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ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCEUsing a Goss Pacesetter 2200 system (pictured here), a company produced 21463 booklets in an hour, or 97.6 percent of the total capacity. This was achieved over a 12-hour shift. What seems to be a popular initiative, the Goss Pacesetter Club members are setting new records for peak performance. Improvement in productivity and competitiveness has been the result (see page 28).

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FROM THE EDITOR

Glass ceiling smashed again. Gender irrelevant when it comes to work

Katherine Viner taking over from Alan Rusbridger as the first editor-in-chief of The Guardian was news. After all, there are few women behind editors' desks. Viner has said she would pursue “ambitious journalism, ideas and events, setting the agenda and reaching out to readers all around the world” and that two of the essentials that would guide her priorities would include the two basics of modern-day journalism The Guardian has followed with considerable success: “Be instinctively digital,” and “Cherish print, but don't let it hold us back.” In her words, “it’s an enormous privilege and responsibility, leading a first-class team of journalists revered around the world…”

As Peter Preston, writing for The Guardian says, Viner is a new editor but an old hand. She was after all Rusbridger’s longstanding deputy. It appears that there was considerable head-hunting and advertising for the top post but, eventually, the choice came from within. According to Dame Liz Forgan, outgoing chair of the Scott Trust (Rusbridger will take up this role now), “it was a thorough, transparent and, for the first time, international process. We considered a very broad range of candidates across geographies, disciplines and backgrounds”. Which only goes to show what an outstanding journalist Viner is. Her selection is an inspiration for all young women working in news publishing houses across the world.

Katherine Viner studied English in Oxford. She won a competition organised by The Guardian’s woman’s page and was then advised to pursue a career in Journalism. Whoever advised her had the gift of spotting talent. For all her experience and backing from her staff (she won their majority support in a ballot), 44-year-old Viner has her task cut out. In Preston’s words: There’s a popular will to make this new page of history work. And The Guardian she inherits, like the one Rusbridger inherited, is hugely changed and hugely challenging…”

Viner joins a club populated by not many. Ariana Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the

Huffington Post, is a name that instantly comes to mind. Also, senior journalists like Pamela Philipose, Bachi Karkaria and Rasheeda Bhagat (am sticking to print). An article in Scroll.in says some of India’s top book publishers/ editors are women – Urvashi Butalia of Zubaan, Ritu Menon of Women Unlimited, Chiki Sarkar of Penguin Random House India, Diya Kar Hazra of Bloomsbury India, Karthika VK of HarperCollins India, Sayoni Basu of Duckbill Books, and Poulomi Chatterjee of Hachette India. Any particular reason? Kar Hazra sums it up pretty well in the article, saying, “Publishing involves a lot of nurturing. Women make good midwives.”

For all the bouquets for women, there have also been unhappy moments. Arthur Sulzberger Jr, the publisher of The New York Times, decided to fire the newspaper's executive editor, Jill Abramson. There was some controversy over accusations by Abramson's supporters that gender played a role in her dismissal. Then there was Tina Brown, editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, who announced her departure from the Daily Beast, a website she founded.

However, overall, women are doing quite well. In Chennai, where RIND has its office, Malini Parthasarathy has the rare distinction of becoming the first woman editor of The Hindu. Lakshmi Natarajan is managing director at Bharathan Publications, publishers of Kalki, Mangayar Malar and Gokulam. I remember Ranjini Manian, co-founder of Global Adjustments, once telling me she had always wanted to write for a newspaper. She is the editor of Culturama, a popular magazine that “gives voice to expatriates and Indians alike”. So, if you have the passion and desire, and can bring quality and commitment to work, there’s no stopping you. Gender really doesn’t matter.

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‘There is room to streamline effi ciency’ 6

What it takes to build a new printing plant 8

Why web-offset works so well for newspapers 12

Netfl ix – a model for news? 16

Industry Updates 21

Other News 41

Events Calendar 45


‘There is room to streamline efficiency’At the beginning of 2015, German software developer ppi Media announced that Jagran Prakashan, one of India's largest publishing houses, would be relying on workflow solutions from ppi Media to publish their 231 local daily newspaper editions. In a freewheeling interview conducted for RIND Survey, Norbert Ohl, CEO, ppi Media, talks about Jagran's decision, milestones for the new project and opportunities for the publishing industry in India

RIND Survey: Jagran Prakashan is now a ppi Media customer. What does this new venture mean to you?

Norbert Ohl: We are very proud that Jagran's decision went to ppi Media. This project represents our largest in the Indian market. We have been in contact for a long time and did intensive preparation work, installed trials, made presentations and conducted workshops. This means that both Jagran and ppi Media know what we can expect from one another. Jagran did not spontaneously decide who becomes their new software supplier but rather made a decision that was well thought through and analysed. I am even happier that one puts his trust in us after this long process.

RS: What do you think it is that makes Jagran Prakashan so unique?

NO: Jagran is a classic regional publisher, the largest and most influential in the entire Hindi-speaking

area. The newspaper operates de-central and is a fixture in the region. 231 local editions published daily in eleven Indian states are impressive numbers and make Jagran Prakashan one of the world's largest players in international publishing. We are quite excited to be working with Jagran. All of our meetings up to now have been very successful. These are really exciting times and we are confident that together we can get this project up and running.

RS: What are the next steps? What do the next few months look like for you?

NO: We are already picking up speed. We officially kicked off this project in February 2015 and within just a few days the first systems were set up at Jagran Prakashan's head office in Kanpur. At that time both partners agreed on the hardware requirements and the important milestones. Our trainers have helped get Jagran's people comfortable using the new software. And we are planning a follow-up workshop in April. One of our first milestones is to get as many systems up and running by the beginning of the festive season and our final go-live is scheduled for March 2016.

RS: Which of ppi Media's software products will Jagran be using?

NO: Jagran Prakashan will be running their entire print production using our systems. So they'll be using

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Sharing insights at the kick-off meeting in February this year between Jagran and ppi Media in Kanpur.


PlanPag, our planning and production software, AdX Print, AdPag and AdMan, for ad solutions, as well as a ProPag installation to automatically assemble pages. They will keep using their in-house ad system, Jois, and we will integrate it. Through all of this, we'll make sure that their production remains decentralised but runs on a central system. This is how we create transparent and centralized operations. And that unlocks huge potential for our customer.

RS: And where exactly do you see this potential? What advantages does ppi Media's software offer Jagran?

NO: By taking advantage of our powerful solutions, Jagran will be able to plan and produce their various editions simply and efficiently. Our software will allow them to master the most complex challenges that may arise in coordination and planning.

Their entire ad processing will essentially be simplified and accelerated. In addition to that, Jagran will have to invest much less time, effort and money when they put their publications together. This will allow them to speed up the pace of their production because a lot of these costly manual steps will no longer be necessary in the production process. This opens the gates for Jagran to invest their new capacity in other projects, editions, titles, and the like.

RS: When you look at India's publishing and media sectors, where do you see the greatest opportunities?

NO: What we have all noticed over the course of the last few months is a booming economy in India. There is a lot of growth and the media sector reflects that. Advertising is increasing, publishers and their customer are investing more. On the one hand, I see opportunities in reorganizing print production and on the other hand in developing digital business.

When I look at classic print production in India – and let's not forget that this is still the main business for most Indian publishers – then it is clear that there is room to streamline efficiency. This is most easily achieved by replacing manual processes and introducing automated ones. It is also obvious that digitalisation is entering the Indian market. Here it is imperative to develop business models based on digital publishing channels.

The advantage for publishers in India is that they can look at the developments that are currently under way in North America and Europe and they can build off the experiences there. We at ppi Media supply solutions to publishers all over the world and in this respect we are particularly well suited to assist publishers in India with digitalising and monetising digital content. <

Smiles on faces as the Jagran and ppi Media teams get together for a photo-op and look forward to collaborating.


What it takes to build a new printing plantWAN-IFRA South Asia organised a workshop titled, ‘Building a new printing plant’, in Chennai in March. The workshop presented a standardised and structured approach to establishing a new newspaper printing plant. It helped participants share insights on the choice of machinery, new and old, as well as the building design and execution of the installation

Setting the ball rolling, K. Krishnan, former VP-Production, Kasturi & Sons, raised the question about why a new printing plant has to be built.

He then steered the discussion on to press selection and the various factors associated with selection, the various press types, accessories and configuration planning for each press.

P.K. Philip, chief general manager (Works), Malayala Manorama, presented a case study and the company’s leanings on importing a used press, also touching on the formalities and challenges. Philip said it was not

easy importing used presses and that the process involved disassembling, overhauling, reassembling, installing and commissioning, all of which made it extremely challenging. “The conversion costs need to be carefully calculated, taking into account all the factors like sea and local transport,” he pointed out. Appointing a proper valuer and a certification agency that could provide a correct assessment of the press was another point he highlighted.

Day 1 ended with an exercise and the participants had to present a press-and-mailroom specification and

Rajendra Babu, GM-Operations, Ushodaya Enterprises (left), explains his design of a printing plant to Sekar Subramani.

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justify their decisions for the specifi ed production schedule.

Sekar Subramani, DGM, Bennett, Coleman and Co, who heads the Times of India plant in Chennai, began Day 2 with his thoughts about site development and the building plan, the factors to be considered for site selection, statutory approvals required, etc. Subramani said a good design of a printing plant would ensure there was a smooth fl ow of men, material, information and work, and indicated some of the criteria of a good layout. The

session concluded with an exercise on designing a printing plant in a specifi ed scenario.

Finally, Krishnan made a presentation on press installation and commissioning, sharing important facts about installing old and new presses, more of a round-up of the two-day workshop. WAN-IFRA South Asia is likely to conduct a similar workshop with different case studies in June in New Delhi. Nineteen senior executives from nine publishing houses from India and Sri Lanka attended the Chennai event.

(This report is based on inputs from Selva Prabu, assistant manager, Training Services, WAN-IFRA South Asia.)

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The appeal of explanatory journalismMelissa Bell, a co-founder of the explanatory news website Vox.com, has joined the programme

for the World Editors Forum, to be held alongside the World News Media Congress in Washington, DC, from 1 to 3 June. Vox.com, whose slogan is ‘Understand the News, is pioneering new digital storytelling techniques that are drawing huge audiences.

Bell, who founded the site in 2014 with another Washington Post alumnus, Ezra Klein, will parti cipate in an Editors Forum session on ‘Storytelling rebooted’, which also includes Emily Banks, lead news editor for mobile content at The Wall Street Journal, and Lou Ferrara, VP for Sports, Business, Interacti ve and Entertainment News at The Associated Press.

Bell was director of digital platf orms at The Washington Post and one of the Post's most read bloggers when she and Klein left to found Vox.com in early 2014. At Vox, she holds both a technology and editorial ti tle as senior product manager and executi ve editor.

Before joining the Post, she helped launch Mint, a Wall Street Journal subsidiary in India, where she lived for four years.

