BO
Corp and Tech
BUSINESS.OBSERVER
$ SEARCH
Start typing to search
↑↓ navigate↵ goEsc close

Northern & Shell

Northern & Shell was founded in 1974 as the publisher of the music magazine International Musician and Recording World. The Northern & Shell group experienced four decades of expansion from the mid 1970s, during which time it became a significant force in British and worldwide media, with a major UK television broadcaster and a portfolio of newspapers and magazines.

Northern & Shell launched OK! magazine in 1993 and acquired Express Newspapers in November 2000, Channel 5 in July 2010 and The Health Lottery in February 2011.

Following the sale of Channel 5 in September 2014 to global broadcaster Viacom, and the sale of its print & publishing businesses, including its national newspapers titles - Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star, Daily Star Sunday, celebrity magazines - OK!, new! and Star, and its 50% interest in the Irish Daily Star to Trinity Mirror plc (since renamed Reach plc) in February 2018, the Group’s principal interests are now property development, The Health Lottery and start-up ventures.

Other companies

Pinewood Technologies Group
Pinewood Technologies Group
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC is a business focused on pure-play software-as-a-service for car dealerships. The company is based at Annesley, Nottingham. It is listed on the London St
The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA)
The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA)
The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) is an association for British sports journalists. It represents the British sports media on the British Olympic Association's press a
Digital Spy (DS)
Digital Spy (DS)
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused o