One source said the winning bid could come from a group of Hachette alums — displaced in the Hearst takeover.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Possible Buyer for Whole Living
One source said the winning bid could come from a group of Hachette alums — displaced in the Hearst takeover.
Is There Too Much Data?
Is There Too Much Data?: “Yes, we’re stalking you.”
That’s how one publisher puts it, referring to the amount of data available via mobile and social platforms, along with an ever-expanding online world.
Add those sources to an already-voluminous print database and publishers now have more information on their readers than they can even make use of.
That’s how one publisher puts it, referring to the amount of data available via mobile and social platforms, along with an ever-expanding online world.
Add those sources to an already-voluminous print database and publishers now have more information on their readers than they can even make use of.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
NewPage Annouces New Delivery Guarantee Program
NewPage Corporation (NewPage), a leading producer of high
quality supercalendered rotogravure and offset printing papers, is pleased to
announce today its Supercalendered Delivery Promise. Effective with confirmed
orders with a requested delivery date on or after January 1, 2013, NewPage will
assure that supercalendered paper will be provided to meet each and every press
date. To demonstrate our confidence, customers will be entitled to a discount
on their next order of similar size should NewPage not deliver on our
Supercalendered Delivery Promise. "The Duluth, Minnesota, mill has been
delivering on our commitments for 25 years," said Dawn Polaski, Customer
Service manager at the NewPage Duluth mill. "We are thrilled to continue
this legacy by offering the Supercalendered Delivery Promise."
Norske Reducing Magazine Paper Production 5%
Norske Skog plans to reduce its
magazine paper production by 5%, or approximately 60,000 tonnes, in 2013 by
taking temporary downtime throughout the year.
The company currently has a
capacity utilization rate of 90% in its magazine paper division. This will be
reduced to 85% next year, according to vice president of communications Carsten
Dybevig.
"We constantly want to
adapt ourselves to the market situation, and we want to use the downtime to
achieve a better balance in the market, thus supporting the Euro 25-50/tonne
[$32-65/tonne] price increase we seek," Dybevig told RISI.
Norske Skog has a capacity of
some 1.26 million tonnes/yr of coated and uncoated magazine paper at three
mills in Europe.
West Coast Ports Remain Closed, Worries About East Coast
Port terminals in Los Angeles
and Long Beach remained shut this morning because of a strike by clerical
workers - and reports today from the East Coast said shippers plan a
"congestion surchage" as contract talks in the East remained
difficult over a labor pact that is to be completed by Dec. 29.
Some steamship lines called for
a $1,000 per 40-ft container congestion surcharge, effective Dec. 30, a contact
said.
A contact today said that in the
East, where up to 14 ports along the East and Gulf coasts are impacted by the
contract, the International Longshoremen's Association was "holding
firm" and negotiations "are not friendly."
On
the East Coast, the largest port system is comprised of the New York/New Jersey
terminals, which is the second largest US recovered paper export port system in
the USA.
Resolute’s CEO on Fort Frances, Resolute Pensions
Fort Frances area politicians meet with Resolute’s CEO:
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell met with Richard Garneau, President and CEO of Resolute Forest Products and his advisor John Valley in Toronto recently to discuss the idling of Fort Frances kraft mill and one of its paper machines.
Rafferty asked Garneau if the rumour that Boise offered to buy the Forest Frances mill was true.
“I asked him about Boise and when I said that, he kind of chuckled a little bit and said, ‘That’s the first I’ve heard of it,” Rafferty said. “You know how rumours are. Boise made a strategic decision for them to buy pulp from their Washington mill and keep those guys working, and so that’s what happened,” Rafferty added.
A commitment from the president of Resolute Forest Products to maintain workers pensions.
It came during Richard Garneau's meeting with MP John Rafferty and MPP Sarah Campbell in Toronto.
Rafferty says Garneau told him that unlike some of its competitors, Resolute has not plans to end its commitment to pensions.
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell met with Richard Garneau, President and CEO of Resolute Forest Products and his advisor John Valley in Toronto recently to discuss the idling of Fort Frances kraft mill and one of its paper machines.
Rafferty asked Garneau if the rumour that Boise offered to buy the Forest Frances mill was true.