Vox.com is part of a wave of new, online explanatory journalism news media, mostly started by veteran reporters at traditi onal media companies. One of its compelling innovati on are its Vox Cards, which off er context to arti cles and explanati ons of key concepts. They are linked to keywords in arti cles and also available separately; providing guides to ongoing news stories. <


RIND Technical Seminars For three decades and more, the Research Institute for Newspaper Development, better known as RIND, has become synonymous with workshops that are conducted for the benefi t of technical staff in news publishing houses, equipping them with knowledge relating to developments in the fi eld of newspaper production and publishing, as well as the skills necessary to function effectively. In recent years, PII-RIND (RIND amalgamated with the Press Institute of India in 1990) has expanded its focus to include developments in other areas – the Internet, social media and mobile. The overall objective has been to better empower the technical staff working in the news publishing industry.

PII-RIND will now conduct a series of seminars each year, with the fi rst one scheduled in April at the RIND Premises in Taramani, Chennai, 10 am to 5 pm, details as under:

On Wednesday, 22nd AprilRUNNING A WEB-OFFSET PRESS: BEST PRACTICES

The subject, useful for production executives and pressmen from newspapers, will include the following sessions:

10.00 am: Standard operating procedures for newsprint reel handling by Mohanraj P., AGM - Production, The Hindu

11.30 am: Web tension by V.S. Narayanan, General Manager - Technical, Dinamalar

02.00 pm: Press start-up and ink-water balance by Dr Rajeswari, Head, Department of Printing Technology, Anna University

03.30 pm: Rollers and blankets in web-offset press by Sekar Subramani, DGM - Production, The Times of India (BCCL)

(There will be breaks for refreshments between sessions; lunch between 1 pm and 2 pm.)

The participation fee is Rs 2500. Payment can be made by DD/ payable-at-par cheque favouring Press Institute of India and mailed to the Director, Press Institute of India, Second Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600113. For more details, please contact Geetha at 044-22542323/ 2344 or [email protected].

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Other seminars in 2015 will focus on:Press maintenance • Press consumables• Picture editing and colour correction•


Why web-offset works so well for newspapersNot too long ago – about two and a half decades – you would perhaps remember the days when letterpress-based rotary presses were used for the production of newspapers. They were messy, labour-oriented and meant a time-consuming process. The scene is still alive and kicking to a large extent in India's mofussil areas (rural districts and towns), producing medium-sized regional newspapers. Whereas in metros and large towns, Indian newspaper establishments are producing newspapers on high-speed multi-colour web-offset presses with in-line mailroom system, says Som Nath Sapru

The Indian newspaper industry is worth more than Rs 18300 crore today; it is vibrant and on the growth path. The United States experienced

a decline to the tune of 47 per cent in the newspaper industry over the past five years whereas in India, the industry expects 17.9 per cent growth in the coming five years. Worldwide, the newspaper industry is on a downward trajectory whereas in India it is looking

up. How come the Indian newspaper industry is so positive about growth prospects?

The reasons are cost-effective pricing, distribution and overall recycling of used newspapers, all of which contributes to a healthy Indian newspaper industry. This is quite unlike anywhere else in the world. For example, newspapers overseas are costlier compared with Indian newspapers. It is known that

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the price factor is the main reason for the growth and popularity of newspapers in India, be they national dailies or regional language newspapers. Worldwide, the newspaper industry is on a downward trajectory whereas in India it is on an upward curve.

The ever-increasing demand for newspapers in India is the result of literacy growth. We had a literacy rate of 12 per cent at the time of Partition, which grew to 75.8 per cent in 2013. The rise in the number of people able to read and their relative lack of access to online news sources naturally leads to high levels of newspaper readership – a contributory factor to the phenomenal rise in the publishing of regional newspapers.

The print media in India has readily responded to the new changes and challenges with its continued modernisation. It has accepted Information Technology, which has resulted in better coverage, greater speed in news delivery and a cost-effective price. The Indian newspaper industry has graduated from letterpress-based rotary presses to high-speed web-offset presses. It now adapts the latest technology – computer to plate, be it violet or thermal.

Efficiency and speedMuch before web-offset presses arrived in India,

offset lithography became the most popular form of commercial printing from the late 1950s, named and accepted as ‘offset printing’. Substantial investment in the larger presses required for offset lithography was needed and had an effect on the shape of the printing industry, leading to fewer and larger printers. The change and acceptance of new technology made increased use of colour printing possible and cost-effective as well. It had previously been much more expensive because of several technical factors. Subsequent improvements in plates, inks and paper have further refined the technology with superior production speeds and plate durability. Today, offset printing is the primary printing technology used all over the world.

Web-offset has entrenched itself in the newspaper industry because of its efficiency and speed and its adaptability to the latest technology and attachments. The consistent high quality of the prints and the volume of prints created at cost-effective prices make even commercial offset printing very efficient and profitable for businesses, especially when you have large print-runs. Constant R&D has resulted in the improved quality of blankets, fountain solutions,

plates and inks, so much so that odour-free offset printing ink is the newest technology.

Web-offset refers to the use of paper in rolls – ‘webs’ supplied to the printing press. Web-offset printing is generally used for runs in excess of 25000 impressions or more and comes in handy for newspapers, newspaper inserts/ ads, magazines, catalogues and, of late, text books. Web-fed presses are divided into two general categories: ‘cold-set’ and ‘heat-set’ offset web presses, the difference being how the inks that are used dry. Cold web offset printing dries through absorption into the paper, while heat-set utilises drying lamps or heaters to cure or ‘set’ the inks. Heat-set presses can print on both coated and uncoated papers, while cold-set presses are restricted to uncoated paper stock, such as newsprint. Some cold-set web presses can be fitted with heat dryers, or ultraviolet lamps (for use with UV-curing inks). It is also possible to add a drier to a cold-set press. This enables a newspaper press to print colour pages heat-set and black-and-white pages cold-set.

Web offset presses are beneficial in long-run printing jobs, typically press runs that exceed 25000 impressions. Speed is a determining factor when considering the completion time for press production; some web-offset presses print at speeds of 3000 feet per minute or faster. In addition to the benefits of speed and quick completion, some web presses have the inline ability to cut, perforate, fold and even paste. Economy in time, savings in human resources, speed with consistent quality and overall cost-effectiveness – these are the primary reasons for newspapers being produced on web-offset presses.

How it worksWeb-fed offset press prints on a continuous web, of

paper fed from a roll and threaded through the press. These days, domestically manufactured web-offset presses, as well, are designed to reach speeds of 35000 to 75000 iph (impressions per hour). Operating speed for optimum production will vary with paper quality, size of product, number of webs and workmanship Web-offset presses are increasingly being controlled from remote consoles, from which the operator can adjust inking, dampening, and circumferential and lateral register; control ink density; and even monitor dot gain.

The web offset press consisting of several sections. The in-feed of the press is where the unprinted rolls of paper are mounted. The delivery is where the final


printed material comes out. Going from in-feed to delivery, the elements of a heat-set web offset press are (in order): in-feed, printing units (press), dryer, chill rolls, and delivery (either a folder, sheeter or rewinder). A non-heat-set web press is not designed with a dryer or chill rolls.

A folder delivers folded signatures ready for mailing or for binding with other signatures to form a magazine or a book. A sheeter cuts the web and delivers flat, printed sheets. A rewinder rewinds the printed web back into roll form. A folder produces signatures; a rewinder produces rolls. The bulk of web-offset work involves folding and producing signatures. The ends of the press are referred to as the in-feed and delivery. The sides also have specific designations. One side of the press houses the driveshaft and gears that power the press. This side of the press is called the gear side. The crew always works on the other side because this is where all of the press controls are located, the operator side.

There are three categories of web offset presses in use today:1. In-line web-offset presses: In-line describes a press with printing units that consist of a single printing couple: an inking system, a dampening system, a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder and an impression cylinder. The printing units on an in-line press can print only one side of the web at a time. Most business forms are printed on in-line presses. Such presses are generally small and equipped with auxiliary devices such as imprinters, numbering devices, perforators, and punches.2. Blanket-to-blanket web-offset presses: The blanket-to-blanket press consists of printing couples that are usually stacked in pairs, one on top of the other. The blanket of one couple is next to the blanket of the other couple and the web runs between them. In other words, the presses have no impression cylinders; the blanket cylinder of the top couple acts as the impression cylinder for the bottom couple, and vice versa. Since the units can print both sides of the web at once, a blanket-to-blanket press is perfecting. On a blanket-to-blanket press, the printing units are usually arranged one after the other, an arrangement that offers a great deal of flexibility. With four units, one web can be run and four colours printed on each side. Or the press can be set up so that four webs are run and only one colour printed per side. Anything in between is possible.

3. Common impression web-offset presses: Each printing unit of a common-impression-cylinder (CIC) press has one very large impression cylinder with four or five printing couples arranged like a radial around it. Because of the arrangement of the couples and the size of the impression cylinder, the presses are also called satellite presses.

Heat-set web offset: This subset of web offset printing uses inks which dry by evaporation in a dryer typically positioned just after the printing units. This is typically done on coated papers, where the ink stays largely on the surface, and gives a glossy high contrast print image after the drying. As the paper leaves the dryer too hot for the folding and cutting that are typically downstream procedures, a set of ‘chill rolls’ positioned after the dryer lowers the paper temperature and sets the ink. The speed at which the ink dries is a function of dryer temperature and length of time the paper is exposed to the temperature. The type of printing is typically used for magazines, catalogues, inserts, etc with medium-to-high quality production runs.

Cold-set web offset: This is also a subset of web offset printing, typically used for lower quality print output. It is typical of newspaper production. Here, the ink dries by absorption into the underlying paper.


A typical cold-set confi guration is often a series of vertically arranged print units and peripherals. As newspapers seek new markets, which often imply higher quality (more gloss, more contrast), they may add a heat-set tower (with a dryer) or use UV (ultraviolet) based inks which ‘cure’ on the surface by polymerisation rather than by evaporation or absorption.

Computer to plate: Computer-to-plate (CTP) is a recent technology that allows the imaging of metal or polyester plates without the use of fi lm. By eliminating the masking, stripping, compositing and traditional plate-making processes, CTP has altered the printing industry, leading to reduced pre-press times, lower costs of labour and improved print quality. Most CTP systems use thermal CTP or violet technologies. Both technologies have the same characteristics in terms of quality and plate durability (longer runs). However, violet CTP systems are cheaper than thermal ones, and thermal CTP systems do not need to be operated under yellow light.

Thermal CTP involves the use of thermal lasers to expose and/ or remove areas of coating while the plate is being imaged. This depends on whether the plate is negative or positive working. The lasers are generally at a wavelength of 830 nanometers, but vary in their energy usage depending on whether they are used to expose or ablate material. Violet CTP lasers have a much lower wavelength, 405–410 nanometers. Violet CTP is based on emulsion tuned to visible light exposure

(The writer has a master’s degree in Print Technology & Management. He served 33 years with the USIS at the American Embassy in New

Delhi as chief of publications. During 2005-2011, he headed IPAMA as CEO and was editor of the IPAMA Bulletin. He then moved on to Pramod Engineering, part of the Delhi Press Group, publishers of

Caravan, Sarita, Woman’s Era and Alive as general manager.)

