FUTURE-ORIENTED PRINT TECHNOLOGY GRABS ATTENTION China Is One of the Most Important World Markets for Koenig & Bauer

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FUTURE-ORIENTED PRINT TECHNOLOGY GRABS ATTENTION China is one of the most important world markets for Koenig & Bauer. So, how do you woo potential customers? By convincing them with top-draw products and services. The Print China trade fair held in Guangdong in the second week of April helped Koenig & Bauer do just that (see page 28). Visitors do get excited about live print demonstrations. Here, in the picture, is one such demonstration on the Koenig & Bauer stand – on a largest sheetfed offset press, an eight-colour Rapida 106 with coater and extended delivery. Not surprisingly, by the end of the fair, contracts worth several tens of millions of euros had been signed with printing companies throughout China and from several other countries in South and Southeast Asia. Way to go…

1 FROM THE EDITOR Offering value for money, personalised services key to gaining reader loyalty

hat could be the major trends shaping, break- Betts points out that FT focuses very hard on Wing and consolidating global media by 2021? building metrics and measurements which “help us Well, John McCarthy, previewing with The Drum to understand the loyalty that we are building with (a global media platform and the biggest marketing the customer; so we're talking about reader engage- website in Europe) its Global Media Report which ment, which doesn't mean just sharing stories, com- examines the next five years facing the industry, says menting, tweeting or liking – those are indicators the report indicates that over the past half decade, 90 that someone is engaged with your brand – but per cent of media spend growth has come from digi- what we look at is on a per reader basis the extent tal – and the focus on mobile platforms will grow to which people are building loyalty and habit and in the coming half a decade. Traditional media will their return rate to the website and if they are get- not share this growth generally but will see pockets ting value for their money”. So, how does your app of performance and resilience, he adds. perform or how does Facebook perform or Twit- According to McCarthy, by 2021, pay TV will ter perform? “We don't think about those things in generate $299 billion and exhibit 3 per cent growth, isolation. We want to see them as part of a broader with video games up 12 per cent to $179 billion. picture of your media consumption so that we Over-the-top will reach $53 billion (+20 per cent) can understand where we need dial up or down cinema $49 billion (+6 per cent) and physical home our investments.” The thing that is fundamentally video down to $10 billion (-13 per cent). Global important is “direct relationship with the reader”, advertising revenues will exhibit growth. By 2021, Betts is certain. digital advertising will be the largest segment attract- Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director, Reuters Institute ing $339 billion (+12 per cent), then TV advertising for the Study of Journalism, after launching Reu- at $209 billion (2 per cent), then OOH at $38 bil- ters Institute’s ‘India digital news report’, based on lion (3 per cent) and then video game advertising at data from a survey of 1013 English-speaking, online $6 billion (+13 per cent). news users in India, had this to say: “There is a very, The study reveals that consumers love the value very large and painful structural adjustment coming proposition, the selection, the personalisation and up for the businesses of news in India… in just five the pricing of subscription services, compared years between 2012 and 2016, advertising revenue of to buying physical media or paying TV packages. Chinese newspapers fell by 75 per cent without an Access is continually trumping ownership: music economic crisis and it is not impossible to imagine streaming accounted for almost half of music spend something of that scale happening in this country.” in 2017 and will reach 80 per cent by 2022. Music Highlighting some of the key findings of the report, and video streaming subscriptions will grow faster Nielsen said that India has become a ‘mobile-first’ than 10 per cent per annum, the study shows. market faster than any other country, with 68 per All this sort of syncs with what Tom Betts, chief cent of respondents identifying the smartphone as data officer for the Financial Times has to say (see their main device for online news while 31 per cent page 11 for full interview). Advertising, as a source use only mobile devices to access online news. of revenue, introduces volatility into the business, he says. Reader revenue brings more sustainabil- Sashi Nair ity, which makes the newspaper business predict- [email protected] able and allows investment in user experience and things that matter to the reader. FT does not focus on only advertising or only subscription. The trick is to strike the right balance and blend the two, Betts says.

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Focus on innovation, productivity at technical seminar 6 Susan Philip reports on a RIND programme

Aligning data strategy with business goals 10 FT’s Tom Betts and Digital Content Next’s Jason Kint in conversation / Neha Gupta

In the land of Manorama and Mathrubhumi 14 Mrinal Chatterjee about the history of Malayalam journalism

Industry Updates 20

General News 36

Events Calendar 41

Cover page image: Courtesy, Koenig & Bauer C o n t e s

4 RIND Survey May 2019 Innovation, productivity the focus at technical seminar The Press Institute of India – Research Institute for Newspaper Development (PII-RIND) recently organised a seminar on Productive and Innovative Approach to Newspaper Production at PII-RIND in Chennai. Stalwarts from the production side of the newspaper industry addressed participants. The daylong seminar had two sessions. Susan Philip provides an overview

rocess and product innovation for newspaper 55 width, and the different technologies in relation production, improving productivity, to machine speed, inks, washes and the like. Also, Pextending the life of the press by condition newsprint is now mostly recycled, he pointed out. monitoring, new technology in news ink, and Barcodes brought about accountability in news- ink mileage were the subjects discussed at the print booking, and allows for part reel accounting, seminar on Productive and Innovative Approach and making tracking of reels easy. The truck load- to Newspaper Production organised by RIND. ing system was another innovation which reduced surface damage, he said, explaining that it prevents Innovation supplies going missing. The ToI’s Rupee One pric- The newspaper industry in general has been wit- ing was an innovative business model, he added. nessing an innovative approach of late. The Times Referring to the process of Innovation, Felix of India is a pioneer of innovation in the Indian outlined the steps as: Preparation – Generation – newspaper industry, said Julian Felix, plant head, Incubation – Evaluation. “Planning is important. ToI. Elaborating on the topic of process innovation We creatively collaborate to develop ideas, imple- and product innovation for newspaper produc- ment them, evaluate success and improvise if suc- tion, he discussed the motivation for innovation, cess hasn’t been achieved.” and the different forms that it has taken. To a question, he said ToI has a separate team “Innovations are both growth- and improvement- for innovation which coordinates with the mar- driven. They are used by newspaper houses to tar- keting team. The feasibility of demands is evalu- get the advertiser and the reader as they make the ated, brainstorming is carried out, and product or product stand out. Advertisers are satisfied as they process innovation is achieved. attract more attention, and reader interest is titil- lated. Innovation is also important as it attracts Productivity the best talent in the industry,” Felix said. ‘Productivity – how to sustain and maximise’ was The first product innovation ToI brought in was the focus of the presentation by V.S. Narayanan, the gluing of the flap, according to Felix. ‘French general manager – Technical, Dinamalar. Sharing windows’ were another innovation. Citing other his expertise on improving productivity in news- examples from the ToI’s portfolio, he said the paper production, he said, “Correspondents and NIE (News in Education) initiative gave the paper photographers put their life on the line to bring a competitive edge. news from the spot. We at production must be Talking of process innovation, Felix discussed aware that if we make a mess of things, everyone’s the elimination of the film, the change from 64 to efforts will be wasted.”

6 RIND Survey May 2019 is never done, but it must be made a habit. If blankets are preserved carefully, it’s possible to reuse them during an emergency. They’re too expensive to be thrown away. • It is vital to store pigments, oil, etc correctly. Monitor every aspect carefully, including diaphragms and pistons, to prevent ink wastage. Use available machines to measure ink consumption, so that cost per-page can be estimated. There’s an in-house system to measure ink fed to a specific column which is cost-effective and cost-saving. • Made-in-India equipment like the Smartline machines from Manugraph are of international standards, Narayanan said. It makes good economic sense to use them instead of the more expensive imported ones. • Save energy by avoiding joints and T-bars in water and ink lines. The energy saving will be huge.

Photos: NS/PII-RIND • Water maintaining is crucial. Formula differs Clockwise from top left: Julian Felix, V.S. Narayanan, from area to area, season to season, because Jaiganesh and Amitava Biswas. water quality differs. Monitor and maintain RO plants and maintain PH as per the specific Pointing out that newspaper owners are willing requirements of the moment. Keep water to spend money for the best machines because filters clean. It’s very important in spray they can’t be changed often, Narayanan said the dampening system aim should be to keep the machines up to the • Keep enough spares. Small parts are very mark for a minimum of ten years. Only then important. can productivity be improved. Technology turns • Paper accounts for 78 per cent of expenses. Save procedures upside down, he pointed out. He had paper in all possible ways. Store it well. From import to fixing in reel stand, automation some stunning pictures taken on shop-floors to is possible. Made in India machines for show to the participants. automation are also available. Significantly, Narayanan flagged various crucial areas in production and offered tips to ensure Responding to a participant’s question, Narayanan productivity such as: stressed that management should responsibly • Rollers behave erratically when not stored support rules being followed. For instance, use- correctly. So order the optimum number, and-throw ear plugs and gloves must be made store them at the correct temperatures. available to staff in adequate quantities. • Don’t go for cheap cleaning agents. They may work, but they will reduce the life of the Ink and properties machine in the long run. Amitava Biswas, technical manager, DIC India, • De-glazing improves the life of the roller and is best done once a week. discussed the nature of ink. Discussing pro- • Handle blankets carefully. Metal back cess control steps, he stressed the importance of blankets have to be handled especially incoming materials check, technology manage- carefully. Abroad, it is standard practice to ment, production control, quality control, quality use gloves while handling blankets. It India it assurance, EHS and plant feedback.

May 2019 RIND Survey 7 Key factors in improving ink mileage are selection of ink/ selection of newsprint/ rigid density control/ control ink-water balance/ lesser start-up wastage, Biswas said. He also provided a case study on ink mileage.

