German printing and publishing house Miller ordered a doublewide Colora press from Koenig & Bauer AG. The press will go on-edition next spring, KBA said.
The 75,000-copy-per-hour Berliner press will have a maximum web width of 49.5 inches, and include two KBA Pastomat C reelstands with KBA Patras M reel handling, two towers of H-type units for 4-over-4, a superstructure with two formers and a KF 3 jaw folder. The two turner bars will be engineered to accommodate 7/8 and 3/8 web leads for the production of half-covers and flying pages. The press will also boast a raft of automation modules, including ink pumping, two EAE control desks and color register control, to enhance productivity and print quality, KBA said.
Monday, June 8, 2009
R.I. paper charging more for Web than print
The Newport (R.I.) Daily News began charging more than twice as much for Web access as it does for its print edition, according to a story posted by the Nieman Journalism Lab.
The paper is charging readers $345 a year to access its Web content, as opposed to $145 for its printed edition. The goal, according to Publisher Albert K. Sherman Jr., is to persuade readers to continue to pick up the printed product.
Nieman said it’s too early to determine if the experiment will work, but that two weeks after the e-edition became available, the paper’s Web site attracted 1,500 visitors a day. That dropped to 500 when free registration was required.
The paper is charging readers $345 a year to access its Web content, as opposed to $145 for its printed edition. The goal, according to Publisher Albert K. Sherman Jr., is to persuade readers to continue to pick up the printed product.
Nieman said it’s too early to determine if the experiment will work, but that two weeks after the e-edition became available, the paper’s Web site attracted 1,500 visitors a day. That dropped to 500 when free registration was required.
PPI Open Days taking place June 15-16
PPI Media will host ppi Open Days in Hamburg, Germany, at the Hotel Hamburg on June 15-16. Chief Operating Officer Norbert Ohl will discuss process automation and diversification as tools to help newspapers compete with the Internet, and national and international speakers will reveal what some of these solutions might look like.
Scheduled speakers include Erik Hofmann, deputy technical director of Freie Presse Chemnitz, who will give a presentation on automating the printing workflow with manroland Automatic Plate Loading and printnet OM, while Laura Koot, managing editor and art director of The National in Abu Dhabi, will speak on launching a new newspaper project in a short amount of time.
Scheduled speakers include Erik Hofmann, deputy technical director of Freie Presse Chemnitz, who will give a presentation on automating the printing workflow with manroland Automatic Plate Loading and printnet OM, while Laura Koot, managing editor and art director of The National in Abu Dhabi, will speak on launching a new newspaper project in a short amount of time.
Goss sells Magnum press to Chinese paper
Hunan Daily Group in China purchased a Magnum 8 press from Goss International Corp. to anchor a new printing plant. The 12-unit press will be configured with three four-high towers, a 2:3:3 jaw folder with upper former, and three automatic splicers.
“We compared other competitive presses in the same range and found that the new-generation Magnum 8 model offers the best value and performance,” said Deputy General Manager Liu Shulin. ”Its new automation features will bring us lower waste and competitive color printing quality.”
“We compared other competitive presses in the same range and found that the new-generation Magnum 8 model offers the best value and performance,” said Deputy General Manager Liu Shulin. ”Its new automation features will bring us lower waste and competitive color printing quality.”
Obituary: Pat Noonan Jr.
Pat Noonan Jr., who once served as vice president of circulation, administration and technology at Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. before becoming treasurer of Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, the company that bought the dailies from Knight Ridder, passed away last week. He was 53.
In Brief
ABB named Boris Falk head of sales at the firm’s Center of Excellence Printing in Switzerland.
Goss International Corp. said Ragy Isaac, the firm’s quality director, won certification from the IdeAlliance as a G7 Expert. G7 is an industry methodology governing how proofing and press systems are calibrated to ensure print quality and consistency.
www.abb.com
San Diego News Network named former San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun journalist Chris Jennewein president.
Chicago Tribune Media Group named Susan Jacobs vice president of retail advertising.
Inergize Digital added support for Google mapping technology to its Web content management system software.
www.inergizedigital.com
Le Temps of Geneva, Switzerland, extended its online news portal, with EdiosMedia. The publisher uses Méthode to produce its print edition and will use Méthode Portal Server for its online edition, Eidos said.
www.eidosmedia.com
PageSuite began publishing the free online editions of Associated Newspapers’ Metro U.K., Metro Ireland, London Lite and 7Days.
The free digital editions give the titles greater reach outside their traditional distribution areas, PageSuite said, and also allow readers who have missed printed editions to catch up on the day’s news.
www.pagesuite.co.uk
El Siglo de Torréon of Mexico installed Protecmedia’s Milenium Cross Media platform to integrate its newsroom, advertising and production operations, Protecmedia said. The paper will also use the app to share resources with three other papers — El Siglo de Durango, La I de Saltillo and La I de Laguna.
www.protecmedia.com
IFRA is offering tutorials for potential participants in its next round of International Newspaper Color Quality Club events (INCQC 2010–2012). Tutorials are scheduled for June in Darmstadt, Germany; July in Hyderabad, India; October in Darmstadt and Vienna; and in November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Additional tutorials may be scheduled upon request.
www.colorqualityclub.org
www.ifra.com
The Wall Street Journal launched a new culture blog, Speakeasy, that’s aimed at enhancing the site’s art and entertainment coverage. Meantime, three newspapers, the Flint (Mich.) Journal, the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., and Newsday in Melville, N.Y., will begin including Sunday Journal pages in their Sunday editions. Finally, Dow Jones said Hyatt Hotels & Resorts selected The Journal as the complimentary newspaper to be delivered to a majority of its Gold Passport members.
