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ALL ABOUT HIGH PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILITY DruckArt (part of the Geiselberger Group since 2012) in Kaufering in southern Germany seems to be a special company in the graphic arts industry, following Feng Shui rules – water, plants and lots of art. The company caters to clients, from the smallest run to millions of copies, with the highest level of finishing. A six-colour Rapida 106 press with an additional coating unit has been in production in the company’s pressroom for a year now. The operations are characterised by high performance and versatility. The thrust is on fast washing and fast ink changes, for production frequently is carried out with up to six special colours, followed by four-colour printing again. So, here is a specialist company for refined print products. Pictures (clockwise from left) show a modern finishing die-cutter for effective finishes, production being carried out in significantly smaller formats, and the production of patient package inserts. See page 22 for more.

1 FROM THE EDITOR Texting thrives; newspapers continue to struggle

e have heard of hyperlocal news and neighbourhood Overall, TV remains the most used platform for news among Wnewpapers, but hyperlocal journalism over text and UK adults despite a slight drop from 79 per cent to 75 per cent readers paying for it? Well, Christine Schmidt describes in the past year. BBC One remained the most-used news source an interesting experiment in her article for NiemanLab: (58 per cent) followed by ITV (40 per cent) and Facebook (35 There is no single fix for sustainable local journalism. But per cent). More people are also using Twitter (up from 14 per here’s an attempt at adding another piece of the puzzle: cent to 16 per cent), Whatsapp (10 per cent to 14 per cent) and Cleveland.com, part of Advance Local and a digital sister Instagram (9 per cent to 13 per cent) for news. company to the Plain Dealer, wants to see if readers will pay However, social media was still rated lower than any of the for hyperlocal reporting — via text. Cleveland.com reporter other main news sources on trust, with just 38 per cent of those Emily Bamforth is sending twice-a-weekday texts about road who regularly use it for news saying it is trustworthy. Of the closures, restaurant shifts, city council ordinances, and more main social media platforms, Facebook was the least trusted by in the suburb of Lakewood, Ohio – not really plain articles its users with 35 per cent calling it trustworthy, followed by over text, but more breaking news or insights that people 39 per cent for Instagram, 42 per cent for Snapchat and 43 per care about. She’s using Project Text, a tool developed through cent for Twitter. This compared to a trust rating of 82 per cent Advance’s four-year-old in-house incubator and which has for magazines, 71 per cent for TV, 67 per cent for radio, 66 per been taken up by several Advance sports reporters. Cleve- cent for print newspapers and 58 per cent for other Internet land.com president Chris Quinn is hoping super-specific local sources including news websites. Almost a quarter (22 per cent) happenings will be worth $3.99 per month after a free trial — of people said social media was likely to be their first port of not including a subscription to the whole outlet, just for the call for breaking news. texts — to between 1,500 and 2,000 households. The ultimate he Indian Finance Minister’s announcement of 10 goal is, well, seeing if it can sustain the salary of a hyperlocal journalist. Tper cent customs duty on newsprint has shocked the print industry. According to the Indian Newspaper Soci- ver the past quarter, Snap has added 13 million daily ety, newsprint price had only started stabilising from last Oactive users as it gets serious about global expansion, October. Publishers of newspapers and magazines are Ashley Carman writing for The Verge points out. The facing severe financial pressure thanks to lower adver- total number of people using the app around the world tisement revenues, higher costs and digital onslaught every day is 203 million, the highest it’s been since Snap from giants like Google and Facebook. Jayant Mammen went public. The growth indicates that Snap’s investment Mathew, executive editor of Malayala Manorama and in product features for a more global user base is paying president of the Indian Newspaper Society has said the off and that its luck in creating viral face filters is helping decision is another jolt for the newspaper industry that it grow, too, says Carman. Snap estimates that between 7 is already struggling. Unless the decision is withdrawn, and 9 million users joined because of the face filters with there will be many job losses and several print players the remaining 4 to 6 million users being attributable to will be forced to shut down, he said. Echoing his views the company’s broader product focuses. were B. Srinivasan, managing director, Vikatan Group and L. Adimoolam, director, Dinamalar. Srinivasan said alf of all UK adults now use social media to get the profits would erode and the prospects of passing on the Hlatest news, according to a new survey by regulator expenditure to advertisers or readers were not bright. Ofcom, with half also getting their news from newspa- Adimoolam was convinced that only the No. 1 and No. 2 pers, news websites and apps. Writing for PressGazette, dailies would be able to survive. The only way to tackle Charlotte Tobitt points out that some 49 per cent of 4691 the situation is by increasing the advertisement rates and adults questioned in Ofcom’s annual survey of UK news cover price but both will result in dip in sales and drop in consumption habits said they use social media for news, readership, he said. up from 44 per cent last year. What is surprising is that print doesn’t score too well on the trust scale, falling Sashi Nair behind magazines, TV and radio. Here is some interest- [email protected] ing information from her report:

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How Gannett drives digital subscriptions 6 Neha Gupta and Brian Veseling

Increase workﬂ ow effi ciency with smart optimisation 9 Patrick Kerr has the Kodak story

Case Study: Raising the colour bar, the Hub Labels way 12

History and literature closely entwined 14 Mrinal Chatterjee dwells on the history of Assamese Journalism

Industry Updates 20

General News 32

Events Calendar 37

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

4 RIND Survey August 2019 BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH WAN-IFRA

How Gannett drives digital subscriptions

With more than 100 daily newspapers and related web sites spread across the United States, Gannett has the enviable luxury to test and tweak its evolving digital subscription strategy across its group. And they are doing just that, according to Jason Jedlinski, SVP of Consumer Products for Gannett’s USA Today Network. Neha Gupta and Brian Veseling have the story

e’re up to about 540000 subscribers across 109 newspapers,” Jason Jedlin- “Wski, SVP of Consumer Products for Gannett’s USA Today Network he told delegates at WAN-IFRA’s recent World new Media Con- gress, though he noted they are still very early in their journey. Jedlinski discussed some of the ways the company encourages people to pay for content and described the three main approaches that are proving to be benefi cial to them.

Content access strategy Metered paywall no longer dominates the media industry. First, Jedlinski pointed out that globally, the metered paywall model, which typically uses from 3 to10 free articles and which has sustained media Noting that local media do not have the same companies across the world for several years, is no budgets for technology as the big players, Jedlin- longer the dominant model. “Now you’re seeing ski said it’s important for smaller brands to experi- a blend of people locking down certain content, ment to fi nd out what works best for them within or locking down all content, and experimenting their market(s). with different paywalls,” he said. “At Gannett, For the USA Today Network, Jedlinski said the and the USA Today Network, we still have our key poerformance indicator (KPI) for deciding metered paywalls across 100 newspaper markets, which paywall best suits a brand is the ‘meter stop but we are doing a lot of experimentation with rate’, which is the point where a reader can no hybrid and premium models and also dynamic.” longer access content without paying.