Press life M. Jaiganesh, research engineer, WAN-IFRA, South Asia, spoke about condition monitoring of the printing process to extend the life of the press. The goal is to check the machine, detect hidden damage and ascertain performance, reliability and the remaining useful life, he said. Thermograph analysis, both mechanical and electrical, and vibration analysis are used to gain in-depth information about the condition of the machine during the exercise. Ultrasound monitoring is also done. These methods facilitate The seminar was a professional approach to problems, Jaiganesh fairly interactive with explained. participants raising Plate cylinders, blanket cylinders, ink rollers, questions and chipping gear boxes, oscillators, main drives and various in with comments. folders were evaluated during the monitoring, Biswas spoke about the controllable and uncon- Jaiganesh said. Later, at the WAN-IFRA Research trollable aspects of product standardisation. Raw Materials Testing Laboratory, Jaiganesh demon- material, production process, logistics, specifica- strated how a realistic assessment of ink mileage tion standards and packaging fall under the for- using the IGT AI C2-5 predictability tester is mer category while climatic conditions and silo possible. turnover time are among the uncontrollable At the start of the proceedings, Sashi Nair, aspects. Maintenance of quality database for future director, PII-RIND, welcome the gathering and reference and batch tracking, has been Various introduced the speakers. Participants from vari-

ous south-based media publications attended the facets associated with product innovation and new < technology in news ink were explored. workshop. On the aspect of calculating ink mileage, Biswas said the common concept is that higher the pig- (The writer is assistant editor, PII-RIND.) mentatin, the higher the mileage. But this is only partially true, as the theory doesn’t hold good for pigmentation beyond the optimum level. There is no linear relation between ink strength and mileage.

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Aligning data strategy with business goals

Reader engagement is a key metric in measuring brand loyalty. At the Financial Times, the newsroom and commercial teams are united in their appreciation of the power of metrics and the data behind them. In conversation were Tom Betts, chief data officer for the FT and Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content Next. Neha Gupta listened in

think data is the only way of seeing the whole or only subscription. The trick is to strike the picture,” said Tom Betts, chief data officer right balance and blend the two, thus allowing “I for the FT, during an on-stage conversation us to think more about the needs of the con- with Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content Next, sumer, with the security of the subscription at the World News Media Congress in Portugal relationship. in June last year. The FT believes in a successful We believe in investing in experiences that balance of digital subscription and ad revenue – delight our customers so that in the long run, we and their data strategy is crucial to this. Here are will have a more sustainable business, people will some excerpts from their conversation: be more loyal and will develop a habit of reading the FT. All this would ultimately lead to more Jason Kint: If a company is seeing 90-95 per sustainable advertising. When we look at sub- cent advertising for the digital side of things, scriptions or advertising, we are perhaps doing it do you see it succeeding? through a slightly different lens – a lens that is Tom Betts: I can’t really see a scenario where looking further out than today or tomorrow. advertising alone continues to pay the bills. The challenge is not the composition of the revenue Kint: You’re the chief data officer; is data but to find a model that will be sustainable and important to see the whole picture? What sort profitable in the long run. of data do you wake up to and go to sleep to? Advertising, as a source of revenue, introduces Betts: I think data is the only way of seeing the volatility into the business. Reader revenue has whole picture. One of the things that often gets brought more sustainability, which makes our missed when we’re talking about the performance business predictable and allows us to invest in or the effectiveness of the products we are build- user experience and things that matter to the ing is that we look at metrics and you forget about reader. We do not focus on only advertising the context of the customer.

10 RIND Survey May 2019 We focus very hard on building metrics and measurements which help us to understand the loyalty that we are building with the customer; so we’re talking about reader engagement, which doesn’t mean just sharing stories, commenting, tweeting or liking – those are indicators that someone is engaged with your brand – but what we look at is on a per reader basis the extent to which people are building loyalty and habit and their return rate to the website and if they are getting value for their money. That customer centric metric [reader engagement] – that’s the thing that I look at all of the time. But it’s also the thing that the whole company looks at because it’s a unifying goal in a business like ours where we’ve got two dominant Photo: Ricardo Lopes for WAN-IFRA revenue sources – subscriptions and advertising, Tom Betts, chief data Officer of The Financial Times Group, with tangible potential tension between them. UK, at right, and Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content This is also something the newsroom can be Next, USA, in conversation at the 70th World News Media interested in and get involved in because it’s about Congress. improving the readers’ experience and measuring the extent to which those readers are establishing So when we are thinking about where and how patterns of readership. So the newsroom like it, we can distribute our journalism, given the role and we like it too on the commercial side. And and importance of data to us in managing our it creates that kind of common way of us talking business and in understanding the value our sub- and communicating internally and galvanising scribers, our readers get from the journalism, we our focus. don’t think about ‘How does our app perform?’ We have complete confidence that if we grow or ‘How does Facebook perform or Twitter per- this metric – if we grow loyalty, and the extent form?’ We don’t think about those things in iso- to which our customers are getting value from lation. We want to see them as part of a broader our product – then we will achieve commercial picture of your media consumption so that we can success. understand where we need dial up or down our investments. We can only do that if we understand Kint: Google has culled data collection and the whole, not just a the fragmented picture. tagged 75 per cent of the top one million Therefore, when we are talking to the platforms websites. Facebook has 7 million websites about how to make news work in that environ- tagged to collect data. How do you look at ment, data is really important – access to the right your relationship with the platforms in terms level of information, so we can make those calls. of data? Do you have any ‘walk-away’ points or If a subscriber is consuming content through a things you must have in relationship with the platform, and if they can enable authentication, platforms? it helps us create a potentially better customer Betts: The question for us, is that if we want experience. But we need to be able to get the to participate in those environments is ‘What are information back as to how that content is being the conditions for success?’ And then we have to consumed. be in a position to build and manage a sustainable Data is one part of the equation, but the other business with a sustainable future. part of the equation is the ability to act on the

May 2019 RIND Survey 11 information. It’s all very well to have some infor- the GDPR. The way of advertising businesses mation you can look at, but what are you going is still very messy, especially the privacy regula- to do about it? The other thing that is crucial is as tions – it is all going to have to go. Nobody really publishers, we should have the flexibility to put understands what’s going on in the digital market-

our content where we want, decide how much we ing ecosystem. It’s incredibly hard to pull apart. put there and make decisions whether it’s going And that’s one of the things, I think, GDPR is < to be free or paid. incredibly positive for. The thing that is fundamentally important is that direct relationship with the reader. We’re in (Courtesy: WAN-IFRA Blogs. this movement towards more opportunity with The writer is a multimedia journalist first party data and there’s probably a system with WAN-IFRA South Asia, Chennai.) that will have to be changed to be in line with

‘News media in the throes of sweeping changes’ “There is a very, very large and painful structural adjustment coming up for the businesses of news in India, which is caught between the urgency of now and the denial of impending change,” said Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Speaking at a panel discussion in Chennai after launching Reuters Institute’s ‘India digital news report’, Nielsen said “attempt to overcome the instinct of denial should not wear us to a kind of depression.” Referring to a cite note from the report, Nielsen said, “In just five years between 2012 and 2016, advertising revenue of Chinese newspapers fell by 75 per cent without an economic crisis and it is not impossible to imagine something of that scale happening in this country.” Highlighting some of the key findings of the report, Nielsen said that India has become a ‘mobile-first’ market faster than any other country, with 68 per cent of respondents identifying smartphones as their main device for online news while 31 per cent use only mobile devices to access online news. The report based on data from a survey of 1013 English-speaking, online news users in India also found that 55 per cent of respondents are concerned about expressing political views in social media fearing that they could get into trouble with authorities while a majority of the focus group are also concerned about ‘fake news’ and disinformation. During the panel discussion, Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief of Outlook, said the report scratches only the surface of English media but what is worrying is the dismal state of language and online news media. Expressing concerns that long form and investigative journalism cannot survive in the age of mobile- first journalism, Prasad asked, “Can our democracy be served only by frothy, frivolous, tiny and snappy news?” N. Ram, chairman of The Hindu Publishing Group, said, in the era of ‘fake news’, news organisations should do more advocacy on the disciplines of verification, fact-checking, and contextualising that are followed in professional journalism to help news consumers understand the trust-worthiness of professional journalism. “I think active policy of advocacy of the values of professional journalism would make some difference,” Ram added. Noting that investigative journalism can thrive in the age of social media, Ram said, “The performance of all our digital platforms were off the chart when I wrote five exclusives on Rafale but the question is how do you sustain the momentum.”

On future revenue models, Nielsen told BusinessLine that there is no definitive answer to this question but publishers have to explore options like raising donations or adopt a subscription model< as it is evident that digital advertising revenue may not be of great help to them.

(Courtesy: The Hindu BusinessLine)

12 RIND Survey May 2019 HISTORY OF MALAYALAM JOURNALISM In the land of Manorama and Mathrubhumi ike in many states of India, in Kerala too, the credit for starting the first newspaper goes to Christian missionary groups. Basel LMission Society (BMS), a missionary group from Germany started the first newspaper in Kerala.Rajya Samacharam, published as eight cyclostyled sheets in June 1847 by Dr Herman Gundert of the Mrinal Chatterjee BMS from Talassery in North Kerala marked the dawn of Malyalee Journalism in India. It ceased publication in 1850. In October 1847 Gundart stated another publication called Paschimodayam. Like its predecessor, the Paschimodayam, too, was cyclostyled, but it carried articles on geography, history, natural science and even astrology. The first printed magazine in the Malayalam language - the Jnanan- ikshepam – was published from Central Travancore in 1848. Arch Deacon Koshy and the Reverend George Mathen were behind the eight-page magazine which served alike the cause of propagation of religion and the dissemination of knowledge. Another periodical Vidyasamgraham had been launched in 1864 and went on publishing till 1867. Attempts were underway in the meantime to start a ‘newspaper’. The first of this genre to be published from Kerala was in the English language. A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication titled the Western Star from Cochin in 1860. Charles Lawson, who had left England after completing his studies, took over as the paper’s editor. Four years later, in 1864, a Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from Cochin under the banner Paschimataraka. The new paper was edited initially by T.J. Paily and later by Kalloor Oommen Philippose Asan. Yet another paper, the Keralapataka, made its appearance from Cochin in 1870. In course of time the two publications merged to form the Paschimataraka-Keralapataka. Under the stewardship of Ommen Phillipose Asan, the merged publication (The author, a journalist- mounted attacks on the peccadilloes of the bureaucracy of the day turned-media academician, and is seen to have survived right up to 1886. presently heads the Eastern In 1867, two papers were started from Kottayam. One was in India campus of the Indian Malayalam and was titled Santishtavadi; the other, the Travancore Institute of Mass Communication Herald, was in English; both were printed from the CMS Press. The located in Dhenkanal, Odisha. This article is part of a series Santishtavadi was outspoken in its criticism of the powers that be, on the history of regional and soon fell foul of the Travancore Government, which ordered language journalism in India.) its closure. Thus, the Santishtavadi created history in Malayalam

14 RIND Survey May 2019 Photos: MC

Left to right: Front pages of Deepika, Deshabhimani and Madhyamam.

