The Buffalo (N.Y.) News said it will begin printing national editions of The New York Times slated for distribution in the Buffalo, Rochester and Toronto regions beginning this fall.
At deadline, it was unclear what impact the agreement might have on an existing printing and distribution contract The Times signed with Transcontinental Inc. in 2005 that covers the same geographic area.
“Printing the New York Times at our press facility is good news for both our employees and the region,” said Dottie Gallagher-Cohen, senior vice president/marketing at The News. “It underscores our commitments to broaden our business model in these tough economic times and to remain a strong member of the local business community.”
Terms of the contract weren’t disclosed. The News upgraded one of its Koenig & Bauer AG Colora presses to produce The Times, installing a color couple to provide an additional four pages of color.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Transcon ready to disclose Fremont plans
Transcontinental Inc., which is expected to begin printing the San Francisco Chronicle later this month in Fremont, Calif., disclosed it’s in discussions with other northern California newspapers that might want to move their production to the new plant.
According to a Canadian Press story posted last Friday, Transcontinental Chief Executive Officer and President Francois Olivier said the firm is talking to local publishers about printing their newspapers.
Transcontinental declined additional comment, but told News & Tech it expects to release information about the Fremont plant later this week.
The developments come as Transcontinental posted a loss of $144 million during the second quarter. The printer said it would cut its staff by another 250 workers as a result of the loss. Earlier this year Transcontinental cut its workforce by 1,500 and closed several plants.
According to a Canadian Press story posted last Friday, Transcontinental Chief Executive Officer and President Francois Olivier said the firm is talking to local publishers about printing their newspapers.
Transcontinental declined additional comment, but told News & Tech it expects to release information about the Fremont plant later this week.
The developments come as Transcontinental posted a loss of $144 million during the second quarter. The printer said it would cut its staff by another 250 workers as a result of the loss. Earlier this year Transcontinental cut its workforce by 1,500 and closed several plants.
Miami Herald debuts South Florida Blogs
The Miami Herald kicked off a blog aggregation site, South Florida Blogs, which corrals more than 250 local blogs.
“There’s a huge number of blogs on every conceivable topic in South Florida and while you may have a favorite one or two it’s difficult keeping track of all of them,” said Rick Hirsch, The Herald’s multimedia editor. “We thought that it would be useful to provide a window to people about what is being said in the South Florida blogosphere.”
Blogs are arranged in categories ranging from art and entertainment, business, health and specific interests like Cuba, nightlife and the environment.
The Herald worked with BlogNetNews for eight months to develop the site, find the most appropriate blogs and then categorize them.
News & Tech will have more information about The Herald’s plans in the July issue.
“There’s a huge number of blogs on every conceivable topic in South Florida and while you may have a favorite one or two it’s difficult keeping track of all of them,” said Rick Hirsch, The Herald’s multimedia editor. “We thought that it would be useful to provide a window to people about what is being said in the South Florida blogosphere.”
Blogs are arranged in categories ranging from art and entertainment, business, health and specific interests like Cuba, nightlife and the environment.
The Herald worked with BlogNetNews for eight months to develop the site, find the most appropriate blogs and then categorize them.
News & Tech will have more information about The Herald’s plans in the July issue.
USA Today to charge for e-edition
Newly minted USA Today Publisher David Hunke told reporters last week that the newspaper would introduce a subscription-based electronic edition beginning Aug. 3.
The e-edition would be sent by e-mail and priced below the printed edition of the paper, which now costs $1.
Hunke said he doesn’t have any plans to charge readers to access USA Today’s main Web site, according to The Associated Press.
Hunke, formerly president of Detroit Media Partnership, took over USA Today in April.
The e-edition would be sent by e-mail and priced below the printed edition of the paper, which now costs $1.
Hunke said he doesn’t have any plans to charge readers to access USA Today’s main Web site, according to The Associated Press.
