National World
National World plc is a British multimedia company. The company was founded and listed on the London Stock Exchange as National World plc in September 2019. In January 2021, it became operational with the acquisition of JPIMedia for £10.2 million.[1][2][3][4] In April 2022, JPIMedia was rebranded to National World.[5] Since purchasing JPIMedia, National World has launched sixteen new titles and made a further seven acquisitions,[6] notably Insider Media.[7]
National World
JPIMedia Ltd
Johnston Press (1769–2018)
2019
26 Whitehall Rd, LS12 1BE, Leeds, England, UK
Worldwide
£84.1M (2022)
£9.7M (2022)
National World PLC
Its flagship titles include The Scotsman, The Yorkshire Post, and Belfast's The News Letter. The company operates over 100 newspapers and websites around the United Kingdom.[8]
The company reported 2022 revenues of £84.1M and adjusted EBITDA of £9.7M.[9]
Acquisition of JPI Media[edit]
On 31 December 2020, it was announced that JPIMedia Publishing Ltd (formerly Johnston Press[10]) and its subsidiaries were being sold to National World PLC on 2 January 2021. The new company was set up by the media executive David Montgomery.[11][12] On 29 April 2022, JPIMedia Publishing Ltd rebranded to National World Publishing Ltd, otherwise known as National World.[5]
Acquisition of Midland News Association[edit]
In September 2023, it was announced that the Graham family-owned Claverley Group had sold its subsidiary Midland News Association to National World PLC. The £11m sale included the regional daily newspapers Shropshire Star and Express & Star, and a number of weekly titles, along with Press Computer Systems, which supplies publishing platforms for both MNA and other major publishers including Newsquest and DC Thomson. The sale marked Claverley Group's exit from regional newspaper publishing.[13]
Shots![edit]
On 7 August 2023[30] National World launched Shots!, a website devoted to football chat, true crime shows[31] and real life stories. National World also acquired a streaming slot for Shots! on Freeview channel 276, where it runs 24 hours a day and features shows such as The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read, Walks Around Britain[32] and Exceptional Homes,[33] along with reports such as I Was in Byker Grove.[34][35][36]