Journalism by becoming the first weekly. Besides news, the paper was shifted to Ernakulam. How- martyr to the cause of freedom provided a wide range of read- ever, it closed after a few years. of the press. ing fare, which by contemporary The Spectator Press of The next Malayalam paper to accounts maintained an excep- Kozhikode came out in 1886 be published was the Satyan- tionally high standard. with a Malayalam periodical adakahalam, which started pub- A significant development titled the Kerala Sanchari. It was lication modestly as a fortnightly was the publication in 1884 of edited by Vengayil Kunhiraman from Kunammavu in October the Keralapatrika weekly from Nayanar, otherwise well-known 1876. It was published under the Kozhikode by Chengulathu Kun- by his pen-name Kesari. 1886 saw auspices of the Italian Carmelite hirama Menon. It was printed the birth of the Malayali from Mission, with Reverend Father from the Vidyavilasom Press Thiruvananthapuram. It was the Candidus as its first editor. It was and had the active backing of a official organ of the Malayalee later renamed Satyanadam. number of prominent personali- Social Reforms League. The new Interestingly it was a Gujarati, ties of the day. It featured news magazine found an able editor who launched the first real news- on international affairs, politics in Pettayil Raman Pillai Asan. paper in Malayalam. Devji Bhimji and other public occurrences. In due course his mantle fell on estabolished a printing press in Literature and literacy criticism C.V. Raman Pillai, yet another Cochin in 1865 under the name also found a prominent place in literary giant. Though the prime of the Keralamitram Press and its columns. The management of objective of the paper was social started a newspaper titled Kera- the Keralapatrika changed hands reform, it joined the movement lamitram. It is regarded as the in 1938 after the death of Kunhi- for political and civil rights with first newspaper in the Malayalam rama Menon. Among the editors equal zest. language1. In the initial stages the of this period were Sanjayan and The Deepika was launched paper was issued thrice a month; Koyippalli Parameswara Kurup. from Kottayam in 1887. Its ini- later on it was published as a After Independence, the paper tial title was Nasrani Deepika.

1. http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/historyofpress.htm

May 2019 RIND Survey 15 The familiar masthead of one of India's largest circulated newspapers, Malayala Manorama.

Its periodicity underwent a num- “The story of Manorama is Malayalam Journalism with ber of changes over the years to not just a story.... It is a saga, a his courageous advocacy of the emerge finally in 1938 as a full- saga running through four gen- rights of the people in the face fledged daily. The change in peri- erations, a saga of nativity, exile, of autocratic rule. He has been odicity also coincided with an martyrdom and resurrection. described as a “fearless patriot, a abbreviation of its name to the And more. A record of significant wise teacher, a crusading editor present: Deepika. achievements.” Malayala Man- and a zealous reformer.” He agi- The Malayala Manorama started orama was started at a time when tated for great causes and they publication from Kottayam in the majority of the people of the included the Civil Rights Move- 1890, initially as a weekly. The state were illiterate and there ment, the agitation for Respon- paper was floated by a joint stock were hardly any newspapers. It sible Government and social company, perhaps for the first became the mission of Malayala reform. The paper antagonised time in India. Its first editor was Manorama to campaign for the the state administration when it Kandathil Varghese Mappilai uplift of the depressed classes, actively supported the ‘abstention who brought with him the rich spread of education, eradication movement’ for the redistribution experience of his previous asso- of superstitious beliefs and prac- of legislature constituencies to ciation with the Keralamitram. tices, and political justice for all. ensure equitable representation The paper was converted into a The first editorial was a plea for for all sections of the people. Its daily from July 2, 1928. Malay- the education of the Pulayas, a offence was aggravated when it ala Manorama was not only downtrodden community of wholeheartedly backed the state involved in the freedom struggle Kerala. Congress’ movement for Respon- but also fought against autocracy K. C. Mammen Mappilai took sible Government. The Malayala in a princely state and paid for it over as editor after the death of Manorama was banned by the with suspension of publication his father in 1904 and he wrote state administration in 1938 and for nine long years. a new chapter in the history of its press was confiscated. It came

16 RIND Survey May 2019 out from Cochin for a few days under Gandhiji’s leadership. Its many Malayalam dailies besides but it could not be sustained and mentors included K. Madha- the ones we have mentioned had to close down. It did not van Nair, Kurur Neelakantan which were popular. Among reappear until November, 1947. Nambudripad and K. P. Kesava them were Malayalam (Quilon), In the meantime, its editor Menon. Kesava Menon was the Deenabandhu (Ernakulam), Jana- Mammen Mappilai had been editor and he made the paper a yugam (Quilon), Kerala Janatha prosecuted and imprisoned in spokesman of the forces fight- (Trivandrum) and Deshabhimani connection with the liquidation ing for freedom. From its incep- (Calicut). The Deenabandu was of the Travancore National Bank tion it became popular but it had yet another paper which owed with which he was connected. to pass through many ups and its origin to the national strug- He resumed his editorship in downs during its stormy career. gle. It commenced publication 1947 and was succeeded on his When Kesava Menon courted as a weekly in 1941 from Tri- death by his son, K. M. Cherian imprisonment in the Vaikom chur. The weekly was edited by in 1954. Mammen Mathew is the Satyagraha, his place was taken V.R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan. editor-in-chief now. Malayala by P. Ramunni Menon, who Malayalam Journalism pro- Manorama, which is being pub- dedicated his life to the paper. duced a galaxy of writers from lished from Kottayam, Kochi, Unfortunately, his premature the very beginning. Some of the Kozhikode and several other death in 1930 brought to an end distinguished writers who gained centres, is today the largest circu- the services of a stalwart. It was literary reputation through their lated Malayalam daily in Kerala also the year when the Mathrub- contribution to Malayala Man- and the third biggest language humi, which had until then been orama included Kerala Varma, daily in India. It has adopted the a weekly, became a daily. Very Valia Koyil Thampuran, Kun- most modern technology in the soon an illustrated weekly came hittan Thampuran, Vallathokl production of the newspaper and out from its press and its progress Menon, Ulloor Achutha Menon its allied journals. The Malayala was rapid. It was one of the ear- and M. Kumaran. K. M. Panikkar Manorama weekly is one of the liest to introduce the teleprinter made a great contribution to the largest circulated language week- service and buy a rotary press growth of Malayalam journalism lies in India. and in 1962 it started its Cochin as a writer, critic and historian. A near namesake, the Man- edition. Mathrubhumi under the Kerala has had the largest news- orama, was floated in 1891 from dynamic leadership of Kesava paper readership in India from a Kozhikode under the auspices of Menon played an impressive role very long time. The Second Press the Kerala Mahajana Sabha. This in the freedom struggle and did Communication reported that fortnightly was a self-styled vehi- much to spread the ideals of Gan- in the circulation of dailies per cle of reforms in the socio-polit- dhiji and the Congress. Today, it 1000 of literate population, Ker- ical field and had the backing of ranks as the second largest circu- ala with 63.80 copies was at the members of the Zamorins, fam- lated Malayalam daily in Kerala. top. The commission also found ily and other prominent person- Another newspaper which that among the Indian languages, alities. After undergoing many also has a good circulation in Malayalam had the maximum tribulations including change of Kerala is the Kerala Kaumidi circulation of weeklies as well ownership and editors, the Man- published from Trivandrum. as of other periodicals per 1000 orama finally folded up in 1940. It was founded in 1910 by of the linguistic population. In Mathrubhumi was launched K. Sukumaran as a daily. It sup- 1979, Malayalam had 51.4 copies from Calicut in 1923 as an organ ported the then government and of weeklies and an equal number of the Indian National Congress, was patronised by officials and of copies of other periodicals cir- which by the time had launched pro-government sections of the culating per 1000 of the linguis- the Non-cooperation Movement public. In the 1920s, there were tic population.

May 2019 RIND Survey 17 A large number of Malayalam channels Radio Mango 91.9 is a popular FM are now on offer. channel.

Malayala Manorama (readership: panakunnu, eight kilometres 98.69 lakh), Mathrubhumi (66.69 from the city. Today, it covers lakh), Deshabhimani (21.05 lakh), the entire state, with DD Chan- Madhyamam (9.54 lakh) and Man- nel 4 available across Southeast galam (5.62 lakh). Among the Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia largest read English daily news- and the America. The DD stu- papers papers in Kerala were The dios were also set up in Thrissur Hindu (3.1 lakh) and The New and Kozhikode. Mathrubhumi, 18-03-1923. Indian Express (2.18 lakh). Asianet was the first and is big- Radio: Currently, AIR has gest private television channel According to statistics pub- four AM radio stations in Ker- in the state. It started function- lished by the Registrar of News- ala. The stations are located in ing from Thiruvananthapuram paper in India (RNI), there were Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, in 1993. Today, it has two more at the end of 1984, 118 dailies, 125 Allepey and Kozhikode. The channels – Asianet News and weeklies, and 107 fortnightlies southern state has seven AIR FM Asianet Plus; it has an uplinking in Malayalam. There were alto- radio stations. Radio Alakal, the facility in the city. Other leading gether 876 newspapers in 1984, first community radio station in private channels are Surya TV, and of these 845 were published the state, started narrowcasting Kairali TV, Amrita TV, JaiHind from Kerala. Many were pub- from Thiruvananthapuram on TV, Mathrubumi Television and lished from outside Kerala from 1st May 2006. Kerala’s first pri- FunTV. centres in Maharashtra (9), Tamil vate FM station, Radio Mango New media: Kerala being a Nadu (6) Karnataka (5), Delhi 91.9, was launched on November highly literate and technology (4), West Bengal (2) and Andhra 29, 2007 in Kozhikode, spark- savvy state, the Malayalam media Pradesh(2), Within Kerala itself, ing off the FM revolution in the has made spectacular advances in the publishing centres include state. Today, Kerala has a host of the new media domain. There Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, private FM channels. are presently over 200 Kerala- Kottayam, Quilon, Allepey, Television: Thiruvanan- centric news sites in the Malay- and Kozhikode. According to thapuram Doordarshan (DD) alam language. Several agencies, the RNI figure of 2007-08, there Kendra started functioning from including some established media

were 1883 publications, includ- the Tagore Theatre with a small houses, disseminate news on the ing 265 dailies and 211 weeklies. transmission unit in the latter mobile platform in real time. < According to IRS 2011 Q-2 half of 1982. Later, a full-fledged figures, the top five largest read centre with a high-power trans- Malayalam newspapers were mitter was installed at Kudap-