Hunke, formerly president of Detroit Media Partnership, took over USA Today in April.
Pa. daily goes subscription route for ink optimization
The Erie (Pa.) Times-News deployed Presteligence’s Ink-Miser app through a subscription-based model that allows the daily to optimize a certain number of pages each month for a set service fee.
Although the Times-News hasn’t been able to determine concrete numbers yet, Rich Forsgren, director of technology for the daily’s parent, Times Publishing Co., said he’s confident the software will generate significant savings.
“We can’t justify it yet because we just started using it but I know we’ll save on ink,” he said. “And the quality of the images has improved.”
The Times-News can opt to continue with the subscription-based service or purchase the software if it so chooses, Forsgren said.
Ink-Miser runs on the paper’s Presteligence NewsXtreme workflow server and optimizes files with GCR using device-link profiles.
News & Tech will have more information about the Times-News’ deployment of Ink-Miser in the July issue.
Although the Times-News hasn’t been able to determine concrete numbers yet, Rich Forsgren, director of technology for the daily’s parent, Times Publishing Co., said he’s confident the software will generate significant savings.
“We can’t justify it yet because we just started using it but I know we’ll save on ink,” he said. “And the quality of the images has improved.”
The Times-News can opt to continue with the subscription-based service or purchase the software if it so chooses, Forsgren said.
Ink-Miser runs on the paper’s Presteligence NewsXtreme workflow server and optimizes files with GCR using device-link profiles.
News & Tech will have more information about the Times-News’ deployment of Ink-Miser in the July issue.
Freedom, McClatchy tap NewsWay
ProImage last month announced sales of NewsWay to Freedom Communications Inc.’s North Carolina unit and McClatchy Co.’s Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss.
Freedom ENC Communications Inc. will use a browser-based NewsWay app to consolidate production of The Daily News in Jacksonville, The Free Press in Kinston, and The Sun Journal in New Bern, together with commercial work at its Jacksonville plant.
Freedom already uses NewsWay at a number of its other properties, including those in California, Arizona, Florida and Texas.
The Sun Herald, meantime, will leverage NewsWay to manage workflow from prepress to two Agfa 3850 filmsetters, to automate imposition and increase workflow efficiencies. NewsWay will transfer output to computer-to-plate later this year when the daily converts to Screen platesetters.
Freedom ENC Communications Inc. will use a browser-based NewsWay app to consolidate production of The Daily News in Jacksonville, The Free Press in Kinston, and The Sun Journal in New Bern, together with commercial work at its Jacksonville plant.
Freedom already uses NewsWay at a number of its other properties, including those in California, Arizona, Florida and Texas.
The Sun Herald, meantime, will leverage NewsWay to manage workflow from prepress to two Agfa 3850 filmsetters, to automate imposition and increase workflow efficiencies. NewsWay will transfer output to computer-to-plate later this year when the daily converts to Screen platesetters.
MediaNews Group signs 14 onto Impact Engine
MediaNews Group placed 14 of its newspaper Web sites on Impact Engine’s online display advertising platform.
The move came after MNG’s Monterey County (Calif.) Herald recorded a 260 percent increase in spec ad production, the vendor said.
"Transitioning to the Yahoo APT serving system, we needed a certified partner that met the system’s specifications and guidelines," said Steve Bennett, advertising manager at the Herald. "Impact Engine’s Yahoo-certified ad creative ensured that deploying ads into the new APT platform was seamless."
The Yahoo Newspaper Consortium certified impact Engine as a third-party vendor in March 2008.
The move came after MNG’s Monterey County (Calif.) Herald recorded a 260 percent increase in spec ad production, the vendor said.
"Transitioning to the Yahoo APT serving system, we needed a certified partner that met the system’s specifications and guidelines," said Steve Bennett, advertising manager at the Herald. "Impact Engine’s Yahoo-certified ad creative ensured that deploying ads into the new APT platform was seamless."
