The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune said a bankruptcy court approved plans to put the paper’s reorganization plan to a vote among creditors.
If approved, the company could emerge from bankruptcy as early as Sept. 17 with new owners and only $100 million in debt, according to the Star Tribune.
The newspaper is also expected to identify a new publisher and board of directors. Current publisher Chris Harte said he would step down before the paper emerges from bankruptcy. Current owner, Avista Capital Partners, purchased the Star Tribune for $530 million in 2007. Its equity will be wiped out as a result of the reorganization.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Venezuelan pub picks Goss
Diario Panorama of Maracaibo, Venezuela, chose Goss International for a web-width reduction, Digital Page Pack and controls upgrade on its existing Metroliner and MetroColor presses. The publisher produces 150,000 copies Monday-Saturday of Panorama and Mi Diario newspapers and 170,000 copies on Sundays.
“The reduction in web width and digital inking system on our Metroliner and MetroColor presses will enable us to reduce our costs at a time when newsprint has seen large price increases,” said Luis Enrique Ramirez, production manager at Diario Panorama.
“The reduction in web width and digital inking system on our Metroliner and MetroColor presses will enable us to reduce our costs at a time when newsprint has seen large price increases,” said Luis Enrique Ramirez, production manager at Diario Panorama.
Peru publisher taps QTI
El Comercio in Lima, Peru, installed QuadTech’s Icon integrated platform in a bid to increase efficiency and reduce waste, QTI said.
The publisher is installing the technology on a 48-page manroland Lithoman press to automate and meet the high-quality demands of its commercial customers.
Meantime, QTI changed the name of its Irish subsidiary Vigitek to QuadTech Ireland. QTI purchased the firm, which designs and manufactures print inspection technology, in May 2008.
The publisher is installing the technology on a 48-page manroland Lithoman press to automate and meet the high-quality demands of its commercial customers.
Meantime, QTI changed the name of its Irish subsidiary Vigitek to QuadTech Ireland. QTI purchased the firm, which designs and manufactures print inspection technology, in May 2008.
Print 09 to present sneak preview Webcast
The Graphic Arts Show Co. said it will present an advance preview of Print 09’s “Must See ‘Ems” nominees, encompassing some of the most innovative technologies to be demonstrated during the upcoming show.
The free Webcast will be presented on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m. EDT.
To register for the free webinar visit: http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=O9w8eUEt4MmT7wYil9CNUwc6b3%2f65UdENeq7xyF5YjQ%3d&digest=z8xf1SEsfjvDG2dnEBVz9Q.
News & Tech will present a special Print 09 seminar covering newspaper production trends on Monday, Sept. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 502 A/B in the South Hall of McCormick Place. The 90-minute seminar will be moderated by News & Tech editor-in-chief Chuck Moozakis. Print 09 is being held Sept. 11-16.
The free Webcast will be presented on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m. EDT.
To register for the free webinar visit: http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=O9w8eUEt4MmT7wYil9CNUwc6b3%2f65UdENeq7xyF5YjQ%3d&digest=z8xf1SEsfjvDG2dnEBVz9Q.
News & Tech will present a special Print 09 seminar covering newspaper production trends on Monday, Sept. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 502 A/B in the South Hall of McCormick Place. The 90-minute seminar will be moderated by News & Tech editor-in-chief Chuck Moozakis. Print 09 is being held Sept. 11-16.
Rima sets sales
Rima-System said it sold an RS-610 log stacker and RS-650 log palletizer to Dartmouth Printing in Hanover, N.H., while Transcontinental Printing in Mexico City purchased two 610 log stackers and an RS 400 articulated arm robotic palletizer and associated floor and overhead conveying systems.
Finally, Universal Printing in St. Louis purchased a Rima-System inline rotary trimmer to be installed on its Goss International Sunday 2000 press. The trimmer, and an accompanying RS-34 indexing stacker, will let the printer press-finish a wide variety of work, Rima-System said.
