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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = Daily Mail and General Trust plc
| company_logo = [[Image:Daily Mail and General Trust.svg|200px|]]
| company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{lse|DMGT}})
| foundation = 1922
| location = [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| key_people = [[Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere|Viscount Rothermere]], [[Chair (official)|Chairman]] <br> Charles Sinclair, [[CEO]]
| industry = [[Newspapers]]<br /> [[Radio]]<br /> [[Websites]]
| products =
| revenue = [[Pound sterling|UK£]]2,235.0 million (2007)
| operating_income = [[Pound sterling|UK£]]159 million (2007)
| net_income = [[Pound sterling|UK£]]288 million (2007)
| num_employees = 15,949 (2006)
| parent =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.dmgt.co.uk www.dmgt.co.uk]
| footnotes =
}}
[[Image:Northcliffe House 2008 06 21.jpg|thumb|right|Northcliffe House, Daily Mail and General Trust offices]]
'''Daily Mail and General Trust plc''' ({{lse|DMGT}}) is one of the [[Europe|Europe's]] largest media companies and has interests in national and regional [[newspapers]], [[television]] and [[radio]]. The company has extensive activities based outside the UK, through [[Northcliffe Media]], [[DMG Radio Australia]], DMG World Media, DMG Information. It's biggest markets apart from the UK are in the [[United States]], [[eastern Europe]], and [[Australia]]. In June 2006 the company was relegated from the [[FTSE 100]] index into the mid-cap [[FTSE 250 Index]],<ref>{{cite web
| title = Vedanta, Lonmin, Drax all to be promoted to FTSE 100 index - FTSE Group
| work = Forbes.com
| publisher = AFX News Limited
| date = [[2006-06-07]]
| url = http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/06/07/afx2800000.html
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| accessdate = 2007-03-07 }}</ref> although it was promoted back into the [[FTSE 100]] in March 2007.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Daily Mail replaces Cairn in FTSE rejig
| work = Reuters UK
| publisher = [[Reuters]] UK
| date = [[2007-03-07]]
| url = http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2007-03-07T164444Z_01_L07158484_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MARKETS-FTSE-REJIG.xml
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| accessdate = 2007-03-07 }}</ref> DMGT was again demoted to the FTSE 250 in December 2007.
==History==
The group can trace its origins back to 1896 when the Daily Mail launched, but was officially incorporated in 1922 to control Associated Newspapers Holdings expanding interests. Daily Mail and General Trust plc was fully incorporated in 1922 and its shares were first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1932. As one of the longest-established media companies in the UK, DMGT has long invested in its business in order to become one of the most successful information providers in the country.
[[Image:Daily Mail Logo.svg|300px|right|The main newspaper from DMGT, Daily Mail]]
After almost 100 years in [[Fleet Street]], the company left its original premises of New Carmelite House in Fleet Street in 1988 to move to Northcliffe House in [[Kensington]]. 10,000 tons of rubble were removed to create the vast 115 feet high atrium, with a domed roof containing 64 tons of glass. The break-up of Fleet Street was a revolution that had to happen in the tradition-bound world of newspaper printing where powerful unions resisted efforts by the Fleet Street publishers to modernise and economise. At the same time as the newspapers moved to Kensington, the printing operation for Southern England moved four miles away to [[Surrey Quays]]. This state-of-the-art printing centre was opened on an 11-acre site at [[Rotherhithe]] in the [[London Docklands]] in 1989.
Instant communications between editorial, advertising and pre-press departments with Harmsworth Quays Printing are crucial. All pages are made up on computer screens and the completed pages are flashed to Surrey Quays without even a proof being necessary in Northcliffe House. On arrival they are converted into negative form and are used to make the plates for the press room. Within minutes the presses are ready to run. The entire system has been developed within [[Associated Newspapers Ltd|Associated Newspapers]]. The Harmsworth Quays division is now responsible for all the production services required by Associated Newspapers. A team at Surrey Quays co-ordinates the daily printing requirement for newspapers at contract sites in [[Belfast]], [[Bradford]], [[Bristol]], [[Didcot]], [[Dundee]], [[Glasgow]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[Plymouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Stoke-on-Trent|Stoke]], and [[Trafford Park]], and abroad in [[Madrid]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[Tenerife]], and magazines with Quebecor and Polestar Group mainly at [[Corby]] and [[Watford]].