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QIPC receives order from Times of India Rakesh Dave, managing director of QI Press Con- trols (QIPC), did not shy away from the big words after winning a new order from Times of India. He spoke of “one of the most important hits in India”. The Dutch specialist in measuring and control equipment for the printing industry is allowed to automate the manroland Regioman press in Ban- galore of the leading Times of India group again. QIPC also announces new orders from Malayala The IDS-3D02 system was recently installed on a manroland Manorama and The Printers House. Regioman press in Bengaluru. According to Dave, the Times of India order An IDS-3D colour control system had already offers “golden opportunities” for QIPC. “Within been installed at the Sahibabad printing works. the Times of India Group there are many man- “This is one of the most important hits ever for roland presses. Our market share in India will QIPC in India,” says Dave. “Most of the major increase again and everyone in the country can see newspaper groups are located in the south of the that the market is ready for our IDS-3D system.” country. This installation will have a major impact The IDS-3D system (16 cameras) for closed-loop on all these groups. colour control is installed in Bangalore on a man- Besides Times of India, Malayala Manorama roland Regioman press. In addition, the mRC-3D and The Printers House also decided to invest in system (12 cameras) for cut-off control is added. the automation of QIPC. Malayala Manorama Times of India relies on this to solve an opera- does this for its printing company in Palakkad. tional problem it had, but above all to deliver con- An mRC-3D system for colour control (2 cam- sistently high quality print products. The constant eras) and cut-off control (2 cameras) is installed. support of QIPC’s high quality technical service is “We have been working with QIPC since 2011,” an added advantage. says Shibu George, deputy general manager at Malayala Manorama. “Because of the intelligent and reliable systems, we have no doubts about investing QIPC systems at other locations. QIPC is very bold and shows with its excellent support and service that it is all about long-term relationships. Finally, QIPC also provides the colour register and cut-off check for a new The Printers House press. On a TPH Orient press, 4 mRC-3D cameras for colour register and 2 mRC-3D cameras for cut-off control will be installed. The Printers House thus increases the productivity and accu- by respective company /PR agency Materials in this section: Provided racy of its presses. At the same time, the degree of The mRC-3D system for colour control installed in automation increases. Manorama's Palakkad facility.

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parts. The modular retrofit on two towers frees ABB modular press retrofit up parts that can be used as spares for other press for Düsseldorf press units.” The commissioning of the new systems will The Rheinische Bergische Druckerei in Düsseldorf, begin in Duesseldorf at the end of August of this Germany, which prints well-known newspapers year. ABB is a leading automation supplier to the like the Rheinische Post, is modernising the press newspaper industry. ABB Printing delivers solu- controls on part of its KBA Commander press. tions that provide unique and totally integrated The order, which was placed with ABB through end-to-end control, protect existing investments the press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer, covers and provide management information essential to the replacement of the control systems on two improving profitability. printing towers and the turner bar units associated with two folders. The project sees the use of ABB’s footprint- Koenig & Bauer Coding compatible adapters that have exactly the same form, dimensions and connections as the original acquires All-Print Holding KT94 CPUs and CS31 I/O devices. The adapters With the acquisition of All-Print Holding A.B., mean that modern ABB AC500 PLCs and I/Os which comprises, as a majority shareholder in can be installed easily whilst retaining the original Svenska Allen A.B. and All-Print i Linköping A.B, wiring. In addition, the compatibility of the new two specialists in marking and coding technolo- and old systems means that the original controls gies, the German Koenig & Bauer Coding GmbH can be replaced on a step-by-step basis. extends its portfolio by print and apply technolo- The additional processing power provided by gies. At the same time, Koenig & Bauer coding the AC500 PLC also means that the number of expands its direct sales and service network with CPUs required for the tower control systems can this investment to Scandinavia. be halved. The wide spectrum of print and apply technolo- Thomas Troendle, ABB Printing’s sales man- gies of All-Print i Linköping rounds off Koenig & ager for Germany, explains “This project helps to ensure the reliability of the press at the Rheinische Bergische Druckerei and at the same time elimi- nates any difficulties with the availability of spare

Contract signing (left to right, front): Oliver Volland, CEO Koenig & Bauer Coding, Magnus Folcke, CEO All-Print Holding, German Stuis, CEO Koenig & Bauer Coding; and (l-r, back): Henrik Wenkert, Wigge & Partners, Mats Boman, Setterwalls Advokatbyrå, Marcus Persson, All-Print, Tobias Haag, Svenska The ABB AC500 system mounted on the adapter that gives it Allen, Johan Avefeldt, All-Print, and Christopher Kessler, footprint-compatibility with KT94 PLC. general counsel, Koenig & Bauer AG.

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Bauer Coding´s portfolio with a complete range built newspaper printing plant in the north of of products for the globally growing packing mar- Dresden. Today, the printing centre produces ket. Koenig & Bauer Coding already has a strong various regional newspapers: the Sächsische Zei- presence in primary and secondary packaging tung (200000-250000 copies depending on the day market, so there is a natural synergy between the of publication), the daily tabloid Dresdner Morgen- two companies. post (40000-70000) and more recently the Dresdner With Svenska Allen, Koenig & Bauer Coding Neuesten Nachrichten (20000-25000). A series of gains another experienced and well respected sales advertising journals, publishing supplements and and service team to serve its customers in Scan- third-party products as well as semi-commercial dinavia’s marking and coding industries. “With products complete the output programme. more than 30 years of experience in marking and From the outset, the press has been preset, oper- coding applications and our strong design and dis- ated and controlled by EAE via control console tribution departments, we will certainly contrib- and control technology as well as workflow com- ute to and benefit from the growth path of Koenig ponents. In 2006, it was equipped with a colour & Bauer Coding. And so will our customers all register control system and a cut-off register over the world,” says Magnus Folcke, CEO, All- control system from QI Press Controls (QIPC). Print Holding. As the EAE systems in particular had become Oliver Volland, CEO, Koenig & Bauer Coding very outdated, the management of the printing adds: “This acquisition is of significant impor- centre decided to set up a corresponding retrofit tance for our operations and substantially add to program. the range of capabilities that we can offer our cus- Says Ralf Oberthür, managing director, DDV tomers. We are delighted to welcome the All-Print Druck GmbH: “The trigger and primary goal of group members in the company. Together we can the project is to maintain production reliability, add an even wider choice of sustainable solutions because a number of software and hardware com- to our offering.” ponents have been discontinued years ago and sup- The transaction was professionally supported port for them is no longer available. The retrofit and accompanied by Setterwalls Advokatbyrå, is intended to help ensure the availability of our Stockholm, Sweden. printing press for the next five to eight years.” DDV Druck chooses QIPC- EAE performance package Sooner or later in the life of a printing press, the time is ripe: upgrading with modern control and automation systems brings back the required production reliability and improves productivity, efficiency and product quality. DDV Druck GmbH, a company of the DDV Mediengruppe, Dresden, has ordered a comprehensive QIPC-EAE Performance Package from Engineering Automa- tion Electronics GmbH (EAE) to modernise its newspaper printing line. Signing of the contract in Dresden (l-r): Marcel Wollgramm Just over two decades ago - in 1998 - the com- (head of Sales EAE), Volker Klaes (technical director of DDV pany commissioned the Geoman press line with Mediengruppe and managing director of DDV Druck GmbH) ten four-high towers and four folders in a newly and Ralf Oberthür (managing director of DDV Druck GmbH).

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DDV Druck thoroughly explored the retrofit options of various system providers. The managing director explains why he finally chose EAE and the QIPC-EAE Performance Package as follows: “The integration of EAE and QIPC makes it a great advantage that we get everything we want from a single source and therefore have only one project contact.” The Performance Package ordered includes numerous upgrades and extensions with which the printing centre can jump over several generations of operating systems and software: replacement of the eight previous OS/2-based press control consoles with EAE Baltic Star consoles with new hardware and console software based on Windows 10; replacement of the old EAE AVE system with the production planning and presetting system EAE Print and the existing EAE MuP system with the reporting and logging system EAE Info; installation of new PC hardware where necessary. New for DDV Druck will be the use of four control console tablets, which will enable press person- nel to act more easily and quickly, especially during maintenance and servicing of the printing units. DDV Druck GmbH has been producing on the Geoman press The EAE system landscape will grow through line since 1998; it is now being modernised with an extensive an EAE Softproof System with four stations and QIPC-EAE Performance Package. an EAE V.I.P. statistic database. The latter allows long-term storage of production-relevant data in more efficiently, achieve a more stable print qual- an open format and flexible evaluation. ity and significantly reduce waste. The expansion In addition, QI Press Controls’ quality control of the cut-off register control is particularly help- systems will be replaced and functionally expanded ful for tabloid production, which is increasing in by the latest system generations. All ten printing our company due to external orders. And as a side towers will be equipped with the IDS-3D colour effect of the project, we also get some smaller new density, dampening and colour register control production possibilities.” system (a total of 20 cameras) and - following an Implementation of the modernisation project on additional expansion order - all four folder super- site in Dresden will start in July 2019. The project structures will be equipped with the mRC-3D is scheduled to be completed in the course of this system for cut-off register and side-lay control for year. three webs each (24 cameras). QIPC– EAE is the result of the acquisition of “In addition to production reliability, the Per- EAE by QI Press Controls in 2014. QI Press formance Package increases the overall level of Controls, the number one supplier of innovative, automation so that we need less manual interven- high-quality optical measurement and control sys- tion during the start-up and production phases,” tems, joined forces with EAE, the leading supplier explains Ralf Oberthür. “By expanding our of control, automation and software solutions quality assurance systems with ink density and for the printing industry. Supported by a global dampening control, we will be able to produce service network, the QIPC – EAE joint-venture

