Company Structure
Daily & Sunday Express
The Daily Express was launched in 1900 and still proudly carries the banner of "the world's greatest newspaper". Its 2.1 million daily readers confirm its position as the UK's leading daily.
Daily & Sunday Star
With a readership of 1.85 million high-spending male and female readers, The Daily Star has established itself as a distinctive brand with an irreverent editorial stance. Circulation has doubled since January 2000.
Printing & Distribution
Northern & Shell owns Europe's largest and most efficient newspaper printing plant at West Ferry in London's Docklands, with a second wholly-owned plant in Lancashire. Distribution of magazines and newspapers is handled in-house with a 20-strong team working closely with major distribution, wholesale, and retail houses in the UK and overseas.
OK!
Widely acknowledged to be the publishing phenomenon of the past decade, OK! now dominates the British celebrity market and is on its way to becoming first for celebrity news worldwide.
New and Star Magazine
These two titles achieve something of greatness with their captivating and revealing look into the world of celebrities. Each title offers its own unique approach and together, they consolidate Northern & Shell's hold on the celebrity market.
Television
Entering the satellite TV market in 1995, today TV advertisements for the Daily and Sunday Express, OK! and the Daily Star, amount to several hundred productions a year. Equally, Northern & Shell's TV channels such as Television X and Express Shopping Channel, continue to break new ground and contribute to more than 146,000 hours of programming a year.