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August 3, 2021updated 30 Sep 2022 10:29am

JPI Media to expand online into eight major UK markets with Local TV partnership

By Charlotte Tobitt

JPI Media has revealed plans to expand into seven major UK cities, plus Wales, as it hopes to become a “truly national network of local news brands” under new owner David Montgomery.

The publisher will launch eight new websites under its digital-only “World” brand, under which the National World website launched in March with aims to rival The Independent.

It said the websites would be “video-led” in partnership with Local TV, where Montgomery is also chairman, which will deploy eight TV video journalists to support JPI’s teams in each market.

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