.
Source: NS Intelligence unit
Note: all figures include the
London Evening Standard, Metros, Daily Record, Sunday Post and
Sunday Mail, unless otherwise stated.