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News media companies worldwide are succeeding in driving digital revenue by betting on quality journalism. How are they achieving this? With examples from the Telegraph Media Group (UK), The Times of India (India), The Guardian (UK), Styria Media Group (Austria), Sayidaty Magazine (UAE) and many more, the recent WAN-IFRA Middle East conference at Dubai (UAE) presented specific strategies around products, business model transformation, digital subscriptions, newsroom management drawing new roadmaps of transformation for news media firms.

Less hardware, smarter control—this is the catchphrase of QIPC and EAE quality control systems, which Mediaprint has recently adopted for a sure future newspaper production. Mediaprint in Austria is one of the largest newspaper printers in
Europe, known for printing widely-circulated newspapers, Kronen Zeitung or
commonly known as Krone, and KURIER.

The recent Publish Asia 2018 in Bali marked the WAN-IFRA event’s return to the Indonesian island resort city for second time. Organised at Bali International Convention Centre at Westin Nusa Dua from April 24-26, the conference was attended by more than 400 media executives from 30 countries, gathered for exciting masterclass, conference sessions and networking events. The conference highlighted some key insights
of the industry with a focus on print media innovatives developed relatively for tranformation towards a digital-centric future.

Darwin’s Theory of Evolution states that all species of organisms on the planet earth arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual’s ability to compete, survive, and reproduce. Let’s find out how truly this theory holds true in the news media world, referring to the survival of printed newspapers.

Inkjet is being applied successfully in most markets and all regions globally—the more specialist the market, the higher the growth rate. This is what it highlights in drupa’s 5th Global Trends Report. But the report mentions that the cost of inks remains an issue. However, those investing in inkjet, service support is the key criteria followed by overall cost considerations.

PRINTPACK INDIA stands out as one of the unique international graphic art shows amid hundred of fairs happening around the globe. Its organiser IPAMA (Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) claims that the show is the third largest in the world, after drupa and Print China, in terms of visitors’ footfall. Here is a recap of the making of the show and shapers behind it.

The New York Times’ multi-media campaign ‘Truth Is Hard’ touting the impact of its journalism amid a rising tide of fake news and misinformation won the coveted INMA Global Media Awards ‘Best in Show’ joining 33 companies including The Times of India, Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan Times, Mathrubhumi, Amar Ujala, ABP, The Hindu Group and others taking home top prizes in growing brand, audience, and revenue.

ABB has recently completed a control console upgrade at the Strasbourg print site of Dernieres Nouvelles D’Alsace a.k.a. DNA in France. The project is particularly interesting as it combines the very latest control console technology with the original ABB press control system that has been running since 1989.