The Graphic Arts Show Co., the organizer of the annual Graph Expo and quadrennial Print exhibitions, said it plans to have a newspaper pavilion at the 2010 event, as well as more newspaper production-specific educational seminars, in an effort to fill the gap left by the demise of Nexpo.
Ralph J. Nappi, GASC president, said he’s already been in contact with newspaper industry vendors and major publishers to elicit support, and he said he’s received positive response.
Our plan is to have a separate newspaper pavilion,” he told News & Tech. “We’re identifying the key players and we expect to have more information in the next few weeks.
“It’s not about one show or the other,” he said. “We’ve heard from many companies over the past several years that they would rather focus on attending a Graph Expo or Print because there is more potential for business. Certainly the press vendors are interested.
“We have received a positive indication from the marketplace that Graph Expo would be an ideal and natural venue to have a newspaper pavilion and we are ready to do that.”
For this year’s Print ’09 conference, slated for Sept. 11-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, GASC is scheduling a newspaper production segment in concert with News & Tech.
News & Tech will have more information about the session, which will take place Monday, Sept. 14, in the next few weeks.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Cape Cod Times upgrading press
The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Mass., is upgrading press and other control systems on two Goss International Corp. Metro presses with equipment and software from Harland Simon.
The project, to begin this fall, will include replacement of press controls, circumferential and sidelay motorization of four units and the installation of six Prima 6000 operator consoles, according to John Staiano, senior vice president of Harland Simon.
The control desks will be equipped with the vendor’s online proofing app as well as Prima Esprit and ColorWare software. The Esprit and ColorWare products calculate the best way to produce a particular job based on press capabilities and preferred printing methods.
The Times is the second Dow Jones Local Media Group paper to upgrade its press controls with Harland Simon.
Harland Simon said the upgrade will conclude later this year.
For more information about the upgrade, see the July issue of News & Tech.
The project, to begin this fall, will include replacement of press controls, circumferential and sidelay motorization of four units and the installation of six Prima 6000 operator consoles, according to John Staiano, senior vice president of Harland Simon.
The control desks will be equipped with the vendor’s online proofing app as well as Prima Esprit and ColorWare software. The Esprit and ColorWare products calculate the best way to produce a particular job based on press capabilities and preferred printing methods.
The Times is the second Dow Jones Local Media Group paper to upgrade its press controls with Harland Simon.
Harland Simon said the upgrade will conclude later this year.
For more information about the upgrade, see the July issue of News & Tech.
Yahoo adding 5 more pubs
Five newspapers signed on with the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium, bringing the number of publications working with the online search company to 814.
The new members — The Orange County (Calif.) Register, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., The San Diego Union-Tribune and North Jersey Media Group pubs The Record and The Herald News — will now begin using Yahoo’s HotJobs employment channel and advertising behavioral targeting platform on their Web sites.
“We look forward to taking full advantage of Yahoo's capacity to expand our online reach even further, and we're especially interested in the growth opportunities from Yahoo's behavioral targeting capabilities,” said Stephen A. Borg, president and publisher of North Jersey Media Group.
So far, 592 of Newspaper Consortium members use Yahoo HotJobs as their online recruitment platform while 288 newspaper sites use Yahoo’s contextual advertising and Web search services.
Yahoo also said that more than 160 newspapers have gone live with its APT ad management platform.
The new members — The Orange County (Calif.) Register, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., The San Diego Union-Tribune and North Jersey Media Group pubs The Record and The Herald News — will now begin using Yahoo’s HotJobs employment channel and advertising behavioral targeting platform on their Web sites.
“We look forward to taking full advantage of Yahoo's capacity to expand our online reach even further, and we're especially interested in the growth opportunities from Yahoo's behavioral targeting capabilities,” said Stephen A. Borg, president and publisher of North Jersey Media Group.
So far, 592 of Newspaper Consortium members use Yahoo HotJobs as their online recruitment platform while 288 newspaper sites use Yahoo’s contextual advertising and Web search services.
Yahoo also said that more than 160 newspapers have gone live with its APT ad management platform.