[[Image:EveningStandardLogo.gif|300px|The recognisable Evening Standard logo|right]]
Of these printing works, those in England also print the regional group of newspapers published by Northcliffe Media, another division of Daily Mail and General Trust. Recognising the value people place in their local newspaper, the first Viscount Rothermere founded Northcliffe in 1928. The company now owns over 100 titles with 17 publishing centres in England and Wales producing daily, weekly and free newspapers. Since 1994 DMGT has expanded from its newspaper base into a variety of media forms, both in the UK and around the world especially around investments in electronic publishing.
In November 2005 DMGT announced its intention to sell its Northcliffe regional newspaper division. On [[17 February]] [[2006]] the company announced it was abandoning the sale due to the failure of the bids to 'fully reflect the long term value of the business'. In mid 2006, the company sold Studygroup, a subsidiary of DMG Information, to CHAMP, an Australian based private equity group.
==Divisions==
===Associated Newspapers===
{{further|[[Associated Newspapers Ltd]]}}
[[Image:Associated newspapers logo.jpg|right]]
Associated Newspapers is the national newspaper arm of DMGT and publishes the following titles
*''[[Daily Mail]]'' - The main national newspaper owned by Associated. It sells more than two million copies per issue, giving it one of the largest [[Newspaper Circulation|circulations]] of any [[English language]] daily newspaper, and the twelfth highest of any newspaper in the world.
*''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' - The sister paper of the Daily Mail, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1982, it has become the most read Sunday newspaper in [[United Kingdom|Britain]].
*''[[Evening Standard]]'' - The paper was launched as the ''Standard'' on [[May 21]], [[1827]]<ref>British Library. (2000) [http://www.bl.uk/collections/brit19th.html "Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Nineteenth Century"] Accessed April 13 2007.</ref>. Paid for [[London]] newspaper, it has a dominant City and financial emphasis as well as carrying national and international news.
*''[[Ireland on Sunday]]'' - Associated Newspapers took over the publishing of Ireland on Sunday in 2001. The title was re-launched in April 2002 to coincide with the move to its new offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin. It included TV Week magazine and in September 2006 it was merged with the Mail on Sunday and became the Irish Mail on Sunday.
*''[http://www.mailtoday.in/ Mail Today]'' - A 48-page compact size newspaper launched in India on November 16 2007 that is printed in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida with a print run of 110,000 copies. Based around a subscription model, the newspaper has the same fonts and feel as the Daily Mail and was set up with investment from Associated Newspapers and editorial assistance from the Daily Mail newsroom.<ref>[http://www.thomascrampton.com/media/thomas-jacob-mail-todays-india-newspaper-ifra/ Associated Newspapers launches Mail Today in India]</ref> Indian foreign media ownership laws restrict holdings to 26 percent.
*''[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]'' - Metro is the UK’s only urban national newspaper. Launched in March 1999 as a free, stapled newspaper, it was distributed initially in [[London]]. But since has been published every weekday morning, around Yorkshire, the North West, the North East, the East Midlands, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Scotland. Metro’s readership is 2.2 million (NRS June ‘07), with over 1.3 million copies printed.
*''[[Loot (magazine)|Loot]]'' - not a mainstream newspaper, although is available nationally. Classified directory.
*''[[London Lite]]'' - free sheet that was formerly called the [[Standard Lite]], but was re-designed to compete with [[News International]]'s new free sheet [[thelondonpaper]]. It is also a free sheet and is handed out by vendors in the evening around the [[London]] [[Zone 1]] area.
===Northcliffe Media===
{{further|[[Northcliffe Media]]}}
[[Image:NorMedLtd.gif|right|300px]]
Northcliffe Media, formerly Northcliffe Newspaper Group, is the regional, local and international multimedia arm of the Daily Mail and General Trust. It owns over 120 newspapers, with 18 of those daily and the rest weekly. It also operates a retail division with 67 outlets and has Central and Eastern European multimedia interests, especially in Hungary and Slovakia.<ref name="Hungary">{{cite web|year = 2007|url = http://www.thisisnorthcliffe.co.uk/home/services/international/?genid=222&homeid=2&pageno=1|title = Details of Hungarian titles|publisher = Northcliffe Media|accessdate = 2007-10-04}}</ref>
=== Northcliffe International ===
{{further|[[Northcliffe International]]}}
Northcliffe International is the Central and Eastern European multimedia enterprise arm of Northcliffe Media. It has newspapers throughout Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, with their biggest market in Hungary. They also have website interests in Croatia, owning four shopping, home and car websites as well as in Slovakia and Hungary.