24 RIND Survey May 2019 Industry Updates delivers total solutions for web offset presses in interface for pre-setting of colour zones which the printing industry. From prepress to mailroom, will make an essential contribution to reducing QIPC – EAE provides solutions that not only lead start-up waste and, as a result, production costs. to production reliability, but to enhanced perfor- In general, production stability will increase mance as well. because of the new electronic components, high computer capacities and modern data storage via databases. El Liberal retrofits existing In summary, if the printing technology is to be Cromoman system preserved even though availability is no longer high enough – perhaps because the technology has El Liberal, one of the most important regional news- become obsolete – and efficiency is to be increased, papers in Argentina, selects a complete retrofit by a retrofit by the reliable OEM business partner manroland Goss web systems. This forms an essen- seems to be exactly the right choice. The retrofit tial investment by El Liberal for the future and the at El Liberal will be completed soon. preservation of the print edition of this newspaper. This investment enhances technical availability and the machine will be upgraded to the state-of-the-art RotaJet proves to be a in terms of automation. The measures taken, such as success story the modernisation of the control system or the installation of new drive regulators, will result in higher Yet another company is investing in a RotaJET 225 efficiency and fewer production interruptions. for 4/0 production from Koenig & Bauer. Follow- El Liberal believes in the important advantages ing the purchase of a second press by Interprint of a retrofit: It safeguards the machine availability GmbH in Arnsberg, a further user has now opted of the existing system for many years to come and, for digital print. According to Koenig & Bauer as a result of the secured spare parts availability, it executive board member Christoph Müller, “We reduces breakdown risks as well as operating costs. expect sustainable future growth in the industrial Therefore, the investment was combined with a print markets. And that applies in particular to full-service package. The plant will now be com- digital decor and packaging printing, two impor- pletely modernised and equipped with the latest tant segments for Koenig & Bauer. With web PECOM technology. widths up to 225 cm, the RotaJet is an optimum The control system retrofit comprising the lat- means of production in both fields.” est PLC technology will upgrade all components, Alongside the decor press for Interprint, for such as printing unit, section, folder and drive example, Koenig & Bauer was already able to control systems, to the state-of-the-art. In this pro- announce the sale of a RotaJet 168 to TetraPak in cess, networking is of the utmost importance. The January. And as recently reported, the first Cor- new network technology connecting the PLC and ruJet has now entered the commissioning phase at Pecom control system to a diagnostic computer Hans Kolb Wellpappe. (ADS) via Ethernet will ensure more powerful diagnostic options and more effective tele-support. Retrofitting of the Pecom system will ensure machine availability, while the employees appreci- ate the functionalities and processes making their work easier. Moreover, new functions, such as the Pecom Press Manager (PPM) for prompt record- ing and analysing of production data, form an additional benefit. Furthermore, there is a CIP3 3D schematic of a RotaJet 225 for digital decor printing.

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In addition, two well-known QIPC partners QIPC closes Printpack opted for new automation systems. Quarterfold with two new partners Printabilities invests in an mRC-3D system for colour register and cut-off control for its TPH PrintPack India delivered QI Press Controls Orient press in Mumbai. “We opt for consistent (QIPC) two new users of its innovative measuring print quality,” says Ashwin Bajaj, director at and control equipment for the printing industry. Quarterfold Printabilities. “We are already a satis- Two existing partners also chose to intensify their fied user of QIPC systems in two locations and are cooperation with the Dutch supplier. During the very satisfied with the performance. Rakesh Dave: exhibition for the Indian printing and packaging “Quarterfold Printabilities was already convinced industry, the Dutch supplier received orders from of our systems. They will not be disappointed.” Uchitha Graphics Printers, Lovely Offset Printers, The last order that PrintPack 2019 won for QIPC Quarterfold Printabilities and Navneet Education. came from a partner QIPC has been working PrintPack India took place at the beginning with for almost a decade: Navneet Education. The of February 2019 and exhibited no less than 509 Gandhinagar-based print shop will have access to different suppliers. The six-day fair was also the a new mRC-3D colour register and cut-off check opportunity for QIPC to maintain relations with system for its Harris M300 press. “We would like the most important players in the Indian printing to maintain our long-term relationship with QIPC and packaging market and to tap into new con- for several decades to come,” says Rameshbhai tacts at the same time. Although the fair focuses Patel, maintenance manager, Navneet Education. on the Indian market, visitors from 82 different QIPC develops and delivers innovative, high countries were present in New Delhi. quality optical measure and control systems and It resulted in four new orders for QIPC. Uchitha is globally active in the newspaper and magazine Graphics Printers was looking for a way to make printing industry. Its total solutions are supported its production quality more consistent and increase by a worldwide service network. These reliable efficiency. “We had already heard a lot of positive systems are proven in the market of existing and feedback about QIPC’s systems,” says Manohar new printing presses and offer our customers Prabhu, director, Uchitha Graphics Printers. “We structural better results. expect to achieve our goals with this new installation. On the TPH Orient press in Mumbai, an mRC-3D system for colour register and cut-off Koenig & Bauer Report control will be installed.” The positive stories of other QIPC users were No. 54 is out also the reason for Lovely Offset Printers to Koenig & Bauer Report No. 54 is out now. The choose Dutch measuring and control equipment. latest 60-page issue of the Group’s customer mag- The Harris M600 press in Sivakasi will be equipped azine spotlights current news, innovations and with an mRC-3D system for colour register and trends from the print industry. Boasting a revised cut-off control. The system will optimise Lovely layout, it contains a wealth of articles and reports Offset Printer’s production process and guarantee on interesting developments relating to sheetfed high quality printing. and web offset, digital and flexo printing, and Says Rakesh Dave, managing director, QIPC numerous special applications. India: “Both Uchitha Graphics Printers and Lovely In his editorial, president and CEO Claus Bolza- Offset Printers are new printers that will use our Schünemann outlines the course of continuous systems. I am very pleased that they are going to growth pursued by Koenig & Bauer. The acquisi- work with us after hearing positive stories from tion of a majority stake in Duran Machinery has other users.” enabled the world’s oldest press manufacturer to

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adopted by the Group in an age of advancing digital transformation. With a range of service offers based on the evaluation of press and production data, Koenig & Bauer has been one of the pioneers of digital transformation in print for more than 20 years. In 2018, the presentation of further developments using artificial intelligence added yet another aspect to the digitally networked production environment envisaged by Koenig & Bauer. With a new image campaign, Koenig & Bauer is continuing implementation of the brand relaunch initiated to mark its 200-year anniversary. The The latest 60-page issue of Koenig & Bauer Report spotlights campaign illustrates the fascination of the world current news, innovations and trends from the print industry. of print and underlines the added value it brings. Koenig & Bauer Report offers a first glimpse of further expand its product portfolio for the prosper- the images to come. ing folding carton market. At the same time, Koenig Koenig & Bauer Report is published in German, & Bauer and Durst Phototechnik have signed a English, French, Spanish and Italian. Printed letter of intent on the founding of a joint venture to copies can be requested from our local regional drive the development of digital print solutions for offices or from the central marketing department folding carton and corrugated board printing. of Koenig & Bauer AG. The report is also avail- One year before the next drupa opens its doors, able as a digital web magazine (in all the aforemen- the magazine also sheds light on the strategies tioned languages and additionally in Portuguese).

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visual standards,” says Dagmar Ringel, head of cor- Koenig & Bauer receives porate communication and marketing at Koenig iF Design Award... & Bauer. “The iF Design Award strengthens us in our conviction that we are on the right track.” “Complex and iconic at the same time” – those For 65 years now, the iF Design Award has were the words of the iF Design Award jury served as an internationally recognised label for when praising the VariJet 106 digital press from outstanding design and is one of the world’s most Koenig & Bauer. They were especially convinced important design awards. Each year, top design by the modern design language and clear colour achievements are honoured in seven disciplines – contrasts. Accordingly, Koenig & Bauer was able product, packaging, communication and service to take home a Gold Winner trophy in the cat- design, architecture, interior architecture and pro- egory, Product, after the grand award ceremony fessional concept. The awards are organised by the in Munich on 15th March. iF International Forum Design GmbH in Han- A jury of 67 international experts evaluated 6400 nover, the oldest independent design institution in entries from 50 countries before selecting the most the world. This year’s iF Design Award Night was innovative design developments in seven catego- held at BMW Welt in Munich on 15th March. ries. One of their chosen prize-winners was the brand new VariJet 106 digital printing press from Koenig & Bauer. It is on course to be made avail- ... and makes an able to the first interested customers in 2020, but is already causing quite a stir: impression in China In its award statement, the jury commended the A stand measuring more than 1000 m2 enabled clear structures in the outward appearance of the Koenig & Bauer to present future-oriented print VariJet, which follows the new product design technology in all its facets at the Print China trade recently introduced by Koenig & Bauer. The fair held in Guangdong from 9th to 13th April. contrasting corporate colours grey and blue, with The highlights for visitors included live print individual illuminated elements as highlights, con- demonstrations on an eight-colour Rapida 106 tribute to what was called “a classy approach”. perfector with additional inline coating, as well as On the technical side, the press combines the a Rapida 75 Pro in a five-colour configuration. advantages of the inkjet technology with those of At the same time, the fair team provided com- a classic offset process. “With our modern press prehensive information on further innovative design, we are setting not only technical, but also

Official handing-over of the eight-colour Rapida 106 perfector Koenig & Bauer received the coveted trophy at the 2019 iF with additional coating to Tianjin Haishun Printing & Design Award Night. Packaging.

