Sunrise Media Explained

Sunrise Media Limited was created in 2016 to act as a holding company for The Sunday Business Post and the Cork publisher Webprint Concepts.[1] [2] [3] The major shareholder in Sunrise Media Limited is Key Capital. Key Capital's shareholders include Conor Kileen. As of 2016, the CEO of Sunrise Media Limited was Siobhan Lennon.[4]

Sunrise Media Limited was set up on 11 July 2016 as an Irish company with a registered address at Huguenot House, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.[5]

While Sunrise Media was reportedly included in a list of potential buyers of the Irish Examiner from Landmark Media Investments in 2017,[6] ultimately the Irish Examiner was acquired by The Irish Times.[7]

In September 2017, it was reported that The Sunday Business Post and Webprint Concepts might be sold,[1] and the former had been sold to Enda O'Coineen by September 2018.[8] Webprint, which had 25 full-time employees as of mid-2018,[9] was sold by Sunrise Media in March 2019.[10]

See also

Sunwise Media, for the American production company

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Sunday Business Post' put up for sale by Key Capital . irishtimes.com . 27 September 2017 .
  2. Web site: Siobhán Lennon to head Sunrise Media . businesspost.ie . 18 December 2016 . 30 July 2023 . Sunrise Media [is] the new holding company for The Sunday Business Post newspaper and Webprint, the Cork based printing operation.
  3. Web site: Siobhan Lennon Appointed CEO of the Sunday Business Post. 13 December 2016 . adWorld.ie . 7 August 2017 .
  4. Web site: Business Post price up as challenges increase . Corcoran . Jody . White . Dan . 18 December 2016 . Independent.ie. 13 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Sunrise Media Limited . 6 August 2017. SoloCheck . 7 August 2017 .
  6. News: Iconic looks at Landmark papers . Carey . Brian . 28 May 2017 . The Sunday Times . Times Newspapers Limited . 7 August 2017 .
  7. Web site: Irish Times to wrap up Examiner deal . The Times (UK) . 17 September 2017 . 30 July 2023 .
  8. Web site: Enda O'Coineen agrees deal to buy Sunday Business Post.
  9. Web site: 'Alive!' printer Datascope sold to Webprint . irishtimes.com . 30 July 2018 . 30 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Webprint bought back by founder O'Doherty . businesspost.ie . 10 March 2019 . Sunrise Media sold Adenium Limited, trading as Webprint, to the company's managing director and founder, Donagh O'Doherty .

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