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World News Publishing FocusYour Guide to the Changing Media Landscape

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Netflix – a model for news?The success of Netflix’s monthly-subscription-based business model poses the question: What, if anything, can news publishers learn from this upcoming giant of the home screen? We asked two people involved in the publishing industry: Mirja Telzerow, a principal at A.T. Kearney in Germany; and Kim Svendsen, marketing manager at CCI Europe. They gave us the following contrasting viewpoints

Our interest was piqued earlier this autumn, when the video-streaming company launched in six European countries: Germany, France,

Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Netflix, which started life in 1997 in the USA as a DVD rental service, now has more than 50 million subscribers around the world and generated profit of US$ 220 million on revenue of more than US$ 1.2 billion in the third quarter of this year. Should publishers borrow from it?

Five things that publishers can learn from Netflix

Adaptability of the business model: Netflix started out as an online DVD rental company that

sent DVDs by mail, with attractive price models. Almost no-thing of that is left now. Netflix reco-gnised the potential of the Internet for streaming movies and series at an early stage, and transformed itself from being a major customer for the US Postal Service to being one of the

biggest generators of US Internet traffic. The radical realignment of its organisation, processes and systems was essential to produce a profitable model.

Platform-building with its own content and third-party content: Even before its market launch in Europe, Netflix was on everyone’s lips thanks to skilled PR, social media and direct advertising. The launch was accompanied by a free, one-month trial offer to attract as many users to the service as possible. The clear aim was to raise its profile and arouse interest in using the service and in the company’s offers. A clever combination of its own content – House of Cards is the best known and no doubt also the most successful example – and extensive rights and licenses for attractive movies and series has led to the platform growing in importance. High licensing costs have to be paid, of course, so correspondingly high user numbers need to be achieved. Everything is offered via Netflix with the aim of perfectly combining supply and demand. Platforms are key in the digital world, and surely also a model for many publishing houses.

The perfect user experience: The user experience starts with the attractive payment model. A variety of subscription models is available in Germany, depending on quality (SD/HD/4K) and the number of devices used. Users can choose from a number of options. Even for people who balk at the idea of a subscription, though – and there are plenty of those in Germany in particular – there is a solution: prepaid cards with tiered balances. Users can pause their subscription and all their settings, such as suggested movies, are saved.

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In that way even a ‘lost’ user can quickly rejoin without major effort. The application itself is clear, and very, very easy to use.

Anybody who has ever used Netflix knows how good the suggestions for series and movies are. These are based on sophisticated algorithms, which anticipate users’ wishes better and better over time, and more accurately. Users are pleased because tiresome searches or wrong choices don’t spoil the streaming experience. The system requirements for these solutions are of course huge, so publishers must look very closely at what investments they can make. They also need to find out exactly what their users want: it doesn’t necessarily make sense to use the same payment model for each customer group, for example.

Pre-installation on devices: Good placement on users’ devices is important for every application today. By entering into partnerships with electronics manufacturers, Netflix has ensured that its application is pre-installed, and all that the user needs to do then is register. It’s very simple and user-friendly. Partnerships with telecoms providers enable the application to be installed on mobile devices too. Making use of the whole ecosystem is not yet widespread among publishers, but it is crucial to keep as far ahead as possible in the visibility stakes.

A touch of regionality: Although Netflix grew big in the US market, it makes efforts to take account of particular regional characteristics. This starts with the payment models and extends to specific content produced solely for the local market, such as a promised German version of House of Cards. For publishers undergoing international expansion, this

can sometimes mean giving preference to regionality over economies of scale.

Netflix not a model for news publishers

In a not-too-distant past, CDs and DVDs were considered something you decided to buy and then consume. Music and film was something you owned. Not so any more – that’s not a surprise to anyone. Streaming services with millions of songs and movies are all over the place.

The cool thing is that the abundance of services offering very low cost music and films has made it completely unacceptable to illegally download them from unauthorized sources such as Pirate Bay, etc. No one steals music and films anymore. At least no one I know does.

This leads to the question: Could news publishers launch the same kind of service to make news something the broad public would accept paying 8 to 10 euros for, every single month (which is the standard average price for free streaming of music – films a bit more)? I never, ever spent 10 euros a month or more on music back in the days when I would have to go to the

Kim Svendsen marketing manager at CCI Europe.


music shop and buy a CD. But, today I happily put down the 10–15 euros for unlimited music and fi lms for several reasons:

The services are included in something I’m used • to paying for anyway so it doesn’t feel like a real cost (it’s included in my phone subscription plan).I don’t have to subscribe only to one or two of • the music and fi lm providers – I get them all and I can decide what I want when I want it.

Could news publishers copy this concept? The answer for me is clear: Nope!

The model of including a news subscription in, for instance, a phone company’s subscriptions is already used (look at Telmore in Denmark, where you get Politiken and other media included). The problem is that news providers cannot agree, and should probably not agree, on delivering their stories to a central place where I can get news from all sources in the same service.

Content marketing or brand marketing?It’s the age-old question, I know: Should publishers

go for content marketing or brand marketing? I’ve had this discussion lots of times – mostly with publishers, of course. And guess what they all say? “Our Brand is our most valuable asset – it is so well trusted that our readers come to us because they believe that we will give them everything they need in news.”

But the problem is that just as I don't care much which record label is behind a song in my music streaming service, I'm not that interested in knowing who provides me with an interesting news article. It's that simple ... the young generation today gets their news from all over the place – actually mostly from their connections on social media. They often look at it this way. "If the news is that important, it will fi nd me."

Young people are much better at distilling huge amounts of information than we think. They go through hundreds of messages and posts on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Medium and so on … every single day. They ‘like’ and ‘block’ users and posts constantly.

Why? Here’s why: They ‘adjust’ their news and message feeds in an unheard-of way so they get only stuff they fi nd relevant and block out what’s noise for them. Did you get that? Without really noticing it, they work actively to customise their news feed to suit

their desires and needs! They know that the more they interact with their news sources, the better and more relevant stories they get served. It’s worth the effort and it’s a natural part of their daily social interaction with friends and followers – that’s why it works. And that’s why a young consumer spends tons of time on Facebook and very little time on news sites.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, recently told Time Magazine: “The average Facebook user only sees about 100 of their 1500 stories per day on their NewsFeed.” Zuckerberg hopes it’ll be “the perfect personalised newspaper for every person in the world.” A statement that really emphasises the importance of producing content that is truly relevant and preferred by users (liked, shared, commented).

This is about to become a lot more normal with the advent of ‘glance-able’ wearable devices such as smart watches and head-worn devices, such as Google Glass. We’ll ‘glance’ headlines on various wearable devices during a busy day, and perhaps swipe to read later, like or block. The interaction with my news feed is going to be so much easier – and I’ll use it more often because I know it is worth the (very small) effort of swiping a headline left (‘dislike’) or right (‘like’). Just like Tinder… no, I’m not on Tinder, but millions of people are, and they rate pretty much everything (and everyone) they see. Rating is deeply embedded in everything the young generation does!

Their own curatorsThey’ll be their own news curators because the news

services will learn from their habits and get to know what they like and which topics they consider breaking. Newspapers or other media outlets will soon no longer decide what is breaking news – each individual consumer will. The established publishers can suggest but not dictate.

For me, breaking news is both if a school is closed in our neighbourhood and if the USA invades Syria. Two distinctly different things – but for me they are equally earth-shattering. I want both headlines on my smart watch or Google Glass – but I couldn’t care less if some pop star is once again arrested for drunk driving … so that headline is going to be swiped left and celebrity news will immediately rank lower on my news feed.

What I like vs what I needIn a recent discussion about this, one of my friends

in the industry told me: “One could argue that there


The impact of programmati c adverti sing Programmati c buying -- or automated adverti sing sales -- is accelerati ng within news publishing and

is redefi ning the way adverti sing is bought and sold, according to a new report published by the World Associati on of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). The new report examines a complex topic, breaking it down so publishers can glean practi cal advice and insights about how programmati c can positi vely impact their businesses.“As an industry, we are prett y guilty of using way too much jargon,” says Janneke Niessen, co-founder

and chief informati on offi cer for Improve Digital and a board member of the Interacti ve Adverti sing Bureau Europe. “But don’t be confused – in the end, programmati c is really about automati on and making things more effi cient and eff ecti ve. It is a good way to att ract easy money. If you keep that in mind, it’s not that complicated.” The report, supported by technology partner RadiumOne, delves into the major challenges, trends and opportuniti es around programmati c, including: the power of premium inventory, how to structure sales eff orts, how to address the threat of fraud, the potenti al of mobile and video, and programmati c sales of nati ve adverti sing. “I believe in the future everything we will do will somehow be connected to programmati c, and it

really doesn’t matt er if it is pure real-ti me bidding or programmati c direct. Programmati c will be a part of our DNA,” says Robert Johansson, RTB and Programmati c manager for Schibsted in Sweden. Johansson and Schibsted are one of several featured news publishers in the new report, enti tled “The impact of programmati c adverti sing on news publishers,” which can be downloaded at: htt p://www.wan-ifra.org/programmati c (free to WAN-IFRA members, 250 Euros for non-members). Programmati c adverti sing will be featured prominently at upcoming WAN-IFRA events, including sessions at Digital Media Europe in London from 20-22 April, and the World Adverti sing Forum in Washington DC from 1-3 June. <

is an essential difference between what I like to hear, see, do, etc. (which only I can decide) and what I need to know, hear, do, etc. (which I might need help to defi ne) in order to lead a good responsible life.” That’s true to some degree – but don’t think the young generation is ever going to trust one or two news brands and pay for their exclusive content, “in order to lead a good responsible life.”

Sorry: If I’m 20 years old and totally comfortable with news coming from 100 different sources, including my friends and favorite bloggers, I’m not going to dedicate half an hour a day to a single news brand because I should be “responsible” and not just read what I like.

So, can news publishers learn from Netfl ix and

offer ‘all-you-can-eat news’ for 10 euros a month and be successful? Not as long as they think their individual news brand is ‘all-you-need news’. There’s a huge difference. There is only one way forward, if you ask me: Learn from consumer behaviour and adapt. Respect that the key to success is not to be a 100-year-old famous and trusted news brand, but rather lies in publishing stories, videos, Snaps, posts and tweets that are swiped right and not left.

(This article was originally published in the November-December 2014 edition of World News Publishing Focus, the bi-monthly magazine

published by WAN-IFRA.)

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Katharine Viner becomes the fi rst woman editor-in-chief of The Guardian

Katherine Viner will be the next editor-in-chief of The Guardian, the Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper and website that is widely read and respected for its independent voice and investi gati ve strengths. The fi rst woman to run the paper, and the 12th editor of the publicati on that was founded in 1821, Viner’s appointment by the Scott Trust which owns the Guardian was greeted warmly by her colleagues and peers. She takes over from Alan Rusbridger, who will take over as chair of the Scott Trust early next year.

The Guardian has reported Viner as saying she was “honoured” to succeed Rusbridger. “I intend to lead a media organisati on that is bold, challenging, open and engaging. It will be a home for the most ambiti ous journalism, ideas and events, setti ng the agenda and reaching out to readers all around the

world.” Viner joined the Guardian in 1997, and according to Liz Forgan, the outgoing chair of the Scott Trust, “has done almost every editorial job in the organisati on”, showing herself to be an “inspiring and courageous leader”.

Viner was responsible for launching the Guardian’s Australian operati ons. She moved to New York last summer to take over as editor-in-chief of the Guardian US. She has been the editor of G2, the Guardian’s daily supplement; deputy women’s editor; and editor of the Guardian Weekend magazine.