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. announced an agreement with Tolerans to represent Tolerans’ in-line stitching products in the United States and Canada. Baldwin also said it will supply spraybar dampening and blanket cleaning systems to two Japanese newspapers, Yomiuri Shimbun and Nichinichi Shimbun.
www.baldwintech.com
Adobe Systems Inc. released a free preview of Adobe BrowserLab, a new hosted service that enables Web designers to view and test their sites on a variety of browsers and operating systems.
www.adobe.com
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it has commissioned a shaftless DiamondSpace press at The Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan. The conversion project retained existing RTPs.
www.mhi.com
Roxen Internet Software of Sweden opened a U.S. office in Chicago. Shaw Newspapers last year became the first U.S. newspaper publisher to deploy Roxen’s Editorial Portal.
www.roxen.com
The Associated Press said that its Mobile news widget is preloaded or available for download on the new Nokia N97 smart phone, which began shipping last week.
www.ap.org
Celsius Technology Group introduced Celsius Technology Platform. a hosted content management system that includes Celsius Publisher, Story and Pipeline applications. The system allows readers to add elements to an existing story. including photos and videos.
www.celsiustechnologygroup.com
Goss International Corp. said Ragy Isaac, the firm’s quality director, won certification from the IdeAlliance as a G7 Expert. G7 is an industry methodology governing how proofing and press systems are calibrated to ensure print quality and consistency.
www.abb.com
San Diego News Network named former San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun journalist Chris Jennewein president.
Chicago Tribune Media Group named Susan Jacobs vice president of retail advertising.
Inergize Digital added support for Google mapping technology to its Web content management system software.
www.inergizedigital.com
Le Temps of Geneva, Switzerland, extended its online news portal, with EdiosMedia. The publisher uses Méthode to produce its print edition and will use Méthode Portal Server for its online edition, Eidos said.
www.eidosmedia.com
PageSuite began publishing the free online editions of Associated Newspapers’ Metro U.K., Metro Ireland, London Lite and 7Days.
The free digital editions give the titles greater reach outside their traditional distribution areas, PageSuite said, and also allow readers who have missed printed editions to catch up on the day’s news.
www.pagesuite.co.uk
El Siglo de Torréon of Mexico installed Protecmedia’s Milenium Cross Media platform to integrate its newsroom, advertising and production operations, Protecmedia said. The paper will also use the app to share resources with three other papers — El Siglo de Durango, La I de Saltillo and La I de Laguna.
www.protecmedia.com
IFRA is offering tutorials for potential participants in its next round of International Newspaper Color Quality Club events (INCQC 2010–2012). Tutorials are scheduled for June in Darmstadt, Germany; July in Hyderabad, India; October in Darmstadt and Vienna; and in November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Additional tutorials may be scheduled upon request.
www.colorqualityclub.org
www.ifra.com
The Wall Street Journal launched a new culture blog, Speakeasy, that’s aimed at enhancing the site’s art and entertainment coverage. Meantime, three newspapers, the Flint (Mich.) Journal, the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., and Newsday in Melville, N.Y., will begin including Sunday Journal pages in their Sunday editions. Finally, Dow Jones said Hyatt Hotels & Resorts selected The Journal as the complimentary newspaper to be delivered to a majority of its Gold Passport members.
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. announced an agreement with Tolerans to represent Tolerans’ in-line stitching products in the United States and Canada. Baldwin also said it will supply spraybar dampening and blanket cleaning systems to two Japanese newspapers, Yomiuri Shimbun and Nichinichi Shimbun.
www.baldwintech.com
Adobe Systems Inc. released a free preview of Adobe BrowserLab, a new hosted service that enables Web designers to view and test their sites on a variety of browsers and operating systems.
www.adobe.com
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it has commissioned a shaftless DiamondSpace press at The Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan. The conversion project retained existing RTPs.
www.mhi.com
Roxen Internet Software of Sweden opened a U.S. office in Chicago. Shaw Newspapers last year became the first U.S. newspaper publisher to deploy Roxen’s Editorial Portal.
www.roxen.com
The Associated Press said that its Mobile news widget is preloaded or available for download on the new Nokia N97 smart phone, which began shipping last week.
www.ap.org
Celsius Technology Group introduced Celsius Technology Platform. a hosted content management system that includes Celsius Publisher, Story and Pipeline applications. The system allows readers to add elements to an existing story. including photos and videos.
www.celsiustechnologygroup.com
Monday, June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009 — Tribune launches ‘super blog’
Tribune Co. last week unveiled a Chicago-based blog aggregation site as it attempts to lure more readers to its online offerings.
The beta version of ChicagoNow features blogs from more than 30 local personalities and subject matter experts.
By year-end it hopes to increase that number to more than 80.
In a video introducing the project, the Tribune said ChicagoNow can be described as a site where “The Huffington Post meets Facebook for Chicago.”
The Tribune has been working on developing the site since late last year. The new site will offer a slate of advertising options, and it will also be home to the Chicago Tribune’s relaunched RedEye Web site.
News & Tech will have more information about Tribune’s plans in the July issue.
The beta version of ChicagoNow features blogs from more than 30 local personalities and subject matter experts.
By year-end it hopes to increase that number to more than 80.
In a video introducing the project, the Tribune said ChicagoNow can be described as a site where “The Huffington Post meets Facebook for Chicago.”
The Tribune has been working on developing the site since late last year. The new site will offer a slate of advertising options, and it will also be home to the Chicago Tribune’s relaunched RedEye Web site.
News & Tech will have more information about Tribune’s plans in the July issue.
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