Publishing company based in Cardiff, Wales
Media Wales Ltd.
is a publishing company based in
Cardiff
, Wales. As of 2009 it was owned by
Reach plc
(formerly known as the
Trinity Mirror
Group).
[2]
It was previously known as the Western Mail & Echo Ltd.
History
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The
Western Mail
was founded in 1869 by the
3rd Marquess of Bute
as a
Conservative
newspaper.
[3]
In 1893, the original building in
St. Mary Street
was destroyed by fire and a new building was opened also in St Mary Street two years later.
[3]
In 1928 the Western Mail Ltd amalgamated with David Duncan & Sons, who published the
South Wales Daily News
and the
South Wales Echo
, which was established in 1884.
[3]
The merged company became Western Mail and Echo Ltd. and because of the merger
Evening Express
and
South Wales Daily
News closed.
[3]
In 1960, the newspapers left St Mary Street and moved to Thomson House, Cardiff.
[3]
On 1 October 2007 Western Mail and Echo Ltd changed its name to Media Wales,
[4]
and in 2008 Media Wales moved from Thomson House in Havelock Street to a newly built office block, named Six Park Street, next to the old building.
[5]
The printing plant relocated to Portmanmoor Road, where it printed the
Western Mail
,
South Wales Echo
,
South Wales Evening Post
and the
Llanelli Star
. It also printed other independently owned titles, including the Pembrokeshire Herald.
[6]
In November 2016, the parent company
Trinity Mirror
(
Reach plc
), announced its plans to close the printing plant and transfer all printing to either its printing plants in Birmingham or Watford.
[6]
WalesOnline
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WalesOnline is the Media Wales website for Welsh news. Its editor is Steffan Rhys.
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CardiffOnline
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Cardiff Online is Media Wales' portal for news from the country's capital. The different sections include information on local community news, yourCardiff, lifestyle, Parklife (local sport),
Cardiff Blues
,
Cardiff City F.C.
and
Cardiff Devils
.
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Pizzaman
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Pizzaman
is Wales' first online drama series, broadcast by WalesOnline. The mini-series was created by former film students Teilo Trimble and James Robson, who took inspiration from Robson's stint as a takeaway driver following graduation.
It featured 15 short films ranging between four and eight minutes, all shot in different locations around Cardiff, which follow student deliveryman Taj. Each episode is named after a district of Cardiff.
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Publications
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The company also operates several news websites focused on Welsh news and classified advertising.
[2]
Media Wales
titles are published by
Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales
, part of
Reach plc
and include:
[2]
[10]
Gallery
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Media Wales, printing plant and main offices, Thomson House, Havelock Street, Cardiff, Wales 2007
Western Mail and Echo
printing plant, Portmanmoor Road, 2012
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