28 RIND Survey May 2019 Industry Updates solutions from the fields of digital and flexo printing, metal decorating, post-press and other special applications. Further innovations on show included efficient workflow solutions, data-driven services and – for the first time at a trade fair in China – the Rapida LiveApps for press control, monitoring and maintenance (ErgoTronicApp) and for inventory management and consumables tracking (ProductionApp). From the very first day of the fair, trade visitors praised the sophisticated and high-quality stand Zhuhai Huazhongming Technology plans to enter the market design, the numerous print demonstrations and the for UV printing with an eight-colour Rapida 105 with inline diverse info points on special topics. At the same coater. The contracts for the new press were signed on the first time, they were impressed by the smart print tech- day of the fair. nologies addressing current branch trends. The dig- itisation concept summarised under the banner of The opening day of the fair also brought the first Koenig & Bauer 4.0 captivated the gathered print new orders for Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed. Zhuhai professionals in the same way as a comprehensive Huazhongming Technology, for example, has portfolio of classic and new data-driven services. ordered an eight-colour Rapida 105 with coater Tianjin Haishun Printing & Packaging from and UV facilities. The company plans to use the Tianjin took possession of its new Rapida 106 at press to produce a range of packaging with high- a ceremony on the first day. This is the seventh quality UV finishes. sheetfed press from Koenig & Bauer for one of the By the end of the fair, contracts worth several largest print companies in Northern China. And tens of millions of euros had been signed with print- an eighth press is currently on its way to China ing companies throughout China and from several from the factory in Germany. other countries in South and Southeast Asia. Rapida The Rapida 75 Pro will be moving on to Zhe- sheetfed presses in all classes, from half to large for- jiang DingNuo Printing Co, a commercial and mat, were in high demand. The customers appreci- packaging printer in Eastern China, after the fair. ate Koenig & Bauer as a partner who offers tailored The new half-format press will then enable the equipment geared to maximising their individual company to further expand its activities in fields business success. They place trust in stability, reli- such as paper packaging. ability and good service. Not least for these reasons, many companies who already use Rapida presses return to Koenig & Bauer with further orders. That was the case with Fuzhou Xingkai Color Printing, for example. The company has owned a Rapida 105 in a four-colour configuration since 2011. At Print China, now, a follow-up order was placed for a seven-colour Rapida 105 with coater and UV facilities. Xiamen Lutengda Printing and Zhejiang Chuang- sijie Printing each signed up for a new Rapida 164 (max. sheet format 1,205 x 1,640 mm). Xia- men Lutengda, too, is a longstanding user of large- Practice-oriented press presentations were a magnet with fair format presses from Koenig & Bauer. With this lat- visitors. est investment, the company is planning to enhance

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Jet for digital folding carton production among our Chinese customers. We are delighted to be able to demonstrate the successful transformation of our company from a traditional press manufacturer into a leading supplier of digital solutions.” The fair visitors were similarly keen to obtain information on further products and services from the extensive Koenig & Bauer portfolio, for example rotary and flatbed die-cutters, folder-gluers, the RotaJet, flexo solutions, coding technologies and especially the whole field of corrugated printing, which was showcased for the first time at a A pen box illustrated the finishing and processing options which trade fair in China. Numerous promising projects become available with the rotary die-cutter Rapida RDC 106. are also in the pipeline in these segments.

efficiency by reducing energy consumption. For Zhejiang Chuangsijie Printing, the new Rap- Kodak Prinergy Workflow ida 164 is seen as the key to new ventures in pack- celebrates 20 years aging production. Ningxia Jihong Environmental Packaging Tech- Kodak has announced that this year’s GUA Con- nology positions itself as a smart, highly automated ference will commemorate 20 years of Kodak Pri- and especially ecological print factory. At Print nergy Workflow software. This year’s conference China, the company ordered a five-colour Rapida will feature presentations, demonstrations, univer- 145 with coater, FAPC fully automatic plate chang- sity classes, and workshops to support growth and ers and a whole raft of further automation features. sustainability for printing businesses in the ever- This will be one of the most highly automated presses changing print marketplace. in China, and will enable Ningxia Jihong to con- Attendees will immerse themselves in new ideas, tinue implementation of its ambitious energy-saving renew their vision, and challenge their thinking and environmental strategies, while at the same time in New Orleans from May 13-16. Kodak will also boosting efficiency and reducing labour costs. host a 20th anniversary celebratory dinner recep- In addition to the contracts which have already tion on May 14th to recognise Prinergy’s history been signed, Koenig & Bauer is looking forward to and set the stage for its future, with industry key- brisk post-fair business. Many print industry decision- note speakers, awards, and commemoration. makers expressed their enthusiastic interest in both Says Todd Bigger, president, Kodak Solutions equipment and services and are planning to invest. Division, & VP of Eastman Kodak Company: All in all, this enables Dietmar Heyduck, sales direc- “The focus of the GUA is to ensure our members tor for Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, and Walter Zehner, are up to date with the latest technology, promote managing director of Koenig & Bauer Greater China, knowledge sharing and provide first class network- to give an extremely positive summary: ing opportunities. This year’s GUA Conference Dietmar Heyduck: “China is one of the most remains true to these principles, while also featur- important world markets for Koenig & Bauer. The ing a number of new innovations which keeps visitor numbers and contracts concluded at Print the event fresh and relevant. With the additional China exceeded our expectations.” Walter Zehner celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Kodak adds: “With digital products such as the CorruJet, Prinergy we would urge all those who can make we are in a good position on the international mar- room in their busy schedules to join us.” ket. There was also enormous interest in the Vari- (Courtesy: Chris Fernando/ ME Printer)

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Group. “We want to work efficiently and purpose- Durst, Koenig & Bauer fully towards a common goal – tapping the huge sign JV agreement potential that digital production lines offer for the packaging industry.” Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing “Koenig & Bauer Durst will combine different and production technologies, and Koenig & Bauer, key technology areas and market expertise to per- the world’s second-largest printing press manufac- fect effect,” says Claus Bolza-Schünemann, CEO turer, signed a 50/50 joint venture agreement in of Koenig & Bauer AG. “I am convinced that the Munich recently. The signing of the agreement joint venture will benefit from the spirit embod- paves the way for the joint development and mar- ied by both companies and that something really keting of single-pass digital printing systems for the special is emerging here. The packaging industry folding carton and corrugated fiberboard industry. is looking for new, more efficient production The antitrust clearance that is still required from opportunities and Koenig & Bauer Durst will sup- the relevant antitrust authorities before Koenig & ply the necessary digital solution. Bauer Durst GmbH can be officially established is expected to be granted in the next few weeks. Busi- ness operations should then commence by the end Koenig & Bauer road of May and a managing director will be appointed. Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH will have its regis- show on market trends tered office in Würzburg and cooperate closely with Following a very successful year in 2018, with both parent companies’ global network. Initially, several installations of sheetfed offset and flexo the joint venture portfolio will comprise the Koenig presses in Malaysia, Koenig & Bauer (SEA) & Bauer CorruJet 170 and the Durst SPC 130 – organised a special road show and seminar for including all associated services and the ink business, the region’s users and prospective customers last as well as the development of the VariJet 106. month. “It was a short path from letter of intent to offi- The objective of the event held in Kuala Lumpur cial signature because the negotiations had already was to inform the market on the latest trends and been conducted in a spirit of genuine coopera- technical solutions which could help printers in tion,” says Christoph Gamper, CEO of the Durst the region to become more competitive and profitable in their business. In addition, the audience was brought up to date on current sheetfed, digital and flexo printing technologies.

JV signing (left to right): Stefan Kappaun, EVP Inks & Fluids, Durst Group; Christopher Kessler, general counsel, Koenig & Bauer AG; Christoph Gamper, CEO & co-Owner, Durst Group; Christian Gatterer, CFO, Durst Group; Jochen Sproll, project manager Corporate Development, Koenig & Bauer AG; Claus Sascha Fischer, head of product management at Koenig & Bauer Bolza-Schünemann, CEO, Koenig & Bauer AG; and Harald Sheetfed, spoke about the cutting edge automation features of Oberrauch, Owner Durst Group. Rapida sheetfed offset presses.

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Beyond the core printing process, the participants were also provided with comprehensive information on the group’s portfolio of flatbed and rotary die-cutters, as well as the latest range of folder-gluers. Since the beginning of the year, after all, Koenig & Bauer has been able to offer customers a full spectrum of European-manufactured equipment for folding carton production. A presentation given by Sascha Fischer, head of product management at Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, met with especially great interest. He spoke about the technical highlights, cutting-edge automation Drytac has appointed Ian Farrand (left) and Dave Newbery features and tailored configurations of Rapida (right) to support its expanding distribution network. sheetfed offset presses, which have helped to establish Koenig & Bauer as the market leader in to significantly increase its sales channels in the the packaging segment. UK. As a result of working in close partnership Perfecta product manager Clemens Berndt intro- with many leading print manufacturers, Drytac duced his company’s latest cutting technologies has created exciting new opportunities in new and and explained how the current range of high-speed emerging markets for its customers. cutters can contribute to automation and optimi- Drytac has appointed a number of new resellers sation of the process chain. Important topics in to its network, who will each provide valuable both presentations were the possibilities to imple- skills and experience to Drytac customers who ment data-driven services and business models, are seeking new business avenues or looking along with examples of successful installations in to improve their existing services. Says Steve Southeast Asia. Broad: “We are determined to assist Drytac For general manager Billy Yap, the seminar was users in maximising the opportunities in these an ideal occasion to introduce the local service new markets, so it is with great enthusiasm that team of Koenig & Bauer (SEA) to the audience. we welcome specialist resellers Perfect Colours, At the same time, he provided information on the Soyang, Granthams, Sabur and CSL Digital to individually configured service packages, proactive the Drytac distribution network, alongside our and predictive services, remote support, perfor- existing sales partner Antalis, in an expanded mance reports and consulting services offered by channel that can fully support the exciting devel- Koenig & Bauer. opments in the UK wide-format digital print All the presentations were accompanied by lively market.” and constructive discussions. At the same time, In addition to window, wall and floor graphic there were ample opportunities for networking to media, laminating films and mounting adhesives, gain an even better understanding of the users’ Drytac’s key product areas include high-performance tapes, industrial adhesives and durable labels. Drytac has announced the appointment of two Drytac expands sales new regional sales managers at Drytac Europe. channels Ian Farrand and Dave Newbery will oversee Drytac’s business development in the north and Drytac, a leading international manufacturer south of England respectively, with Ian based of self-adhesive materials for the large format in West Yorkshire, and Dave in London. The print and signage markets, has announced it has appointments have been made to support Drytac’s appointed new specialist distributors and resellers dealer network.

