A letter from former INM chair Buckley’s solicitors which was opened in the High Court outlines the scale of the challenge facing the 79-year-old long-term associate of the tycoon Denis O’Brien.
The fear in the newspaper industry is that the retail model will eventually break down, and they will run out of retailers even before they run out of print readers.
The account was the subject of a Norwich Pharmacal order taken by a journalist to force Twitter to reveal the identity of the person behind it.
After acquiring INM for just €65 million in mid-2019, internal forecasts at Mediahuis Ireland point to a strong 2021 with revenues and earnings both growing at Ireland’s biggest privately owned media group.
Mediahuis has made a string of major changes to INM, including changing its name, since taking it private two years ago – and more is to come. Group CEO Gert Ysebaert and Mediahuis Ireland boss Marc Vangeel outline their strategy for the future.
The idea of Eoghan Harris using pseudonymous Twitter accounts is no surprise when his career is studied, but the breadth of that career shouldn't be forgotten either.
Peter Vandermeersch was installed by Mediahuis as publisher of INM following its €146m swoop on the embattled Irish media group last year. He talks about the new digital strategy for the titles, the commercial opportunities and the battle to rebuild staff morale.
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