Associated Newspapers has secured a deal to lift circulation of its national morning freesheet Metro by 250,000 copies. The move is designed to beat rival News International.

The deal will increase Metro’s circulation in London by 205,000 copies to more than 750,000 and another 45,000 will be spread among eight editions in other cities throughout the United Kingdom.

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Belgian publisher Rossel is considering making an offer on French business daily La Tribune if its owner, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey, decides to sell it, according to a report in Les Echos.

Speculators expect LVMH to sell La Tribune when it finishes its proposed acquisition of rival newspaper Les Echos from British media group Pearson Plc.

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The Russian newspaper known for its investigative reporting has begun posting English translations of select articles.

Novaya Gazeta's new English site, en.novayagazeta.ru, is currently designed for six articles, which the newspaper began posting Thursday.

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Portable media players with video capability are expected to outsell audio-only devices by the end of 2008, according to a study from In-Stat.

The report, estimating both unit sales and revenue throughout 2011, indicates overall demand for MP3 devices will stay strong.

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Moody’s Investors Service on Monday changed its outlook on the New York Times Co. from stale to negative, indicating growing pressure on the publisher’s advertising from other media and a decline in the housing market.

The media company's debt is likely to be downgraded over the next 12 to 18 months, the investors service said.

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The search for a new publisher of the Ventura County Star is under way, the newspaper and its parent company, E.W. Scripps Co., announced Monday.

Tim Gallagher became the newspaper's publisher in 2004, and will step down from the post in several weeks, continuing on as a part-time assistant to Scripps Howard Publishing President Mark Contreras.

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Advertisers from all over Africa are now eligible to enter their work as part of the Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards.

The decision to extend entry outside South Africa, to the rest of the continent, was made by the custodians of the awards, the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA). Entries for APEX 2008 will be accepted until Nov. 16.

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