The Daily News of Newburyport

What The Daily News of Newburyport does

The Daily News of Newburyport is a daily local newspaper founded in 1887, serving Greater Newburyport, Massachusetts — including the communities of Newburyport, Amesbury, Salisbury, Merrimac, and surrounding North Shore towns. It is a privately held subsidiary of CNHI LLC (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.) and operates from a single newsroom and headquarters at 23 Liberty St., Newburyport. The company is staffed by 1-10 employees and runs an active local news operation covering civic affairs, sports, opinion, obituaries, weather, and public notices. Its product surface extends well beyond the print daily and includes four regional lifestyle magazines (Newburyport Magazine, Cape Ann Magazine, Haverhill Magazine, The Andovers Magazine), a digital E-Edition, iOS/Android mobile apps, an obituary platform, a classifieds marketplace under the North of Boston brand, an integrated games/puzzles platform, an events calendar, and themed special sections such as America at 250 and Senior Living.

The technology stack is anchored by the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital (TownNews), which powers article, photo, video, and classified delivery across web and mobile. Obituaries are managed through the AdPerfect platform hosted on AWS, with related support provided by Zendesk, Constant Contact for email newsletters, ClickIT Rewards for subscriber loyalty, Google Analytics/Tag Manager for traffic analysis, Google AdSense for ad fill, Akismet for spam filtering, and Trinity Audio for article audio on select sections. There is no indication of proprietary ML/AI technology or in-house research; digital capabilities are a stack of third-party integration points layered onto a shared CMS rather than unique internal technology.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: recurring subscriptions (print home delivery, digital access, e-edition, app subscriptions billed monthly), print and digital advertising (display, classifieds, special-section sponsorships, banner ads), paid obituary and memorial notices, and newspaper ads/public notices. Customer concentration is highly diffused across thousands of consumer subscribers and a fragmented base of small local advertisers, with no enterprise anchor customers identified. Marketing is conducted via the website, Facebook, free email newsletters, the mobile app, and the e-edition, and the company participates in the wider CNHI network's shared sales and infrastructure footprint.

Name

The Daily News of Newburyport

Legal name

CNHI LLC

Website

https://newburyportnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Daily News of Newburyport is a privately held daily newspaper founded in 1887 and owned by CNHI LLC, serving Greater Newburyport and surrounding North Shore Massachusetts communities with print, digital, e-edition, mobile app, magazine, obituary, and classified products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAA

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Print newspaper subscription
• Digital news subscription
• Classified advertising
• Community news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Newburyport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Home delivery and digital access subscriptions providing recurring revenue. Includes print newspaper delivery, e-edition access, and app-based digital content
2. Print and Digital Advertising: Display advertising for local businesses, national advertisers, and classified ads. Includes special section sponsorships and banner advertising on website
3. Classifieds and Obituaries: Paid obituary notices, memorial services, and classified advertisements including jobs, autos, and real estate listings
4. Newspaper Ads and Marketplace: Physical and digital newspaper ad placement services, plus public notice publication

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Daily News of Newburyport is a daily newspaper serving the Greater Newburyport, Massachusetts area, providing hyperlocal news, sports, opinion, obituaries, and community coverage through print home delivery and digital channels (website, E-Edition, mobile apps). It also operates regional lifestyle magazines (Newburyport, Cape Ann, Haverhill, The Andovers), classifieds, an obituary platform, and a community events calendar.

Product overview

The Daily News of Newburyport operates as a comprehensive local media company serving Greater Newburyport, MA, with a portfolio of print and digital products. The core offering is The Daily News newspaper, complemented by multiple regional magazines (Newburyport Magazine, Cape Ann Magazine, Haverhill Magazine, The Andovers Magazine), the E-Edition digital replica, and a mobile application. The company also provides specialized digital services including an obituary platform, classifieds marketplace, games/puzzles platform, and an events calendar. Digital subscriptions and home delivery provide recurring revenue, supported by a rewards program. The products are distributed through the BLOX Content Management System with integrations to Constant Contact for newsletters, Google Analytics for traffic analysis, and various social media platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Daily News of Newburyport Primary daily local newspaper delivering local news, regional news, national news, sports, opinion, obituaries, and community coverage through print and digital channels for Greater Newburyport residents.
• E-Edition

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mark AudetteminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 June 2026Local business owner who made a $10,000 donation to support the Yankee Homecoming fireworks show as part of America 250 celebrations.
• BLOX Digital (TownNews)coreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Content Management System provider powering the newspaper's website, digital content management, and multimedia publishing infrastructure. The platform handles all article, photo, video, and classified content delivery across web and mobile platforms.
• CNHI LLCcoreOthersParent company CNHI (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.) LLC and its affiliates own and operate the newspaper. CNHI LLC collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information across the network of local news properties.
• AdPerfectcoreTechnology or IntegrationObituary and classified advertising platform providing online obituary creation, memorial management, and classified ad placement services for The Daily News of Newburyport.
• Paul C. Rogers Family Funeral HomeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal funeral home partnered for obituary and memorial service advertising, offering funeral arrangement services and directing families to newspaper obituary services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gannett Co., Inc. Largest U.S. local newspaper operator (USA TODAY Network) publishing hundreds of daily and community titles; comparable as the broad incumbent running a multi-property subscription and advertising model across many small markets.
• Lee Enterprises: Publicly traded newspaper chain operating ~70 daily titles plus digital and advertising services; directly analogous business model of running legacy daily newspapers with paid digital subscriptions and display ad sales.
• Tribune Publishing: Multi-title newspaper group operating metropolitan and community dailies across the U.S.; closely comparable diversified subscription + advertising model across owned-and-operated legacy newspaper brands.

Direct peers

• MediaNews Group: Multi-title daily newspaper operator under Alden Global Capital running a portfolio of community dailies on shared CMS and ad-tech infrastructure — very close analog to CNHI's model of small-market subscription- and ad-funded daily publishing.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned chain operating community dailies and weekly titles across small U.S. markets with shared production and digital platforms; highly comparable as a multi-property local newspaper group with similar scale.
• Adams Publishing Group: Privately held community newspaper company publishing dailies and weeklies in small and mid-sized U.S. markets; comparable as a private multi-title local news operator reliant on subscriptions, advertising, and shared services.
• The Eagle-Tribune: Daily newspaper covering the Merrimack Valley and North Shore of Massachusetts — adjacent and partially overlapping geography with Greater Newburyport, directly competing for the same local readers and advertisers.
• The Salem News: Daily newspaper serving Salem and surrounding North Shore Massachusetts communities; competes in the immediate geographic ring around Newburyport for hyperlocal readers, home delivery routes, and local ad budgets.

Others

• CNHI LLC (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.): Parent company and operating peer of the same network — runs dozens of community dailies and weeklies on the same BLOX/TownNews stack, illustrating the cluster of directly comparable sister titles inside the same corporate family.

Regional players

• Boston Globe Media: Regional metro daily based in Boston with deep North Shore readership; overlaps coverage of Newburyport-area communities at the regional level and competes for digital subscribers and classifieds/real estate ad spend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/newburyportnews
• Xx.com/ndnlists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daily-news-of-newburyport

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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