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Encyclopedia > Times Newspapers Ltd

News International Ltd is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Until June 2003, they were called News International plc[1]. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ...


The company's major titles are published by three subsidiary companies, Times Newspapers Ltd, News Group Newspapers[1] and NI Free Newspapers Limited. These newspapers are published at a large site in Wapping in east London, near Tower Hill, which earned the nickname "Fortress Wapping" after a fierce dispute with the union to which the workforce had previously belonged. Between 1987 and 1995, News International owned, through its subsidiary News (UK) Ltd, Today, the first UK national newspaper to be printed in colour. All of News International's newspapers (with the exception of thelondonpaper, launched in 2006) were founded by other owners, in some cases hundreds of years ago. Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Wapping dispute started on the 24th January 1986 when some 6,000 British trade unionists went on strike after months of protracted negotiation with their employers, News International (parent of Times Newspapers and News Group Newspapers). ... Today was a national newspaper in the United Kingdom. ... thelondonpaper is the trading name of a free newspaper, published by News International (who also publish The Sun and The Times). ...


In October 2005 News International sold TSL Education, publishers of Times Educational Supplement and other education titles, for £235m ($415m). The Times Literary Supplement, previously part of TSL Education, has been retained by News International as part of this deal. The Times Educational Supplement (TES) is a UK publication covering the world of primary, secondary and further education, as well as teaching job vacancies. ...

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News International Newspapers Limited

Times Newspapers

Times Newspapers Limited publishes the compact daily newspaper The Times (outside the UK, informally known as the London Times) and the broadsheet The Sunday Times. Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ...


Times Newspapers was formed in 1967 when The Thomson Corporation purchased The Times from the Astor family and merged it with The Sunday Times, which it owned since 1959. This company was purchased by Murdoch's News International in February 1981. In 2006 an American edition of The Times was launched in New York, Boston and some other east coast U.S. cities. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC TSX: TOC) is one of the worlds largest information companies, focused on providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. ...


News Group Newspapers

News Group Newspapers publishes the tabloid newspapers The Sun and the News of the World. This article is about a British tabloid. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...


The News of the World Organisation was purchased in January 1969. The Sun was acquired in October 1969 from Mirror Group Newspapers. Trinity Mirror is a large United Kingdom newspaper and magazine publisher. ...


NI Free Newspapers Limited

thelondonpaper was the first newspaper to be launched by News International rather than bought. It is an evening freesheet for the London Zone 1 area. thelondonpaper is the trading name of a free newspaper, published by News International (who also publish The Sun and The Times). ... A freesheet is a newspaper that is given away for free. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...


Other holdings

  • News International (Advertisements) Limited
  • News International Associated Services Limited
  • News International Distribution Limited
  • News International Newspapers (Knowsley) Limited
  • News International Newspapers (Scotland) Limited
  • News International Pension Trustees Limited
  • News International Supply Company Limited
  • News International Television Investment Company Limited
  • News International Television Limited
  • NI Syndication Limited

See also

News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

References

  1. ^ a b The Times Online Style Guide – see entry for News International for change from plc to Ltd

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