Businessweek

Trinity Mirror plc publishes newspapers in the United Kingdom. The company has a portfolio of five national newspapers, approximately 140 regional newspapers and approximately 400 digital sites. Divisions The company has two trading divisions: Regionals and Nationals. Regionals division The Regionals division publishes a portfolio of brands across print and digital media in the U.K. The print portfolio includes 13 daily paid titles and 51 weekly paid titles and various free titles. The company’s Regionals digital portfolio includes companion Web sites to its key newspaper titles, hyperlocal sites serving specific postcodes and communities and both local and national sites in the key verticals of recruitment, property and motors. It also holds 50% interest in Fish4Jobs, a recruitment Web site with 3.3 million users. Nationals Division The Nationals division publishes five national newspapers in the United Kingdom. In the U.K., it publishes the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and The People while in Scotland it publishes the two best read national titles, the Daily Record and the Sunday Mail. Its newspapers are complemented by a portfolio of digital brands plus other commercial activities which include an event marketing division and a portfolio of business titles in Scotland. Acquisitions In January 2008, the company acquired 100% of the issued share capital of The Career Engineer Limited; and in April 2008, it acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Rippleffect Studio Limited.