More Northcliffe titles on the block?

Posted by Martin Stabe on 15 March 2006 at 12:39
Tags: Aberdeen Press & Journal, Archant, Johnston Press, Kent and Sussex Courier, Newsquest, Northcliffe, Trinity Mirror

Daily Mail and General Trust may be looking to sell more of its Northcliffe regional newspapers, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The Kent and Sussex Courier is reported to be on the block, with possible suitors including Trinity Mirror and Gannett the American parent of the Newsquest group.

After pulling the entire Northcliffe group off the market last month after attracting lower-than-expected bids, DMGT is also rumoured to be flogging the Press & Journal in Aberdeen, stoking the idea that it is looking to break up its regional newspaper group.

Johnston Press, Gannett, Trinity Mirror and Archant are all reported to be interested in the Scottish broadsheet.

Across the Northcliffe group, advertising revenue was down 7 per cent in the five months to February, according to a DMGT trading update released today.