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18 May 2012
Online Media Awards Announce Nominations

16 May 2012
Press Association provides Olympic news and content to BOA's new website

26 April 2012
MeteoGroup launch Weather Pro Premium

23 April 2012
Walking With The Wounded to Mount Everest Base Camp

20 April 2012
Press Association photographer wins Scottish Press Award

18 April 2012
London 2012 Olympic Games: Official Book

04 April 2012
Press Association Olympic Park Open Day

23 March 2012
PA reporter and photographer fly on Air Force One

22 March 2012
More judges join the Online Media Panel

21 March 2012
The Press Association wins a Press Award

17 March 2012
Clive Marshall addresses MINDS International conference in Moscow

15 March 2012
Online Media Awards announce judging panel

07 March 2012
Press Association appoints Milica Lamb as Picture Editor

14 February 2012
Press Association sponsors Online Media Awards

08 February 2012
Press Association appoints first CTO to Board of Directors

23 December 2011
PA Sport host Olympic briefing

30 November 2011
Press Association Training wins best commercial fast-track course

24 November 2011
Press Association and Express KCS collaborate to bring outsourced advertisement production to UK newspapers

17 November 2011
PA acquires Globelynx "TVready" Network

23 September 2011
PA photographer wins Barclays Photographer of the Season

6 September 2011
PA appoints Alan Marshall as Group Managing Editor


14 June 2011
PA offers its news wire as an educational resource to schools for the first time 

10 May 2011
Press Association appointed Host National Agency for the London 2012 Paralympic Games 

06 May 2011
Europe's leading weather company aquires offshore forecasting technology 

05 May 2011
Press Association Training launches online shorthand training service 

14 April 2011
Press Association and Associated Press join forces with video content deal 

12 April 2011
Press Association launches weekly live blog for Blue Square

28 March 2011
Royal Wedding NewsWall

4 March 2011
Celebrating Women of London - an exhibition of PA photography

3 March 2011
Press Association to deliver live coverage of the Royal Wedding with Scribble Technologies

28 February 2011
Agency hatched in Victorian cab has evolved for 21st century

7 February 2011
Press Association Images to sell user generated photography for the first time

6 January 2011
Liverpool FC sign Edit TV

 

6 December
Press Association Sport appoints Managing Director, Commercial

7 October
ITV to trial Press Association Video Direct service

30 September
Press Association Sport and Victor Chandler sign racing and editorial agreement

17 September
Racing UK and Press Association Sport’s iCard wins prestigious Web Marketing Association Award

14 September
Press Association Images launches website for Papal visit

7 September
Young reporters announced for London 2012

13 August
Press Association launches FindMeTV television listings app for the iPad

9 August
Press Association appoints Chief Technology Officer

15 June
Press Association Sport signs three year racecard deal with Racing Enterprises Limited

27 May
Perlego success for two trials in May

19 May
Press Association Sport nominated for Sports Betting Supplier of the Year at 2010 EGR B2B Awards

13 May
UKIPT Nottingham trials Perlego

10 May
Press Association launches online video news archive

6 May
Press Association Scotland appoints Victoria Mitchell as editor

29 March
Press Association Sport joins with MSN to launch ‘World Cup News Centre’

24 March
Press Association photographer wins British Press Award for the second year running

18 March
Murdoch MacLennan appointed PA Group Chairman

17 March
News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks joins PA Group Board of Directors

12 March
Press Association Sport and VidiGo team up for sports broadcast graphics

26 February
New video on demand discovery service FindMeTV

18 February
Press Association appointed 2012 host national news agency

16 February
Press Association launches new multimedia training course in London

12 February
Copley wins World Press Photo award

10 February
Press Association Sport and Racing UK’s iCard shortlisted for the 2010 Sports Industry Awards

8 February
Press Association Sport ramps up Olympic coverage for Vancouver

3 February
North East news consortium adds major expertise to its line-up

2 February
British journalist to carry Olympic torch

1 February
The Sport Briefing launches new-look service

18 January
Communities’ news service hits milestone by sending out its 50,000th story

13 January
Press Association Sport and i2i Digital sign deal for automated card recognition system

11 January
Press Association consultancy creates ‘one-stop-shop’ for PRs

5 January
Press Association secures page production deals with the Evening Standard and Scotland’s Herald & Times Group

4 January
CN Group joins Trinity Mirror, Press Association and Ten Alps consortium in bid for English IFNC



2009
21 Decemeber
Press Association Training tops NCTJ league table

16 December
Press Association Sport appoints betting editor

10 December
Press Association North East photographer tops regional journalism awards

7 December 2009
Press Association and Vizimo to create new range of VOD discovery services

3 December 2009
World news agencies launch Facebook page on climate debate

23 November 2009
Evening Standard launches online video content from the Press Association

19 November 2009
Media companies form consortium for TV news pilot in the North East

12 November 2009
Clive Marshall appointed PA Group Chief Executive

6 November 2009
Camelot-sponsored supplement reaches two million

29 October 2009
Press Association Sport launches 2012 Wire

8 October 2009
Newcastle journalism course continues to inspire careers 40 years on

23 September 2009
The Press Association appoints Leapfrogg as search marketing partner

04 August 2009
Football data contract awarded to Press Association Sport and SIS

27 July 2009
Press Association steps up Olympic coverage

15 July 2009
Independent launches new video service with Press Association and Octopus Media Technology

30 June 2009
PA Sport unveils new site in brand re-launch

29 May 2009
Press Association Training launches series of workshops for journalists affected by newsroom change

26 May 2009
Johnston Press signs magazine page-ready deal with the Press Association

21 May 2009
PA Group announces 2008 annual results

20 May 2009
Trinity Mirror and MEN take Press Association video wire service

18 May 2009
Press Association Images announce third creative imagery partnership this year

13 May 2009
Press Association Images choose Barcroft Pacific for Australia and New Zealand representation

11 May 2009
Top dealmakers look to the future at the third annual MediaFinance conference

27 April 2009
Press Association launches video news wire service

9 April 2009
Unbreakable world record for the highest game of cricket

2 April 2009
Press Association's political photographer wins prestigious British Press Award

31 March 2009
Dave Cheskin named Photographer of the Year

20 March 2009
Sutton Motorsport Images F1 Grand Prix deal extended

6 March 2009
PA Sports sells US sports data business

10 February 2009
Press Association’s Tony Watson to speak in outsourcing debate

30 January 2009
New digital sales team for the Press Association

29 January 2009
Lane Clark & Peacock advises Press Association pension fund trustees on £60m pensioner buy-in deal

28 January 2009
National news agency secures major funding package from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets

2 January 2009
Tim Bowdler appointed PA Group Chairman

 

2008

31 December 2008
Honour for Paul Potts of the Press Association

18 December 2008
New Belfast office

10 December 2008
Press Association joins MINDS International network

08 December 2008
Newcastle course is top of the league

06 November 2008
The Press Association launches new identity

18 October 2008
National Media Museum breaks the news

03 September 2008
Best of British' photography is on track to entertain

 

 

 

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