6 RIND Survey August 2019 Audience development Audience quality, along with size, is crucial, Jedlin- ski said. “What are the ways you are engaging the readers, planning on pulling them in and building tactics to get them to return? In a consumer revenue focused model, we have to turn our reach into greater depth and more time spent,” he said. “Readers are different,” Jedlinski continued. “Think about your audience goals while picking stories or coverage areas. By getting a sense of where people are spending their time, and not merely the total page views, we tailor our content.” Over a three-month period for 20 of its newspapers, Gannett found that regardless of whether a reader was a subscriber or not, that strong, core, local topics such as weather, taxes, politics, edu- Photo/Illustration: WAN-IFRA cation and healthcare drew people in. However, Jason Jedlinski pictured onstage in Glasgow. they saw a spilt when it came to areas like dining and high school sports, which are more appealing As part of a test in a few of their markets, to a subscriber. Topics for which you have a spe- Gannett found some success by putting high cifi c momentary need such as elections and real school sports content, a topic that appeals to estate came from more casual readers who might a loyal audience, behind a hard paywall, while never turn into subscribers. keeping the rest of the site metered. “This is the fremium model, and it’s also been popular in parts of Europe,” Jedlinski said. In another experiment, they removed their metered paywall completely at their newspaper in Burling- ton, Vermont, and saw a 16 percent increase in subscriptions from the baseline in the fi rst eight weeks. A third test that Jedlinski said was a huge success was installing a metered and hard paywall together, which resulted in a 117 per cent subscription rise in one of their newspapers in Dela- ware. This model doubled the number of people An inverted pyramid that explains it all. who hit the paywall, and thus hit the meter stop rate, he said. “The key insight and takeaway here “We try to serve such casual readers with more is... if you think about your goals for consumer advertising or fi nd other ways to engage them that revenues and subscription plans, are you really would benefi t the company, rather than pushing aiming hard at that number of people who get them to subscribe, when we know that is not going to your paywall? Because then you can do plenty to materialise, statistically,” Jedlinski pointed out. of things to make credit card processing go smoother, etc., but you don’t even have that cus- User messaging enhancements tomer at the cash register until they reach your Furthermore, it’s worth remembering that some- paywall.” times small changes can make big differences.

August 2019 RIND Survey 7 For their desktop websites, Gannett made the subscription button bigger, bolder and part of the main navigation. These sites also greeted people by their names when they logged in, and expanded the self-service options. As a result, Jedlinski said acquisition increased 65 per cent on desktop and about 17 per cent of the company’s total subscriptions – both print and digital – now come through that. “It’s not a big technological feat. No artifi cial A prominent subscribe button. intelligence. No giant customer database. This is just an A / B, which lane are you in. But we’re seeing customer satisfaction and customer engage- For example, while the USA Today Network’s ment increase because we are acting like we know mobile sites had a navigation feature that a reader you. So again, even if you are not The Wall Street could swipe over to see the various sections of the Journal, you can fi nd ways to tailor the message,”

website, but not many visitors, who were mostly Jedlinski said. < coming from social channels, did that. Therefore, they decided to make better use of (Neha Gupta is a multimedia journalist with that real estate by replaced it with a prominent WAN-IFRA South Asia, Chennai. Brian Veseling is subscribe and sign-in button. “It wasn’t something senior editor, WAN-IFRA, Frankfurt. This article revolutionary, but we saw more people checking had earlier appeared on the WAN-IFRA website.) out our costs by virtue of the button just being visible,” Jedlinski said.

Importance of quality in printi ng stressed In order to update the knowledge of its students in quality control and to learn about the latest technological advancements in printi ng technology, Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College’s Department of Printi ng Technology organised a lecture on ‘Importance of quality in printi ng industry’ in the last week of June. The printi ng department staﬀ members and fi nal-year students parti cipated in the programme. A.M.S.G.Ashokan, past president, All India Federati on of Master Printers, said that printi ng industry was one of the fast growing with growth rates of 7 per cent in printi ng and 14 per cent in packaging. Idealliance, a non-profi t US-based graphic communicati ons body, sponsored an amount of one lakh rupees as educati on allowance for second-year printi ng technology student H. Harsha Varthan for him to pursue a diploma in the subject. K. Panthalaselvan, managing director, Pressman Soluti on, Chennai, spoke about the importance of quality in today’s era. Nowadays all presses were seeking the help of quality controllers and their

experti se in developing the product quality to retain customer base, he said, and added that spending some money on quality could increase profi t as well as the number of customers. < Earlier, Principal M. Nandakumar welcomed the gathering.

8 RIND Survey August 2019 Increase workﬂ ow effi ciency with smart optimisation

As the industry continues to undergo a major transformation, no printer can afford to ignore opportunities to optimise processes and improve effi ciency, says Patrick Kerr

ver shorter runs are the norm today, bigger printing operations. Mass optimisation represents orders are divided into several smaller jobs an attractive option here that can help you raise Ewith differentiated content and time sched- the effi ciency of your workfl ow sustainably and ules, while web-to-print portals mostly generate a hence save time and money. large number of small jobs and personalised products are on the increase. Drives efﬁ ciency That all adds up to higher-than-ever require- Mass optimisation is a strategy for leveraging the ments and an even heavier workload for your known information of all work-in-progress jobs, prepress. More fi les have to be processed and so that the jobs can be produced in the most effi - more plates and / or digital print jobs delivered to cient manner using the least amount of resources. the pressroom in less time, to prevent the presses Various approaches and possibilities exist for from standing still. The workfl ow and its poten- implementing mass optimisation. tial for optimisation are taking centre stage. Apart from job batching, where groups of jobs This is where the key lies to improving the are automatically created based on certain criteria, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of your fi le and sheet optimisation also offer tangible benefi ts here. Automation and the use of intelligent software guarantee the necessary process speed and precision, so that operator intervention is reduced to a minimum. The fi rst step on the journey is fi le optimisation, which ensures that all fi les and content sup- plied by the customer can be reproduced without any problems or errors in all printing processes relevant for the job. PDF

Photo: Kodak prefl ight is a typical fi le A screenshot of Kodak’s Print One console. optimisation software,

August 2019 RIND Survey 9 and printers using a Kodak Prinergy Workflow very time-consuming; they are also error-prone System are in the envious position of having the and inflexible. Fortunately, smart, high perfor- most robust automatic preflight technology as an mance solutions exist for this purpose today, integral element of their workflow. which even a few years ago would have been con- Preflight software automatically checks the sidered impossible. files against selected preflight profiles, which can Kodak Prinergy Workflow users can choose be either based on industry standards or user Dynamic Print Planning – one of the innovative defined, and reports any non-conformances or Prinergy Cloud Services – as a convenient solution errors. Preflight+ is integrated in Kodak Prinergy for automated production planning and creation Workflow. Not only does it identify errors and of press-ready, cost-efficient layouts. Dynamic problems; it also corrects the files automatically Print Planning leverages the computing power of where possible. Prinergy Cloud and artificial intelligence to gen- And that’s not all – in conjunction with Prinergy erate the press layouts along with a manufactur- Workflow’s Rules Based Automation feature, it ing plan that makes optimum use of the available can automatically send notifications to the person press capacity in minimal time. In case of last-min- whose job it is to optimise the files in the event of ute changes to the printing conditions, Dynamic a serious problem. In addition to this, for instance, Print Planning can supply an updated plan in next Rules Based Automation can also cause the prob- to no time. lematic files to be moved to a specific directory. This advanced, high performance sheet optimi- Incidentally, Kodak-style file optimisation covers sation solution is closely integrated with Prinergy not just production but also customers. Printers Workflow. Job ganging workflows can thus be who offer customers the option of collaboration configured with different levels of automation, via the Kodak Insite Prepress Portal, which docks including fully automatic processes based on a onto Prinergy Workflow, can use Insite to auto- pool of jobs received either online or via a MIS matically provide them with preflight reports system or else created in the traditional way. generated by Prinergy’s Preflight+. Any essential The challenges confronting printers daily are improvements that have to be carried out at the incredibly diverse. Yet one thing is clear: if you’re customer’s end can thus be completed quickly and reluctant to shape the transformation now and in in a targeted way at the lowest possible cost. the future, you’ll end up among the losers. Mass optimisation is a strategy that can help you actively Fast, reliable way to optimised press sheets realize those changes in your organisation. What’s Sheet optimisation is all about combining sev- more, mass optimisation is absolutely within reach eral jobs on one sheet, or splitting jobs between today. Kodak has suitable, tried-and-tested tools

several sheets, in such a way that even the tight- for this purpose in its portfolio as components of est deadlines are met while production costs and a highly automated workflow that is in tune with< material usage are minimised. When it comes to tomorrow’s world. utilising the resources available to your business as efficiently as possible, sheet optimisation is (The writer is WW product manager, Kodak paramount. Software Division, Eastman Kodak Company. Optimising processes and costs by ganging jobs This article is based on a Kodak press release.) that share common production attributes (such as the delivery date, press, substrate, inks, coating, type of finishing etc) is a highly complex affair, especially when the jobs concerned have to be produced within a specific time period. Tra- ditional, manual planning methods are not only

