Reach plc
British newspaper and magazine publisher
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| July 2020 | Announced cutting 550 jobs (12% of workforce) due to falling advertising income |
| 2018 | The company rebranded from Trinity Mirror to Reach plc, signaling a strategic shift in its corporate identity. |
| February 2018 | Completed acquisition of Northern & Shell publishing assets, including Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star, and OK! magazine |
| 2015 | Both experimental websites UsVsTh3m and Ampp3d were closed down. |
| November 2015 | Purchased Local World, acquiring 115 local newspaper titles and expanding local circulation by around 50% |
| May 21 2015 | Awarded damages totaling nearly £1.25 million to eight individuals, including Sadie Frost and Paul Gascoigne, for phone hacking |
| February 13 2015 | Published a public apology for phone hacking in the Daily Mirror, Sunday People, and Sunday Mirror |
| September 24 2014 | Admitted phone hacking and agreed to pay compensation to four individuals including Shane Richie, Shobna Gulati, Lucy Benjamin, and Alan Yentob |
| 2013 | Trinity Mirror launched two experimental content websites: UsVsTh3m, a BuzzFeed-like site with quizzes and Flash games edited by Rob Manuel, and Ampp3d, a data journalism website. |
| January 2012 | Acquired Communicator Corp, a digital communications company, for £8 million |
| January 2011 | Former MP Paul Marsden announces potential legal action against Trinity Mirror for alleged phone hacking |
| February 2010 | Bought regional M.E.N. Media and S&B Media divisions from Guardian Media Group, including Manchester Evening News and Reading Evening Post |
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