Saarbucker Zeitung of Germany went live with its advertising workflow management software from ppi Media GmbH. The workflow automates functions from ad booking through reservation and production to pagination, ppi said. PPI Media GmbH, a subsidiary of manroland AG, is also responsible for implementing a standard interface to the publisher’s newly installed SAP Media software.
Saarbrucker Zeitung commissioned ppi Media to install its ad apps at last year’s IfraExpo. Along with modules for edition planning and output management, ppi installed its AdPag, AdMan, AdCept and ProPag apps for the newspaper.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Fond du Lac Reporter closing offices
The Reporter in Fond du Lac, Wis., is moving production to a sister production facility in Appleton, Wis., beginning in September.
The paper said Gannett Co. Inc., which owns The Reporter, is closing the newspaper’s downtown offices and transferring printing and distribution operations to Gannett Wisconsin Media’s Action plant in Appleton, located about 35 miles from Fond du Lac.
"We'll be able to run the operations of The Reporter and Action more efficiently at one location," Executive Editor and General Manager Richard Roesgen said.
The production consolidation will cost about 45 jobs.
The paper said Gannett Co. Inc., which owns The Reporter, is closing the newspaper’s downtown offices and transferring printing and distribution operations to Gannett Wisconsin Media’s Action plant in Appleton, located about 35 miles from Fond du Lac.
"We'll be able to run the operations of The Reporter and Action more efficiently at one location," Executive Editor and General Manager Richard Roesgen said.
The production consolidation will cost about 45 jobs.
Naples daily closer to new building
The Naples (Fla.) Daily News said it will begin moving to its new production and headquarters facility in suburban Naples now that it’s received a final certificate of occupancy.
The $95 million facility is anchored by a WIFAG 371 evolution press engineered with a 20-inch cutoff, computer-to-plate equipment from Agfa and Nela and postpress equipment from Schur Packaging Systems and Muller Martini Mailroom Systems Inc.
The $95 million facility is anchored by a WIFAG 371 evolution press engineered with a 20-inch cutoff, computer-to-plate equipment from Agfa and Nela and postpress equipment from Schur Packaging Systems and Muller Martini Mailroom Systems Inc.
Print ’09 newspaper panel to discuss industry future
Join News & Tech and newspaper industry thought leaders at a special Print ’09 seminar, to be held Monday, Sept. 14.
Among panelists expected to appear are Austin Ryan, vice president of operations at Gannett; Bill May, vice president of production, The Dallas Morning News; and Paul Lynch, manager of commercial sales and logistics/quality at the Chicago Tribune. The 90-minute seminar, moderated by News & Tech editor-in-chief Chuck Moozakis, will take place at Room 502 A/B in the South Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago. Print 09 is being held Sept. 11-16.
Among panelists expected to appear are Austin Ryan, vice president of operations at Gannett; Bill May, vice president of production, The Dallas Morning News; and Paul Lynch, manager of commercial sales and logistics/quality at the Chicago Tribune. The 90-minute seminar, moderated by News & Tech editor-in-chief Chuck Moozakis, will take place at Room 502 A/B in the South Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago. Print 09 is being held Sept. 11-16.
Obituary: Gary Coutts
Gary Coutts, a veteran press and production operator and retired technical sales representative for US Ink, passed away April 4. He was 71.
Mr. Coutts began his career as a lithographer at the Times Colonist in Victoria, B.C., before taking production and operations jobs in Los Angeles and Seattle. He retired from US Ink in 2007 after a 20-year career with the ink vendor.
Mr. Coutts began his career as a lithographer at the Times Colonist in Victoria, B.C., before taking production and operations jobs in Los Angeles and Seattle. He retired from US Ink in 2007 after a 20-year career with the ink vendor.
In Brief
The New York Times Co. named Kate Taylor vice president of strategic planning, technology, a newly created position.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named Chris Chamberlain general manager and executive vice president, succeeding Diana Block, who resigned. Block will continue to serve on the board of the family-owned company that publishes the Post-Gazette. Meantime, John Robinson Block, the Post-Gazette’s publisher and editor-in-chief, was named chairman of the daily.
Gavle, Sweden-based newspaper publisher and printer Mittmedia tapped Graphic Web Systems B.V. to install a press extension to its Koenig & Bauer AG Journal newspaper press. GWS will also work with EAE to upgrade the machine’s press controls in a project to be completed next month.
www,gws.nl
www.eaeusa.com
Manroland said the first of two highly automated 32-page Colorman presses went into production at German publisher Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung. The presses are the first machines to be equipped with the vendor’s autoprint technology, which features such operations as automatic plate loading, cutoff register control and reduced start time.
www.manroland.us.com
The Racine (Wis.) Journal Times launched a new Web site underpinned by software that integrates with behavioral targeting features developed by Yahoo. The Journal Times said that behavioral targeting will help companies be assured that their ads will be displayed on relevant Web pages.
www.journaltimes.com
Boston Globe Media launched a new business division, dubbed BGM Experiential, which will offer customized services to local and national businesses marketing their products in the Boston market.