10 RIND Survey August 2019 CASE STUDY Raising the colour bar

Hub Labels, a label-print shop in Maryland, USA, has raised the bar in its ability to serve customers, thanks to a partnership with Nazdar Ink Technologies. With the help of ink manufacturer Nazdar’s expert colour training, Hub Labels has now earned both GMI Certification and G7 Master Qualification, accomplishments that demonstrate the shop’s ability to achieve colour control across multiple devices and print jobs

ith a commitment to continual advance- “Danielle is always super supportive, with a ‘can ment for more than 40 years, Hub Labels do’ attitude. So, as Nazdar was going over GMI Whas sought to lead the label industry by with us, it was suggested that we go through G7 striving for ever-greater consistency, efficiency, and get that qualification as well,” recalls John and expansion into other markets. After learn- Potterfield, production manager for Hub Labels. ing that a potential customer required printers to have GMI Certification to earn its business, the Importance of colour control Hub Labels team consulted with their point of GMI and G7 are industry-recognised methodolo- contact at Nazdar, Danielle White, narrow web gies targeting colour control specifications, testing technical sales representative for the Northeast- printers’ abilities to achieve particular outputs. The ern United States. two methods are similar but differ slightly in their exact requirements. To become certified/ qualified in each, shops must provide proof that they pos- sess an elite understanding of color control. Tim Quinn, Nazdar consulting services expert and G7 Master, and Ian Hammond, Nazdar technical applications manager, traveled on-site to provide GMI and G7 training to Hub Labels’ employees. Quinn and Hammond have assisted hundreds of shops, offering printers the necessary education and support to reach their color standard goals. “Having these types of objectives drives a colour culture within the shop,” says Quinn. “It’s always a good time to get involved in understanding how to manage colour, because it’s only going to get more sophisticated.”

Comprehensive understanding Through hands-on instruction with Nazdar’s Photo: Kodak experts, Hub Labels’ team members became fully Tim Quinn of Nazdar (left) and Jesse Hood of Hub proficient on GMI and G7 processes, reaching the Labels (right) review test print colour values using a spectrophotometer. various colour targets needed for certification.

12 RIND Survey August 2019 and worker shifts, output remains consistent: “If there’s ever a colour issue, we don’t have to rely on subjective assessments; instead, adjustments are made based on hitting the correct densities, LAB values, etc. It takes the variability out. This also gives us additional flexibility to meet customer needs; if we’re booked up on the MPS, we can move the job to the RCS and still meet delivery dates, without a change in color output.”

More than a vendor, a partnership Though Nazdar is known worldwide as a manufacturer of printing ink, Hood describes the company’s connection to Hub Labels as more than Hub Labels and Nazdar consultants review test prints and colour curve data. L-r: Jason Trenton, press operator, Hub that of just an ink supplier. “They bring so much Labels; John Potterfield, production manager, Hub Labels; more value to us than just an ink company,” com- Ian Hammond, technical applications manager, Nazdar; ments Hood. “They were here every step of the Tim Quinn, consultant/ G7 expert, Nazdar; and Jesse Hood, way, and really made sure we understood what continuous improvement manager, Hub Labels. we were doing.” He adds, “It’s a great partnership. They’re not just a vendor, they’re a partner.” For Jesse Hood, Hub Labels’ continuous im- Mike Harjung, vice-president of Narrow Web at provement manager, the entire experience – par- Nazdar, adds: “We were happy to be able to pro- ticularly the attention to comprehensively training vide training for their staff, who worked diligently the shop’s employees – was invaluable to bringing to learn from our consultants and to incorporate colour management to the next level. “We’d been this knowledge into their everyday practices.” through this process twice with other third-party Hub Labels hopes its accomplishments in GMI help, but before it was just ‘throw it in the system, and G7 processes will communicate to customers read this in, it’ll output this curve for you’. We that they can be confident in the company’s ability didn’t have that true understanding and education. to create reliably high-quality products. Thomas So, when Nazdar came in, that was the key – help- Dahbura, president of Hub Labels, comments: ing us to understand the reasons behind what we “Customers can look at these certifications and see were doing, rather than just doing it for us.” that we have the knowledge, the education, and Quinn notes that this is what sets Nazdar apart the capabilities to hit these standards, so they can as print expert consultants: “That’s really our dif- feel comfortable that every time they print a job ferentiator – when we’re done, we’re giving you here, it’s going to be consistently great.” a full understanding of how to meet specifications For print businesses interested in pursuing GMI on an ongoing basis.” Certification, G7 Qualification, or other colour During training, Hub Labels reached GMI and management systems, Nazdar experts are avail-

able to consult on which program(s) best fit their G7 specifications on their Gallus RCS 330 flexo < press and Gallus Labelfire digital press. In a testa- production goals. ment to the comprehensive training they received, Hub Labels has since brought another two flexo (This article is based on a Nazdar press presses – an MPS EF 430 and Gallus EM 510 wide release. For further information on Nazdar Ink web press – to certification standards. Technologies, you can visit www.nazdar.com.) Potterfield describes how colour control across devices ensures that even on different devices

August 2019 RIND Survey 13 HISTORY OF ASSAMESE JOURNALISM History and literature closely entwined ike in several other provinces of India, it was the Christian missionaries who first brought out publications in Assam. After Lthe British occupied Assam in 18261, the missionaries from the Serampore Mission in Bengal arrived in Assam. O. T. Cutter of the American Baptist Mission brought out the first Assamese monthly Mrinal Chatterjee magazine, Orunodai, in January, 1846 from Sibsagar. It was a magazine devoted to ‘religion, science and general intelligence’ and was printed and published at the Sibasagar Mission Press. It is pertinent to note here that the publication of Orunodai by the American Baptist Missionaries, apart from heralding the age of modern printing and journalism in Assam, also significantly contributed in securing for the Assamese language its rightful place as the language of the courts and as a medium of instruction in the educational institutions of the state. The British rulers initially had introduced Bengali in Assam. After prolonged debate and representations made before the governor-general in Calcutta in which the views of the missionaries, who had made studies on Assamese grammar and prose, contributed greatly in restoration of the Assamese language in 1873. Orunodai ceased publication in 1880. However, by that time, the satrudhikar (head priest) of the Vaishnavite Satra (monastery) in the river island of Majuli brought out Asom Bilashini, in an apparent move to counter the missionaries and to safeguard the religion and culture of Assamese Vaishnavism propagated by 15th Century saint and social reformer Sri Sankardev. The history of journalism of a language is linked to the history and growth of literature in that language in several cases. However, in Assam, the linkage is much too pronounced. Prasanta J Baruah, executive editor of The Assam Tribune wrote about this in his paper presented at a seminar in Pune University in 2006: “The spread of (The author, a journalist- modern English education saw Assamese young men going to Cal- turned-media academician, cutta for higher education. These patriotic and spirited Assamese presently heads the Eastern made it their mission to imbibe the best of English and Bengali literary India campus of the Indian traditions and introduced these new elements in Assamese prose and Institute of Mass Communication poetry through various literary magazines. As a result, Assamese lan- located in Dhenkanal, Odisha. This article is part of a series on the history of regional 1. The province of Assam came under British Rule after the Treaty of Yandaboo in language journalism in India.) 1826. The treaty was signed after the British defeated the Burmese troops who had occupied Assam.