“I asked him about Boise and when I said that, he kind of chuckled a little bit and said, ‘That’s the first I’ve heard of it,” Rafferty said. “You know how rumours are. Boise made a strategic decision for them to buy pulp from their Washington mill and keep those guys working, and so that’s what happened,” Rafferty added.
It came during Richard Garneau's meeting with MP John Rafferty and MPP Sarah Campbell in Toronto.
Rafferty says Garneau told him that unlike some of its competitors, Resolute has not plans to end its commitment to pensions.
American Eagle Introduces New Product
American Eagle Paper Mills introduces antimicrobially treated copy paper with silver ion technology: American Eagle Paper Mills of Tyrone, Pennsylvania introduces their new product, Eagle Armour Copy. New to the market, this recycled, multipurpose copy paper is treated with Biomaster silver ion technology to provide antimicrobial protection to the paper itself against unwanted microorganisms such as mold, mildew, fungus and non-pathogenic bacteria.
Canada’s Wood Products Industry Forecast to Double
Canada’s wood products industry profits forecast to double in 2013:
Canada’s wood products manufacturing industry is set to earn $381 million in pre-tax profits this year, marking its third consecutive year in the black, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Industrial Outlook-Autumn 2012.
With industry profits forecast to quadruple this year, Canada’s wood products manufacturers are reaping some of the benefits of their restructuring during the past decade. Profits are forecast to double in 2013 to $787 million and exceed$1 billion annually beginning in 2014.
MeadWestvaco Buys Ruby Macons, India
MeadWestvaco buys India's Ruby Macons:
Packaging company MeadWestvaco Corp. says it has completed its acquisition of corrugated packaging materials company Ruby Macons Ltd.
The Richmond, Va.-based company says the move strengthens its presence in India and significantly increases capacity and accelerates its growth in the fast-growing region.
Packaging company MeadWestvaco Corp. says it has completed its acquisition of corrugated packaging materials company Ruby Macons Ltd.
The Richmond, Va.-based company says the move strengthens its presence in India and significantly increases capacity and accelerates its growth in the fast-growing region.
Neenah Paper Offers Alternative to Plastic Cards
Neenah Paper Gives Retailers 'Green' Option: Neenah Paper now offers the new ENVIRONMENT Retail Card, a 100-percent, paper-based stored value card that gives retailers a green alternative to plastic or other less eco-friendly card options. The new retail card is also the brightest paper-based card available. A stored-value card has monetary value or data physically stored on the card and is commonly used by retailers in the form of gift cards, loyalty cards and bounce-back cards.
Folio Announces Eddie and Ozzie Awards
The 2012 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Winners: FOLIO:’s Eddie and Ozzie awards competition is the largest of its kind for magazine publishers. It also has the proud distinction of being the only awards event open to magazines and websites of all kinds—consumer, b-to-b, association, custom and regional, big and small.
National Geographic Launches New Campaign
Gawker Acquires Guanabee Media
Gawker Acquires Hispanic Media Company Guanabee:
Gawker Media, the online-only publisher that owns brands such as Jezebel, Gizmodo and, of course, Gawker, has taken a strategic move to expand its network into the Hispanic marketplace with the acquisition of Guanabee Media.
The deal gives Gawker all assets surrounding Guanabee.com, which includes the brand's Anyguey vertical, which focuses on sports, gadgets and women, and the Barbara vertical, which focuses on fashion, beauty and relationships for Latinas. With this acquisition Gawker Media will extend its properties to Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide—in January of next year, the company will also launch Gizmodo en Español.
Gawker Media, the online-only publisher that owns brands such as Jezebel, Gizmodo and, of course, Gawker, has taken a strategic move to expand its network into the Hispanic marketplace with the acquisition of Guanabee Media.
The deal gives Gawker all assets surrounding Guanabee.com, which includes the brand's Anyguey vertical, which focuses on sports, gadgets and women, and the Barbara vertical, which focuses on fashion, beauty and relationships for Latinas. With this acquisition Gawker Media will extend its properties to Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide—in January of next year, the company will also launch Gizmodo en Español.
Wagner Named MPA Communications Director
Meredith Wagner Named MPA Communications Director: A change in administration typically means changes in personnel, and so it was on Monday (Dec. 3) when MPA--the Association of Magazine Media president/CEO Mary Berner hired Meredith Wagner as executive VP/communications. Berner has been serving since September, and Wagner will be assuming the responsibilities of predecessor Howard Polskin when she starts on Jan. 7, 2013.
