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Guardian Starts Charging 280,000 iPad Readers From Friday; How Will It Go?

Jan 10, 2012 4:03 AM

Starting Friday, The Guardian, a stalwart of free content, will find out just how many people will pay to read its news on tablets.

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, Online News, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Guardian Media Group

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Trader Media Still Growing On Online, Mobile Take-Up

Nov 28, 2011 11:16 AM

Just a few days after DMGT said online car classifieds are proving “challenging”, AutoTrader‘s operator has reported strong gains in the same area.

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Money, Earnings, Companies, Guardian Media Group

Guardian In Talks To Sell ContentNext Media

Nov 21, 2011 4:18 PM

Guardian News & Media disclosed today that it is in discussions with a number of potential buyers about a possible sale of ContentNext Media, which publishes paidContent and several other sites.

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Posted In: Companies, Guardian Media Group, contentnext media

Guardian Counts 145,880 Free iPad Downloads, But Will Readers Pay For It?

Oct 21, 2011 11:12 AM

The Guardian‘s debut iPad edition has been downloaded 145,880 times in the week since launch, making it more popular than the publisher’s iPhone and Android apps were in the same space of time, but not as popular as its new Facebook app.

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Companies, Apple, iPad, Guardian Media Group

Guardian’s iPad Newspaper Edition Will Cost £9.99 Per Month

Oct 10, 2011 6:21 AM

Eighteen months after iPad launched and following a long gestation, The Guardian is finally on the verge of getting its iPad edition out the door.

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Companies, Apple, iPad, Guardian Media Group

Guardian Launches New U.S. Homepage

Sep 15, 2011 9:28 AM

Guardian News & Media has launched its new homepage, guardiannews.com, from its digital operation in New York.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Companies, Guardian Media Group

Guardian Tries Two App Strategies: Android Free, iPhone Paid

Sep 7, 2011 11:38 AM

The Guardian finally introduced on Wednesday an edition for the most used mobile platform, in an indication publishers may finally be catching up with Android.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Mobile, Companies, Google, Android, Guardian Media Group

Digital-First Guardian Cuts Down MediaGuardian, Two Other Print Supplements

Sep 2, 2011 11:19 AM

More developments on the theme of printed newspapers going digital first. The Guardian has announced that the MediaGuardian, plus two other weekly supplements on education and society, will cease to be a standalone printed supplements after next week. The sections will be cut down in size and subsequently run in…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, B2B, Newspapers, Companies, Guardian Media Group, Countries, Europe, UK, alan rusbridger, andrew miller

Unredacted U.S. Embassy Cables Available Online After WikiLeaks Breach

Aug 31, 2011 8:47 PM

A security breach has led to the WikiLeaks archive of 251,000 secret U.S. diplomatic cables being made available online, without redaction to protect sources. WikiLeaks has been releasing the cables over nine months by partnering with mainstream media organisations.

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Posted In: Legal, Media & Publishing, Online News, Companies, Guardian Media Group, New York Times, Countries, Europe, UK, wikileaks

Guardian Enters E-Singles Space With Phone-Hacking Scandal E-Book

Aug 5, 2011 8:04 AM

The Guardian is the latest news outlet to get into e-singles publishing with “Guardian Shorts,” a series of “detailed guides to topical news stories, public policy, sports and cultural events” for sale on iTunes and Kindle. Several e-singles will be published each month. Not surprisingly, the first title in the…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Magazines, Newspapers, Companies, Guardian Media Group, e-singles, news of the world, rupert murdoch, vanity fair

Earnings
B2B Helps Guardian, But News ‘Faces Serious Challenges’

Aug 1, 2011 10:09 AM

If the question “What is Guardian Media Group?” could be answered by a look at its profits sheet, the reply would be “a business publisher”, “a car ads directory” and “an investment fund” before it was “a consumer news organisation”...

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WSJ To News Corp. Critics: STFU

Jul 17, 2011 9:50 PM

How did the Wall Street Journal, led by Rupert Murdoch’s hand-picked Managing Editor Robert Thomson, follow up on the resignation of its publisher and the arrest of former top News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). exec Rebekah Brooks? With some standard news stories—and a flame-throwing editorial the Journal hopes will singe critics…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, BBC, Guardian Media Group, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Countries, Europe, UK, les hinton, rebekah brooks, robert thomson, rupert murdoch

Guardian Retracts Report Sun Used Brown’s Medical Records; Apologizes

Jul 15, 2011 11:36 AM

The Guardian splashed its July 12 report that remaining News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). tabloid the Sun obtained illegal access to Gordon Brown’s family medical records across the front page but today’s admission that it was wrong is well inside the paper—the corrections column on page 36, to be exact. The…

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Posted In: Companies, Guardian Media Group, News Corp., BSkyB, Countries, Europe, UK, gordon brown, the sun

Guardian Extends Its Digital Effort To E-Readers With Kindle App

Jul 11, 2011 6:14 AM

This looks like an example of “Digital First” in action: today, the Guardian announced that it has launched a Kindle app, its first for the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) device, as it looks to extend its footprint to more wireless devices—a platform that already brings in 10 percent of all of…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Google, Android, Guardian Media Group, Countries, Europe, UK

‘Digital-First’ Guardian Ends International Printing

Jul 1, 2011 6:16 AM

The first part of Guardian News & Media’s “digital-first” strategy is to quit its print editions outside the UK. The international editions of The Guardian and The Observer - printed in New York, Frankfurt, Madrid, Malta and Cyprus - will end from October 1, the company told staff.

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Guardian Sees Potential IPO Of Trader Media

Jun 24, 2011 6:27 AM

One of these days, Guardian Media Group hopes to sell Trader Media Group and Emap, both of which it jointly owns with Apax, to reap a windfall to swell cash reserves. But is Trader Media Group too big to sell… ?

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Money, IPO, Companies, Guardian Media Group

Interview: Guardian Aims To Double Digital Revenue In Five Years, CEO Says

Jun 16, 2011 11:36 AM

The worsening state of the printed news and advertising market has prompted The Guardian to downsize in print and become “digital-first” earlier than previously expected, Guardian Media Group CEO Andrew Miller tells paidContent.

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The Guardian Quickens Its Journey To A Life With Less Print

Jun 16, 2011 11:30 AM

Guardian News & Media has announced a “major transformation programme” to de-emphasise print and become “digital-first”, making it one of the first major newspapers to push toward that final, eventual transition.

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The Guardian Has Made About £250k From iPhone Subscribers

Jun 10, 2011 10:31 AM

Six months after revising its iPhone app on a subscription model, Guardian.co.uk is at two crossroads - 1) its first subscribers must this month consider whether to pay to renew, 2) Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will also this month start requiring 30 percent of what the publisher makes.

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Posted In: Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Guardian Media Group

Industry Moves
Guardian International Head Leaving; New Digital Development Director Named

Jun 8, 2011 5:03 AM

Guardian News & Media’s international and business development director Stella Beaumont has decided to leave after 28 years with the company, with foundations now in place for Guardian.co.uk’s second U.S. push.

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Guardian Media Group, stella beaumont

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