Finally, Universal Printing in St. Louis purchased a Rima-System inline rotary trimmer to be installed on its Goss International Sunday 2000 press. The trimmer, and an accompanying RS-34 indexing stacker, will let the printer press-finish a wide variety of work, Rima-System said.
In Brief
ArcWest Architects named Rick Ruffino a partner. Prior to joining ArcWest, Ruffino served as director of manufacturing for the U.S. outsourcing group at Transcontinental Inc. and continues to serve as a consultant at the printer’s newly opened Fremont, Calif., production facility.
The Los Angeles Times Media Group named Bill Nagel executive vice president of business services, a newly created position.
Catherine J. Mathis, who has served as chief of communications for The New York Times Co. for 12 years, is leaving the company at the end of the month to take a similar position with Standard & Poor’s.
Ethan Riegelhaupt, vice president for speechwriting and internal communications, will take Mathis’ place on an interim basis.
Amerikal Products Corp. promoted Nick Buettner senior technician.
Local.com Corp. named Michael Plonski chief technology officer.
Advanced Vision Technology named Juan Da Silva sales director for Latin and South America.
Verve Wireless named Bill Ganon chief revenue officer.
(New York) Daily News publisher Mort Zuckerman will use money raised from stock sales to pay for the new Koenig & Bauer presses that will be used to print the paper. Bloomberg said Zuckerman has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 1 million shares of stock, worth some $51 million, to finance the purchase of the machines.
Hearst Newspapers said it will deploy Flyerboard ad software from PaperG across 15 newspaper Web sites.
www.paperg.com
Lancaster (Pa.) Newspapers said it will use software from CommunitySportsDesk for local sports coverage.
www.communitysportsdesk.com
Kodak said the JDF Interoperability Matrix identified Creo Color Servers as having the greatest number of connections to third-party workflow apps. The Matrix is produced by CIP4, the International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress.
http://www.cip4.org/matrix/
WoodWing Software rolled out Brand Station, its Web-to-print app, designed to help ensure brand consistency. Brand Station integrates with WoodWing’s Enterprise content publishing platform. The vendor also announced the availability of its Adobe CS4-compatible SmartLayout plug-in.
www.woodwing.com
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. said Gulf Printing and Publishing Co. purchased blanket washers for its manroland Cromoman semi-commercial presses in an order valued at approximately $1.3 million.
www.baldwintech.com
UV vendor GEW unveiled C3, a new reflector design for its range of UV curing systems. Based on the vendor’s retractable cassette system, this third-generation reflector cartridge was developed as a replacement to the existing XC (extreme cure) reflector system used on its VCP and eCP product platforms, GEW said.
www.gewuv.com
Printing Press Services International is supplying a two-tower shaftless press extension and controls system upgrade at Trinity Mirror’s Newcastle plant in the United Kingdom. It also just completed a web-width reduction project at Newsquest’s U.K. facilities.
www.printing-press-services.co.uk
Hearst Corp. leased the printing facility formerly used to produce the San Francisco Chronicle to a construction company that’s building the nearby San Francisco General Hospital. The lease for the 7.9-acre property on Cesar Chaves Street is for five years.
The Los Angeles Times Media Group named Bill Nagel executive vice president of business services, a newly created position.
Catherine J. Mathis, who has served as chief of communications for The New York Times Co. for 12 years, is leaving the company at the end of the month to take a similar position with Standard & Poor’s.
Ethan Riegelhaupt, vice president for speechwriting and internal communications, will take Mathis’ place on an interim basis.
Amerikal Products Corp. promoted Nick Buettner senior technician.
Local.com Corp. named Michael Plonski chief technology officer.
Advanced Vision Technology named Juan Da Silva sales director for Latin and South America.
Verve Wireless named Bill Ganon chief revenue officer.