CMO: 54% of Marketers Plan Budget Increases
CMO Council finds 54% of marketers increased budgets this year: More than half of marketers (54%) increased their marketing budgets this year, while 22% had budget reductions and 24% kept budgets flat, according to a report by the Chief Marketing Officer Council.
RRD Launches ActiveDisclosure
RR Donnelley Launches Collaborative Disclosure Management Solution: RRD ActiveDisclosure(SM) System Increases Speed, Control, and Convenience of Financial Reporting to Streamline Workflows and Support Better DecisionsCHICAGO, - R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced the availability of its RRD ActiveDisclosureSM system, a cloud-based solution to draft, collaborate on, and finalize Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures and other filing requirements.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Resolute & NewPage Raise NBHK Prices, NBSK Unchanged
Resolute Forest Products
(Resolute) announced to North American customers today that its bleached
hardwood kraft (BHK) market pulp prices would increase while northern bleached
softwood kraft (NBSK) would be unchanged, effective December 1 until further
notice.
Canfor Pulp informed US customers today that its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp price would be unchanged, effective Dec. 1 until further notice, industry contacts told RISI.
PWC: Q3 US & Candian Paper Co.s Earnings
Voith CEO: Still Plenty of Life in Paper
Voith CEO: Still plenty of life in paper: The paper industry globally is about as diverse an industry as you can get - in mature regions there are plummeting grades in the shape of graphic papers that fill most producers with horror - whilst in places like India and China growth rates are into double figures. And then there is packaging, speciality papers and tissue, all grades that are showing healthy growth rates virtually everywhere.
Hearst: Still Bullish on Print
Hearst: Making Headway on Mobile but Still Bullish on Print:
Hearst Magazines has 800,000 paying app customers, and 80 percent of them are new to Hearst brands, making mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, a major new business for the company—and for the magazine industry, Hearst president David Carey said last week at the Mashable Media Summit.
Hearst Magazines has 800,000 paying app customers, and 80 percent of them are new to Hearst brands, making mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, a major new business for the company—and for the magazine industry, Hearst president David Carey said last week at the Mashable Media Summit.
Adweek's Hot List Print Winners
Hot" is, of course, relative. We
reserve the designation for those media brands and media people thriving
despite competition, market forces and that bugaboo of every business: the ever
elusive consumer. Across weeks, we studied factors including advertising
business, audience numbers, category supremacy, creativity, innovation,
industry accolades and social buzz.
Some of the winners:
New
York
Start spreading the news. Not only does editor Adam Moss’ New York still kill it week after week in print (eye-catching covers, provocative features), the pub keeps giving consumers more reason to go online, too. This year brought The Cut, the third blog spun off from nymag.com (following the smash culture monitor Vulture and foodie destination Grub Street). While other publishers struggle to monetize their online businesses, New York gets a phenomenal 40 percent of its revenue from digital, up from 20 percent four years ago.
HGTV Magazine (Hearst/Scripps)
Start spreading the news. Not only does editor Adam Moss’ New York still kill it week after week in print (eye-catching covers, provocative features), the pub keeps giving consumers more reason to go online, too. This year brought The Cut, the third blog spun off from nymag.com (following the smash culture monitor Vulture and foodie destination Grub Street). While other publishers struggle to monetize their online businesses, New York gets a phenomenal 40 percent of its revenue from digital, up from 20 percent four years ago.
HGTV Magazine (Hearst/Scripps)
Though barely a year old, HGTV
Magazine has already built a towering following among both readers and
advertisers. Like Hearst/Scripps’ other venture, Food Network Magazine, HGTV
was a smash from day one. After selling out its October/November 2011 test
issue (demand was so great that more copies had to be printed), the title
launched in earnest this past May, shattering its initial rate base of 450,000.
HGTV Magazine today averages 275,000 newsstand copies. Two more
increases in rate base, to 800,000, are planned for 2013, while frequency will
expand to 10 times per year.
Q3 Magazine Sales Details
Among major monthly titles experiencing
healthy growth were National Geographic (23.8%),
Shape (9.5%), and Consumer Reports (7.0%). (Is it just a
coincidence that National Geographic and Consumer Reports have
also invested heavily in their web sites? Maybe digital and print are not
enemies after all.)