14 RIND Survey August 2019 Photos: MC An Indian postage stamp released to mark 150 years of newspapers in Assam. Cover pages of Asomiya-Pratidin (left) and Pratidinassam.

guage has the unique privilege of The influx of Muslim migrants detection, deletion (from the having its literary history named from former East Bengal (now voters’ rolls) and deportation after newspapers and magazines Bangladesh) to the thinly popu- of foreigners from Bangladesh. like the Orunodai period, the lated plains of Assam which The historic six-year-long Assam Jonaki period, the Banhi period, started during the 18th Century agitation witnessed a tremen- the Awahan period, the Jayanti received an impetus during the dous upsurge among the people. period and the Ramdhenu period. period of the Muslim League There was great demand for news It is said that Assam’s literature, Government in pre-Indepen- about the agitation and related culture, arts, traditions and folk- dence Assam when large chunks developments.” lore have been chronicled in the of East Bengal were part of the It was from this time that both pages of its newspapers and mag- province of Assam. The parti- the circulation and influence of azines during the last one hun- tion of the country led to further newspapers in Assam began to dred and fifty years.” demographic changes in the state grow further rapidly. There were During the early part of the leading to social tensions. Vote- two reasons for that: one, the agi- twentieth century leading to bank politics in a free and demo- tation had mass support; and the the Independence of the coun- cratic India encouraged political masses wanted to know about try, the Assamese press played parties and politicians to encour- it; and second, radio and televi- an important role in creating age influx of immigrants in their sion were at the time completely awareness among the people for constituencies to derive political under government control and freedom of the country. There mileage at the cost of the inter- thus had less credibility; people was an attempt to tag Assam est of the state and its people. It relied more on newspapers. Cir- with East Pakistan (Now Ban- was under such an explosive situ- culation of the three major dai- gladesh) during partition in ation, writes Prasanta J. Baruah, lies in the state at the time – The 1947. The press in Assam car- “that the anti-foreigners agitation Assam Tribune, Dainik Asam ried out a sustained campaign flared up in Assam in the late and Dainik Janambhumi saw a which resulted in stalling this 1970s under the banner of the All quantum jump. Amar Dainik move and thereby helped to Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Asamkhan, launched on 4th keep Assam with India. with three basic demands for August 1965 also got a new lease

16 RIND Survey August 2019 A new entrant in the ver- publications including 37 dailies nacular press of the state in the and 91 weeklies. The major dai- post-agitation period2 was the lies included Asomiya Pratidin, Asomiya Pratidin, which rocked Amar Asom, Dainik Janmbhoomi, the monopoly of the old Assa- Dainik Assam, Dainik Agradoot, mese dailies like Dainik Assam Asomiya Khabor, Ajir Asom, and Dainik Janambhumi in the Dainik Batori, Dainik Janasadha- state. The racy language, sensa- ran, Aji and Adin. By end-2011, tional news stories and peppy Guwahati had about a dozen layout captured the imagina- morning dailies; most of them tion of the common readers. It were published from more than was the first vernacular paper in one centre. According to IRS Dainik-Batori, one of the major dailies. Assam which published satellite 2011 Q-2 figures, the five most- of life. Riding on the wave of editions covering the entire state. read Assamese newspapers were public demand a number of new Innovative marketing strate- Asomiya Pratidin5(readership: publications took birth during gies and committed distribution 11.2 lakh), Asomiya Khabar6 (3.24 this time. There was probably network3 helped increase its cir- lakh), Dainik Agradoot7 (2.16 another reason for the sudden culation. The competitors were lakh), Dainik Janmabhumi8 (1.69 spurt of publications as pointed forced to think and implement lakh) and Amar Asom9 (1.53 lakh). out by Prasant Baruah: “The innovative marketing strategies, Assam Tribune, with a readership support of the vernacular press thereby pushing overall circula- of 2.65 lakh was the largest-read to the foreigners’ agitation in tion of Assamese newspapers. English daily published from Assam was a matter of concern However several pre-Inde- Assam. Several national newspa- for the Congress Government pendence newspapers could pers either have their Assam edi- of the day as it did not want to not survive for various reasons. tion, or have a sizeable bureau for antagonise its vote banks among Few others such as Deka Assam coverage. They have a substantial the minorities by bowing to the (1935-67) and Assamiya (1918-58) subscriber base in Assam. demands of the students. Real- appeared under various mast Being an influential medium ising that it was at the receiv- heads – Dainik Assamiya (1946-48), with far-reaching impact, the ver- ing end on the media front, the Natun Assamiya (1949-82) – and nacular press in Assam has been government started doling out survived for a considerable playing an important role in a soft loans to start newspapers in period but died subsequently4 problem-ridden state like Assam a bid to counter the influence of By 2007-08, as per RNI figure with pressing socio-economic the existing newspapers.” 2007-08, there were 285 Assamese and political issues. Assam being

2. The Assam Accord signed in 1985 brought the agitation to a close. 3. They used boats to distribute newspapers during high floods. 4. Press in Assam: An Analytical Perspective of major Post-Independent Press, Prof. G.P.Pandey, Sanjoy Raul and Atish Parasar, Communication Today, July-Sept. 2011. 5. Asomiya Pratidin was published on 3rd March 1995. Veteran journalists like Late Parag Das and Atanu Bhyuan served as the executive editors of the newspaper. It is currently published from Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Bongaigaon. The newspaper was pioneer among online (Web) Assamese newspapers published from Assam. Website: www.asomiyapratidin.co.in 6. First published on 6th November 2001 Asomiya Khabar has grown rapidly. Presently it is published from both Guwahati and Jorhat. www.assamiyakhabor.com. 7. Dainik Agradoot was first published on 6th October 1995. 8. Janambhumi was first published on 1st June 1972 from Jorhat. Later it started an edition from Guwahati. http://dainikjanambhumi. co.in/ 9. Amar Asom was published in April, 1997. http://amarasom.glpublications.in/#

August 2019 RIND Survey 17 a land of diverse ethnic groups Learning, Gauhati University) days except DDK Guwahati. In who are asserting their individual and Gyan Taranga (Krishna addition, all the transmitters in identities, the vernacular press Kanta Handique State Open Uni- the North East relayed a com- has been acting with understand- versity, Dispur, Guwahati.) posite programme originated ing and restraint in highlighting Television: Like in all other from Guwahati which included their problems and aspirations. states of the country, it was a news bulletin in English and a It has been making conscious Doordarshan which brought composite programme of inter- effort to maintain communal television to Assam. Doordar- est to the people of all the North harmony and to contain divisive shan Kendra Guwahati started Eastern states. Satelite uplink- tendencies. functioning with the launch of ing facilities had also been estab- Assam has a vibrant English Evening Regional News Bulle- lished in all the capital stations print media. Newspapers in Hindi tin - Assamese Batori on March of the North East to facilitate and Bengali are also published 24, 1985. Doordarshan had given feeding of news and other topi- from here. Among the promi- high priority for the develop- cal programmes to Guwahati nent English newspapers pub- ment of TV services in the and Delhi. lished from Assam are The Assam North East. The hilly terrain in In the private domain, NE Tribune, The Sentinel, The North this part of the country made it Television, now a 24-hour East Times, The Frontier Sun and necessary to have a very large news channel, was launched in The Oil Field Times. Purbanchal number of transmitters. By mid 2004. It telecasts news in many Prahari is the fi rst ever Hindi 2011, there were 132 transmitters languages: Assamese, English, daily of the Northeast published in the North East. There were 12 Hindi, Bengali, Manipuri, Nag- by the GL Publications. About programme production Centres amese, Bodo, Mizo, Garo, Karbi, half a million Hindi-speaking of Doordarshan in the North- Dimasa, Nepali, Rongmei Naga people live in the Northeastern East. Television studios had been and Sadri. Guwahati based News Region. GL Publications was established in the capital cities Live, a 24-hour satellite TV chan- established in 1988 in Guwahati of all the seven states of Megha- nel, was launched on the 21st by GL Agarwall. Purbanchal laya, Manipur. Assam, Nagaland, January 2008. It broadcasts news Prahari was launched on May Mizoram, Tripura Sikkim and in Assamese and English. Besides 16, 1989. Dainik Yugashankha a Arunachal Pradesh. There were Doordarshan, the two TV sta- Bengali daily news paper, is pub- additional TV centres at Tura in tions dominate the market that lished from Silchar, one of the the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and spans eight states of the North- districts of Assam with a large also at Dibrugarh and Silchar east India, though there are few Bengali-speaking population. in Assam. All these TV centres other channels as well like are Radio: There were eight AIR originated programmes for a DY 365, News Time Assam and