Naples Daily News previews building
The Naples (Fla.) Daily News last week showcased its new, 186,000-square-foot headquarters facility to a local marketing group, two months before the paper is expected to go on-edition with its WIFAG evolution 371 press.
E.W. Scripps budgeted $95 million for the building, which will house the paper’s editorial, administrative and production operations. Dario Designs Inc. designed the structure, based in North Naples.
E.W. Scripps budgeted $95 million for the building, which will house the paper’s editorial, administrative and production operations. Dario Designs Inc. designed the structure, based in North Naples.
Kodak intros faster print head, sets digital press release date
CHICAGO — Kodak last week unveiled the latest iteration of its Stream inkjet high-speed on-press variable printing system and also said its full-color digital press would be released next year.
The vendor, at a Print ’09 media preview here, said it is rebranding all of its Stream technology under the Kodak Prosper banner.
The first product under that moniker, the Prosper S10 Imprinting System, is the second generation of the variable printing system Kodak introduced in 2008 in a partnership with manroland.
The monochrome S10, available now, sports a resolution of 600 dpi and can be used at speeds in excess of 90,000 copies per hour. Kodak said it would introduce a spot color option later this year.
Meantime, Kodak moved up the release date of its full-color, continuous inkjet digital press. The machine, now called the Prosper Press, will be released in early 2010, Kodak said.
The vendor, at a Print ’09 media preview here, said it is rebranding all of its Stream technology under the Kodak Prosper banner.
The first product under that moniker, the Prosper S10 Imprinting System, is the second generation of the variable printing system Kodak introduced in 2008 in a partnership with manroland.
The monochrome S10, available now, sports a resolution of 600 dpi and can be used at speeds in excess of 90,000 copies per hour. Kodak said it would introduce a spot color option later this year.
Meantime, Kodak moved up the release date of its full-color, continuous inkjet digital press. The machine, now called the Prosper Press, will be released in early 2010, Kodak said.
Panamanian publisher goes Goss
Panamanian newspaper publisher Grupo Editorial El Siglo-La Estrella went on-edition with a 28-unit Community SSC press from Goss International Corp. The machine, configured as seven four-high towers and two folders, enables the publisher to print both El Siglo and La Estrella in full color.
“The investment in the press came about as part of a project to redesign El Siglo and La Estrella,” said Juan Luis Correa, general manager of the papers. “Not only have we gained increased color and enhanced print quality with the new press, but with the high speeds and reduced makereadies, we are also benefiting from many production improvements. We are very happy with the results so far.”
Goss also announced it’s designed a new version of its Universal press, the Universal XL, engineered as a doublewide, single-around machine. Italian commercial printer Union Printing will be the first customer to take delivery of the specially configured press, Goss said. Union’s machine will go on-edition this summer.
“The investment in the press came about as part of a project to redesign El Siglo and La Estrella,” said Juan Luis Correa, general manager of the papers. “Not only have we gained increased color and enhanced print quality with the new press, but with the high speeds and reduced makereadies, we are also benefiting from many production improvements. We are very happy with the results so far.”
Goss also announced it’s designed a new version of its Universal press, the Universal XL, engineered as a doublewide, single-around machine. Italian commercial printer Union Printing will be the first customer to take delivery of the specially configured press, Goss said. Union’s machine will go on-edition this summer.
Star Trib hopes to exit bankruptcy this fall
The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune said it hopes to exit bankruptcy this fall after filing a reorganization plan that will place ownership of the paper under a group consisting of its key creditors.
The newspaper said the publisher would emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $100 million in debt, down considerably from the more than $400 million in debt it faced prior to its bankruptcy filing last fall.
The Star Tribune's current owners, majority stakeholder Avista Capital Partners and the Chris Harte Family Trust, would be replaced by a group of first-lien creditors, the newspaper said.
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for July 29 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
The newspaper said the publisher would emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $100 million in debt, down considerably from the more than $400 million in debt it faced prior to its bankruptcy filing last fall.
The Star Tribune's current owners, majority stakeholder Avista Capital Partners and the Chris Harte Family Trust, would be replaced by a group of first-lien creditors, the newspaper said.