Sales for the Top 50 publications,
which include most of the celebrity weeklies, were down 8.3%. But the next 50
actually increased their sales 7.4%. Nearly one-third of the Top 100 enjoyed
increases, according to MagNet.
Another favorable trend: Less waste.
Publishers responded to weakening newsstand sales by distributing 64 million
fewer copies than they did a year ago, including a 15.7% reduction for
weeklies. But because unit sales did not decline as much as the reduction in
draw, the proportion of newsstand copies that were sold increased by nearly 2 percentage
points for the weeklies and nearly 1 percentage point for the non-weeklies.
Modest Ad Growth Predicted for 2013
Global ad spending will pick up a little steam in the future, according to Publicis Groupe’s ZenithOptimedia. Spending will climb from 4.1% growth in 2013 for a total of $518 billion to 5.6% growth in 2015, reaching $574 billion.
Sports Illustrated with 3 New Books
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/188308/sports-illustrated-debuts-3-new-sports-books.html#axzz2E0asMOC2
Sports Illustrated is known for both its extensive game coverage and extraordinary photography. To extend the franchise, Sports Illustrated has published three new books that feature: the NFL’s greatest players of all time; the league’s most successful franchise; and an inside look at professional boxing.
Sports Illustrated is known for both its extensive game coverage and extraordinary photography. To extend the franchise, Sports Illustrated has published three new books that feature: the NFL’s greatest players of all time; the league’s most successful franchise; and an inside look at professional boxing.
Redesign of Glamour.com
Glamour.com Sees Social-Focused Redesign:
In March, Condé Nast’s Glamour magazine reintroduced itself to the world with a redesigned publication. The idea for the redesign, editor-in-chief Cindi Levie told FOLIO: in an interview, came from a need to update the magazine to reflect the desires and personalities of contemporary women.
In March, Condé Nast’s Glamour magazine reintroduced itself to the world with a redesigned publication. The idea for the redesign, editor-in-chief Cindi Levie told FOLIO: in an interview, came from a need to update the magazine to reflect the desires and personalities of contemporary women.
New Era of Hybrid Media
Edelman’s Rubel: Get Ready for a New Era of Hybrid Media:
If traditional marketers are like zebras, and media companies are like elephants, then the media world of the future will be nearly completely mixed up, creating “zebelephants,” said Steve Rubel, EVP/Global Strategy of Edelman.
Rubel, speaking at the Mashable Media Summit in New York last week, described a world where marketers and media companies have taken on the characteristics of the other, and where media companies, in order to thrive in a new environment, need to embrace the new structure.
If traditional marketers are like zebras, and media companies are like elephants, then the media world of the future will be nearly completely mixed up, creating “zebelephants,” said Steve Rubel, EVP/Global Strategy of Edelman.
Rubel, speaking at the Mashable Media Summit in New York last week, described a world where marketers and media companies have taken on the characteristics of the other, and where media companies, in order to thrive in a new environment, need to embrace the new structure.
New Corp's CEO Resigns
New Corp's chief executive resigns:
Mockridge's resignation was confirmed by News Corp yesterday. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his "decision to step down is absolutely and entirely his own".After Mockridge was parachuted in by News International following the resignation of Rebekah Brooks, many considered him a likely candidate to lead News Corp's new publishing arm.However, the Wall Street Journal reported that "people familiar with the matter" had said its own managing editor, Robert Thomson, could be named as head of the corporation's publishing arm this week.
Mockridge's resignation was confirmed by News Corp yesterday. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his "decision to step down is absolutely and entirely his own".After Mockridge was parachuted in by News International following the resignation of Rebekah Brooks, many considered him a likely candidate to lead News Corp's new publishing arm.However, the Wall Street Journal reported that "people familiar with the matter" had said its own managing editor, Robert Thomson, could be named as head of the corporation's publishing arm this week.
Consumers Favor Print & TV Ads to Digital
Consumers Continue to Favor Offline Ads; Most Digital Formats Lose Ground: A new consumer attitude study finds that even in this digital-centric climate, Americans are likely to view offline media ads most favorably -- while most digital formats have experienced a decrease in favorability. The 2012 AdReaction study, focusing on consumer opinions and perceptions of advertising, finds that even in this digital-centric climate, U.S. consumers are likely to view offline media ads most favorably -- with TV viewed in a positive light by 49% of respondents, followed by magazine ads (41%), and newspaper ads (40%).