stations in Assam by end-2012. duration of 120 minutes on week Frontier TV. < The oldest, AIR Guwahati, was commissioned on July Ist, 1948. In the private domain there are several FM stations such as Big FM, Red FM and Radio Gup- Sup. NE Television Networks, a regional media house has started ‘Radio Ooo La La’ from Guwa- hati. There are two campus radio To read articles, please visit networks in Assam: Radio Luit (Institute of Distance and Open

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companies. We’re delighted to work with ABP as ABP Group opts for ppi another strategic partner in this growing market”, Media solutions says Hauke Berndt, managing director and CEO of ppi Media. The Kolkata-based ABP Group has opted to use The multi-channel editorial system Content-X the editorial system Content-X by ppi Media and will allow the ABP Group to use its print and Digital Collections, the self-service Classifieds media channels equally effectively. The media- AdSelf portal, and planning and production solu- neutral content recorded in the digital asset man- tions by ppi Media. The Group has become the agement system DC-X, which is already in use at latest major Indian media company to use the ABP, can now be exploited through various chan- publishing solutions developed by ppi Media. The nels with a range of alternative stories. The mod- software created by ppi Media is now being used ern and responsive self-service portal AdSelf lets by ten of India’s largest newspaper publishers. agencies and users simply and conveniently book ABP publishes the English-language daily news- classified ads and manage them online. Billing and paper, The Telegraph, and Anandabazar Patrika, other transactions are handled by the BackOf- the most popular Bengali daily newspaper with fice in the company’s SAP system, which works a circulation of 1.2 million copies. There are cur- perfectly with AdSelf thanks to its integrated rently 25 local editions of Anandabazar Patrika. interface. The fact that the Bengali script and language are In addition to the self-service AdSelf portal and supported by Content-X, AdSelf and the integrated the Content-X editorial system, which supports alfa Stylo Editor reaffirmed the ABP Group’s deci- numerous Indian languages and was chosen by sion to use the modern solutions from northern more media companies in 2018 than ever before, Germany. The ABP Group first learned about the ppi Media’s planning suite PlanPag will also be practical applications of these solutions by visit- introduced for daily newspapers at the ABP ing many of ppi Media’s international customers, Group. including the SÜDKURIER in Konstanz, Axel Springer in Berlin, and The Hindu and The Print- ers Mysore in India. Commander CT for Florida “We chose ppi Media, because we were looking The Villages Operating Company from Florida is for future-oriented solutions,” explains D. D. Pur- investing in a Commander CT 6/2 from Koenig kayastha, managing director and CEO of the ABP & Bauer. A new, modern production hall is being Group. built for the triple wide installation, which fea- “Over the past 20 years, we’ve become the mar- tures three reelstands, three printing towers and a ket-leading technology partner for Indian media folder. This will enable the Commander CT to be expanded further at a later stage. Delivery of the new newspaper rotary press is scheduled for the 3rd quarter of 2020. A comprehensive automation package including RollerTronic roller locks, CleanTronic cylinder wash-up device, color and cutting register control systems, color measuring and control systems and the fully automated plate changing systems by respective company /PR agency Materials in this section: Provided Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph are leading reduces make ready times, wastage, operating and newspapers in India. maintenance costs to a minimum.

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the last eight large newspaper rotary presses sold to North America have been Koenig & Bauer machines. “We felt it important to have a partner by our side on whom we could build for the long term and who offered stability and continuity. We had an open and trusting relationship right from the very fi rst conversation – and of course the quality of Koenig & Bauer’s products was also persuasive,” says Phil Markward, Publisher at the Villages Media Group. Just after the contract was signed in Florida: James Sprung, Alongside advertising leafl ets, magazines and associate publisher, The Villages Media Group; Winfried Schenker, senior manager, Sales, Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed; Phil contracts from external customers, the center- Markward, publisher, The Villages Media Group; Stefan Segger, piece of the media group is the The Villages Daily VP, Sales, Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed; Steve Infi nger, Sun newspaper. It is one of the few newspapers director, Operations, The Villages Media Group; Jurgen Gruber, in the US to see its circulation rise continuously. sales manager, Koenig & Bauer (US) Inc.; and Dan Sprung, The printing capacity of the new Commander CT director, Marketing/ Publishing, The Villages Media Group. 6/2 is 90000 four-colour newspapers per hour. With a daily circulation of just over 60000 news- The Commander CT is controlled from a new papers, The Villages Daily Sun has been enjoying ErgoTronic console with EasyTronic for opti- steady growth for years. The newspaper is distrib- mized start-up of the rotary press. An extensive uted mainly in The Villages, a fast-growing town in software package for maintenance and repairs Florida almost an hour away from Orlando. Some simplifi es and gives transparency to the operating 120000 people live there, and 300 new houses are processes on the technical side. built every month. Says Stefan Segger, vice-president, Sales, Koenig Says Markward: “The printed newspaper is part & Bauer Digital & Webfed: “We are of course of our community philosophy, and we notice delighted to have persuaded a new customer of that the expectations on the newspaper are par- the merits of our systems. I believe we have been ticularly high. Quality journalism must there- able to demonstrate once again that we are the fore also be presented well. Based on 20 years of world market leader with our high-speed rotary consecutive circulation growth we fi rmly believe presses and that in us publishers have a partner the circulation will continue to climb in the com- by their side on whom they can rely.” Seven of ing years.”

The new Commander CT will be delivered in the 3rd quarter of 2020.

