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focusing JPs commercial offer around fewer, better,

                       commercial products which were most attractive to its
                       customers.



               Geographies:


                       focusing its investments on its primary brands which are
                       in markets where the economics show there is most

                       potential for growth, or where their financial contribution

                       is strong.


               Audiences:


                       focusing its efforts to attract more commercially valuable,

                       multi-platform audience groups, with disposable income,
                       and are attractive for advertisers to reach.

               JP’s shareholders had agreed a £360 million refinancing deal in

               May 2014, which included raising £137.7 million from
               shareholders and a further £220m through a Bond issue. It

               reported net debt standing at £186.4 million at the end of the

               2014 financial year.









               Newsroom of the Future: one-size-fits-all


               The “Newsroom of the Future” requires its editorial staff to be

               proficient in the use and application of innovative digital

               systems which necessitates new tools and skillsets in order to
               fulfill their new roles. “ For instance, the community content
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