It has been quite some time since Prabhat Khabar started making its presence felt on digital platform. But the newspaper is now gearing up to expand the platform to the fullest. RK Dutta, Executive Director, Prabhat Khabar, tells ALL ABOUT NEWSPAPERS about how the newspaper has transcended into digital regime.
Service of EMGE World Newsprint Markets (WNM) covers the newsprint markets worldwide and its reports are published twice a year in April-May and October-November. The latest report, with base year 2018, is integrated statistical information up to April 2019 for major regions and countries, with market forecasts to 2023.
Leading news media houses in India and abroad are using ppi Media’s portal AdSelf, which features new functions on a regular basis. New interfaces, such as the interface to mobile de, and future support for social media ads, are unique features of the self-service portal for classified ads.
Recognising their consistent high quality printing in accordance to relevant international industry standards, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd (WNL), a leading newspaper group in Sri Lanka, has been awarded with the Certificate for Standardised Printing by WAN-IFRA. In an exclusive chat with All About Newspapers, Janaka Rathnakumara, COO-GM of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, says the certification is yet another milestone of their 40 years journey.
OneVision Software AG has developed one standard profile for printers of all kinds, including newspaper publishers, having multiple print centres with variables such as different web offset/sheet feed/flexo/gravure presses, plate exposing devices, substrate and ink procurement from different manufacturers. Nilay Patel, Technical Director, OneVision Software AG, gives an insight to this advancement.
Keeping pace with new challenges in high-speed printing and rapidly changing printing technologies in global standards, Wellprint manufactures a proven range of Stallion web offset inks, designed efficiently to achieve the desired quality and sharpness in newspaper printing. The cold-set inks offer high-speed ink transparency, excellent press stability, resistance to emulsification and slur.
It happens globally! Newsprint consumption has been steeply declined. More so is happening in North America with 10 percent decline and around 3 percent in Europe. China, which was growing until 2008 Beijing Olympics, is facing 50 percent decline from peak consumption rate. In this scenario, Harish Nagpal, former Vice President–Supply Chain, HT Media Ltd, narrates what the future holds for the Indian market.
Collaboration between Uttarbanga Sambad and Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) will be further intensified as the leading Bengali daily is investing in new systems from the Dutch specialist in measuring and control equipment. The new installation consists of two different parts—ten mRC-3D cameras for automatic colour register control and two mRC-3D cameras as an extension of the newspaper’s existing automation system.
Announcing an amalgamation of world-class Japanese and Indian technologies, Manugraph India has sealed a deal with the Japanese company Seiken Graphics to manufacture a highly advanced double width, single circumference 4×1 web offset press. The press will be manufactured at Manugraph’s state-of-the-art facility in Kolhapur.
The 9th edition of Digital Media India (DMI) conference, conducted by World Association of News Publishers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), will be organised on February 18 and 19, 2020 at Holiday Inn in Aerocity, New Delhi. The conference looks at trends, innovations, technologies and revenue strategies in the digital news media landscape.