The international arm began in 1989, when the Northcliffe Newspaper Group acquired [[Kisalföld]], the largest regional newspaper in Hungary, serving the north-western county of [[Gyor]]-[[Sopron]]. The group later acquired [[Délmagyarország]], the largest daily title in the south-east of the country, and the English-language weekly newspaper, [[The Budapest Sun]]. Northcliffe also invested significantly in new headquarters and printing plants in both [[Gyor]] and [[Szeged]].
The total Eastern European business has revenues of £35 million per year and annualised profits of around £6 million. The arm had 801 overseas workers in 2006,<ref name="Money made in Europe">{{cite web|year = 2006|url = http://www.dmgtreports.com/2006/introduction/groupataglance/#northcliffe|title = Annual report and accounts, Northcliffe Newspapers|publisher = Daily Mail and General Trust|accessdate = 2007-10-07}}</ref> but after the arrival in the Croatian market in March 2007, this now exceeds 1,000. The chairman of the European arm is [[Vivian Baring]] and the director is [[Istvan Szammer]].
===DMG Broadcasting===
DMG Broadcasting owns a number of media companies and is the subsidiary of DMGT that controls its British radio, television, film and interactive areas. [[Pathé|British Pathe]] are one of the oldest media companies in the world. British Pathe are now owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust Group. British Pathe footage sales are now managed by [[ITN#ITN Source|ITN Source]]. Their roots lie in 1890s Paris where their founder, [[Charles Pathe]], pioneered the development of the moving image. They were established in London in 1902, and by 1910 were producing their famous bi-weekly newsreel the Pathe Gazette. After the First World War they started producing various Cinemagazines as well. By 1930 they were producing the Gazette, the Pathetone Weekly, the Pathe Pictorial and Eve's Film Review, covering entertainment, culture and women's issues. By the time Pathe finally stopped producing the cinema newsreel in 1970 they had accumulated 3500 hours of filmed history amounting to over 90,000 individual items. Over the last 30 years this material has been used extensively around the world in television programmes, home videos, advertisements, corporate productions and, most recently, in web publishing.
[[Image:ITN.png|200px|right|The ITN logotype can be displayed in any of five different colours, each of which represents a business unit. This is the logotype in ITN News colour.]]
DMG Broadcasting owns a 20% stake in [[ITN]] (Independent Television News). The current ITN contract for ITV News expires at the end of 2012. On April 2, 2007 ITN signed a deal which superseded the existing contract, worth at least £42m per year. ITV, which owns 40% of ITN, is investing more than £15m to upgrade ITN's newsroom as part of the deal. It is believed ITV decided to sign an early deal with ITN without putting the contract out for tender, as it did last time round when Sky News bid, because of the need to press ahead with technological improvements. It has a minority stake in the [[Reuters]] news agency, which itself has a stake in ITN. It also owns New Era Commercials.
The Daily Mail and General Trust have a 29.9% stake in [[GCap Media]]. DMGT orriginally had a controlling stake in GWR Radio through DMG Radio, before the merger of GWR group and Capital Radio Group to create GCap. In 2002 it increased its stake to 29.97%. It is the United Kingdom's leading commercial radio group, representing 30% of the total commercial radio business. Between 1996 and 1999 GWR was a major shareholder in [[London News Radio]], which owned and operated London's [[LBC]] and [[News Direct]] radio stations. These stations were sold to [[Chrysalis Radio]] in 2002.
[[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]] is the only nationally available analogue radio station owned by DMGT through its stake in GCap Media. On [[25 December]] [[2006]] Classic FM opened a sister station [[theJazz]], devoted to [[jazz]] music. Classic FM also runs a digital TV channel playing classical music videos, [[Classic FM TV]]. It is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television channel that launched on [[7 September]] [[1992]]. It is the world's first 24-hour [[European classical music|classical music]] channel, and is available [[free-to-air]] on satellite, [[Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)|Sky Digital]] and cable TV services. Classic FM TV is also available on the [[Internet]]. Classic FM publishes a monthly magazine, Classic FM Magazine, which presents news and reviews. Through GCap it owns 32 UK Local [[List of radio stations in the United Kingdom|radio stations]] including many digital radio channels such as [[Core (radio station)|Core]].
