Journal Register, a multi media company in local news and information, has promoted William Higginson, as its new president and COO, effective April 1, 2010. Mr Higginson will report to the company's CEO, John Paton.

Multi-media company LIN TV Corporation has reported net revenues of $101.11m for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, a decrease of three percent, compared to $104.24m for the same period in 2008.

IMAX Corporation has reported revenues of $54.23m for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, an increase of 98 percent, compared to $27.42m for the same period in 2008. Adjusted EBITDA was $20.9m, compared to $2.6m for the prior year period.

IMAX Corporation has signed an agreement with CJ CGV Company, an operator of multiplex cinema chain in South Korea, to install up to 15 new digital IMAX theatre systems, with the roll-out scheduled to begin later in 2010 and to upgrade four existing film-based IMAX theatres to digital systems.

China MediaExpress Holdings (CME), a television advertising operator on inter-city express buses, has signed a three-year exclusive agreement to provide television programming and advertisements on all 32 express buses originating from the Qingdao Liuting International Airport (Qingdao Airport).

Baker & Taylor, a distributor of digital books and entertainment products, has signed an agreement with Elsevier, a publisher of scientific, medical and technical books, to provide rich, highly-formatted content on Blio.

National CineMedia (NCM), a US-based media company, has reported a total revenue of $118.6m for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, an increase of 5.5 percent, compared to $112.4m for the comparable period in 2008.

Beasley Broadcast Group, a large-and midsize market radio broadcaster, has reported a net revenue of $26.16m for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, a decrease of 14.1 percent, compared to $30.47m for the same period in 2008.

GateHouse Media has reported net loss of $4.27m for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to $182.76m for the same period in 2008.

Huveaux, a B2B media group, has signed a conditional contract for the sale of the entire share capital of Letts Educational and Leckie & Leckie and the business and assets of Lonsdale (together the education division) for a cash consideration of £10m, payable in full upon completion, to Harper Collins Publishers.