(New York) Daily News publisher Mort Zuckerman will use money raised from stock sales to pay for the new Koenig & Bauer presses that will be used to print the paper. Bloomberg said Zuckerman has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 1 million shares of stock, worth some $51 million, to finance the purchase of the machines.
Hearst Newspapers said it will deploy Flyerboard ad software from PaperG across 15 newspaper Web sites.
www.paperg.com
Lancaster (Pa.) Newspapers said it will use software from CommunitySportsDesk for local sports coverage.
www.communitysportsdesk.com
Kodak said the JDF Interoperability Matrix identified Creo Color Servers as having the greatest number of connections to third-party workflow apps. The Matrix is produced by CIP4, the International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress.
http://www.cip4.org/matrix/
WoodWing Software rolled out Brand Station, its Web-to-print app, designed to help ensure brand consistency. Brand Station integrates with WoodWing’s Enterprise content publishing platform. The vendor also announced the availability of its Adobe CS4-compatible SmartLayout plug-in.
www.woodwing.com
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. said Gulf Printing and Publishing Co. purchased blanket washers for its manroland Cromoman semi-commercial presses in an order valued at approximately $1.3 million.
www.baldwintech.com
UV vendor GEW unveiled C3, a new reflector design for its range of UV curing systems. Based on the vendor’s retractable cassette system, this third-generation reflector cartridge was developed as a replacement to the existing XC (extreme cure) reflector system used on its VCP and eCP product platforms, GEW said.
www.gewuv.com
Printing Press Services International is supplying a two-tower shaftless press extension and controls system upgrade at Trinity Mirror’s Newcastle plant in the United Kingdom. It also just completed a web-width reduction project at Newsquest’s U.K. facilities.
www.printing-press-services.co.uk
Hearst Corp. leased the printing facility formerly used to produce the San Francisco Chronicle to a construction company that’s building the nearby San Francisco General Hospital. The lease for the 7.9-acre property on Cesar Chaves Street is for five years.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
July 29, 2009 -- Transcon picks KBA for Globe and Mail project
Transcontinental Inc. selected Koenig and Bauer AG to supply it with the presses that it will use to print The (Toronto) Globe and Mail and semi-commercial work.
The printer purchased four triplewide Commander CT presses, each configured with four towers and a variety of single and double folders. The multi-unit machines will also be outfitted with six hot air dryers to permit commercial printing.
All the presses will be equipped with KBA control platforms.
Two of the presses will be installed in existing Transcontinental printing facilities in Calgary and Vancouver. The other two will be placed in a new printing plant to be built in Toronto.
Transcontinental last year said it would purchase new presses as a result of a $1.7 billion contract extension it signed with The Globe and Mail to produce the paper.
The printer said it would spend up to $200 million to establish what it termed “a new and innovative Canadian platform” anchored by presses capable of printing both newspapers and advertising inserts.
Perry Nixdorf, The Globe and Mail's vice president of operations, told News & Tech last fall that print quality and full-color production were driving forces behind the contract extension.
News & Tech will have more information about Transcontinental's plans and the new KBA presses in the September edition.
The printer purchased four triplewide Commander CT presses, each configured with four towers and a variety of single and double folders. The multi-unit machines will also be outfitted with six hot air dryers to permit commercial printing.
All the presses will be equipped with KBA control platforms.
Two of the presses will be installed in existing Transcontinental printing facilities in Calgary and Vancouver. The other two will be placed in a new printing plant to be built in Toronto.
Transcontinental last year said it would purchase new presses as a result of a $1.7 billion contract extension it signed with The Globe and Mail to produce the paper.
The printer said it would spend up to $200 million to establish what it termed “a new and innovative Canadian platform” anchored by presses capable of printing both newspapers and advertising inserts.
Perry Nixdorf, The Globe and Mail's vice president of operations, told News & Tech last fall that print quality and full-color production were driving forces behind the contract extension.
News & Tech will have more information about Transcontinental's plans and the new KBA presses in the September edition.
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