Friday, November 30, 2012
EURO-GRAPH Reports Coated & SC Ships
EURO-GRAPH reported October European coated mechanical paper shipments rose +0.1%, demand increased +0.1% and exports declined -0.1%, Coated woodfree shipments was up +6%, demand rose +3.2% and exports jumped +20.6%. Supercalendered paper shipments fell -0.9%, demand rose +3.3% and exports declined -17.5%.
NS Legislation to Reduce Port Hawk Taxes
Nova Scotia legislation would reduce Cape Breton mill's municipal tax bill:
An agreement between Richmond County and a paper mill in Port Hawkesbury to reduce the operation's municipal taxes is being written into law by the Nova Scotia government.
An agreement between Richmond County and a paper mill in Port Hawkesbury to reduce the operation's municipal taxes is being written into law by the Nova Scotia government.
Municipal Relations Minister John MacDonell says amendments to the Stora Enso Taxation Act would see taxes paid by the mill remain at $2.6 million for 2012-13, with former owner NewPage and Port Hawkesbury Paper Group Ltd. each paying $1.3 million.
MacDonell says Port Hawkesbury Paper would then pay $1.3 million in taxes for three years, beginning on April 1.
The legislation which was tabled at the request of the municipality, would expire on March 31, 2016.
The tax deal was reached following a court battle between the mill's owner and the municipality.
In a ruling in September, a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge rejected a bid by the mill to cancel the previous tax deal.
Sappi Increases NBHK Price
Sappi Fine Paper
North America informed domestic customers today that its northern bleached
hardwood kraft (NBHK) market pulp prices would increase $20/tonne, effective
December 1 until further notice.
Sappi's $20/tonne price increase
would bring North American list price on NBHK to $755-765/tonne depending on
grade.
Arjowiggins Raises European CWF Prices
The situation of continuing
rising costs of raw materials, energy and transport has made it necessary for
Arjowiggins Graphic to review current price levels, and following this review
implement a price increase to help offset the rising costs being incurred.
As a consequence of these
adverse conditions that we are facing, we regret that it is unavoidable to
announce this price increase for our CWF paper range on both sheets and reels
during January 2013.
Fire at FutureMark Mill Contained
The Manistique Public Safety and
Volunteer Fire Officers were called to a reported fire at the FutureMark Paper
Mill, formerly known as Manistique Papers, Thursday evening at 8:14.
Employees reported that the fire
was located in a storage pile of paper bales located outside, adjacent to the
building near a clippings shed.
China Single Largest User Illegal Lumber
China, emergent superpower and
the world’s second biggest economy, is effectively standing on the sidelines as
its exponential growth devastates forests in a trade worth billions of dollars
a year.
In the new report Appetite
for Destruction: China’s Trade in Illegal Timber, launched today in
Beijing, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that
China is now the single largest international consumer of illegal timber,
importing wood stolen by organised criminal syndicates on a massive scale.
Brown Printing Signs Deal with National Standard
http://www.bpc.com/
Brown Printing has signed a
multi-year agreement to print and distribute The Weekly Standard.
Under the agreement, starting in
December 2012, Brown will produce The Standard at its East Greenville facility
and distribute the magazine using local and regional entry into the USPS system
as well as airfreight to western states, thus enabling faster delivery. The
Weekly Standard has subscribers in every state and a paid circulation of
approximately 95,000.
Bonnier Shutters Caribbean Travel + Life
Bonnier Shutters Caribbean Travel + Life Magazine and Related TV Show:
Bonnier Corporation’s Caribbean Travel + Life magazine will cease publication beginning next year. Additionally, its Discovery Channel television program will not be revived.
Bonnier Corporation’s Caribbean Travel + Life magazine will cease publication beginning next year. Additionally, its Discovery Channel television program will not be revived.
Digital Magazine Readership Up 47%
Q3 Out-of-Home Ads Up 4.4%
Overall, the media and advertising category increased 6% in the third quarter compared to 2011. The period also saw ample political ad spending, with the government, politics, and organizations segment up 14% compared to the same period in 2011.
