Catalyst: Stalking Horse Bidder Named

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A group of Catalyst Paper Corp.'s first-lien noteholders (CP Acquisition LLC) will serve as stalking-horse bidder with a $275 million bid for the British Columbia specialty paper and newsprint producer if the company's reorganization efforts fail.
 

Mohawk Changes Name, Plans Future

Mohawk Launches Reinvention Plan, Streamlining Paper Lines: At launch events held in New York over the last three weeks for customers and employees, Mohawk Fine Papers revealed its blueprint to transform its premium paper business to thrive in today’s digital world.

UPM Will Recycle Release Liner

UPM develops adhesive paper recycling technique: Paper manufacturer UPM has developed an in-house solution for recycling paper-based release liner back into pulp.

Time Inc. Study on Response to Media

Time Inc. Measures Consumers' Emotional Response to Media: If publishers think they've been covering the bases with an anytime, anywhere content strategy, they might be shocked to learn the results of a recent Time Inc. study conducted with Innerscope Research. The study, called "A Biometric Day in the Life," measured the emotional responses to various media platforms.

2012 Webby Nominees Announced

Magazine Nods Abound in 2012 Webby Nominees: The 16th annual Webby Awards nominees were announced today by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences.
National Geographic, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair and WIRED will compete in the Best Magazine category.

Print Ads Recycled in Tablets

Advertisers Recycle Print Ads for Tablets: With Conde Nast, Hearst and Meredith launching their own digital newsstand in the form of Next Issue Media, it’s clear that magazine publishers are counting on tablets for future growth. But a new report from Kantar Media suggests publishers will need to upgrade ad offerings in tablet editions to fully exploit the new platform.

M&A Activity Down in Q1

Media and marketing M&A activity slides in first quarter: The number of M&A deals in the media and marketing sector slipped to 402 in the first quarter, a decline of 3.8% compared with the year-earlier period, according to Berkery, Noyes & Co.'