Other contenders for the top post were Ian Katz, editor of the BBC current aff airs TV program Newsnight, who prior to that had spent more than 20 years as deputy editor of The Guardian; and Emily Bell, director of the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School. “Delighted the brilliant Kath Viner to be 12th editor of the Guardian in 194 yrs. Only instructi on: ‘Carry on as heretofore’” Alan Rusbridger tweeted aft er the decision was made yesterday.

Guardian’s Head of Media, Jane Marti nson tweeted “Such great news. The fantasti c @kathviner one of only 4 #women running UK papers and the one that matt ers most :)”

In her candidacy statement to the Nati onal Union of Journalists, Viner fl agged 12 journalism essenti als that will guide her prioriti es as editor-in-chief. From the more obvious “Report, report, report” and

“Relentlessly cover the stories that matt er”; they include the two basics of modern day journalism that the Guardian has already embraced with a great measure of success: “Be insti ncti vely digital,”and

“Cherish print, but don't let it hold us back.” (Courtesy: The Hindu; report by Parvathi Menon)

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Star India acquires Screen Star India and the Indian Express Group has announced a deal under which Star India will acquire

the Screen brand from Indian Express. Founded in 1951, Screen manages a popular periodical focused on the fi lm and entertainment industry and also owns the most respected fi lm awards franchise that is widely valued by the fi lm fraternity for its integrity and imparti ality. As part of the transacti on, Star will get exclusive ownership of the Screen brand franchise, including all archival material and transfer of key employees. “The Screen acquisiti on will yield huge benefi ts for Star India and for hotstar, our digital platf orm,” said Uday Shankar, CEO of Star India. Star has built one of India's largest media and entertainment organizati ons reaching over 700 million viewers in India and across the globe every week through nearly 40 channels broadcast in seven languages. Star has scaled its multi -screen presence with hotstar emerging as the most preferred desti nati on for sports and entertainment online.

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manroland reconfigures Manorama press

After the successful completion of service projects overseas in Dubai, Australia, Columbia and Congo, the manroland India service team proved its mettle once again by reconfiguring a non–manroland Uniset 60 press. Supported by a large pool of competent engineers, manroland India succeeded in meeting the requirements at Malayala Manorama.

The Manugraph-made press was installed at the Malayalam Manorama Thiruvananthapuram centre in March 2003 for printing of 20 pages with 4 colour pages. Later, in 2005, printing units were added to the press for printing 24 pages with 8 colour pages.

In August 2014, more units were added to the press to print 24 pages with 16 colour pages. The reconfiguration project was awarded to manroland. The work involved incorporating three more H-type printing units, one colour desk and one drive panel with motor. While the mechanical installation was done by Manorama with help from Manugraph, manroland was in charge of reconfiguration.

The technicians from manroland India and manroland web systems (Germany) carried out the reconfiguration work. They completed the work in just three weeks. “We developed the customised software in accordance with the technical configurations of the press. Everything was well managed thanks to the wealth of experience in press manufacturing, more than 160 years, brought by manroland web systems,” says Bijendra Sharma, general manager, manroland India Technical Services.

Malayala Manorama is a daily newspaper published in the Malayalam language in Kottayam (Kerala) by Malayala Manorama Company. It currently has a readership of over 10 million (with a circulation base of more than 2.2 million copies). According to the World Association of Newspapers, it has been the 11th most circulated newspaper in the world since 2011. It is the fourth largest newspaper circulated in India and the largest circulated newspaper in Kerala. Malayala Manorama Company is responsible for more than 20 other publications at its 19 printing centres across India and the Gulf region.

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The eight-page Uniset from manroland web systems has been sold more than 350 times around the globe. At Malayala Manorama in Thiruvananthapuram, manroland India recently updated a Uniset 60 licensed for construction by manugraph.

Mahabeer’s tower press scores well

At Printpack India this year, J Mahabeer Company explained to visitors its advanced web press technology

– the 4-colour satellite over 4-colour satellite tower printing unit with a printing speed of 36000. Visitors learnt of the excellent print quality and efficient operations of the press, which comprises 6 towers and a half-page folder, installed at Gujarat Guardian, Surat, and at Punjab Kesri, New Delhi.

With the use of a common impression cylinder to print four colours on one side on each satellite, Mahabeer has brought a new dimension to 4 by 4 web offset printing. The tower press, with its hairline

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registration, offers excellent print quality, reduced wastage, and savings in manpower with the use of ‘set and forget technology’.

Despite no machine being showcased at Printpack (due to non-availability of a spare machine), there was good response and the Mahabeer stall recorded many footfalls. Technical heads and personnel showed interest and acknowledged the high quality of printing obtained from the Mahabeer machines installed. The company has booked advance payments for book-printing machines and signed a letter of intent for a number of towers with one of India’s leading newspapers for at least two of its centres.

manroland India in Nigeria installation

The Watch Tower Society of Jehovah’s Witnesses is a non-profit organisation with headquarters based in Brooklyn, New York. It prints magazines, Awake

New Lithoman for CTP Printers

CTP has again invested in a Lithoman. The group stays more dynamic than ever before by updating its state-of-the-art production facilities. With the new Lithoman, CTP Printers, Cape Town, are able to offer clients an enormous range of products, together with providing unparalleled quality and reliability.

“Our philosophy is one of continual improvement and development throughout our operations. The new web offset press is one of a number of exciting initiatives and investments that we will make to ensure that we remain market leaders and afford our clients the most flexible and cost efficient production capability” says Caroline Sturgeon, managing director of CTP Printers.

The tower press with folder.

& The Watch Tower, based on the Bible teachings, translates to most of the languages worldwide and distributes freely in its weekly congregation meetings. The Society is into printing from the 1870s. It has a manroland Lithoman press in 14 print centres across the world. As a part of expansion they have invested in three new Lithoman presses for the centres in Colombia, Brazil and Nigeria.

manroland India had a very active role in the installation project in Nigeria. A six-member team from India carried out the complete installation and handed over the project to the Germans for commissioning. The configuration of the press works out as: reel splicer, four horizontal I units, dryer, chiller and a commercial folder with the facility of double parallel, delta and quarter-fold options. Accessories include gluing system, automatic blanket wash and online ink density control. The installation was completed in ten weeks during October-December last year.

manroland India performed mechanical installation, which includes fixator, Auroload installation of the press components, levelling and alignment of the entire press line; electrical installation involving cabling work to all the components including the aggregates such as gluing system, automatic blanket system, dryer, etc; pipe work for compressed air, chilled water, auto blanket wash, dampening system, inking system, pure filtration system; and print pre-commissioning.

manroland India’s Printservice team installing the Lithoman.

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The new press has a maximum production speed of

37500 revolutions an hour, consists of one web and four printing units with Dynachange functionality. It will be equipped with a Contiweb Splicer and Ecoset dryer. Manroland web systems InlineColor Control, InlineCutoff Control and InlineDensity Control together with the latest PECOM version will be included. The Lithoman will be delivered at the beginning of August 2015. It will produce books, dairies, magazines, advertising campaigns, annual reports and catalogues.“We are very proud that CTP has again placed its

trust in our latest technology,” says Timothy Ruth, vice-president at manroland web systems. “To deliver the new press now to South Africa, a market where we have a very large installed base which is still growing is a big success for our company. We are glad that we have the chance to accompany CTP as partner into the next step to strengthen their market position in the print market of South Africa”, he states.

The Lithoman series of manroland web systems – latest technology in the commercial web-offset segment.

caddon, Dalim Software announce tie-up

Germany's colour metrology specialist, caddon printing & imaging GmbH, which is headquartered in Stuttgart and Aachen, and workflow specialist Dalim Software GmbH from Kehl, Germany, are presenting the initial results of their cooperative efforts for the first time at EuroDUO 2015, the European user conference for Dalim Software customers in Barcelona (Spain).

caddon printing & imaging GmbH is the developer and manufacturer of multispectral colour metrology and reproduction systems. In contrast to spectral photometers, the systems are capable of measuring surfaces with coloured patterns with locational accuracy. The result of this imaging measuring

method is an image format whose individual pixels contain spectral values instead of the typical RGB values.

As an add-on module for the can:scan multispectral systems, caddon offers the can:view standard light viewing system, which visualises the captured image content under automated, controlled conditions in real-time at various locations, and evaluates the content by metrological methods.

Dalim Software GmbH offers highly-efficient, scalable software solutions for creating, producing and managing cross-media content – solutions that are specifically designed for globally players in the media and communications industry, or also for colour synchronisation processes between brand-name producers and their suppliers.

The core of the portfolio is the highly-productive, modular software engines Twist, Dialogue Engine and ES, which can be used to compile specialist teamwork solutions for a variety of media content. In the first steps of the cooperative steps between the two companies, the caddon image format will be added to the Dialogue Engine's extensive list of displayable file formats."Cooperation between the two companies extends

the service portfolio in both cases, creating a highly-efficient colour pattern communication system which overcomes the technology-related limitations of legacy systems that can only measure and manage monochrome patterns. Objective, metrology-based evaluation of multi-coloured surfaces featuring complex designs combines multispectral image content in a process-assured, reproducible way which is perceptively limited; that is, only visually perceivable influences that spectral photometers cannot detect. The digital master samples can be exchanged to support colour communication workflows between multiple partners in an optimal way thanks to the highly-productive, modular Twist, Dialogue Engine and ES software engines from Dalim Software GmbH. The users' colour synchronisation workflows can thus be vastly accelerated, while at the same time achieving substantial gains in terms of control and efficiency. The substantially reduces production costs for first and follow-up runs," explains caddon CEO Michael Nothelfer.

Andreas Wagner, Business Development manager at Dalim Software GmbH adds, "Communicating colour is an elementary part of collaboration, and not just between media service providers and printers; it

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Heidelberg India, Organic Coatings ink deal

Heidelberg India has announced a long-term sales and distribution agreement with Organic Coatings, a move that would signifi cantly expand its market presence and strengthen its consumables portfolio. The agreement, effective March 1, entitles Heidelberg India to exclusively manage the sales and distribution of Organic Coatings' sheetfed offset products with special focus on inks, maximising the synergies between the two complementary asset portfolios and unlocking the tremendous potential in the combined offering. The agreement will bring together Organic Coatings' existing sales force and dealer distribution channel with Heidelberg India, while allowing the former to singularly focus on manufacturing and product developments.

The deal was signed in a recent meeting held at Heidelberg India’s corporate head offi ce in Chennai by R.K. Shah, vice-chairman and managing director, Organic Coatings, and Abhay Shah, joint managing director, Organic Coatings. Heidelberg India was represented by Klaus Nielsen, managing director, Vembu Swaminathan, fi nancial director, and Robert Joseph, business head – Consumables.

Commenting on the strategic alliance, Klaus Nielsen, says, “We are extremely excited about this

Roto-Offset orders 96-page press

Bagel Roto-Offset is waiting for its new 96-page Lithoman with great anticipation. Another press of the same model has been in operation in Meineweh since 2011 with convincing performance. “The customers require fl exible production of different scopes. The 96-page Lithoman has shown us just how much more quickly and effi ciently we can print with new technology. We now want to further strengthen our market position with a second 96-page Lithoman,” the managing director states.

