Northern & Shell is a British
publishing and
television group. The holding company name is Northern and Shell Network Ltd. Launched and founded in December 1974 and currently owned by
Richard Desmond, it publishes the
Daily Express,
Sunday Express,
Daily Star and
Daily Star Sunday, and the magazines
OK!,
New!,
Star, and TV Pick Magazine. The company also owns Portland TV, which owns the
adult TV channels;
Television X,
Red Hot TV, and others. Northern & Shell also owned three entertainment
television channels:
Channel 5,
5* and
5USA.