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newspapers at Mittelbadische Presse were switched Two 48-page Lithoman one by one to the fully automated printing plate presses relocated assembly and CTP-management OM. In May of 2018, the publishing company decided to add fur- Since the merger last year, the manroland Goss ther components of ppi Media’s Digital Assem- Group – world market leader in web offset print- bly Line in order to fully automate newspaper ing – has been convincing as a comprehensive production. service partner. Highly professional and always PlanPag, the heart of the ppi Media workflow in-time – that is what makes the manroland Goss for the page planning and the production of daily service performance outstanding. Now the com- newspapers, as well as AdPag, a solution for highly pany has moved two Lithoman printing presses automated ad pagination, went live at the end of for the Sattler Media Group from Lübeck to June. ppi Media’s InLink, a solution for planning Barleben. and production, helped integrate the editorial pro- The Sattler Media Group has purchased two duction in InDesign. Lithoman units in order to support the produc- reiff Medien has a two-hundred-year tradition tion site in Barleben. The high-volume presses for as a family company that has evolved from being commercial printing help to increase the produc- a printing company and newspaper publisher to tivity, efficiency and flexibility of insert printing. being a regional media corporation acting across For the relocation project, it was obvious to rely different media. The Mittelbadische Presse, a on the manufacturer of the printing press. group of the five daily papers, Offenburger Tage- “We relied on the competence and expertise of blatt, Acher-Rench- Zeitung, Kehler Zeitung, manroland Goss and our trust was more than Lahrer Anzeiger, and Offenburger Tageblatt rewarded. The project management services in Schwarzwaldzeitung, makes up the core of print particular were unbeatable,” says Marc Holzapfel production. from Sattler Media Group. “We have expanded on our cooperation with ppi manroland Goss has relocated the two presses Media because their solutions have been convinc- simultaneously. The project started in December ing us for many years. All components work hand 2018 and the printing presses will go into produc- in hand, which leads to optimized workflows for tion already in spring/ summer 2019. Once again, planning and production,” says Achim Kara, head the manroland Goss Group proves to be a high- of Projects at reiff Medien. performance business partner for the printing industry. DruckArt finds Rapida 106 reiff Medien banks on versatile ppi Media solutions As soon as you enter the foyer of DruckArt in Kaufering in southern Germany, it becomes clear reiff Medien has been using OM, ppi Media’s that this is a very special company in the graphic solution for printing plate production, for sev- arts industry. The entrance area is designed eral years. And now the regional media com- according to Feng Shui rules – water, plants and pany has launched PlanPag, AdPag, and InLink, lots of art provide a feel-good factor and create the thereby adding ppi Media’s modules for planning, vibrant centre point between the administration ad pagination, and the editorial production with and the pressroom. InDesign. This flair continues in the print products of the ppi Media solutions have a long tradition at reiff company, which has been part of the Geiselberger Medien. In 2015 and 2016, all daily and weekly Group since 2012. DruckArt mainly produces

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Seitz puts it this way: “Our work begins where most others stop,” whether with regard to small print runs, the high proportion of fi nishing or the proportion of manual work. A Rapida 106 by Koenig & Bauer has been in production in the company’s pressroom for a year now. With the six-colour press, which has an

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On account of the not inconsiderable customer base of startups from all industries, the print run is in the low range and sometimes only comprises 100 to a maximum of 5000 sheets. This means that maximum printing performance plays a lesser role. On the other hand, short make-ready times are essential. This means that DruckArt attaches great importance to fast washing and fast ink changes, for production frequently is carried out with up to six special colours, followed by four-colour printing again. Gold and silver colours are in high demand. The DruckArt company building in Kaufering, Upper Bavaria, The automatic shutdown of inking units that are is modern and designed according to Feng Shui principles. not needed significantly simplifies the necessary changeover processes. There is no need to apply additional coating unit, DruckArt has expanded idling paste and wash it off again. On the other its product portfolio in terms of both format and hand, the printing time increases. When the inside the range of substrates that can be processed. of folding boxes has to be printed, the first units The Rapida 106 also brought medium-format can also be used for powdering. sheetfed offset printing to the company. Previ- Despite exceptional products and high costs for ously, production was only in half format. The finishing, DruckArt’s employees make sure that product portfolio has been expanded significantly even with tight budgets, the wishes of their cus- by the format enlargement. In addition, the signifi- tomers are fulfilled down to the smallest detail. cantly more productive press increases capacity. It In the case of complex folding boxes, they check is so universally equipped that it can process both exactly which of the cost-intensive manual work thin substrates such as 40 g/m2 patient package processes can be implemented by machine. inserts and 800 g/m2cardboard. This begins with coating. Everything that is The technology of the Rapida 106 already con- possible is coated in an inline process with the vinced the DruckArt experts in initial presenta- coating tower of the Rapida 106: In addition to tions. It is characterised by high performance surface and pattern coatings with different dis- and versatility. The DriveTronic feeder and persion varnishes, soft-touch and drip-off effects the sidelay-free infeed (DriveTronic SIS) also offer significant advantages when processing a wide range of substrates – from the elimination of manual adjustments to gentle, jerk-free pile Lifting. The press is quickly inked up, and the various measuring systems ensure constant printing results. The measurement technology with Qual- iTronic ColorControl and LiveView regularly impresses customers who come to the Rapida for final adjustments. Production manager Florian Schöck is also very impressed by the printing of complicated colour areas: “The Rapida 106 is per- High-quality finishing and packaging for cosmetic products – fect for this. Colour areas are excellent on the sub- often in small quantities – are one of DruckArt’s main strates used.” production areas.

24 RIND Survey August 2019 Industry Updates are also created. Quick anilox roller changes also allow different coating thicknesses to be applied. Hot embossing and hologram foils as well as cel- lophane wrappings also ensure an elegant appearance for the brands in question. Some labels from the fi elds of natural cosmetics and fashion also attach importance to the use of vegan products. For this purpose, DruckArt provides proof that the inks, varnishes, adhesives and all other necessary aids that are used have no animal-based components. The recent meeting of KASAD, the Turkish association for the Within the Geiselberger Group, DruckArt has carton packaging industry, was an opportunity for the joint team developed into a specialist company for refi ned of Koenig & Bauer and Koenig & Bauer Duran to introduce itself to the country’s packaging branch. Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed print products and the production of patient pack- sales director Dietmar Heyduck (3rd from right) announced the age inserts. From consulting to design, printing, transfer of sales activities to Koenig & Bauer Duran. fi nishing, processing and packaging, all processes take place under one roof. This ensures short sibility for sales and service, Koenig & Bauer routes, fast reaction times and high added value. Duran has secured the services of Tolgahan Tos- On a production area of over 5000 m2, 50 employ- kaya, a proven specialist with a long and success- ees work in two shifts, and if necessary also in three. ful track record in the Turkish print industry. Five young people are trained in the company as The local sales and service teams remain under offi ce clerks, media designers, media engineers for the leadership of Rolf Köhle and Can Zümrüt, printing, as well as packaging engineers. respectively, while numerous current staff members are also moving to Koenig & Bauer Duran. The sales and service offi ces will be accommo- Koenig & Bauer Duran takes dated at the Koenig & Bauer Duran premises in on sales responsibility Istanbul. The declared objective for Koenig & Bauer With effect from 1st June, the baton of sales and Duran is to become market leader in Turkey. The service responsibility for products of the core chances of achieving this goal are also very good, as business units of Koenig & Bauer in the Turkish previous sales partner Dereli Graphic has already market has passed to Koenig & Bauer Duran. This booked signifi cant market successes. Koenig & decision is seen as a logical Bauer is already the market leader for large-format next step after the acquisi- sheetfed offset presses in Turkey. tion of Duran’s folding car- Practically all the major international pack- ton business by Koenig & aging groups have installed Rapida presses in Bauer. It offers existing users their Turkish plants. Large-format Rapidas are and prospective custom- likewise the key means of production in Turk- ers for the group’s sheetfed ish companies such as Barem Ambalaj, Camis and web presses, rotary Ambalaj, Duran-Dogan, Omkasan and Kombas- or fl atbed die-cutters and san. For two years, Turkey has been one of the As general manager, other products and services ten most important markets for sheetfed offset even closer and more direct Tolgahan Toskaya is in future responsible for presses from Koenig & Bauer. The whole group access to the manufacturer. sales and service for the is thus extremely grateful to Dereli Graphic for For the position of gen- core products of Koenig over 15 years of intensive and extremely suc- eral manager with respon- & Bauer in Turkey. cessful work.