Frank Kreisel, regional sales director at manroland web systems, summarises the project: “Roto-Offset placed its trust in us back when the 96-page Lithoman premiered. We are very satisfi ed that our machine was able to do justice to this trust over the past few years and that we were able to contribute to the company’s success. There is hardly a greater compliment than a second order for the same printing press.”

Installation of the 96-page Lithoman is planned for early 2016. The press, with a web width of 2860 mm, will be equipped with one reel splicer, four double printing couples, one dryer, and one cutter. Maximum automation includes not only fully-automatic AutomaticPlateLoading APL, but also the Inline Control systems developed by manroland, which are responsible for inline fanout, color, cut-off, and density control. An in-house development from manroland web systems, they offer high vertical integration, optimizing machine operation and reducing waste. Technical director Markus Permesang and the Roto-Offset team always promise their customers top quality: “The control systems perform superbly. Our employees are happy because the press is so easy to operate, while customers appreciate the printing results.

Roto-Offset is a member of the TSB Group with headquarters in Moenchengladbach and a location in Meineweh near Leipzig. TSB is a print service

is becoming increasingly important for purchasers at brand-name producers. And thanks to caddon technology, we can extend the circle of partners in the production chain to also include textile manufacturers, and thus cover important synchronisation processes in advance of the actual SOP."

deal with Organic Coatings and the value it would add to our Consumables portfolio. The agreement, is part of our broader growth strategy for our consumables business, comes on the heels of a similar arrangement with a European company specialised in founts and wash-up solutions.”

From left: Abhay Shah and R.K. Shah of Organic Coatings with Klaus Nielsen, Robert Joseph and Vembu Swaminathan of Heidelberg India.

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Mexican printer invests in Goss press

With steady business growth calling for an increase in production capacity, leading Mexican commercial printer Infagon Web SA has decided to invest in a new M-600 press system from Goss. The new press will complement a wide array of both sheetfed and web presses to meet a specific need for premium-quality print in short- to mid-range run lengths.

According to Infagon’s owner Serafin González, his company’s excellent and longstanding relationship with Goss meant that the press supplier was comfortably in lead position when considering a new web offset investment. “Over the ten years that we have been operating Goss presses, we have developed a very strong rapport with the Goss team and their technology, and our existing presses continue to serve us well. Nevertheless, for an investment of this scale,

provider specializes in high-volume web offset and gravure printing. Its primary customers are publishing houses, as well as mail order and retail companies. TSB belongs to the Bagel Group, a family-owned company founded in 1801.

it is essential to remain objective – the automation and consistent high-quality of the M-600 press were crucial in the decision.”

Due for installation in 2015 into Infagon’s main facility in Mexico City, the new M-600 press is rated at speeds up to 55000 impressions per hour and will feature a 965mm web width and 578mm cut-off. It will be configured with a JF55 folder and Ecocool dryer and incorporates a range of automation technology.“More and more, our clients are employing print as a

prestige product,” continues González. “This means that quality needs to be higher than ever, and in lower volumes for a more select, targeted distribution. With this is mind, we have chosen a versatile, agile and cost-effective press system that can even accommodate run-lengths previously only in the sheetfed domain.”

A pioneer in its field, Infagon was the first printer in Mexico to invest in gapless printing technology, installing a four-unit Goss Sunday 2000 press in 2007. This was followed up with a five-unit Goss Sunday 2000 press in 2009.

Commenting on the order, Goss sales manager for Latin America, Leonardo Clavijo, concludes: “This order is a great endorsement for Goss as it underlines our longstanding successful relationship with a

Infagon owner Serafin González (left) with Leonardo Clavijo, Goss sales manager for Latin America.

A second 96-page Lithoman will soon go into operation at Roto-Offset in Meineweh, Germany.

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Prinovis expands product range

Prinovis, Europe’s largest print shop, is expanding its product range and investing in commercial web offset. Two Lithoman presses complement the existing rotogravure equipment at Prinovis in Dresden, a company previously focused solely on gravure printing. The market leader for webfed printing, manroland web systems, prepared the company for the new business unit.

Bertram Stausberg, CEO of Prinovis, made it clear at the Lithoman inauguration in mid-January 2015, explaining that many customers’ projects are becoming more diverse in terms of print runs and formats,

“and Prinovis now has the speed and fl exibility to meet these additional requirements even better”. For Stausberg, entering the web offset printing sector means “a strategically important complement to our core business of gravure printing”. The Lithoman presses are intended to print products including supplements and magazines in premium quality.

Prinovis had purchased two interlocking short-grain 48-page Lithoman presses from insolvent Adam Nord, located in Laage near Rostock. The setup with two webs, two reel splicers, ten printing couples, and three folders renders 96-page A4 production possible and is the only print confi guration of this kind in the world. Hauke Knafl a, head of Production at Prinovis Dresden, puts the high expectations manroland web systems had to meet in the project into words:

“manroland web systems was to support us with technical expertise in the area of offset printing. In addition to the pure printing technology, this also included knowledge on the versatile production options provided by the sophisticated Lithoman press. It went off without a hitch – allowing us to enter the area of web offset printing well-equipped.”

Anton Happacher, vice-president, Technical Service at manroland web systems, adds: “The teams

from both companies worked in close collaboration in regular project sessions. There were many aspects to be clarifi ed and explained, be it plate handling or general offset-relevant processes. We also provided the Prinovis press operators with intensive training.” Happacher was also impressed by the press relocation. Between press disassembly in Laage and reassembly at the hall in Dresden, including press storage, all process steps were timed perfectly.

Installation was completed quicker than planned and the reassembled Lithoman press has been running at full speed since January 2015. The fi rst customer was K-Mail Order (Klingel Group). The printshop provided the mail-order company with a brochure in several language and country versions in the medium-sized print run range. The premiere impressed Isolde Adamietz, head of Production at K-Mail Order: “We are very pleased with the results of the fi rst offset job at Prinovis and are very happy that our colleagues at Prinovis can now produce our communications even more fl exibly and more closely aligned to our needs.”

In addition to variable print run options, Prinovis provides the customer with new combination products at its hybrid location: for instance, the cover of a magazine can continue to be produced in gravure, while a regional bound-in insert (‘stitched-in supplement’) to the same magazine could be produced on the offset presses. Or the cover could be gravure-printed with UV coating, while the content is produced in offset. In addition, customers can now order magazines that use different types of paper (matte offset paper and glossy gravure paper). Add to that new options in fi nishing and logistics. A special brochure produced for the Prinovis Media Day customer conference held in Dresden combined offset content with a gravure cover for the fi rst time.

KBA Report No. 46 is outKBA Report No. 46 is out. The KBA Group’s

new 52-page customer magazine is packed with information on innovative processes, new products and services, interesting business models and future-focused investments in the international print scene. Comparatively new technology, such as HR- and LED-UV curing in commercial printing or KBA PSO-Match console software ensuring ‘automated’ compliance with ProcessStandard Offset, are presented from the

valued partner. As a company, Infagon prides itself on being ahead of the fi eld in terms of technology and customer service – and they have very exacting standards! Clearly, it is a point of great pride to Goss to know that we enjoy their high regard in both these respects.”

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user’s perspective, as well as the plans and strategies of printing companies from around the world active in various market segments. In the editorial, KBA president and CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann reports on the progress and initial success of the ongoing implementation of Fit@All, a programme for the realignment of the KBA Group in place since the beginning of 2014. His advice: “We have learned that it is better to actively counter structural shifts in the print industry accelerated by changes in media consumption and new technology than simply hope for the revival of lost markets.”

The latest KBA Report is available in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian. Copies can be requested from the KBA regional offices or from the central marketing department of Koenig & Bauer (E-mail: [email protected]). An online version of the magazine is also available for download from the KBA website at http://www.kba.com/downloads-glossar/supportdownloads/kba-report/

The latest edition of KBA Report illuminates current developments in the international print market.

Pacesetter Club members set new records

Outstanding productivity using Goss finishing equipment has now been achieved by 1405 individual crews and earned them membership in the Goss Pacesetter Club. Established in 1997 to provide an incentive for achieving peak performance on Goss saddlestichers, adhesive binding systems and trimmers, the Goss Pacesetter Club admits new members each year as specific targets are met and productivity records continue to be broken.

“We have seen our customers achieve up to 98 percent

production capacity on our finishing systems,” says Tim Van Driessche, Goss director of Commercial Sales. “These levels of productivity set standards for the whole industry and provide an important benchmark for print purchasers. They demonstrate excellence in areas other than raw performance: operator training, equipment maintenance and efficient workflow are all indicated by achieving Pacesetter Club criteria.“Submissions for club membership show us that

between 50 and 60 per cent of Pacesetter machines installed in the past ten years are achieving these high performance levels,” Van Driessche continues. “To hit these levels of productivity demonstrates the longevity of the Pacesetter systems and the high built-in value of installing one of these machines.” Among those recently admitted to the Pacesetter Club are Japs Olson, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Journal Graphics, of Portland, Oregon; and Freeport Press, Freeport, Ohio.

Japs Olson achieved Pacesetter Club performance with a Pacesetter 1600 stitcher with GT-16 trimmer installed in March last year. The powerful combination with its automation features facilitated Pacesetter Club production levels for the company. Able to produce booklets from A3 to A5 size, the Pacesetter 1600 stitcher can incorporate up to 40 independent hoppers and has a maximum output of 16000 booklets per hour.

“The Pacesetter 1600 has enabled us to operate at twice the speed of our previous equipment,” says Michael Murphy, president of Japs Olson. “The GT-16 trimmer has made a major impact on productivity. All the operator has to do is enter the book size and everything in the line is automatically positioned in a matter of seconds.”

The GT-16 trimmer can also store job information for fast setup when handling repeat jobs. The time gained in this way means that more products can be produced on fewer machines. Also aiming for a competitive advantage, Journal Graphics, of Portland, Oregon, was looking for a high-speed stitcher. The company installed the first Pacesetter 2200 system on the West Coast and, within three months, two of its operators delivered runs that attained Pacesetter Club status, producing more than 20300 books per hour.

Similarly, Freeport Press, of Freeport, Ohio also was admitted to the Pacesetter Club using a Pacesetter

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2200 saddlestitcher. “After seeing the performance we could achieve with one Pacesetter 2200, we promptly invested in a second,” says James Pilcher, vice president of production, Freeport Press. “There’s no doubt that our productivity and competitiveness has improved since their installation.”

The top performance of any company using a Pacesetter 2200 system was 21463 booklets per hour, or 97.6 percent of total capacity, achieved over a 12 hour shift. Van Driessche concludes: “There’s no doubt that the Pacesetter Club has contributed to companies setting their productivity goals higher. The number of printers that are qualifying clearly demonstrates the rising standards that can be achieved when working with first-class equipment.”

SRS Graphic Systems is Goss agent in S Africa

Goss International continues its commitment to localised service with the appointment of SRS Graphic Systems for the Southern African region supporting both newspaper and commercial printers and publishers. SRS Graphic Systems is based in Johannesburg and led by Lee Singh who brings close-to twenty years’ experience in the industry. SRS will continue to grow, support and service a large installed base of Goss customers covering Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho and Swaziland.

