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2018-03-05 13:49Baden, Switzerland, March 5, 2018 – The Halifax Herald Ltd. in Nova Scotia is the largest independently owned newspaper publisher in Canada. The publisher has just the one press at its print site just outside Halifax. With no backup press, the commis-sioning of the new systems had to be undertaken without interrupting the normal daily production. Read more ... -
2018-03-01 17:33Rochester, New York, 1. März 2018 – Die erfolgreiche prozessfreie Plattentechnologie von Kodak macht mit der Vorstellung der prozessfreien Kodak Sonora X-Platte einen weiteren großen Schritt nach vorn. Die Sonora X bündelt sämtliche Vorteile von Kodaks prozessfreier Plattentechnologie und sorgt mit bedeutenden technologischen Fortschritten dafür, dass Einschränkungen, die bisher Drucker mit hohen Leistungsanforderungen vom Einsatz prozessfreier Platten abhielten, ausgeräumt werden. Read more ... -
2018-03-01 15:381st March 2018 – Goss International’s printing press business (“Goss”) and manroland web systems, both manufacturers and service providers of web offset printing systems for newspapers, commercial products and packaging, are planning to combine their complementary businesses. The combined company will benefit from the companies’ complementary geographic footprints, create extensive synergies, ensure long-term viability, and provide value-oriented solutions, especially in the area of aftermarket services. In the future, the new entity will be a strong business partner to all international web printers. Subject to regulatory approval, the merger is expected to be completed by the middle of 2018. The Contiweb business of Goss International is not included in this transaction. Read more ... -
2018-02-28 14:2628.02.2018 – R. Weeke Betriebs GmbH of Barleben, near Magdeburg (Germany), focuses exclusively on its core business: printing and finishing of newspapers, advertising supplements and freesheets. Weeke, which employs around 300 people at its Barleben Printing Center, belongs to the Magdeburg Media Group, whose best-known printed product is the daily Volksstimme. Read more ... -
2018-02-28 11:54(UPM, Helsinki, 28 February 2018 at 10:05 EET) – UPM paid a total of EUR 65 million as short-term incentives to employees in 2017. The incentives were paid for the good 2016 results. The figures are outlined in UPM's Annual Report that was published today. Over the last four years, the sum has been EUR 58 million per year on average. Read more ...
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While our industry has been absorbed with going digital over recent years, many legacy newspapers have renewed their print products to meet changing audiences' needs and expectations about newspapers.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog Print Production by Ingrid Cobben on 2016-09-20 11:06
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The trend toward consolidation of newspaper printing centres is slowly coming to a halt, says consultant Sabine Sirach. After all, for printed daily newspapers, there are physical limitations to the distribution distances that can be covered while still being up-to-date and relevant.
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"The print industry – suppliers and users alike – must continue to adjust its approach and follow the example of classic industrial branches in order to remain fit for the future," says Robert Heitzer.
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After the evaluation of the results of the International Color Quality Club 2020–2022 (ICQC) competition for newspapers and magazines, eligible new members are joining the WAN-IFRA Star Club of elite printers.
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The newspaper industry is under pressure globally. While in the West, decline of the newspaper has been rapid, in the East, newspapers will probably survive for longer. However, there are several pressures on the newspaper industry in the East as well – competition from digital readership, increasing input costs, reducing advertising spends, and so on. In such a scenario, it is important for newspaper industry players to collaborate to improve internal operational efficiencies across the industry. Through such an effort the overall industry will stand to benefit. With this objective in mind, an industry-wide benchmarking exercise was carried out to identify specific improvement opportunities across players. The result has been extremely encouraging. This report details out the methodology and findings of this benchmarking exercise. -
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