SUN MEDIA TO ACQUIRE ANNEX
By Adnews Staff
Sun Media has entered an agreement to acquire Annex Publishing & Printing for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes two daily newspapers, a semi-weekly publication, six weeklies, two shopping publications and a commercial web printing operation. Titles included in the agreement include Simcoe Reformer, The Woodstock Sentinel-Review, The Tillsonburg News, Tillsonburg Independent News, The Oxford Review, The Tuesday Times Reformer, The Delhi News-Record, The Ingersoll Times, Norwich Gazette, Lakeshore Shopper and Oxford Shopping News. The deal is expected to close today. Sun Media publishes 16 daily newspapers and 178 community weeklies and specialty publications. The company is also a partner in southern Ontario 24-hour television news station CablePluse24.