Singh began his journey as an apprentice engineer at Independent Newspapers, based in Johannesburg, back in 1995. Following this, he became an installation engineer for web presses at Heidelberg before moving into sales. In founding SRS Graphic Systems, Singh’s ambition is to develop the agency through working in partnership with customers and prospects to achieve unique short- to long-term production solutions.“We feel very positive about the appointment of SRS,”

comments John Chambers, sales manager for Goss in the region. “The arrangement not only ensures greater responsiveness through providing customers and prospects with a local source of sales support and expertise around the clock. It also ensures that our customers are well advised for the long-term as SRS truly understands the market dynamics of this region and Lee himself has extensive experience with Goss presses. We have every confidence that

SRS is committed to this industry and look forward to working together to meet growing demands,” he concludes.

Singh comments: “I am delighted to continue a long-standing working relationship with Goss and the renowned innovative solutions the company offers. The Southern African market offers strong potential in the web offset sector and I look forward to continuing work with customers new and old.” Singh has been instrumental in securing recent successes for Goss at both WordPress Namibia and Printing and Publishing, Botswana.

KBA sales on targetKoenig & Bauer AG (KBA) published its financial

statements for 2014 on 20 March. At €1.1bn, group sales were at the top end of its forecast (2013: €1,099.7m). Initial positive impacts from the press manufacturer’s group realignment which began at the beginning of 2014 are visible. Compared to the previous year when restructuring expenses of over €155m strained KBA’s operating result, in 2014 both its sheetfed offset segment and the web and special press division posted an operating profit. Moreover, despite further special expenses of €10m the rise in operating profit to €14.1m was significantly higher than planned a year ago. The pre-tax profit (EBT) came to €5.5m and a group net profit of €0.3m also

KBA aims to focus more on serving digital printing markets which demand specialist expertise in handling challenging materials and large substrate widths.

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exceeded the forecast. In his letter to the shareholders, Claus Bolza-

Schünemann, president and CEO of the nearly 200-year-old press manufacturer, said: “We made rapid progress in the fi rst twelve months of the most extensive realignment project in our company’s recent history and were pleased to see its positive effects earlier than anticipated.”

Order intake in 2014 was characterised by negative external impacts resulting from numerous global confl icts, economic weakness in parts of Europe and in key emerging countries as well as slower growth in China. This is why the positive performance of the group’s sheetfed offset division was particularly pleasing as order intake here profi ted from KBA’s strong position in folding carton and metal decorating, and lifted slightly from €608m to €610.1m, bucking the industry trend. At the same time sluggish business trends in newspaper and publication printing continued and combined with a slide in demand for security presses led to a fall in order intake of 14.2 per cent to €346.8m compared to the previous year. Overall, the rise in new orders for sheetfed presses was unable to compensate for the decline in KBA’s web and special press business.

As part of the Fit@All restructuring programme the KBA management board has already initiated all necessary measures and implemented these to a large extent: They are aimed at ending the group’s dependence on shrinking markets, such as newspaper and publication printing. KBA management expects these measures to lead to a more stable level of capacity utilisation and appropriate earnings, also in these business units. At the end of the year group

order backlog came to €417.3m, compared to €560.5m in 2013.

Compared to 2013, domestic sales sank by 8.3 per cent to €180.6m and the export level rose from 82.1 per cent to 83.6 per cent accordingly. Deliveries to other parts of Europe increased by 17.8 per cent to €389.8m and this region’s proportion of group sales climbed to 35.5 per cnet. Given a slide in growth in China and economic weakness in Thailand, sales attributable to Asia and the Pacifi c eased down from €301m in 2013 to €263.4m. Nevertheless, China remained KBA’s largest single market.

At €2.6m, operating profi t after special items in the web and special press segment remained below previous years. However, in light of the high one-off effects in 2013, the prior-year loss of €53.1m is not comparable. Besides the planned special expenses for relocations and other structural measures, insuffi cient utilisation of capacities which have been signifi cantly reduced in the meantime at the company’s web offset plants resulted in substantial costs. KBA’s web offset business will have brighter future prospects albeit on a signifi cantly smaller scale through its grouping with growing inkjet digital activities in the new KBA-Digital & Web Solutions business unit.

As part of the realignment the KBA management board is preparing the shift from a functional to a divisional organisation structure to strengthen the group’s corporate governance system. The fundamental goals are increased transparency, clear management responsibility and targets in all business units, no tolerance for loss-makers, no cross-subsidies as well as capital expenditure according to strategic objectives and projected returns. The new structure will be submitted to the AGM on 21 May 2015 and could be implemented with effect from 1 January upon approval retrospectively.

In the new company structure, Koenig & Bauer AG will operate as a holding with central functions. The operating business units sheetfed offset (KBA-Sheetfed Solutions), digital & web (KBA-Digital & Web Solutions) as well as production (KBA-Industrial Solutions) which will act as a joint production base for the group, will all be managed under its roof. The spun-off companies have a German legal company structure of an AG & Co. KG (limited partnership with public limited company as general partner).

In 2014, KBA bucked the industry trend by posting a slight increase in order intake and sales in its sheetfed offset press division.

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Speedmaster CX 102 is ‘unparalleled’

“We are truly excited about our latest acquisition, the Heidelberg Speedmaster CX102. Everything about the CX 102 press is impressive -- unparalleled performance, enhanced productivity and best print quality,” says Ramesh Kejriwal, chairman, Parksons Packaging, after the installation performance of India’s first Speedmaster CX 102 six-colour press.

An automation proponent, Kejriwal is impressed by the Heidelberg machine’s Prinect Inpress Control, which controls print quality while the sheets are on fly, thereby reducing wastage and shortening make-ready times. “This is one of the most technically evolved solutions in the printing industry. The need of the hour is more automation and lesser manual interference. The Speedmaster CX102 fits this requirement to a tee. Our make-ready times are less than 15 minutes now, and we need less than 80 waste sheets for colour matching, this saves us large volumes of ink and paper.”

The alliance between Heidelberg and Parksons, a signature brand in the packaging industry, spans three decades. Over the years, Parksons has procured seven new Heidelberg presses for its production units in Daman and Pune. “We are well aware that

Heidelberg presses come at a premium. But, the premium is entirely justified when you look at the cost savings and competitive advantage we enjoy,” says Kejriwal. The Speedmaster CX102 has helped the company achieve significant cost savings in

IIJ targets Fespa for XYPrint 300 launch

The worldwide launch of Industrial Inkjet’s (IIJ) new XYPrint 300 system will be at Fespa in Cologne, Germany, from May 18-22 2015. Live printing will be carried out over the five days of the show on the world-renowned industrial inkjet specialist’s 83 square metre stand, U98 in Hall 6.

Fast-expanding IIJ’s XYPrint 300 is a complete, high-accuracy inkjet system ideal for process development, print research, direct product decoration, material deposition/ additive manufacturing and low-volume production. Using Konica Minolta inkjet printheads for highest possible accuracy, repeatability and reliability, the IIJ XYPrint 300 is designed to cover the widest possible range of process parameters. It offers fully flexible control of printhead setup, print parameters and ink drying / curing, combined with high speed, high accuracy motion. With true single-pass and multi-pass print capability, as standard, it comes with a simple syringe-based ink system for rapid change of ink type and minimal ink wastage.

New features include a granite bed to ensure highest accuracy and stability, a reinforced structure which minimises vibration or shock, scan speeds of 0-1.2m/ sec minimum, electronics and software drive for up to eight printheads, mounting for up to 10 printheads in line, for example white, CMYK, spot colour, LED and varnish. There is also an improved ergonomic design, providing access into the enclosure, and all controls are mounted externally.

John Corrall, managing director of IIJ, a company that doubled its manufacturing base to cope with a 60 per cent sales rise last year, said: “This system, which has been a year in development on the back of the huge success of the XYPrint 200, is twice as fast and even more accurate and flexible. It will also have a huge impact in this specialist market.Target sectors will include ink developers, universities, media

production. “Now we have eliminated one shift totally, saving on labour, electricity and other consumables, thereby maximising profits and productivity. The underlying economics is compelling. The corollary is we achieved our target numbers with ease. Buying the CX102 has been our best business decision in recent years,” Kejriwal explains.

Vinod Kela, GM, Parksons Packaging (centre), and his team alongside the Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 six-colour press in Daman.

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World launch: IIJ’s XYPrint 300 system will be unveiled at Fespa.

Heidelberg training in Sivakasi

Heidelberg India organised a seminar on prepress in Sivakasi, at the Sivakasi Master Printer Association Hall. Nearly 100 printers from South India participated. Says Ashokan Krishnamoorthy, deputy general manager, Prepress Solutions, Heidelberg India: “Sivakasi is home to Heidelberg. You can fi nd Heidelberg machines in every nook and corner of this wonderful town. We appreciate the continued support of our eminent Sivakasi clients - Srinivasa Fine Arts, Bell Printers, SFA Print, Safi re Printers, Lovely Offset Printers and Orient Lithographers. Prepress being a pivotal aspect for both commercial

producers, research laboratories, and low volume product decoration as well as many others. We’ve received considerable interest already and show-goers to Fespa can look forward to live printing on to everyday consumer goods on our stand.”

IIJ has its headquarters at Cambridge, UK, with administration, R&D, engineering, manufacturing, service and sales operations. Sales offi ces are also based Germany, Italy and the USA where there’s also a technical support centre. As a world renowned industrial inkjet specialist, IIJ is also the offi cial sales and technical support centre for Konica Minolta Inc products outside of Asia.

and packaging printing clients, we believe the seminar will impart immense value to the participants.”

The seminar was followed by a two-day training session on prepress at the same venue. The session, conducted in batches, was interactive, as enthusiastic participants created their own prepress fi les with the help of Heidelberg’s Prinect Workfl ow. Heidelberg experts expounded on prepress tools and options, including the creation of qualifi ed PDF, imposition, integration, colour correction, trapping and coating, etc.

Demos on various tools related to packaging workfl ow were also shown to the printers. Says Mohammed Rafi of Olympic, “The training was informative and insightful. In our line of business, last-minute corrections and pagination changes from the client's side are inevitable, but with the Prinect’s PDF tool box, we can perform miracles outright”.

Ashokan Krishnamoorthy adds, “Driving customer value in an increasingly competitive landscape is the name of the game. Today's print buyers are demanding and to cater to their needs, printers spend considerable time on prepress for correction, imposition, editing and colour correction. With Heidelberg's Prinect Workfl ow systems, the tasks can simplifi ed. Our Prinect workfl ow system has everything from print shop management to online customer management – prepress, digital print workfl ow, make-ready optimization, colour, quality, machine operation and a full range of service, where you can integrate digital and offset printing too.”

Ashokan Krishnamoorthy at the seminar.

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Color-Logic shows sparkling wide-format prints

Color-Logic, developer of the Process Metallic Color System, emphasised wide-format printing at the recent Graphics of the Americas exhibition in Miami Beach, Florida. At the show entrance, attendees were greeted by a 4 x 8 foot poster printed

Registrations open for Dscoop conference

As DscoopX closes its doors in the US after its 10th conference, registration is now officially open for the fourth annual Dscoop EMEA conference. Taking place from 3-5 June 2015 across four floors of the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland, this year’s conference is set to be the biggest Dscoop event in EMEA to date. The three-day, Dscoop Open event will feature 50 different educational seminars, designed to inspire and inform delegates looking for new ways to drive business growth and profitability. The seminars will be presented by world-renowned experts and leading digital print providers from across EMEA.

