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Jan / Feb 2017 www.newsandtech.com www.newsandtech.com January/February 2017 The premier resource for insight, analysis and technology integration in newspaper, magazine, digital and hybrid production. Northwest newspaper company offers tablets to subscribers BY SARAH ZOOK X MANAGING EDITOR Photo: USAT Reaching readers with the right technology at the right time with just the right content is a feat all media players are trying to nail down. The challenge seems insurmountable at times, but with a little out-of-the-box thinking and a good technology partner, Seattle-based Pioneer News Group made moves to tackle the prob- lem in a different way, by bringing the technology to its readers. When the owners got together for a strategic planning meeting, they discussed what was needed to propel the company forward, said Eric Johnston, COO of Pioneer News Group. Everything from expanding commercial print to technological innovations were discussed, he said. The result was the realization that, “we need to be more inno- vative as a company,” Johnston said. So they formed an innovation committee and process to encourage employees to share ideas. One of the suggestions was to provide tablets to readers in order for everyone to share the best of what Pioneer News Group has to offer. However, the money to offer that kind of thing just wasn’t there. Apple was too expensive, Johnston said, and Android is good, but they just didn’t get the response the company was look- ing for. That was until a group of Pioneer Media executives includ- ing Johnston was golfing in 2014 and struck up a conversation with a group of Microsoft executives. Tablets continued on page 17 McClatchy personalizes content with eSuite X BY SARAH ZOOK MANAGING EDITOR As media companies the world over bring in the lion’s share of the revenue is no longer Getting ahead of the technology grapple with how to monetize digital content, a viable option. McClatchy isn’t alone in trying McClatchy, which had seen success with its digi- McClatchy is taking a hard look at its subscrip- new ways to maximize dollars out of its content. tal subscription model in the past, decided the tion service offering. Recently, digital-based Medium laid off dozens of time was right for innovation. Companies are moving more and more ad staffers in a bid to create a new model to sup- In its search to serve both its products and toward a digital-first model and it’s becoming port its content and content creators. its readers in the best possible way, McClatchy increasingly clear that the traditional ad model to “It’s clear that the broken system is ad-driv- turned to MPP Global’s eSuite platform. en media on the Internet,” said Ev Williams, CEO “We had started digital subscriptions for our of Medium. Over the past year, digital offerings in 2012 and had some wonderful while readership and publishing success,” Dan Schaub, corporate director of Mc- was up for Medium, ad sales were Clatchy told News & Tech. “It drew us to wanting only driving a small portion of to search out a 2.0 or maybe even a 3.0 option.” Turn to revenue. What started with a formal RFP that was “We realized we didn’t have sent to multiple groups ended with a unanimous page 37 the right solution to the big ques- decision from McClatchy’s team to partner with for expanded tion of driving payment for quality MPP Global. content,” Williams said. “We had “MPP Global came to the table with eSuite, industry started scaling up the teams to sell but also the marketing pieces that would and support products that were, complement the technology,” said Schaub. “MPP coverage at best, incremental improve- gives us an exciting vision of how we can posi- ments on the ad driven publishing tion what our offerings are to our consumers.” model, not the transformative News & Tech January/February 2017 X 1 model we were aiming for.” McClatchy continued on page 6 www.newsandtech.com KBA-Digital & Web Solutions Possibilities, Expansion, Growth... 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KBA North America, Dallas, Texas phone: 469-532-8000, [email protected], www.kba.com 2 t January/February 2017 News & Tech uIndustry Installs & Upgrades New palletizer for Swedish printer Slovenia-based printer HerencoPress AB upgraded palletizing by installing a new Schur upgrades with Q.I.P.C. Compact Palletizer at its plant in Jonkoping, Sweden. The new pallet- izer has bundle centering and identification of bundle orientation that Salomon Print in Ljubljana, Slovenia ordered two mRC-3D cameras will help streamline and improve processes. The route is PC-controlled. for color register and two for cut off register from Q.I. Press Controls. The “The new SCP palletizing offers a higher degree of automation automation system will be installed on the company’s manroland Roto- than our current equipment,” said Bjorn Ross, mailroom manager at man N press. Herenco in Jonkoping. “Through reducing costly man hours, we are The out of date system was ready for an upgrade, according to An- able to reach an increased level of cost effectiveness.” drej Semen, technical director at Salomon Print. The new palletizer was manufactured at the Schur Packaging Sys- “We’re counting on the reliability of these systems to bring about big tems factory in Eksjo. It is due to be installed in spring 2017. savings in waste when it come to color and cut-off control,” Semen said. Sound Publishing finds ‘one-source partnership’ After deciding to upgrade its systems auto-registration. “We were looking for someone who for the coming years with DCOS, Sound “We have a few things that make our could offer us a one-source partnership Publishing, based out of Everett (WA), is operation unique. First of all, we have over for our entire press automation,” explained looking forward to continuing its commit- 600 start-ups per month, secondly we run a Babcock. ment to print. 3-across format on single-wide press which The project with DCOS will include a Since its foundation in 1987, the com- adds some complexity to reach good preset- new press control system, new control sta- pany has grown to include 50 daily and ting and efficiency,” said Larry Babcock, tions DCOS motion controller to replace In- weekly papers. director of operations at Sound Publishing. dramat CLC’s, partial drive upgrade, remote The flagship press of the operation, The company needed a new press con- inking system integration and upgrade. The an eight tower, two folder DGM press from trol system to extend the service life of the installation is planned for the beginning 2003 was acquired in 2007. It came auto- equipment, but was also looking for solu- of 2017 and will be carried out on a tower- mated with an Indramat unit shaftless drive tions to make the press more cost and time by-tower basis while the press is in normal system, AR60 splicers, remote inking and efficient, Babcock said. production. Trinity Mirror boosts manroland print store Photo: manroland web systems Manroland’s partnership with Trinity Mirror Print has made way for the clear vision that Alexander Wachter, VP of Sales and Services at manroland, said that he had for the store. The store went live in July 2016. Trinity Mirror Print is a British-based large contract printer, with awards such as “Newspaper Printer of the Year” attached to it’s belt. The print house’s work on the manroland web STORE has significantly simplified the experience. "The next important step is the integration of the STORE into our customers' merchandise management systems. This will make the STORE an even simpler and Garry Crask, Engineering Production Manager at Trinity Mirror Print, Alexander Wachter, more efficient tool for our customers' internal ordering Vice President Sales & Service Support at manroland web systems and Chris James, Building Services Stores Manager at Trinity Mirror Print. processes." Wachter said. News & Tech January/February 2017 u 3 Volume 29, No. 1 News & Tech P.O. Box 478 2017 Beaver Dam, WI 53916 CONTENTS p: 303.575.9595 January/February www.newsandtech.com Publisher & Editor-In-Chief Mary L. Van Meter [email protected] Managing Editor EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT Sarah Zook [email protected] Social Media Editor Check out Chris Lytikainen [email protected] N&T: What’s your Editorial Assistant greatest challenge? Danielle Brockman [email protected] Johnston: Apathy. The apathy Art Director of those in our community Violet Cruz [email protected] who don't care to know Creative Services Assistant about things like their local Jessica Shade [email protected] government or the attainment News & Tech’s new Copy Editor of information that differs expanded coverage Mary Reardon [email protected] from their personal beliefs. Contributing Writer A myopic, ill-informed starting on page 37 of Tara McMeekin [email protected] community is an unhealthy Contributing Writer Marcus Wilson community - we strive to the digital edition at [email protected] inform, engage and empower our communities.
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