Mediahuis in Talks to Buy A Majority Stake in Aachener Verlagsgesellschaft

Independent News & Media PLC (INM) is a media company. The Company is a newspaper and online news publisher with print and distribution assets, and a wholesale distributor of newspapers and magazines on the island of Ireland. The Company operates through Island of Ireland-Publishing segment. It has operations in Ireland and Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, it owns the Belfast Telegraph group, which is a newspaper publisher. Belfast Telegraph group has approximately two main titles, including The Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life. It operates news Website, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, with the use of technology, such as video and podcasting. In Ireland, the Company publishes over five national newspapers and approximately 10 regional newspapers. INM operates an online portal, Independent, which supports national and regional Irish newspaper titles (including regional titles). The Company's brands include Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, The Herald, Sunday World and The Star.