The comprehensive event schedule will also incorporate numerous opportunities for delegates to network with hundreds of industry peers and Dscoop partners – widely recognized as one of the most valuable benefits of Dscoop membership. “Dscoop provides a unique opportunity for digital printers, operating in all market sectors, to come together and learn about the latest technology, industry trends, new applications and share best practice,” explains Julian Marsh, Harrier LLC, Dscoop EMEA Conference chair. “It’s a chance for me and my colleagues to network and make new connections that can, and often do, lead to future business partnerships. The Color-Logic large format colour chart.

Combine this with the extensive seminar schedule and access to the latest HP and Dscoop Partner products and services, it’s hugely beneficial for everyone that attends.”

On the first day of the conference, HP will host visits to local customer sites, providing insight into efficient, innovative digital print operations. Throughout the event, it will also showcase a record number of solutions and remain on-hand to answer questions and offer technical expertise. “HP will bring an incredible nine HP Indigo presses to Dscoop EMEA 2015, as well as the latest Latex, Designjet and PageWide Technology,” says Julia Cole, HP EMEA marketing manager, Dscoop Liaison.

Delegates will also be able to learn more about the latest sales and marketing tool kits, created exclusively for Dscoop members. The new Tell Your Story kit provides a clear roadmap to execute a complete 12-week step-by-step sales programme - from planning to sales conversion and lead tracking.The fourth annual Dscoop EMEA conference will take place across four

floors of the Convention Centre in Dublin making it the biggest Dscoop event in EMEA to date.

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using the Color-Logic process by Novachrome Digital Design and Imaging in Brentwood, Missouri. On the Color-Logic stand, visitors saw a 48 x 24 inch Color-Logic colour chart printed by Think Patented in Miamisburg, Ohio. Perhaps most impressive was the 9 x 8 foot wide-format backdrop used in the Color-Logic booth, also printed by Novachrome.

Discussing the wide-format emphasis at the show, Color-Logic chief technical officer Richard Ainge said: "Printers often view Color-Logic as a process useful primarily in offset and flexographic applications. At Graphics of the Americas 2015, we showed beautifully executed wide-format prints that demonstrated the value of metallics on a much larger scale. Graphic designers visiting our booth immediately saw how Color-Logic would benefit their clients needing trade show graphics, banners, and window signage."

Color-Logic develops colour communication systems and software tool sets for a variety of special effect printing applications. It provides brand owners, product managers, corporations, and their advertising agencies the ability to differentiate themselves and their clients with a simple print production process that yields dramatic results. Color-Logic decorative effects utilise the existing workflows of printers and designers, yielding dynamic results without the use of special equipment. Color-Logic supports the value of print and works with designers and printers to enhance their printed media.

Color-Logic wide-format booth graphics.

Grafobal Bohemia installs 5th Rapida

Grafobal Bohemia based in Holubov, Czech Republic, recently received the group’s fifth KBA Rapida. They are all six- or eight-colour presses with twin coaters. The new six-colour Rapida also equipped with two coaters delivered to Holubov in the Czech Republic joins an existing Rapida that arrived in 2011 with the same configuration. The press is highly automated and features board, microflute, film and lightweight paper-handling capabilities as well as an eco-package. Furthermore, it can be implemented universally for printing with conventional and UV inks and coatings.

Grafobal specialises in the printing of packaging for food, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, tobacco goods and transportation. It also produces labels, calendars and much more. Grafobal is renowned in central and eastern Europe for its high-quality packaging. The company’s main site in Skalica, Slovakia, was established in 1905. It has subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Russia.

The Group’s very first offset printing press delivered to its site in Skalica in 1940 was a Planeta. This was followed by presses from other manufacturers. Nevertheless, since 2011 the number of KBA Rapida presses in operation at the international packaging group has increased. This is also the case at Grafobal Bohemia which used to print on Variant and Varimat systems from Radebeul.

At the press handover: (r-l) František Jakeš, production director at Grafobal Bohemia, Hynek Grebeň, sales and service director at KBA CEE, Ivan Chovanec, general director at Grafobal Bohemia, Jan Korenc, CEO of KBA CEE, as well as press operators from Grafobal Bohemia and technicians from KBA.

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KBA does well at HunkelerEven though KBA was unable to show a RotaJet

press live in operation at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne due to the space available, the company was extremely pleased with the amount of visitors and talks at its stand during the four-day digital printing fair. The stand featured 89 and 168cm-tall paper reels printed on the new KBA RotaJet L and RotaJet VL that symbolised the inkjet presses’ enormous range of applications in classic market segments, such as book, advertising and publications printing as well as further industrial application fi elds, like decorative and packaging printing. Interest in the application-specifi c solutions for various priorities in new markets within the high-volume inkjet printing segment was therefore great.

As an experienced press manufacturer with an extensive product portfolio KBA is also trusted in the digital printing sector with mastering large web widths and challenging substrates. This is refl ected in the partnership with Hewlett Packard for the

Schur Pack opts for Rapida technology

Schur Pack Germany based in Büchen, Schleswig-Holstein, recently placed an order for three KBA Rapidas in medium and large format with a total of 29 printing and fi nishing units for its new production facility in nearby Gallin. The association between KBA and the renowned packaging group has thus been extended for the third time.

Schur International a/s is an international team of 15 companies offering packaging, packaging machines, packaging systems and know-how. It has about 800 staff employed in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France and the USA. Founded in 1846 by Johan Wilhelm Schur, the company began as a printshop for labels and other printed products in Horsens, Denmark. Today it is one the oldest family-run packaging fi rms and managed by Hans Schur, the fi fth generation of the founding family.

Three large-format Rapida presses and one medium-format Rapida have been in operation in Büchen since 2005-06. The large-format Rapida 142 presses are equipped with a total of six inking units and an additional coater. The eight-colour medium-format Rapida 105 features twin coaters, making a total of 12 printing, coating and drying units. Furthermore, the presses are raised for packaging printing and are embedded in automatic pile logistics.

Two Rapida presses have also been a feature of the pressroom at Schur Pack Denmark in Horsens since 2012 replacing four older presses from another manufacturer. A Rapida 145 was delivered to Horsens directly after drupa. Back then it was the fi rst giant-format press to feature DriveTronic SPC dedicated plate-cylinder drives and an extensive raft of inline measuring and control technology. It was soon joined

Making the most of the space available: the 1.68m-high reel printed on the KBA RotaJet VL was used as a screen stand and the 89-high rolls from the KBA RotaJet L doubled as seats.

The performance of Grafobal Bohemia’s fi rst KBA

Rapida 106 with twin coaters led to the installation of three high-performance Rapidas in three years at the company’s affi liates in Russia and Lithuania. These presses are so fruitful that Grafobal Don was named the Grafobal’s most successful subsidiary in 2014. Two eight-colour twin coater Rapida 106 presses are in operation in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

development of the HP T1100 Simplex Color inkjet web press that has a maximum web width of 2.8m (9.18ft) designed for the corrugated packaging market and the delivery of a KBA RotaJet VL with a web width of 1.68m (5.5ft) to a leading German printing fi rm.

Potential new digital printing users in particular value the level of fl exibility offered by the modular RotaJet L (web widths from 895 to 1,300mm/35 to 51in) which can also be upgraded after the initial installation.

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by a Rapida 106 with seven printing units, twin coaters and the same high level of automation.

The recent order comprises again of two six-colour large-format presses with extensive automation and control technology. One of the two Rapida 145 presses features an extra coater and the other press will be configured as a two-coater press. These two plus the eight-colour Rapida 106 with twin coaters and ColdFoil Infigo SF110 will again be embedded in comprehensive substrate logistics. After the installation is complete production will start at the highly efficient packaging plant in autumn 2015 in Gallin.

New modular web offset presses

KBA-MePrint has earned its reputation in the industry for innovative printing solutions on demanding, non-absorbent substrates. Presses for waterless UV offset printing in the highest quality have long formed a core competence of the KBA subsidiary. KBA-MePrint joins the premium class of label and laminate printing with the modular Varius LX-TX narrow web press. In a market where digital printing is gaining importance in numerous segments, the Varius LX-TX provides an outstanding print quality, versatility and individual equipment options for printing and finishing along with economic advantages for small to medium runs.

Ralf Sammeck (r), KBA executive vice-president for the sheetfed product house, wished Hans Schur, group managing director of Schur International, the best of luck with his new technology. Also pictured (l-r): Rolf Possekel, KBA-Deutschland, Jan Bollweg, operations manager Schur Pack, Andreas Lührs, plant manager Büchen, and Ralf Engelhardt, KBA-Deutschland.

Onyx software launchedOnyx Graphics, a leader in wide format digital

printing workflow solutions, has announced that its Onyx software can be directly integrated with the new HP WallArt application to provide seamless and

efficient workflow for décor applications. An Onyx/ HP WallArt workflow gives users the ability to expand their business by offering new added-value décor products to their range of print services. Features in Onyx Textile Edition software such as Colorways and Step & Repeat, in combination with the new HP WallArt interface, give interior designers and décor product manufacturersan easy-to-use solution for the creation of customised wall coverings.

The process of designing and producing custom wall graphics is very efficient with Onyx Quick Sets and HP WallArt. Users can easily customise wall covering designs from the HP WallArt Solution online portal. The simple one-step process enables print service providers to open their customer’s design in a ready-to-print format using the dedicated HP WallArt button in ONYX RIP-Queue.

In additon, print service providers (PSPs) equipped with HP Latex series printers can now simplify their HP WallArt workflow using the new WallArt interface powered by Onyx Connect JDF (Job Definition Format) technology. Onyx Connect is an open system that provides a simple developer interface that enables PSPs to link their business management systems with ONYX production software. As a result, PSPs can access valuable management data, such as ink consumption, media usage and production times. It also includes the ability to automate job submission through JDF and hot folders providing control of critical job settings, and reducing errors introduced by manual intervention during the production process

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As a flexible narrow web press, the Varius LX-

TX with ghosting-free short inking units is based on UV offset technology, a technology that has proven itself with a brilliant print quality in a wide range of real-world applications. The absence of ink keys and dampening solution simplifies operation, saves time and leads to a drastic reduction of waste during job changes – a crucial economic advantage for shorter runs. In addition, for label and laminate printing, the semi-rotary Varius LX-TX achieves the necessary format flexibility without expensive, complicated sleeves using cost-effective, quickly imaged and automatically interchangeable offset plates. Compared to conventional solutions, this lowers production costs and unproductive machine downtime significantly. Especially for screen images, the superior detail and colour brilliance of the waterless offset process shines – a great advantage for high-quality wine, spirits, cosmetics and other

The Varius LX-TX from KBA-MePrint is ideal for producing labels for quality wine, cosmetics and spirits and other luxury items as well as for printing tube laminates.

premium labels, films or challenging laminates with thicknesses between 50 and 500 microns.

The semi-rotary drive concept allows for continuous variation of the printing length without time-consuming changes for the plate and blanket cylinder. The high degree of automation with fully automatic plate change, auto register, optional quick-change doctor blade chambers and other features greatly minimises set-up times.

