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Independent News & Media plc (INM) is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland with interests worldwide. The company owns over 165 print titles. more...

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UK and Ireland

The group owns a number of national newspapers in Ireland: the Evening Herald, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Sunday World and the Irish Daily Star. The chief executive is Anthony O'Reilly, who was recently knighted by the British monarch. Some INM titles, especially the Sunday Independent and Irish Independent, are perceived to have a pro-British slant, especially by republicans.

In the UK the company publishes The Independent and the Independent on Sunday. The company also owns the Belfast Telegraph group which publishes the Belfast Telegraph, Ireland's Saturday Night, Sunday Life and Ads for Free.

South Africa

The group is the largest newspaper publisher in South Africa, owning 14 newspapers including The Star and Pretoria News in Gauteng, the Daily Voice, Cape Times, Cape Argus and Weekend Argus in Cape Town, the Mercury, Post, Isolezwe, Daily Tribune, Sunday Tribune and Independent on Saturday in Durban, as well as the national Sunday Independent and 13 community newspapers in Cape Town. The group's titles account for 48% of the total advertising spend in paid newspapers, 31% of all newspapers sold in the country, and 58% of the English language market.

Australia and New Zealand

The company owns a 40.3% stake in APN News and Media Limited, a large newspaper publisher in Australia and New Zealand owns the New Zealand Herald, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. It also holds stakes in the Unison ISP and the iTouch electronic payments and premium rate telecoms operator.

India

INM has also entered into the Indian market as of late. It entered into it through the purchase of 20% of Dainik Jagran the publishing company behind India's best-selling paper. This market has been identified by INM as being a key element of its move into non-English speaking media markets with huge growth opportunities and potential for advancement. Since the initial investment INM has deepened its involvement by buying 20% of the radio business of Dainik Jagran. The intention is to establish 8 radio stations in the so-called 'Hindi Belt'.

Cable

The company formerly held a 50% stake in Chorus Communications, the second largest cable television and MMDS operator in Ireland, having acquired this with a merger between Cable Management Ireland, and their own Irish Multichannel . However this was sold in 2004.

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