Plastic Logic said it would use AT&T’s 3G network to provide mobile broadband connectivity for its forthcoming e-reader. The Plastic Logic reader, which measures 8.5-by-11 inches, will be formally launched early next year, Plastic Logic said. Detroit Media Partnership is evaluating prototypes of the reader as part of its migration to digital distribution, and Plastic Logic has also secured deals with other newspapers. Pricing of the device will be announced next year.
www.plasticlogic.com
Adobe Systems Inc. introduced two new authoring frameworks, Open Source Media Framework and Text Layout Framework. The first platform lets developers build rich media players optimized for Adobe Flash while the second lets developers add sophisticated typography to their Web sites.
www.adobe.com
Atex said Marseille, France, daily La Provence is upgrading its content management software to the software vendor’s H11 platform. The upgrade will let the daily manage content across multiple channels.
www.atex.com
WoodWing named system integrator eMerge Consulting LLC a network partner. Under the agreement, eMerge will oversee sales and installation of WoodWing’s full suite of editorial software.
www.woodwing.com
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named Chris Chamberlain general manager and executive vice president, succeeding Diana Block, who resigned. Block will continue to serve on the board of the family-owned company that publishes the Post-Gazette. Meantime, John Robinson Block, the Post-Gazette’s publisher and editor-in-chief, was named chairman of the daily.
Gavle, Sweden-based newspaper publisher and printer Mittmedia tapped Graphic Web Systems B.V. to install a press extension to its Koenig & Bauer AG Journal newspaper press. GWS will also work with EAE to upgrade the machine’s press controls in a project to be completed next month.
www,gws.nl
www.eaeusa.com
Manroland said the first of two highly automated 32-page Colorman presses went into production at German publisher Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung. The presses are the first machines to be equipped with the vendor’s autoprint technology, which features such operations as automatic plate loading, cutoff register control and reduced start time.
www.manroland.us.com
The Racine (Wis.) Journal Times launched a new Web site underpinned by software that integrates with behavioral targeting features developed by Yahoo. The Journal Times said that behavioral targeting will help companies be assured that their ads will be displayed on relevant Web pages.
www.journaltimes.com
Boston Globe Media launched a new business division, dubbed BGM Experiential, which will offer customized services to local and national businesses marketing their products in the Boston market.
Plastic Logic said it would use AT&T’s 3G network to provide mobile broadband connectivity for its forthcoming e-reader. The Plastic Logic reader, which measures 8.5-by-11 inches, will be formally launched early next year, Plastic Logic said. Detroit Media Partnership is evaluating prototypes of the reader as part of its migration to digital distribution, and Plastic Logic has also secured deals with other newspapers. Pricing of the device will be announced next year.
www.plasticlogic.com
Adobe Systems Inc. introduced two new authoring frameworks, Open Source Media Framework and Text Layout Framework. The first platform lets developers build rich media players optimized for Adobe Flash while the second lets developers add sophisticated typography to their Web sites.
www.adobe.com
Atex said Marseille, France, daily La Provence is upgrading its content management software to the software vendor’s H11 platform. The upgrade will let the daily manage content across multiple channels.
www.atex.com
WoodWing named system integrator eMerge Consulting LLC a network partner. Under the agreement, eMerge will oversee sales and installation of WoodWing’s full suite of editorial software.
www.woodwing.com
Monday, July 20, 2009
Cox sells papers in Colo., N.C., Texas
Cox Enterprises Inc. is paring down its list of newspaper properties, selling papers in Colorado, North Carolina and Texas.
In Colorado, it sold the Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction and the Nickel, a shopper, to Kansas-based Seaton Publishing while it sold the Waco (Texas) Herald-Tribune to local firm Robinson Media Co.
Cooke Communications, meantime, purchased North Carolina papers the Greenville Daily Reflector, the Rocky Mount Telegram, the Elizabeth City Daily Advance and 10 weeklies.
Cox declined to disclose financial details, but said all of the transactions would close within the next few weeks.
In Colorado, it sold the Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction and the Nickel, a shopper, to Kansas-based Seaton Publishing while it sold the Waco (Texas) Herald-Tribune to local firm Robinson Media Co.
Cooke Communications, meantime, purchased North Carolina papers the Greenville Daily Reflector, the Rocky Mount Telegram, the Elizabeth City Daily Advance and 10 weeklies.
Cox declined to disclose financial details, but said all of the transactions would close within the next few weeks.
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