The sum of the technical and procedural advantages provides the user with opportunities for differentiation and specialisation in a highly competitive market.

The fully modular design of the Varius LX-TX is not a purely offset press but a flexible and configurable, user-oriented technology platform for the printing, finishing and postpress required for premium labels. Instead of the anilox inking units, longer inking units without damping units can be integrated as well as modules for UV varnishing or opaque white applications (replaceable between different positions within the machine), flat screen printing units from KBA-Kammann and digital printing heads (also subsequently) for marking or personalisation. The same flexibility applies to the inline finishing with the possible integration of modules for cold and hot stamping, embossing, stamping, cutting, weeding, etc.

Configuration of a Varius LX-TX (left to right): Unwinding unit – Infeed unit – Flexo printing unit (priming) – 6 Offset printing units – Flexo printing unit (varnishing) – Rotary die-cutter – Pulling unit – Winding unit Additional printing methods and a wide range of units for further processing can also be integrated.

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D. Sadasivan passes awayD. Sadasivan, former head of the Department

of Journalism and Communication, University of Madras, died following a brief illness. He was 82. Sadasivan was instrumental in starting the department at the university in the 1980s. In a career spanning three decades, he served as the head of the Department of Mass Communication for a decade, until his retirement in 1992. He had earlier served as a History professor at Pachaiyappa’s College, and was also a member of the Censor Board of India. He has authored several articles on mass communication. His M Litt thesis, titled Growth of Public Opinion in Madras Presidency, published by the University of Madras, made significant contribution to the field of public opinion studies. Sadasivan is survived by his wife Lakshmi, two sons and two daughters.

Hanumantha Rao is no morePragati Offset Printers’ founder Paruchuri

Hanumantha Rao has passed away. He started as a novice in printing technology. He was from an agricultural family, was a communist party worker, a journalist at Visalandhra newspaper and whatever he learnt about printing was from the workers at the press and learning through experience. Pragati has been in the print industry for 50 years, and has earned the loyalty and trust of customers spread across various fields and geographies with our quality, timeliness and customer service. Some of its clients include big names such as ITC, Asian Paints, Dr Reddy’s , Diageo, Infosys, Dulux, HUL, Ranbaxy, Dabur, Boeing, HP and TVS.

(Courtesy: exchange4media)

Journalists killed in line of duty honoured

The 2015 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty, an exceptional announcement that highlights the on-going tragedy of those who make the ultimate sacrifice for the right to freedom of expression. At

the time of the announcement, it is estimated that nearly 1200 journalists have been killed since 1992. Sixteen journalists have so far lost their lives in 2015, including eight in a single attack on 7 January at the offices of the French satirical publication, Charlie Hebdo."In honour of fallen colleagues, and to focus the

international spotlight on the issue of safety and impunity for journalists worldwide, awarding the Golden Pen of Freedom to Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty sends a powerful message to the perpetrators of crimes against the media, as well as to legislators and those with the power to enact better laws and enforce stronger protections for newsgatherers around the world," said the WAN-IFRA Board in making the award.“With this award, the world’s press is sending a

resounding signal of resistance to those who believe that silencing journalists will curtail freedom of expression,” the board said. “While we honour the lives and work of some of our bravest colleagues who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us informed, we pledge to continue their commitment to shine light into the darkest corners of the world to expose wrongdoing, defy the abuses of the powerful, and ensure the public’s right to know.”“If the same deadly statistics existed in relation to

any other profession that had such an impact on how we define and understand our world, we would reasonably expect the outcry to be emphatic, the investigations relentless, and the commitment to reversing the trend universally forthcoming. That it is not so for the lives of journalists killed in the line of duty is a global tragedy that must be addressed with urgency if our belief in open, free societies is to endure.”

The Golden Pen of Freedom is an annual award, made by WAN-IFRA since 1961, to recognise the outstanding action, in writing or deed, of an individual, a group or an institution in the cause of press freedom. The award is traditionally given during the opening ceremony of the World News Media Congress, the World Editors Forum, and the World Advertising Forum, which this year takes place in Washington, DC, from 1 to 3 June. Of the estimated 1200 journalists killed since 1992, statistics from the Committee to Protect Journalists reveal that some

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742 were murdered outright. In 90 per cent of these cases, no perpetrator has been brought to justice.

A climate of self-censorship is the inevitable result of these appalling figures, a situation that severely undermines the independence of the press and the ability of journalists to investigate issues of accountability, transparency and wrongdoing. The impact of this spiralling situation, common in so many parts of the world, means the public loses its best defence against corrupt governance.

By awarding the Golden Pen of Freedom to Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty, WAN-IFRA aims to mobilise the international news publishing community to call for an end to the violence that targets the profession. It calls on the industry to engage with the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, as well as other safety mechanisms, to better protect newsrooms and the lives of journalists. It calls for a serious and pragmatic discussion as to the implications on media companies of the financial costs and technical limitations that may prevent stronger safety measures from being implemented.

At the same time, the award is an urgent call to governments worldwide to demonstrate the political will required to end impunity for the killers of journalists, and for them to recognise the work of independent journalism as a positive aid to the economic, political and social progress demanded of them by their societies.

News media engagement leads to revenue

What does the Norwegian daily, VG, the New York Times, the Guardian US, and the photo messaging system Snapchat have in common? All have high levels of user loyalty, and all will discuss how they get it at the World News Media Congress, to be held in Washington, DC, from 1 to 3 June. A session on how news publishers encourage and increase user visits and audience loyalty, and how that leads to revenues, will feature Torry Pedersen, CEO and editor-in-chief of Verdens Gang, Paul Smurl, general manager of Core Digital Products for the New York Times, Eamonn Store, CEO of Guardian US, and Nick Bell, head of the Media Division of Snapchat.

Why Snapchat? Not your typical news media company. But the popular photo messaging system

has updated its platform to bring news to a younger audience. With Discover, a news feed that offers channels and content from leading media companies -- refreshed every 24 hours -- Snapchat earns a seat at the table with leading news brands.

The session, called ‘Create addiction, daily use, generate usefulness, loyalty: monetisation follows!’, is one of many highlights of the 67th World News Media Congress, 22nd World Editors Forum and 25th World Advertising Forum, the global summit meetings of the world's newspapers and news publishers. Other sessions include:-- An Evolving Profession: Global Perspectives, a

conversation between Martin Baron, the executive editor of the Washington Post, and Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of the Philippine social news network Rappler, and former Manila and Jakarta bureau chief for CNN.-- Can Mainstream Media Buy Its Way To Growth?

featuring Raju Narisetti, senior VP & deputy head of Strategy for News Corp, Perrine Albrieux, director of Marketing & Digital Development at Groupe Télégramme in France, and Christian Hendricks, corporate VP, Interactive Media, for The McClatchy Company in the US.

-- Who Runs the News Agenda in a Tech Hungry World, with media and technology executive Vivian Schiller, a former president and CEO of National Public Radio and former global chair of news at Twitter, Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Marcelo Rech, executive director of Journalism at RBS Group in Brazil, and Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute.

-- A new strategy for news, a proposal for the future of news media by Jeff Jarvis, author, digital visionary, professor and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City Universiry of New York's Graduate School of Journalism.

-- Digesting Programmatic and the Impact on Sales Teams, a look at automated approaches to online advertising with Alanna Gombert, CEO of Gombert Consulting and the former head of digital sales and strategy at Condé Nast, Marcel Udo, director of Automated Trading at Telegraaf Media Groep in the Netherlands, and Robert Johansson, head of RTB and Programmatic at Schibsted in Sweden.-- Rising Above The Tide, a conversation with editors who

have overcome social, political and legal obstacles, featuring Peter Bale, chief executive officer at the Center for Public Integrity in the United States and former vice president and general manager of digital at CNN International, Pichai

Other News


Chuensuksawadi, editor-in-chief of the Bangkok Post, and Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, editor of Sunday Punch in Nigeria.-- The Multi-Platform Newsoom, which will focus

on the evolution towards a mobile future and will feature David Callaway, editor-in-chief of USA Today, Marta Gleich, executive editor of Zero Hora in Brazil, and Poul Madsen, executive editor-in-chief of Ekstra Bladet in Denmark.

Kasturi & Sons announces VRSKasturi & Sons (KSL), publishers of The Hindu

and group publications, has announced a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees, the first in its 136-year history.

The scheme is part of an ongoing organisation-wide restructuring and efficiency enhancement programme focused on turning around the performance of the company.

The scheme is open to all employees above 40 years of age and with over 10 years of service and has been designed consistent with KSL’s long tradition of employee-centricity.

Employees opting to apply to the scheme will receive a generous compensation package — possibly the most generous of recently announced schemes in industry — in addition to normal retirement benefits such as provident fund, gratuity, superannuation, encashment of unavailed leave, unclaimed leave travel allowance and any eligible performance-linked incentives.“We are committed to ensuring that our

transformation is led by our people initiatives. To that end, we are rolling out a voluntary retirement scheme to support our employees desiring to opt for the scheme with a compelling retirement corpus. This initiative is consistent with our commitment to ensuring a performance-oriented culture within KSL,” the statement said.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)

Chengappa may return to India Today

The Tribune’s editor-in-chief Raj Chengappa is likely to join India Today as group editorial director, effective 15th June, 2015, industry sources confirm. Chengappa joined The Tribune as editor-in-chief in

2010. A veteran in journalism with over 30 years of experience, Chengappa was managing editor of India Today before he joined The Tribune. He has won prestigious Indian journalism awards, including the Prem Bhatia Award for Political Analysis and Reporting in 1998 and the Statesman Award for Rural Reporting in 1987. Chengappa is the author of a best-selling book on India’s nuclear weapons, titled Weapons of Peace: The Secret Story of India’s Quest to be a Nuclear Power.


Belwariar slated to join Sakal Pankaj Belwariar, senior regional general manager

of Malayala Manorama, has decided to move on after a twelve-year long stint with the organisation. He is a senior media veteran with more than 23 years of experience. Belwariar will join Sakal as vice-president in April and will be based in New Delhi. He joined Malayala Manorama in 2003 as regional manager. He started his carrier with The Times of India in 1992 as assistant manager based out of Patna and after working there for three years, moved on to Amar Ujala as regional manager and worked there for eight years. Belwariar is an alumnus of St Stephens College, New Delhi and Indian Institute of Management and Technology, Ghaziabad.


Ogaan announces restructuringOgaan Publications, which publishes Elle and Elle

Decor in India, announced a corporate restructuring that will better reflect the sharpened focus on each of its target markets in fashion, beauty, décor and lifestyle. The company will be renamed Ogaan Media, and along with its current print and digital titles (Elle and Elle Decor), will also offer custom brand solutions across Fashion, Beauty, Décor & Lifestyle categories encompassing print, digital, and on-ground activities under Ogaan Cube and Ogaan Connect, as well as strengthen its portfolio of IPRs such as India Design ID under Ogaan Live. The restructuring will realign the organisation into business units as part of a plan that will reshape the company to improve efficiency, innovation and customer experience.


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The sale will be based on quotations received and will be fi nalised at the absolute discretion of the company. Quotations will be accepted up to 3.p.m. on 20th April 2015 at Kottayam offi ce with an earnest money deposit of Rs.5 lakhs in Demand draft favoring of Malayala Manorama payable at Kottayam.

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