The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune said it will leave bankruptcy protection today, eight months after it filed for shelter from its creditors.
The daily said the newspaper will now be majority-owned by a group of senior secured lenders.
The Star Tribune reported it will have about $100 million debut, down from the $480 million it claimed when it filed bankruptcy in January.
As part of the reorganization, the Star Tribune Co. will become Star Tribune Media Co. LLC.
Michael T. P. Sweeney, STMC’s chairman, in a letter to readers, said that the Star Tribune intends to continue its 142-year legacy.
“Many of you have talked to us about the high value you place on the role we play in the democratic and social processes of our community,” he said. “You have expressed sincere concern and told us you cannot imagine this community without a strong daily newspaper. Neither can we.”
Monday, September 28, 2009
Miami Herald, Record Searchlight narrow postpress
The Miami Herald and the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif., retrofit their postpress systems with modification systems from Muller Martini Mailroom Systems Inc.
MMMS altered two of The Herald’s SLS1000A machines to accommodate the paper’s 44-inch web. In California, technicians converted the Record Searchlight’s SLS1000A system to support a similar web reduction, MMMS said.
The modification kits include a moveable pocket wall and a sucker relocation kit. The kits enable the postpress systems to process pages as narrow as 10.5 inches, MMMS said.
MMMS altered two of The Herald’s SLS1000A machines to accommodate the paper’s 44-inch web. In California, technicians converted the Record Searchlight’s SLS1000A system to support a similar web reduction, MMMS said.
The modification kits include a moveable pocket wall and a sucker relocation kit. The kits enable the postpress systems to process pages as narrow as 10.5 inches, MMMS said.
iRex to make U.S. debut
E-reader vendor iRex Technologies will make its e-reader available in the United States late next month at a price of $399.
The Netherlands-based firm introduced the DR 1000 e-reader, sporting a 10-inch display, in European markets in late 2008. It quickly signed an agreement with NewspaperDirect to make ND’s stable of more than 1,100 newspapers available through the device.
The U.S. model, slugged the DR800SG, will have an 8.1-inch touch screen. iRex struck a deal with Verizon to use the telco’s 3G network as the wireless service through which users can download newspapers, books and other periodicals. IRex also said the device would be available for sale at Best Buy retail outlets, beginning next month.
The Netherlands-based firm introduced the DR 1000 e-reader, sporting a 10-inch display, in European markets in late 2008. It quickly signed an agreement with NewspaperDirect to make ND’s stable of more than 1,100 newspapers available through the device.
The U.S. model, slugged the DR800SG, will have an 8.1-inch touch screen. iRex struck a deal with Verizon to use the telco’s 3G network as the wireless service through which users can download newspapers, books and other periodicals. IRex also said the device would be available for sale at Best Buy retail outlets, beginning next month.
KBA sells Commander to German pub
Parzeller Druck und Mediendiensteistungen in Fulda, Germany, said it will go on-edition with a Commander satellite press from Koenig & Bauer AG next summer. The doublewide, 32-page press will give the publisher full-color production.
In addition to the daily Fuldaer Zeitung, the press will produce commercial and in-house publications, including the free-distribution weekly Marktkorb.
In addition to the daily Fuldaer Zeitung, the press will produce commercial and in-house publications, including the free-distribution weekly Marktkorb.
In Brief
The Los Angeles Times named Sean Gallagher managing editor, online.
Koenig & Bauer AG said Frank Junker, executive vice president of production, retired.
Technotrans said it will open a sales and support office in Chennai, India, next month, to serve the fast-growing Indian subcontinent. The company named Matthew Sunil managing director, India, to head up the office.
www.technotrans.com
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. selected PuzzleFlow Solutions’ WebPairer app for 16 of its properties in conjunction with a conversion to computer-to-plate. The sale was overseen by Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging USA. Look for more information about CNHI's CTP deployment in the October issue of News & Tech.
www.puzzleflow.us
Flint Group said four of its offset inks earned bio-renewable content certification from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers. The certified inks are Flint’s K+E, Arrowstar and Starbase sheetfed series of inks as well as its Arroweb heatset formulation.
www.flintgrp.com
WoodWing said it has installed its software at two South American newspapers, Diario de Chiapas in Chiapas, Mexico, and La Manana in Neuquen, Argentina.
www.woodwing.com
Web Press Corp. sold a Quad-Stack press to Register Tapes Unlimited Inc. This is the first press order Web Press has filled since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization earlier this summer.
Houston-based RTUI will put the press unit into production this month, according to Craig Stevens, plant manager.
Stevens said RTUI will equip the press with a UV curing system.
www.webpresscorp.com
Southern Lithoplate said its new Web site was recognized in the Graphic Design USA Web design competition, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.
www.slp.com
Screen (USA) reported positive results from Print 09, saying it notched $35 million in sales across its portfolio of digital printing and prepress systems, according to Robert Prah, vice president of sales.
www.screenusa.com
The Associated Press launched a 2009 AP Stylebook app for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users.
www.ap.org
The San Francisco Chronicle said its Web site attracted 112 million page views in August, with unique visitors growing 21 percent to 11.2 million, according to stats compiled by Omniture Site Catalyst.
