The Times in everyone’s home, pocket, tablet...

The Times is entering 2013 with a promise to be in everybody’s home, pocket, and tablet devices with the latest news, according to the newly appointed managing director of the group that publishes the newspaper, Allied. Adrian Hillman recognises that he is taking over an institution that has sound roots built over more than 75 years, but his vision is to build on this legacy and reinforce its main asset – the company’s credibility. “We are what we are today, because we’re a credible and trusted organisation... this I believe is where our strength lies,” he said. Mr Hillman, 48, joined the company over 10 years ago, and previously held the position of managing director of the group’s printing press, Progress Press. He takes over as group managing director from Vincent Buhagiar, who held the position since 2003 and is retiring at the age of 65. The company has been quick to embrace the change posed by the changing media landscape, yet at the same time it remained careful to retain its identity. As an institution that has been at the forefront of newspapers, it has also become a force to be reckoned with through its website timesofmalta.com, which has: over 4.8 million readers’...