04 Apr 2008
Express Group owner and philanthrope Desmond enjoys a feisty relationship with Associated....2000: Philanthrope Richard Desmond buys the Express Group for £125
million with profits earned ...
Desmond's background in a mailshot to Express readers. Now it alleges
that Desmond is not only a pillar of the UK's adult industry but also in
a philanthropic relationship with the Labour Party. Desmond's papers ...
20 Apr 2001
| by Claire Billings
with Express Newspaper proprietor Richard Desmond over the ownership of their jointly-owned West Ferry printing...into a fierce legal battle with Express Newspaper proprietor Richard Desmond over the ownership of their jointly-owned West Ferry printing business.
Lawyers acting for Desmond are believed to have served a ...
of wrangling over the value Desmond’s half of the business, which he acquired when he took over Express ...
17 Mar 2011
| by Mark Banham
As Richard Desmond invites bids for his magazine portfolio, we look at his long involvement...Desmond's working career started as a shelf-stacker in Woolworths, but he quickly moved into a ...
.
This was followed by the publication of Home Organist, around which time Desmond adopted the motto Forti Nihil ...
. Desmond was to eventually buy-out Hammond.
In 1983, Northern Shell bought the licence to publish soft ...
23 Jul 2010
| by Maisie McCabe
Richard Desmond is now a player in the UK commercial television industry after signing a £103.5m...After a period of intense speculation, the deal was signed in the last hour and Desmond's Northern Shell company is now the sole owner of Five.
The cash payment values Five at a twentieth ...
of Desmond and Airey is not going to move to another role within RTL. RTL s bank JP Morgan has acted ...
24 Feb 2003
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - Richard Desmond has unveiled his new celebrity weekly magazine called, not Wow...of its rivals in the same way that Desmond's launch of the Daily Star Sunday hit Trinity Mirror ...
the market a "kick up the backside". Speaking to Desmond's in-house media columnist Anil Bhoyrul ...
something like Heat."
The first issue includes pictures of Desmond's favourite celebrity Victoria Beckham ...
08 Oct 2007
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Daily Express boss Richard Desmond is reported to have paid himself £40.6m last year...Desmond has increased the amount of money he has taken out of the business, despite its revenues falling ...
to 9.1m from 8.2m. In 2005 Desmond paid himself the smaller figure of 27.3m, following a bumper ...
circulations have shrunk faster than the overall UK newspaper market, but Desmond s venture into the US market ...
12 Aug 2010
| by Maisie McCabe
Staff at Channel 5 were braced for changes following the broadcaster's acquisition by Richard...of the integration of the company into Desmond's Northern Shell.
Seven of Channel 5's nine directors will leave ...
, such as finance and IT, will be merged with the Northern Shell operation.
Channel 5 was acquired by Desmond ...
29 Jul 2010
| by Maisie McCabe
Richard Desmond, the owner of Northern & Shell and one of the most colourful figures in UK media..., Desmond has promised to deliver "investment, drive and leadership" to the broadcaster.
Five's 300-plus ...
, Desmond announced plans for an estimated 20 million campaign through his Northern Shell publications to promote Five.
Campaign asked Desmond what his intentions are for Five and how it fits in with the rest ...
25 Feb 2005
Broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are resisting Richard Desmond's demands
04 Nov 2011
| by Mark Banham
The channel will join Richard Desmond's current offerings Channel 5, 5* and 5 USA. It is also expected that Channel 5 +1 will also be available via cable providers in 2012.
Desmond, owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star, signed a 103.5m deal to buy Five from European broadcaster RTL in July ...