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Color-Logic donates process software The Graphic Design Department at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the latest graphic design school to receive a copy of the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System software. Discussing the donation, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves says: “Dunwoody is widely known for turning out students schooled in practical graphic arts, and most graduates move directly into printing Nathaniel Grant, GAM President, with a Color-Logic swatch- and packaging firms, as well as production art and book, by his Ricoh Pro 7200. design roles at creative studios and in-house roles. This focus made Dunwoody an obvious choice to the Color-Logic process, and agrees with the Col- receive a copy of our software. We were particu- or-Logic philosophy that All Print Starts With larly impressed with the fact that every Dunwoody Design.” graphic design student receives a laptop already Richard Ainge, Color-logic CTO, adds: “The loaded with the very software they will need Color-Logic certification program for printers upon graduation, so the learning curve in industry resulted from the requests of agencies, brands, and is brief. Students at Dunwoody are already using design firms wanting to add Color-Logic - embel Color-Logic--both in the classroom and in proj- lishments and metallic colors to their clients’ port- ects designed to show prospective employers the folios, but wanting also to ensure that licensed depth of their skill.” Color-Logic printers know how to correctly produce Color-Logic files. GAM purchased the Color-Logic license from Ricoh Americas, which Color-Logic certifies Ricoh recently become a Color-Logic dealer and is teach- Pro 7200 Series ing Ricoh clients how to add embellishments using Color-Logic. Ricoh Americas benefits directly GAM (Graphics and Marketing), a full service since GAM Printers is a key supplier of Ricoh design, print, and communication company in fifth color marketing materials.” Northern Virginia, is the first certified Color- Logic printer in North America using a Ricoh Pro 7200 Series printer. Says Color-Logic Direc- Nazdar innovations at tor of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves: “The samples submitted by GAM were spot on and FESPA show correctly created all Color-Logic decorative Nazdar Ink Technologies will exhibit brand new effects. GAM purchased the Color-Logic Pre- and established inkjet, screen and flexo inks, as mium Plus License, which makes the Color- well as examples of its special effects portfolio, at Logic Design Suite and FX-Viewer available not the forthcoming FESPA Global print Expo 2019. only to the GAM internal design team, but to as Taking place in Munich Messe, Germany, between many as ten GAM clients. As a result, GAM can 14th and 17th May, FESPA 2019 is the FESPA sell the Color-Logic process into ad agencies and federation’s global, all-encompassing event for the design firms with their own captive design teams. wide-format, textile printing and signage markets GAM clearly understands the value of marketing that typically attracts over 20000 visitors from

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across the world. May’s expo will be co-located an overprint. The 2800 Series exhibits excellent with the European Sign Expo 2019. chemical resistance, accepts premask, and thermal Debuting at FESPA will be Nazdar’s newest addi- die-cuts without edge chipping. Five-year outdoor tion to its wide-format inks portfolio - the 204 Series durability can be achieved by overprinting with Solvent Inkjet Inks. 204 Series Inks are designed as Nazdar 2829 Durable Overprint Clear. a colour-match, chemically-compatible alternative Nazdar will also be presenting its 2300 UV and ink for Roland TrueVIS SG and VG Series printers UV-led Screen Inks. This dual-cure series, devel- using TrueVIS TR Inks. With plug-and-play capabil- oped for the container market, is perfect for ities and consistent high-speed printing performance, printing on various glass and plastic bottles used users can simply replace with 204 Series as the OEM in the packaging of cosmetics, household chemi- ink runs out, producing high-impact, high-intensity cals and other similar applications, and offers colours comparable to the original inkset. energy savings and a smaller environmental foot- Alongside the new introduction, Nazdar will be print compared to traditional UV curing energy promoting its full range of market-leading wide- requirements. format ‘plug and play’; alternatives to OEM inks. Nazdar 3500 and 3529/3539 Screen Inks, also on These products allow end-users to reduce costs display, are designed for long-term outdoor dura- without compromising on quality when running bility on premium pressure-sensitive vinyl films their Roland, Mimaki, and other wide-format intended for exterior applications, featuring excel- digital printers. The Nazdar range offers excep- lent weatherability and chemical resistance. tional colour and chemistry compatibility, quality Nazdar’s new eye-catching Special Effects Inks and cost effectiveness combined with a seamless binder will also showcase creative ways to harness conversion process, enabling users to switch out specialty inks’ capabilities, such as metallic fin- individual colours as and when required, saving ishes, phosphorescence (glow-in-the-dark), various time and money. textures, and more. Nazdar inks formulations are available for virtu- Finally, ink experts from Nazdar’s technical ser- ally every make of grand-format printer, including vice team, InkAnswers, will be on hand to answer HP Scitex, HP Nur, Mutoh, Gandinnovations, DGI, visitors’ perplexing printing problems. Whether Océ/Canon and Agfa, and Ricoh, Konica Minolta, printing indoor or outdoor applications on paper, Xaar, Seiko, Dimatix print-head technologies. plastics, textiles, metal, glass, or containers and Also on show will be the new Nazdar 735 Bridge packaging, there’s a Nazdar ink that’s right for Series UV Inkjet Ink. Recently announced and every job. now available worldwide, the primary uses of this Nazdar Ink Technologies can be found at versatile product are for ‘bridge’ type printers run- FESPA 2019, Munich, in Hall B5, Stand F50, ning POP displays, durable graphics and banners May 14-17, 2019. where colour fidelity and adhesion are of primary Nazdar Ink Technologies will showcase its importance. Typical substrates for this graphic ink diverse range of inks developed for narrow-web include acrylics, styrene, Dibond, foam boards, printing applications at Label Summit Latin Sintra, rigid and flexible vinyl, rigid PVC, pressure America, scheduled to take place in Medellin, sensitive banner, and window cling. Colombia, on 14th and 15th May. At Booth 38, An expert in screen printing inks, Nazdar will Nazdar will demonstrate how its high-quality also be debuting the new Nazdar 2800 Series alternative ink solutions can save labelling busi- Durable Graphic Screen Ink. One of the first dual- nesses money whilst retaining or exceeding the cure UV/UV-LED inks specifically formulated for quality offered by original equipment manufac- the durable decal market, 2800 Series offers excel- turer (OEM) inks. lent adhesion on vinyl and print-treated polyes- ters and boasts 4-year outdoor durability without

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S. Muthiah passes away best practices in innovation and digital publishing, is all set to begin from the month of Septem- Veteran journalist, columnist, ber. The awards is open to all publishers in South author and teacher S. Muthiah, Asia who have adopted digital media and mobile who kindled people’s interest in strategies as part of their total product offering to the history and heritage of Chennai, meet the major changes in news and information died recently in the city he loved. consumption patterns today. S. Muthiah. He was 89, and is survived by two The contest period which used to be in the daughters. Muthiah had been in month of June is moved to September this year, poor health for a year. A regular contributor on and is integrated with WAN-IFRA Digital Media Chennai’s history for The Hindu Metro Plus, his India 2020 Conference planned for February. The column, Madras Miscellany (with the interactive winners will be awarded at the conference. A pub- segment – When the Postman Knocked), was very lisher can enter any number of entries of their work popular, and revealed several unknown facets of published from 30 October 2018 to 1 November the city once called Madras. He had taught Jour- 2019. The categories of the awards are: nalism and Print Production at the Bharataiya Vidya Bhavan for several years. • Best News Website or Mobile Service Educated in Ceylon, India and the US, Muthiah • Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment was a prolific writer of non-fiction and a chronicler Website or Mobile Services • Best Use of Online Video (including VR) of the European era in South India, with a focus • Best Data Visualisation on Madras. Author of around 40 books, he has, • Best Paid Content Strategy (incl. pay wall, besides his stories of Madras, written the histories membership or crowd funding models) of institutions like Parry’s, Simpson’s, Spencer’s, • Best Native Advertising / Branded Content the United Planters’ Association of Southern Campaign India, and the Madras Club as well as social histo- • Best Digital News Start-ups ries of ‘communities’ like the Indo-Lankans, the • Best in Social Media Engagement Chettiars, the Anglo-Indians and executives in • Best Marketing Campaign for News Brand British businesses in India between the 1930s and • Best Digital Project to Engage Younger and/ 1970s. His biographies include books on indus- or Millennial Audiences trialists A.M.M. Arunachalam of the Murugappa Group and M. Ct. Chidambaram Chettyar and a WAN-IFRA presents the awards in South Asia, military legend, Lt Gen Inder Singh Gill. Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America Muthiah was an office-bearer of the Madras and North America. The Gold award winners Printers’ and Lithographers’ Association and the will subsequently compete for the World Digital All India Federation of Master Printers. Media Awards. (with inputs from B. Kolappan’s report in Wired Magazine’s editor-in-chief The Hindu) to deliver keynote Countdown to Digital Media Wired magazine’s editor-in-chief will deliver the keynote address at Print 19, slated for October Awards to begin from September 3-5 at Chicago’s McCormick Place North. Nich- The 2019 edition of WAN-IFRA’s South Asian olas Thompson, editor-in-chief of Wired, helms Digital Media Awards recognising excellence and one of the most prestigious positions in the world

36 RIND Survey May 2019 Other News of technology. His keynote address is entitled The in Glasgow, Scotland, during the World News Wired Future: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Media Congress (1-3 June). Privacy, Social Media, Truth, Tech Companies, The winners of the 12th annual European and More. Digital Media Awards are: Thompson’s address will explore questions Best News Website or Mobile Service around how artificial intelligence and robotics will FAZ Discover – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zei- change our devices, the way we work, earn a living, tung, Germany fight wars, and solve problems. How will privacy, This app from one of Germany’s top publishers security, and cyber-espionage evolve in the coming learns which topics are interesting to what degree years of interconnectivity (and how much should for an individual user. the average person or company care)? How will Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Web- the world’s dominant tech corporations—Apple, site or Mobile Services Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft—interact The Norway Sports Live Streaming Service – with citizens, help write policy, and exert power Amedia, Norway over governments and citizens? And how can the Amedia's live streaming sports service helped media continue upholding the truth throughout? the publisher to strengthen their connection with Thompson served previously as a senior editor at local fans, which in turn provided the company Wired from 2005–2010. He is also the author of the with a new path to subscription growth. critically acclaimed biography The Hawk and the Best in Social Media Engagement Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History World Cup Twin – VG, Norway of the Cold War. Earlier in his career, Thompson VG came up with a creative use for advanced worked as a senior editor at Legal Affairs, as an facial recognition technology that encouraged editor at the Washington Monthly, and co-founded users to upload a photo of themselves to discover The Atavist, the National Magazine Award-winning which of the 736 World Cup football players they publishing company. He has written on technology looked the most like. and politics for The New York Times, The Washing- Best Data Visualization ton Post, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Slate, How Amazon became the world’s most valuable Foreign Policy, The New Republic, The New York retailer – The Guardian, UK Observer, and other publications. The Guardian developed a unique interactive storytelling approach to illustrate to readers how Amazon became the world's first trillion dollar Winners of European Digital company. Media Awards announced Best Digital News Start-up 24sata native studio – 24Sata, Croatia The winners of the WAN-IFRA’s European Digi- The native advertising studio of Croatian pub- tal Media Awards were announced at the end of the lisher 24Sata impressed our judges, with one noting first day of the Digital Media Europe Conference that it offers a “good combination that unites in Vienna. WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards immersive experiences, with editorial expertise provide news publishers with regular showcases and its amplification in networks." for the best-practice innovation in digital publish- Best Marketing Campaign for News Brand ing worldwide. Berxit – VG, Norway The awards are presented in regions around In creating a marketing campaign to promote the the world throughout the year. All regional win- strength of the VG brand and their news cover- ners are then automatically entered into the next age, VG decided to make a short film that showed competition of the WAN-IFRA’s World Digital how the publisher would cover the news if the Media Awards, which this year will be announced country's second largest city, Bergen, decided to