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for July 29 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
Lightning strikes Portugal daily
Portugal daily Publico in Lisbon purchased Digital Technology International’s DTI Lightning software in order to allow the daily to stream news and information through multiple channels.
“This will replace the need to export XML data to a separate Web publishing system, and this will allow us to publish breaking news online more quickly, reduce the potential for error and minimize our costs,” said Luis Paulo Oliveira, Publico IT systems manager.
Publico has been a DTI customer for more than 10 years, using a mix of the vendor’s advertising, editorial and production software.
“This will replace the need to export XML data to a separate Web publishing system, and this will allow us to publish breaking news online more quickly, reduce the potential for error and minimize our costs,” said Luis Paulo Oliveira, Publico IT systems manager.
Publico has been a DTI customer for more than 10 years, using a mix of the vendor’s advertising, editorial and production software.
KBA completes Dallas move
KBA North America said it’s completed its move to a new 60,000-square-foot headquarters in Dallas. The new mailing address is P.O. Box 619006, Dallas, Texas, 75261. The physical delivery address is 2555 Regent Blvd., DFW Airport, Texas 75261. The phone numbers are 800.522.7521 or 469.532.8100. The building houses all sales, service and marketing operations supporting KBA’s web offset and sheetfed presses.
“We are pleased to be officially opening our new centrally located, state-of-the-art headquarters in Dallas,” said Holger Garbrecht, KBA North America president and chief executive officer.
“We are pleased to be officially opening our new centrally located, state-of-the-art headquarters in Dallas,” said Holger Garbrecht, KBA North America president and chief executive officer.
Prime UV sending system to Brehm
Prime UV said it’s manufacturing a Perfection UV drying system for PAGE Cooperative member Brehm Communications, which will use the system on its Manugraph DGM 430 press.
San Diego-based Brehm prints more than 60 newspapers, shoppers and niche publications in seven states.
Brehm joins other PAGE members, including Colorado Mountain News Media, Crow River Press, Eagle Web Press and Community Publishers, with Perfection drying systems on their coldset presses.
San Diego-based Brehm prints more than 60 newspapers, shoppers and niche publications in seven states.
Brehm joins other PAGE members, including Colorado Mountain News Media, Crow River Press, Eagle Web Press and Community Publishers, with Perfection drying systems on their coldset presses.
Atex sets management, marketing team
Atex said it’s created a global product management and marketing team that will oversee sales and support of its stable of products.
Team members include Peter Marsh, head of global product management; David Montgomery, chief architect; Lars Jiborn, global product manager, advertising; Anders Weiznitz, global product manager, Web content management; Gustaf Sahlman, global product manager, Atex digital news and advertising; Christer Norbert, global product manager, Atex OneView, Davide Garavaglia, global product manager, editorial content management and managed services; and Peter Joseph, global marketing and communications manager.
Team members include Peter Marsh, head of global product management; David Montgomery, chief architect; Lars Jiborn, global product manager, advertising; Anders Weiznitz, global product manager, Web content management; Gustaf Sahlman, global product manager, Atex digital news and advertising; Christer Norbert, global product manager, Atex OneView, Davide Garavaglia, global product manager, editorial content management and managed services; and Peter Joseph, global marketing and communications manager.
Tribune consolidates in Fla.
Production operations of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel will now fall under the control of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale after Tribune Co. consolidated some management functions.
The move eliminated the job of Kelly Benson, who served as the Sentinel’s vice president of operations.
Under Benson’s oversight, the Sentinel streamlined operations and also served as Tribune’s test site for emerging technologies such as scented ink and the use of Chinese newsprint.
Benson can be reached at kellyfbenson@yahoo.com.
The move eliminated the job of Kelly Benson, who served as the Sentinel’s vice president of operations.
Under Benson’s oversight, the Sentinel streamlined operations and also served as Tribune’s test site for emerging technologies such as scented ink and the use of Chinese newsprint.
Benson can be reached at kellyfbenson@yahoo.com.
In Brief
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. named Steffen Weisser vice president of global operations and Peter Hultberg vice president of global sales and marketing.