The Guardian in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tapped Advantage Newspaper Consultants to help boost ad sales of its TV guide. The Guardian joins the Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Daily Herald as the first Canadian newspapers to use ANC’s services.
www.newspaperconsultants.com
The Livingston County (Mich.) Daily Press & Argus said the paper began using automatic register control systems installed by CC1 Inc. The paper said Gannett Co. Inc. spent about $140,000 for the eXaminer II system and associated software, part of a $450,000 project to improve production operations at the site.
www.cc1inc.com
Koenig & Bauer AG said Frank Junker, executive vice president of production, retired.
Technotrans said it will open a sales and support office in Chennai, India, next month, to serve the fast-growing Indian subcontinent. The company named Matthew Sunil managing director, India, to head up the office.
www.technotrans.com
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. selected PuzzleFlow Solutions’ WebPairer app for 16 of its properties in conjunction with a conversion to computer-to-plate. The sale was overseen by Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging USA. Look for more information about CNHI's CTP deployment in the October issue of News & Tech.
www.puzzleflow.us
Flint Group said four of its offset inks earned bio-renewable content certification from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers. The certified inks are Flint’s K+E, Arrowstar and Starbase sheetfed series of inks as well as its Arroweb heatset formulation.
www.flintgrp.com
WoodWing said it has installed its software at two South American newspapers, Diario de Chiapas in Chiapas, Mexico, and La Manana in Neuquen, Argentina.
www.woodwing.com
Web Press Corp. sold a Quad-Stack press to Register Tapes Unlimited Inc. This is the first press order Web Press has filled since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization earlier this summer.
Houston-based RTUI will put the press unit into production this month, according to Craig Stevens, plant manager.
Stevens said RTUI will equip the press with a UV curing system.
www.webpresscorp.com
Southern Lithoplate said its new Web site was recognized in the Graphic Design USA Web design competition, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.
www.slp.com
Screen (USA) reported positive results from Print 09, saying it notched $35 million in sales across its portfolio of digital printing and prepress systems, according to Robert Prah, vice president of sales.
www.screenusa.com
The Associated Press launched a 2009 AP Stylebook app for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users.
www.ap.org
The San Francisco Chronicle said its Web site attracted 112 million page views in August, with unique visitors growing 21 percent to 11.2 million, according to stats compiled by Omniture Site Catalyst.
The Guardian in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tapped Advantage Newspaper Consultants to help boost ad sales of its TV guide. The Guardian joins the Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Daily Herald as the first Canadian newspapers to use ANC’s services.
www.newspaperconsultants.com
The Livingston County (Mich.) Daily Press & Argus said the paper began using automatic register control systems installed by CC1 Inc. The paper said Gannett Co. Inc. spent about $140,000 for the eXaminer II system and associated software, part of a $450,000 project to improve production operations at the site.
www.cc1inc.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sept. 21, 2009 — Trib to offer self-service app to other publishers
Tribune Co. outlined a plan to sell self-service advertising software to other newspaper publishers in a bid to help the industry attract a greater variety of advertisers.
The software, based on Mediaspectrum Inc.’s Ad Sales app, is already in use across the majority of Tribune’s properties, said Mike Sacks, Tribune’s vice president of operations.
“Moving toward a self-service model is critical to our industry’s future,” he said. “Already, Tribune has reduced its expenses and generated significant new revenue since implementing this portal.”
All of the publisher’s papers are using at least some part of the software, known within Tribune as Display Ad Self Service, or DASS.
Sacks said Tribune has already held discussions with a number of prospective customers interested in the software.
He said Tribune is still evaluating pricing. Newspapers will have the option to either administer the app on-site or have Mediaspectrum host it for them.
“What we’re adding is the ability for papers to get this set up and hit the ground running,” Sack said. “We’re not just providing the tools. It’s also the functionality and the versatility this software provides.”
Look for the full story in the October issue of News & Tech.
The software, based on Mediaspectrum Inc.’s Ad Sales app, is already in use across the majority of Tribune’s properties, said Mike Sacks, Tribune’s vice president of operations.
“Moving toward a self-service model is critical to our industry’s future,” he said. “Already, Tribune has reduced its expenses and generated significant new revenue since implementing this portal.”
All of the publisher’s papers are using at least some part of the software, known within Tribune as Display Ad Self Service, or DASS.
Sacks said Tribune has already held discussions with a number of prospective customers interested in the software.
He said Tribune is still evaluating pricing. Newspapers will have the option to either administer the app on-site or have Mediaspectrum host it for them.
“What we’re adding is the ability for papers to get this set up and hit the ground running,” Sack said. “We’re not just providing the tools. It’s also the functionality and the versatility this software provides.”
Look for the full story in the October issue of News & Tech.
Gannett combines production of La. dailies
The Town Talk in Alexandria, La., will be printed at The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette, La., beginning next month.
Gannett Co. Inc. owns both papers.
The Town Talk said approximately 40 positions will be eliminated as a result of the move. News and sales operations will remain in Alexandria, the paper said.
Gannett has closed more than 20 production facilities since the publisher in the last 18 months began to take steps to consolidate printing operations.
Gannett Co. Inc. owns both papers.
The Town Talk said approximately 40 positions will be eliminated as a result of the move. News and sales operations will remain in Alexandria, the paper said.
Gannett has closed more than 20 production facilities since the publisher in the last 18 months began to take steps to consolidate printing operations.
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