The Yahoo Newspaper Consortium certified impact Engine as a third-party vendor in March 2008.
QIPC gets Dutch pact
Q.I. Press Controls said it received its first order from the Netherlands and its first manroland press project following the purchase of an mRC color and cutoff registration system by Drukkerij Vorsselmans in Zundert.
The systems will be installed across three towers of the publisher’s Regioman press in a project to be completed this summer.
The systems will be installed across three towers of the publisher’s Regioman press in a project to be completed this summer.
Press-Enterprise ramps up local search engine
The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif., rolled out a local search engine using software from Local.com.
“Online search is a key way in which our community gets information, and we are committed to providing visitors to our site with the best possible user experience, including direct access to local business information,” said Ginger Neal, The P-E’s vice president of multimedia and general manager of niche publications. “We are also committed to providing local advertisers with access to these searching consumers.”
“Online search is a key way in which our community gets information, and we are committed to providing visitors to our site with the best possible user experience, including direct access to local business information,” said Ginger Neal, The P-E’s vice president of multimedia and general manager of niche publications. “We are also committed to providing local advertisers with access to these searching consumers.”
N.H. daily streamlining ads with SCS
The (Manchester) New Hampshire Union Leader is live with Software Consulting Services SCS/Track software. The app was rolled out to 25 users including ad builders, creative service staff and sales staff.
Robin Wilson of the Union Leader said SCS/Track will streamline the daily’s ad production process.
“In this economy, we don’t have the manpower anymore to waste time looking for an ad,” she said.
The creative staff is using SCS/Track to create, modify, proof and archive all locally built ads, while the sales team is using it to track ads from order entry through publication, SCS said.
Robin Wilson of the Union Leader said SCS/Track will streamline the daily’s ad production process.
“In this economy, we don’t have the manpower anymore to waste time looking for an ad,” she said.
The creative staff is using SCS/Track to create, modify, proof and archive all locally built ads, while the sales team is using it to track ads from order entry through publication, SCS said.
Finnish pubs streamlining content with Saxotech
Ilkka-Yhtymä of Finland, which publishes daily newspapers Ilkka in Seinäjoki and Pohjalainen in Vaasa, and seven local and city newspapers, implemented Saxotech’s Mediaware Center platform to support editorial and content creation.
Some 150 users will access the software for planning, creation and production, Saxotech said.
"The new editorial system will be our main platform within planning, information handling, content production and publishing,” said Ari Monni, director of development and IT at Ilkka-Yhtymä OyJ.
Go-live is slated for October.
Some 150 users will access the software for planning, creation and production, Saxotech said.
"The new editorial system will be our main platform within planning, information handling, content production and publishing,” said Ari Monni, director of development and IT at Ilkka-Yhtymä OyJ.
Go-live is slated for October.
PAGE members opt for SES’ inkjet labeling
The Union in Grass Valley, Calif., West Hawaii Today in Kailua-Kona, and Quality Web Printing in Elkton, Ky., all purchased Specialty Equipment Services’ XiJet inkjet address labeling systems for online addressing. The machines have been integrated into the delivery of Muller 227 inserters for address labeling of both TMC and daily newspapers, SES said.
“The labeling head is sweet,” said Mike Finch of Quality Web Printing. “It’s saving us at least eight to 10 hours a week in labor.”
West Hawaii Today moved from hand inserting a small quarter-fold tabloid TMC and applying labels with Wing mail label applicators to running the product on the inserter and printing the label directly on the product, SES said.
“We’re saving $500 a week on average in inserting and labeling cost,” said John Shackelford, the paper’s circulation manager.
XiJet can be integrated into existing inserters, stitch-trim machines and mail bases.
All three printers are PAGE Cooperative members.
“The labeling head is sweet,” said Mike Finch of Quality Web Printing. “It’s saving us at least eight to 10 hours a week in labor.”