The Economist Unbundles Tablet From Print
Now an important independent magazine is leaving the "All Access" camp: The Economist last month stopped bundling app access with all new print subscriptions, charging more to newcomers who want both and introducing a print option that comes without apps.
Latin American Printing Forecast to Grow 4% in 2012
http://whattheythink.com/
A study produced by the Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) forecasts a positive state for the print industry in Latin America, a core GOA audience, in 2013.
A study produced by the Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) forecasts a positive state for the print industry in Latin America, a core GOA audience, in 2013.
Produced annually by the Printing Association of Florida, and now in its 38th year, GOA is held February 21-23, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Based on statistics reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the study reveals that the Latin America printing industry remained positive for most of the last decade, with a projected growth of 4% in 2013. The projected GDP in 2013 for Latin America and the Caribbean is 3.9%.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Labor Strike Affects CA Ports
A
strike that began at the Oakland, CA, port yesterday apparently spread to the
port in Long Beach, contacts said today.
"They
have basically closed all ports this afternoon in Long Beach," said one
California paper trader.
The
Southern California port action involved clerical workers, not longshoremen,
contacts said.
In
Northern California, a trader today said that a contact said that APM Terminals
Pier 400 "has been on strike" since yesterday and that "today
Yusen (Terminals), Evergreen, Hyundai California United Terminals, (and) China
Shipping ... have added to the list."
Also
at Oakland, on Nov. 20, Service Employees International union 200 workers
disrupted shipping at the port, local media reported.
Port Hawk Pensioners Asked to Pay Co.
NewPage Port Hawkesbury pensioners told to pay back $5 million due to calculation error:
Former workers of NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia were told this week that they have been overpaid and will each have to pay back thousands of dollars.
Morneau Shepell Ltd., the current pension plan administrator, sent out letters to the pensioners telling them how much they will have to pay back, and blamed the calculation error on the previous plan administrator, Aon PLC.
The mistake was made while calculating the early retirement provisions years prior to the idling of the mill in 2011. About 200 people who opted to take a specific front-loading pension option are the pensioners who are now said to have been overpaid, and owe a collective $5 million. Some people have found out they have been overpaid as much as $60,000.
Former workers of NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia were told this week that they have been overpaid and will each have to pay back thousands of dollars.
Morneau Shepell Ltd., the current pension plan administrator, sent out letters to the pensioners telling them how much they will have to pay back, and blamed the calculation error on the previous plan administrator, Aon PLC.
The mistake was made while calculating the early retirement provisions years prior to the idling of the mill in 2011. About 200 people who opted to take a specific front-loading pension option are the pensioners who are now said to have been overpaid, and owe a collective $5 million. Some people have found out they have been overpaid as much as $60,000.
Graphic Packaging to Buy A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage
Graphic Packaging to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage Packaging Business in Europe
Graphic Packaging Holding Company recently announced an agreement for one of its subsidiaries to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage packaging business in Europe. The deal includes two manufacturing facilities that convert approximately 30,000 tons of paperboard annually.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company recently announced an agreement for one of its subsidiaries to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage packaging business in Europe. The deal includes two manufacturing facilities that convert approximately 30,000 tons of paperboard annually.
Canadian National Printing Association Announced
Formation of New National Printing Association Formally Announced: PISC and CPIA have formally announced the formation of a new printing association to be called Printing Industries of Canada (PIC). PIC "will serve as the national voice of the industry and will actively support and promote the health and growth of Canada’s printing industry," and will be officially launched in April 2013.
Magazines Continue Tablet Commitment
Magazines Double Down On Tablet Commitment: The magazine industry’s faith in the future of tablets is not easing up, even though advertiser support for digital editions has been slow in coming and these platforms still represent a small fraction of overall distribution for most books.
Leading among group publishers is Hearst, from whom iMonitor counted 89 apps, followed by Time Warner with 84, Conde Nast with 83 and Future Media with 82.
Leading among group publishers is Hearst, from whom iMonitor counted 89 apps, followed by Time Warner with 84, Conde Nast with 83 and Future Media with 82.
43% of Magazines Have Both Print, Digital Growth
GfK MRI: Over 40 Percent of Magazines Have Concurrent Print, Digital Growth: More than 40 percent of magazines surveyed saw concurrent print and digital audience growth in the fall of 2012, according to the most recent study by GfK MRI.