It also owns 50% of Greenland Interactive, an interactive media and marketing solutions company offering services to agencies, brands, publishers and broadcasters. It is one of the United Kingdom's top five providers of premium rate IVR lines, enabling its customers to deliver a range of interactive services such as voting, competitions, and information and entertainment lines.<ref name="Greenland">{{cite web|year = 2003|url = http://www.demon.net/aboutus/pressroom/2003/pr032.html|title = THUS manages premium rate minutes for Greenland Interactive|publisher = Demon|accessdate = 2008-04-16}}</ref> Established in 1994 Greenland is one of the most experienced companies in the industry with knowledge and experience of successful interactive marketing campaigns.
[[Teletext Ltd.]] provides commercial teletext services on all the [[ITV]] channels, [[Channel 4]] and analogue [[five (channel)|five]]. Other than television, its digital businesses are Teletext Holidays, This is Travel, Teletext Cars, Teletext Mobile and Villarenters.com.
TV stations operated by DMG are part of Harmsworth TV, including the [[List of British television channels|Performance Channel]], and Channel One TV, as well as 20% of [[Westcountry Television]].
===DMG Radio Australia===
{{further|[[DMG Radio Australia]]}}
[[Image:Vega-95.3fm-brand.png|right|250px|Vega brand used for two radio stations in Australia]]
DMG Radio Australia operates commercial radio networks in [[metropolitan]] and [[regional]] areas of [[Australia]]. Formed in 1996, it has since become one of the largest radio media companies in the country. DMG Radio Australia is 100% owned by DMG following acquisition in 2002 of 25% held by UK broadcaster GWR. The company currently own more than 60 radio stations across [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[South Australia]], [[Queensland]] and [[Western Australia]].
===DMG World Media===
Headquartered in [[Marin County, California]], DMG World Media produces over 300 conventions and trade shows for several industries, including art and antiques, home and garden, gifts, sports and leisure, industrial and technical and hospitality.
===DMG Information===
DMG Information invests in business to business information-driven companies. It aims to invest in high-growth businesses offering information to niche markets. DMG Information is headquartered in the US, with its main office in [[Connecticut]] and other offices in [[California]] and [[Massachusetts]]. Foremost amongst these are [[Landmark Information Group]], Risk Management Solutions and Environmental Data Resources. In 2006 DMG Information bought Genscape, a US company that supplies information on the energy market for $196m (£110m).<ref name="InformationDMG">{{cite web|year = 2006|url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/apr/20/dmgt.pressandpublishing|title = DMGT buys leading energy information firm|publisher = [[Guardian Unlimited]]|accessdate = 2008-04-16}}</ref> Genscape is the market-leading provider of real-time energy generation and transmission information to the energy trading markets in North America and Europe. The company has more than 130 customers, including utilities, investment banks, energy traders and hedge funds. It also has operations in the UK, Australia, France, Germany and India.
===Euromoney Institutional Investor===
{{further|[[Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC]]}}
Euromoney Institutional Investor plc is the market leader on international financial [[publishing]] and event organisation. It's one of [[Europe|Europe's]] largest business and financial magazine publishers and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]]. The company, 70% owned by the [[Daily Mail and General Trust]] Group, was founded in 1969. The company owns close to 100 international specialist magazines in [[finance]], [[energy]], [[aviation]], [[pharmaceuticals]] and [[law]]. Euromoney trains international bankers and [[securities]] specialists around the world, runs international conferences, and is very strong in electronic publishing. With offices worldwide, its shares are listed in [[London]] and [[Luxembourg]].
==See also==
*[[Multinational companies]]
*[[Viscount Rothermere]]
*[[Mass media]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dmgt.co.uk/ Daily Mail and General Trust]
*[http://www.associatednewspapers.com/ Associated Newspapers]
*[http://www.thisisnorthcliffe.co.uk/home/ Northcliffe Media]
*[http://www.northcliffeinternational.co.uk/ Northcliffe International]
*[http://www.dmgradio.com.au/dmgSC.html DMG Radio Australia]
*[http://www.dmgworldmedia.com/ DMG World Media]
*[http://www.dmginfo.com/ DMG Information]
*[http://www.anm.co.uk/ Associated New Media]
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