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separate itself from Norway and form its own prompt a constructive conversation around safety country. They intentionally exaggerated the sto- best practices and encourage practical and effective ryline and situations so that people would know ways to advance such practices. The Self-Assessment that it was intended as a satire of Brexit as well as supports news organisations to identify and better events in Catalonia. understand their own weaknesses and strengths in Best Paid Content Strategy relation to the security of all individuals working The Guardian – membership – Guardian News for them exposed to danger, including freelancers. & Media The resource is a collaboration between the ACOS The Guardian adopted a reader-funded busi- Alliance, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the ness model that encourages readers to financially Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, Free Press support their journalism. The effort is paying off Unlimited, Frontline Freelance Register, the Interna- as the publisher is closing in on break-even and tional Federation of Journalists, International News people from around the world are joining up and Safety Institute, International Media Support, Inter- contributing. national Press Institute, the International Women’s Best Use of Online Video Media Foundation, and WAN-IFRA, the World Explore Lyon – Euronews Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. Euronews created an interactive 360-degree The resource pays special attention to gender video that offered users ways to discover more issues, mental health care, digital security needs about one of France's largest cities by providing a and working with freelancers and fixers, aspects look at places to see, eat and sleep. which are often neglected in organizational policy Best Digital Project to Engage Younger and/ and protocols. The Self-Assessment includes links or Millennial Audiences to relevant articles, reports, guides, and other exist- Fake or For Real – Guardian News & Media ing resources, as well as a basic glossary. This weekly Instagram feature from The Guard- The organisations involved in the initiative ian helps users become familiar with some of the recognise the crucial role that news managers, common practices that are used in fake news publishers, executive directors, and editors play stories. in advancing a culture of safety, and have come Best Native Advertising / Branded Content together in partnership to create and promote this Campaign useful tool. The News Organizations Safety Self- Mission Vision – Namdalsavisa, Norway Assessment can be downloaded from the ACOS Namdalsavisa and Nye Namsos created a team of Alliance website. three agents: a policeman, a priest, and a bartender, to visit eight different towns throughout Norway World Printers Forum Board within eight days with the goal of Finding the Best of Every Place. Everything was presented live with elects new chair, vice-chair daily broadcasts on Facebook, which the agents led. The Board of WAN-IFRA'S World Printers Forum elected Herbert Kaiser, senior manager, Product Safety Self-Assessment to and Project Management, Koenig & Bauer Digital support news organisations & Webfed AG & Co KG, Wurzburg, Germany, as the new cChairman and Max Garrido, managing The News Organizations Safety Self-Assessment is director of the Spanish newspaper printing company a new resource that will help news outlets to review Corporacion Bermont, as the new vice chairman. and improve their current safety practices and pro- The Board of the World Printers Forum (WPF), tocols. The Self-Assessment comprises a brief set the print community within WAN-IFRA, the of key questions and guideline notes that should World Association of Newspapers and News

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Publishers, met in Sarajevo on 25 and 26 March membership in the International Color Quality Club 2019 at the invitation of its member Mujo Selimović, 2010-2022, a World Printers Forum Conference publisher of the Bosnian newspaper Oslobodjenje. in New Delhi, India, in September and a World The former chairman, Rick Stunt of dmg-media in Printers Forum Conference in October in Berlin, London, UK, left the Board after his second term Germany, as part of the berlin Publishing Days. of office in accordance with the articles of WPF. The following members of the WPF Board also Registration now open for retired after their second term of office: Print 19 • Michael Hirthammer, Sun Chemical, Karlstein, Germany Registration is now open for the print industry’s • Jan Kasten, former ppi Media GmbH, most comprehensive and longest running event. Hamburg, Germany Print 19, slated for October 3-5 at Chicago’s McCor- • Josef Konrad Schießl, Süddeutscher Verlag mick Place North, will bring together the leaders of Zeitungsdruck, Munich, Germany the print industry from more than 80 countries. The • Peder Schumacher, V-TAB AB, Gothenburg, industry’s signature event will feature an incredible Sweden array of printing equipment and technology and The Board now consists of six representatives from 80+ educational sessions including hands-on labs, publishers and printers and six representatives from creating the nexus of critical business-building and supplier companies to the newspaper industry: networking that drives revenue growth across the industry’s entire $80 billion value chain. • Herbert Kaiser, Koenig & Bauer, Würzburg, Produced by the Association for Print Technolo- Germany (chair) gies (APTech), the industry’s signature event is • Max Garrido, Corporation Bermont, Madrid, enjoying a robust growth in the number of quali- Spain (vice-chair) • Anu Ahola, UPM, Helsinki, Finland fied buyers as well as an increase in the number of • Andreas Gierth, Frankfurter Allgemeine unique daily visitors and first-time attendees. Pre- Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany registered attendees can take advantage of compli- • Sanat Hazra, The Times of India Group, mentary programs including TechWalks, Print 19’s Mumbai, India exclusive, expert-led, curated exhibitor tours based • Menno Jansen, Q.I. Press Controls BV, EAE, on a variety of technical topics of interest. Tech- Oosterhout, Netherlands Walks is a highly rated, sought-after activation that • Mujo Selimović, Oslobodjenje, Sarajevo, is popular with attendees interested in the latest and Bosnia and Herzegovina greatest technologies available on the show floor. • Thomas K. Isaksen, DDPFF, Copenhagen, The Association for Print Technologies is a pur- Denmark pose-driven organisation dedicated to supporting • Sally Pirri, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, the entire commercial print value chain. It believes Canada in helping members maximise alignment with their • Rainer Kirschke, Agfa Graphics, Düsseldorf, Germany value chain partners to be more effective and com- • Manuel Kosok, manroland Goss, Augsburg, petitive. To register and for more information: Germany https://www.printtechnologies.org/PRINT19/ • Gideon Martz, MakroSolutions, Schkeuditz, Germany Manish Maheshwari is MD, In 2019 the World Printers Forum will launch the Twitter India second international Print Innovation Awards Continuing to invest in India and its leadership competition, a new round of the competition for team, Twitter has announced that it has appointed

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Manish Maheshwari as managing director for the journalists into the field and experience the heat country. Reporting to Maya Hari, Twitter’s vice and dust of elections first hand. president and managing director of Asia Pacific, For most people, elections are typically limited Maheshwari will be responsible for driving an to armchair discussions – the only on-field experi- integrated business strategy to accelerate Twit- ence they get is through the actual act of voting. ter’s audience and revenue growth in the country, This campaign will allow readers to experience overseeing Twitter India’s teams in Delhi, Mum- the actual workings of democratic processes and bai and Bengaluru. He will be based in Delhi and electioneering like never before. can be found at @manishm345 on Twitter. The campaign will have five different trails from Starting on April 29th, Maheshwari will be in across the country – Coastal Karnataka, Marath- charge of expanding Twitter India’s presence in the wada, Kashmir Valley, Bengal and Varanasi. These market and strengthening its value proposition as areas have been selected as much for their politi- the best place for Indians to see what’s happening cal significance as also to give the campaign a pan in the world and to talk about it. Under his lead- India spread. Each trail will be for three nights and ership, the various teams in India will continue to fur days and will run from April 8 to May 6 dur- work closely to drive conversations and audience ing the last stages of campaigning in each region. engagement on the platform, while continuing to Each trail will try to cover an election rally by forge partnerships with brands, agencies and pub- a big national leader; enable interactions with lishers, to connect with the most relevant, recep- local leaders and party functionaries and most tive and influential audiences on Twitter. importantly with various communities that rep- Before joining Twitter, Maheshwari was the resent the key issues at stake in the chosen region. CEO of Network18 Digital, managing one of Towards the end of each trail, participants would India’s largest digital media conglomerates. Prior take part in a short workshop, when they report to Network18, he held various positions at Flip- their observations on the trail. The reports would kart, txtWeb, Intuit, McKinsey and P&G. Manish be collated and presented on Firstpost, with due holds an MBA with honours from the Whar- attribution to contributing participants. ton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Maheshwari is taking over from Balaji Krish, who Mathrubhumi bags awards at has been leading the Twitter India team in the interim for the past few months. Balaji Krish (BK) Abby Awards will be returning to our global headquarters in San Mathrubhumi Group bagged awards at the Abby Francisco to resume his role as Global Head of Awards 2019 in Goa recently. Kerala’s formidable Revenue Strategy and Operations at Twitter. media group had a rich haul of two awards at the (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) prestigious 14th edition of Creative Abby Awards 2019 jointly organised by the Advertising Agen- cies Association of India (AAAI) and The Adver- Firstpost newspaper launches tising club, at The Grand Hyatt, Bambolim. FP Campaign Trails Mathrubhumi bagged silver under Best Market- ing of a printed magazine for Arogyamasika World Firstpost print, the weekly newspaper recently Heart Day campaign and silver for the Best pro- launched by Network18, has announced a cam- motion of a CSR / cause related marketing initia- paign – FP Campaign Trails. Building on its prom- tive in a traditional or online space for its Revive ise of giving readers a ringside view of news and for Kerala campaign. In total, 23 Publishers Abby key events driving the current political narrative Awards were awarded this year by Abby’s, of these, in the country, the campaign will give selected three were Gold, nine Silver, and 11 Bronze. readers an opportunity to accompany seasoned

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