Hearst Corp. named Beth Polish director of corporate innovation and senior vice president of Hearst Interactive Media.
Freedom Communications Inc. named Burl Osborne interim chief executive officer.
The San Francisco Chronicle told News & Tech that it will release an announcement about its new printing and distribution infrastructure later this week. Transcontinental Inc. built a $200 million facility in Fremont, Calif., to print the daily, but neither Hearst Corp. nor Transcontinental has publicly said when the plant will open for business. Web sites operated by unions representing Chronicle press operators said the new facility will begin producing the Chronicle July 1.
German publisher M. DuMont Schauberg went on-edition with its six-wide Cortina press from Koenig & Bauer AG.
Mediaspectrum Inc. released ContentWatch 2.0, an upgraded version of its Web-based content management software.
www.mediaspectrum.net
The (Toronto) Globe and Mail unveiled a procurement policy governing the purchase of newsprint and other paper stocks, requiring its suppliers to be environmentally responsible. The newspaper is the first major North American daily to develop an ancient forest-friendly policy, according to environmental publishing advocate Canopy.
The Associated Press said it wants to strike more lucrative licensing deals with Web sites to offset the loss of revenues from newspapers and broadcasters. Currently, AP’s four largest online deals are with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL, AP said. In addition, the agency said it would reduce its fees by $45 million for newspapers and broadcasters in 2010.
Nstein Technologies Inc. said the Financial Times’ FT Search Inc. is using its Text Mining Engine app for the beta launch of its Newssift business insight tool.
www.nstein.com
MaineToday Media Inc. completed its purchase of the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Herald and two other daily papers in Maine from the Seattle Times Co. Richard L. Connor, who leads MaineToday, said he expects all the papers to be profitably by year-end. Connor also owns The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Italian newspaper publisher Societa Editrice Corriere del Ticino purchased an evolution 371 press from WIFAG, the press supplier said. The new press is configured as four four-high towers with one jaw folder. The machine, to go on-edition in June 2010, can produce up to 95,000, 128-page tabloid copies per hour, all in full color.
www.wifag.ch
Hearst Corp. named Beth Polish director of corporate innovation and senior vice president of Hearst Interactive Media.
Freedom Communications Inc. named Burl Osborne interim chief executive officer.
The San Francisco Chronicle told News & Tech that it will release an announcement about its new printing and distribution infrastructure later this week. Transcontinental Inc. built a $200 million facility in Fremont, Calif., to print the daily, but neither Hearst Corp. nor Transcontinental has publicly said when the plant will open for business. Web sites operated by unions representing Chronicle press operators said the new facility will begin producing the Chronicle July 1.
German publisher M. DuMont Schauberg went on-edition with its six-wide Cortina press from Koenig & Bauer AG.
Mediaspectrum Inc. released ContentWatch 2.0, an upgraded version of its Web-based content management software.
www.mediaspectrum.net
The (Toronto) Globe and Mail unveiled a procurement policy governing the purchase of newsprint and other paper stocks, requiring its suppliers to be environmentally responsible. The newspaper is the first major North American daily to develop an ancient forest-friendly policy, according to environmental publishing advocate Canopy.
The Associated Press said it wants to strike more lucrative licensing deals with Web sites to offset the loss of revenues from newspapers and broadcasters. Currently, AP’s four largest online deals are with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL, AP said. In addition, the agency said it would reduce its fees by $45 million for newspapers and broadcasters in 2010.
Nstein Technologies Inc. said the Financial Times’ FT Search Inc. is using its Text Mining Engine app for the beta launch of its Newssift business insight tool.
www.nstein.com
MaineToday Media Inc. completed its purchase of the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Herald and two other daily papers in Maine from the Seattle Times Co. Richard L. Connor, who leads MaineToday, said he expects all the papers to be profitably by year-end. Connor also owns The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Italian newspaper publisher Societa Editrice Corriere del Ticino purchased an evolution 371 press from WIFAG, the press supplier said. The new press is configured as four four-high towers with one jaw folder. The machine, to go on-edition in June 2010, can produce up to 95,000, 128-page tabloid copies per hour, all in full color.
www.wifag.ch
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