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26 RIND Survey August 2019 Industry Updates almost four years of training, the two, who fl ed for political and religious reasons, have now received their CIC certifi cates as skilled workers. They learned the trade of mechatronics techni- cian, which is considered to be one of the most demanding apprenticeships in Germany. With their vocational qualifi cations, Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed has taken both of them into permanent employment. Bilal Ahmad now works in printing tower assembly, while Saad Malik assembles electrical components on the feeders of Rapida sheetfed offset presses. With these two Pakistanis, refugees have for The two young skilled workers, Bilal Ahmad (2nd from left) and Saad Malik (centre), proudly present their training certifi cates. the fi rst time passed standard examinations in the They received their permanent employment contracts from Ralf Chamber district of Dresden CIC in this trade. Sammeck, member of the Koenig & Bauer management board The fact that this success story was possible is and CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, Jochen Mann, head of also due to the ten-strong teaching group of this training (2nd from right) and Markus Rasche, head of human class. Jochen Mann, head of vocational training, is resources (right). delighted: “They all helped them and supported them with every trick in the book.” They studied The vocational qualifi cations of the two refugees together, repeated the subject matter with the two are just one of the highlights of Koenig & Bauer’s Pakistanis and explained the processes to them. vocational training programme. Again and again, Through the senior expert service, a former trainees of the printing press manufacturer win master trainer supported Bilal Ahmad and Saad awards as the best of their year. This year, the Malik in the last three months before the all-im- employers’ association Sachsenmetall awarded portant exams, for the two of them had to be Tom Noack the title of Best Young Skilled Worker able to understand and answer the complex ques- in the Electrical Trades. He was also instrumental tions asked in German by the CIC. In the end in supporting the two Pakistanis in their training. they fi nished with better results than some train- The industrial mechanic, Theodor Hahn, received ees from Germany. the award, Best Young Skilled Worker in the Industrial Metal Trades. The awards they have received are part of a long chain of success within Koenig & Bauer’s vocational training programme. Koenig & Bauer wants to inspire motivated young people to embark on a career in the future. Recently, young people from Syria, Eritrea, Colombia, Brazil and Thailand completed student internships at Koenig & Bauer in Radebeul. Durst, Koenig & Bauer appoint new head Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing Head of training Jochen Mann (right) with the two award- and production technologies, and Koenig & Bauer, winning young skilled workers Theodor Hahn (left) and Tom Noack. the oldest printing press manufacturer in the world

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with the broadest product range in the industry, very special in the printing and packaging indus- have appointed Robert Stabler as managing direc- try. We are incredibly excited by the opportuni- tor of the new joint venture effective August 1st. ties ahead of us and we are confident being able Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH has been officially to form a superb team led by Robert Stabler. Our established early May following the clearance of distinct technologies and market expertise will be antitrust regulations from the relevant authorities. combined to offer state of the art products, opti- Robert Stabler, who grew up in the UK, has global mized solutions for our customers including a experience in technology companies servicing the flawless service and support.” graphic arts and document management industries. Before joining Koenig & Bauer Durst, he was senior VP with Xerox’s Continuous Feed Business, based Drytac expands into in Rochester, NY, USA. Previous executive roles state-of-the-art premises also included innings with HP and Agfa. Business operations are now under way for joint Drytac is moving its Canadian operations into development and marketing of single-pass digital a single, state-of-the-art facility spanning over printing systems for the folding carton and corru- 70000sq ft. The new premises in Brampton, gated fiberboard industry. Koenig & Bauer Durst Ontario consolidates Drytac’s manufacturing and will have its registered office in Würzburg, Bavaria, distribution into one building to improve effi- Germany, and cooperate closely with both parent ciency and will accommodate the entire Canadian companies’ global network. Initially, the joint ven- workforce under one roof. The move will take ture portfolio will comprise the Koenig & Bauer place in stages to ensure uninterrupted material CorruJET 170 and the Durst SPC 130 – including supply and production. all associated services and the ink business as well The more generous space also provides increased as the development of the VariJET 106. production and converting capacity for both roll “I am really excited to take on this new challenge and sheet products, 32-ft-high ceilings to allow in the folding carton and corrugated packaging storage of more raw materials and finished goods markets,” says Stabler. “Both are ripe for digital to keep up with demand, ten dock-level loading transformation with run lengths declining in both bays and easier access from a major highway. segments and brands crying out for very good, cost The move to a larger building follows year-on- effective, short-run and versioning solutions. We year growth since the acquisition of MultiTac in will add all the competencies of Durst and Koenig 2013, with more expansion predicted. The new & Bauer to leverage the best solutions. Durst with its expertise in digital imaging, production systems, inks and software integration, Koenig & Bauer with all its mechanical knowledge, high duty cycle process, engineering, paper transport capabilities plus, of course, the great go-to-market expertise of both teams.” Christoph Gamper, CEO of the Durst Group, says: “The team we’ll create for the joint venture will supply the necessary solutions in markets where digital production lines offer huge opportunities for the folding carton and corrugated fiberboard industries.” Claus Bolza-Schünemann, CEO of Koenig & Bauer AG, says: “This is the start of something The new Drytac Canada office.

28 RIND Survey August 2019 Industry Updates premises will feature improved R&D facilities to support Drytac’s market-leading innovations in adhesive science, while a demonstration center and graphics academy are planned for the future. “The new state-of-the-art building in Brampton signals Drytac’s continued growth while improving overall effi ciency and strengthening the Drytac team,” says Hayden Kelley, CEO of Drytac. “The phased move will ensure our customers won’t notice any interruption to their service, only enhanced products and support.” The new address for Drytac in Canada is 30 Driver Road, Brampton, ON, L6T 5V2. In addition to window, wall and fl oor graphic media, laminating fi lms and mounting adhesives, Drytac’s key product areas include high-performance tapes, industrial adhesives and durable labels. Drytac Polar Chrome now available Drytac has announced the global availability of Polar Chrome, an innovative refl ective fi lm per- The Polar Chrome effect. fect for the creation of eye-catching graphics in a range of environments. Says Shaun Holdom, global product manager at Polar Chrome is a 75 micron (3 mil) refl ective Drytac, “We’re delighted to launch Polar Chrome, satin silver PET fi lm that catches the light for a a new product perfect for truly engaging displays stunning fi nish. Thanks to its compatibility with and signage. This bold refl ective fi lm has already eco-solvent, solvent, latex and UV printing tech- been used to create incredible effects by our net- nology and availability in rolls up to 60” wide, it work of trusted distribution partners, especially is ideal for a wide variety of applications such as when teamed with clear UV ink to create textures billboards, exhibition graphics, POS displays and with depth and special effect fi nishes.” public transport advertisements. Drytac’s popular Polar range also includes Polar Its three-year indoor and two-year outdoor dura- Burst, a satin refl ective PVC fi lm perfect for win- bility makes it perfect for interior signage and dow graphics and Polar Grip vinyl, designed for high-impact outdoor signs, with a two-year war- rough surfaces and permanent printed signs even ranty providing extra reassurance. Furthermore, in extreme weather conditions. Polar Chrome is a great choice for the production of ultra-refl ective labels. New Polar Chrome features Drytac’s advanced ABB to showcase modular clear permanent acrylic adhesive which makes retrofi t solutions the installation and repositioning of graphics easy, while removal is quick and clean with no sticky ABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation residue. solutions for the newspaper industry, will explain