Next Issue Expands Title Offerings
Next Issue Expands Title Offerings Outside 5 Founding Companies:
Next Issue Media, the company behind the unlimited magazine app Next Issue, is a joint venture formed by five of the largest domestic publishers—Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. To offer readers more options, the company announced Thursday that it is expanding its iPad catalog beyond these five companies. The new offerings will include magazines from publishers like Mansueto Ventures, New York Media and American Express Publishing, among others.
Next Issue Media, the company behind the unlimited magazine app Next Issue, is a joint venture formed by five of the largest domestic publishers—Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. To offer readers more options, the company announced Thursday that it is expanding its iPad catalog beyond these five companies. The new offerings will include magazines from publishers like Mansueto Ventures, New York Media and American Express Publishing, among others.
BPA Members’ Circulation: Digital Now 21%
Digital Accounts for 21 Percent of BPA Members’ Circulation:
The number of publishers reporting digital copies is growing, new numbers for media-auditing firm BPA Worldwide show. A total of 532 BPA print titles reported digital circulation for the June 2012 cycle—an increase of 6.4 percent when comparing the December 2011 period.
The number of publishers reporting digital copies is growing, new numbers for media-auditing firm BPA Worldwide show. A total of 532 BPA print titles reported digital circulation for the June 2012 cycle—an increase of 6.4 percent when comparing the December 2011 period.
Wired's Puzzel; Only in Print
Wired celebrated its 20th anniversary
year in 2012 with a hidden and quite old-school little print puzzle.
If you stack the January through December issues with the covers facing up, it
reveals a (frankly hard-to-read) quote on the spines that Wired founding editor Louis Rossetto made
in the first issue, in 1993: "Our first instruction to our writers: Amaze
us." A reader in Riverside, Calif., named Ben Allen was the first to
notice the pattern—realizing after the first nine issues that it was spelling
out a message. He quickly guessed the complete line with a Google search. The
puzzle's makers, Eric Harshbarger and Mike Selinker, were wise to stick with
Rossetto's pithy first instruction to writers. His second was: "We know a
lot about digital technology, and we are bored with it. Tell us something we've
never heard before, in a way we've never seen before. If it challenges our
assumptions, so much the better."
Kodak Accepts Improved Credit Facility
Kodak Accepts Improved, $830-Million Credit Facility: Eastman Kodak has received and accepted an offer from the Steering Committee of the Second Lien Noteholders Committee for interim and exit financing totaling $830 million in loans. The commitment is superior to, and therefore replaces, the $793 million commitment announced by the company on Nov. 12.
Folio: People On The Move
People On The Move | 11.29.12:
Source Interlink’s Automobile Magazine has added Todd Lassa as its executive editor and Michael Jordan as senior editor. Lassa joins the magazine from sister publication Motor Trend, where he was Detroit editor. Jordan joins the magazine from Edmunds.com, where he was an executive editor and more...
Source Interlink’s Automobile Magazine has added Todd Lassa as its executive editor and Michael Jordan as senior editor. Lassa joins the magazine from sister publication Motor Trend, where he was Detroit editor. Jordan joins the magazine from Edmunds.com, where he was an executive editor and more...
ARM & UBM Tech Launch Signum
ARM and UBM Tech Launch New Digital Magazine:
ARM, a supplier and architect of digital semiconductor chips, has partnered with UBM Tech to launch the new digital magazine–Signum. The focus of Signum is to combine journalistic content with robust multimedia technology.
ARM, a supplier and architect of digital semiconductor chips, has partnered with UBM Tech to launch the new digital magazine–Signum. The focus of Signum is to combine journalistic content with robust multimedia technology.
Diversified Business Communications Buys Amazing Charts
Diversified Business Communications Buys Electronic Health Record Provider:
Portland, Maine-based b-to-b media company Diversified Business Communications has acquired Amazing Charts, a provider of electronic health records. The deal is intended to expand Diversified's Pri-Med division and its medical education business.
Portland, Maine-based b-to-b media company Diversified Business Communications has acquired Amazing Charts, a provider of electronic health records. The deal is intended to expand Diversified's Pri-Med division and its medical education business.
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