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Cautious welcome for merger of newspapers’ print operations

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Independent news retailers have given a cautious thumbs-up after the monopolies watchdog cleared a proposal from News UK and DMG Media to combine their printing and primary distribution operations. The new company is expected to go live in early June and will operate independently. As…

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