Third Pulp Producer Announces Price Cut

In North America, Fibrek followed Canfor and Resolute Forest Products in reporting a $20 per metric tonne decrease for NBSK pulp, effective with January shipments.  In Europe, however, five producers, Fibrek, Stora Enso, Botnia, Canfor and West Fraser, have announced pulp price increases.

comScore Reports Digital Audiences Exceed Print for 15 Titles

http://www.pubexec.com/article/magazines-reaching-print-digital-audience-tipping-point-25027100/1

As reported by comScore’s Media Metrix, there are now 15 magazines read more in their digital formats than their printed versions: Barron’s, ESPN the Magazine, Fast Company, Food Network Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, MacWorld, Money, New York Magazine, Sporting News, The Atlantic, The Economist, WebMD the Magazine and Wired.

Hearst Sells Two Titles

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/11/immediate-media-buys-hearst-magazines-titles?INTCMP=SRCH

Immediate Media has purchased You & Your Weeding and Prima Baby & Pregnancy magazines from Hearst Magazines UK.  Immediate Media is the publishing company that was formed after the private equity takeover of BBC magazines.

RR Donnelley Awarded Contract by Chrysler

RR Donnelley Awarded Print Management Agreement by Chrysler: 

Chrysler Group has awarded RR Donnelley a multi-million and multi-year print management contract.  RRD will provide services that include on-site premedia resources and sourcing support, commercial printing, direct mail, logistics, labels and forms.

Publishers Clearing House Buys Liquid Wireless

Publishers Clearing House Buys Mobile Lead-Gen Provider Liquid Wireless: Publishers Clearing House, known for its big sweepstakes-driven direct marketing tactics, has acquired Liquid Wireless, a Portland, Maine-based mobile marketing company. Terms of the deal were not released, but it gives PCH an instant, turnkey mobile strategy, from campaign generation to activity tracking through post-conversion.

Increase in M&A Expected for 2012

Bullish M&A forecast for new year: Almost 60% of senior executives in the media and marketing industries said they expect to seek an acquisition this year, according to the “2012 Mergers and Acquisitions Prospects for Media, Marketing Services and Related Technology Firms” survey conducted in November by AdMedia Partners. That figure is up from 40% in last year's survey.