West Hawaii Today moved from hand inserting a small quarter-fold tabloid TMC and applying labels with Wing mail label applicators to running the product on the inserter and printing the label directly on the product, SES said.
“We’re saving $500 a week on average in inserting and labeling cost,” said John Shackelford, the paper’s circulation manager.
XiJet can be integrated into existing inserters, stitch-trim machines and mail bases.
All three printers are PAGE Cooperative members.
DTI announces sales
Digital Technology International announced recent go-lives and upgrades in Australia, North America, the Middle East and Europe.
Delo in Slovenia, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung in Germany, the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat, Hagadone Corp.’s Coeur D'Alene (Idaho) Press and Khaleej Times in Dubai have all rolled out version 7 of DTI ContentPublisher.
Fairfax Media in Melbourne, Australia; the Island Packet in Hilton Head, S.C.; the Beaufort (S.C.) Gazette, the Public Opinion in Chambersburg, Pa.; The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune and newspapers owned by Forum Communications in Fargo, N.D., went live with DTI Circulation, while The Boston Globe and Le Droit in Ottawa, Ontario, both upgraded their existing DTI Circulation apps.
The Calgary (Alberta) Sun; West Hawaii Today in Kailua-Kona, the (Hilo) Hawaii Tribune-Herald in Hilo and Hastings (Neb.) Tribune are all live on DTI Advertising.
Finally, the Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times is live on iServices Classified Web Order Entry and Southern Newspapers Inc. in Houston upgraded to Ad Management 3.5.
Delo in Slovenia, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung in Germany, the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat, Hagadone Corp.’s Coeur D'Alene (Idaho) Press and Khaleej Times in Dubai have all rolled out version 7 of DTI ContentPublisher.
Fairfax Media in Melbourne, Australia; the Island Packet in Hilton Head, S.C.; the Beaufort (S.C.) Gazette, the Public Opinion in Chambersburg, Pa.; The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune and newspapers owned by Forum Communications in Fargo, N.D., went live with DTI Circulation, while The Boston Globe and Le Droit in Ottawa, Ontario, both upgraded their existing DTI Circulation apps.
The Calgary (Alberta) Sun; West Hawaii Today in Kailua-Kona, the (Hilo) Hawaii Tribune-Herald in Hilo and Hastings (Neb.) Tribune are all live on DTI Advertising.
Finally, the Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times is live on iServices Classified Web Order Entry and Southern Newspapers Inc. in Houston upgraded to Ad Management 3.5.
Obituary: James Schurz
James M. “Jim” Schurz, a senior vice president and board member of Schurz Communications Inc., passed away last week in Williamsport, Md.
Mr. Schurz was 76. Schurz publishes 10 newspapers, including The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, the Herald-Mail in Hagerstown, Md., and the Herald-Times in Bloomington, Ind.
Mr. Schurz was 76. Schurz publishes 10 newspapers, including The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, the Herald-Mail in Hagerstown, Md., and the Herald-Times in Bloomington, Ind.
In Brief
The Providence (R.I.) Journal promoted Wayne D. Pelland to senior vice president of operations.
The Wall Street Journal named Almar Latour editor-in-chief, Asia; and Rebecca Blumenstein managing editor, WSJ.com.
The Delta Democrat Times in Greenville, Miss., purchased a Screen PlateRite News 2000S platesetter and Southern Lithoplates Viper 830 plates through SLP’s Strategic Alliance.
www.slp.com
Sears and AOL News launched Good News Now.
www.gnn.com
The Wall Street Journal named Almar Latour editor-in-chief, Asia; and Rebecca Blumenstein managing editor, WSJ.com.
The Delta Democrat Times in Greenville, Miss., purchased a Screen PlateRite News 2000S platesetter and Southern Lithoplates Viper 830 plates through SLP’s Strategic Alliance.
www.slp.com
Sears and AOL News launched Good News Now.
www.gnn.com
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