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its modular retrofit solutions for controls and drives for newspaper printing presses from all manufacturers at Booth 1.26 at WAN-IFRA India 2019 in Delhi on 18-19 September. The modular solutions allow a part of the press to be retrofitted, thereby freeing up spare parts for the rest of the press and minimising the cost. ABB’s retrofit solutions also enable the use of modern ergonomic control consoles and advanced production management systems. ABB will also present its newest production management systems that improve the efficiency in newspaper production and make complex demands more manageable. Its solutions include During a visit to the Würzburg demo centre (back row, l-r): systems for the overall management of the com- Ingo Lehnhoff, managing director Swiss Krono Tex Germany; plete newspaper production process across one or Christoph Müller, management board member Koenig & Bauer; more print sites. (front row, l-r) Bernd Hillebrand, sales manager, Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed; Hendrik Hecht, managing director, Swiss krono Tex Germany; Frank Oldorff, project manager Swiss Krono Tex; Sebastian Dicke, product development, Swiss Swiss Krono invests in krono Tex; and Oliver Baar, digital business development & RotaJet 225 marketing for Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed. Swiss Krono is investing in a RotaJet 225 from Lehnhoff, managing director of Swiss Krono Tex Koenig & Bauer for its production facility in Germany, says: “The RotaJet 225 from Koenig & Heiligengrabe in the north of Germany. This is Bauer supports the highly efficient realisation of already the fifth press to be sold to a customer shorter runs and we can now bring new decors and active in the growth market of digital decor print- products to the market faster than ever before.” ing, and Swiss Krono is already the second pro- The Swis Krono Group is one of the world’s ducer of wood-based materials to invest in Koenig leading manufacturers of wood-based products. & Bauer’s digital printing solution. The company stands for sustainable and inno- “With the two different machine classes (L and vative solutions in the interiors, flooring and VL) and the different web widths (138 cm, 168 cm building materials sectors. Founded in 1966 as a and 225 cm) of our RotaJet, we can offer our cus- family business, the group currently employs a tomers market- and region-specific solutions for staff of 5100. In the 2017-18 fiscal, the company the most varied decor applications. We are espe- generated sales of CHF 2.0 billion. In addition cially pleased that Swiss Krono has opted for a to the Swiss plant in Menznau, the company also RotaJet 225,” says Koenig & Bauer board member produces in France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Christoph Müller. Ukraine, Russia and the USA. The Group’s The new digital web press will be entering pro- products are distributed to over 120 countries duction in Heiligengrabe in summer 2020. Ingo worldwide. The Group has always been uncom- promisingly committed to quality and environ- mental protection.

The new RotaJet 225 for Swiss Krono in Heiligengrabe.

30 RIND Survey August 2019 ISO announces publication of new international standard for graphic technology The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has announced the publication ofISO 21812-1, Graphic technology — Print product metadata for PDF files — Part 1: Architecture and core requirements for metadata. The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) administers the ISO Technical Committee 130 working group (TC130/WG2) that developed the international standard. PDF files represent content pages and do not normally contain information identifying the usage of these content pages in print production. Document part metadata is a simple mechanism that allows for the exchange of information regarding a set of content pages to aid the receiver of the PDF files in determining the intended use of those content pages in the final print product. By understanding the intended use of content pages, the receiver of the PDF file can make more informed decisions regarding the production process for the final print product. “The metadata keys and values are a direct translation of XJDF product intent definitions to native PDF. This ensures that PDF files that adhere to this standard will seamlessly integrate with existing JDF and XJDF workflows,” says Rainer Prosi, chief technical officer of CIP4 and project leader for ISO 21812-1. Several Industry groups have initiated work in the area of workflow control and print product semantics for use with document exchange using PDF. These include CIP4, Ghent Workgroup, the PDF/VT Competence Center, and ISO TC130/WG2. This international standard is the first part of a series of international standards that define a set of metadata keys and their meanings for use in PDF files to identify printed products and their component pages, to describe their appearance and characteristics and to guide their production. “PDF has been defined to be as device independent as possible, so that a single file can be used across a wide variety of workflows and devices and process or print correctly,” says Martin Bailey of Global Graphics, chair of the task force that developed ISO 21812-1, “but there are cases, especially in print-centric workflows, where the creator would like to provide information about their intentions and expectations. That might include media selections, identifying which pages in a file are for the cover, or pointing out that a single PDF page represents a side of a sheet that will become a gatefold. The Print Metadata standard provides the ability to embed that information in a file in a standardized way, so that prepress and digital print workflows can either use it automatically, or present it to an operator to ensure that the job is printed and finished as intended.” ISO 21812-1 is available for purchase from APTech and ISO member national organisations. For more information visit the Standards Workroom on the APTech website or contact Debbie Orf, dorf@ aptech.org, Senior Director, ICC and Standards, if you have an interest in participating in ISO/TC130. The Association for Print Technologies provides a forum to inspire the development of new and valuable print products. It educates, provides market research, and fosters collaboration between those who create and those who imagine. The industry association is entirely focused on the future of print. Its members are the creative minds that love to innovate, and the leaders who stand ready to create the future. CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants, and end-users in the print communications, graphic arts industry, and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define the Job Definition Format (JDF and XJDF), PrintTalk, and other standards relevant to process automation; to study user requirements;

to test product interoperability; and to develop a range of JDF software development tools as well as educational resources. Information on CIP4, including membership details, is available from the< organization’s website: www.cip4.org.

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C.R.L. Narasimhan no more Mexico are experimenting with their revenues and adapting business models to safeguard press C.R.L. Narasimhan, former freedom. Publishers globally are adapting to the associate editor who also served digital present, yet even the most experienced as the business editor of The practitioners are hard-pressed to define what con- Hindu, passed away recently stitutes sustainable and resilient business models. after an illness, aged 71. Before The new report from WAN-IFRA and author joining The Hindu in Decem- Clare Cook, a researcher at the Media Innova- ber 1993, he was with the State tion Studio, UK, responds to the challenges faced C.R.L. Narasimhan. Bank of India Group. A for- by media in politically and financially pressured mer merchant banker, CRL (as he was known to environments as they seek to be more resilient. many in the field) quickly repositioned himself in Knowing that innovation in newsrooms and his new role as a journalist. financial sustainability go hand-in-hand, WAN- CRL, the financial writer, was tempered in his IFRA aims to address this in markets where writing. Yet, he was effective in pushing across his media freedom is also under attack. This is a key view point. His writing style was simple, subtle element of WAN-IFRA’s strategic approach to and reader-friendly in terms of articulation. His supporting press freedom globally. understanding of the financial sector often pitch- The report delves deeper into the digital shift forked him into a privileged position of providing to explore business issues of media in repressed informal, but critical, feed to policy planners on or flawed markets. To date, little is known assorted issues affecting this crucial sector. He ran about their specific economic experiences while a weekly column titled Financial Scene, which evidence of how revenue models adapt remains used to appear every Monday in the Business scant. Despite this lack of research, business issues Review pages of The Hindu. A popular column, it remain a major factor in the ability of media to had wide readership and elicited quite a response — contribute and impact their communities. formal as well informal — from discerning readers The report identifies how digital media face a across the spectrum. particular set of challenges, including business His knowledge of business and finance aside, pressures and restrictions. From the one side, they what stood out in CRL was the consistency with tackle issues relating to online registration or high which he churned out his column week after week levels of taxation, and the other from the added with very few misses, even when he was going pressure of government controls on advertisers through trying times. He was tenacious in the and government-controlled advertising agencies. face of persistent health issues. A jovial person, Media are concerned about digital monetisation CRL had the uncanny ability to relate to people. and distribution, as well as playing a balancing act with technology giants, Facebook and Google. (Courtesy: K.T. Jagannathan/ The Hindu) Lack of data analysis and a shortage of advertising revenues were cited as key problems. Adapting business models to The challenges are symptomatic both of new promote press freedom media and the new media operations of traditional media, and significantly frustrate the ability of A new report from WAN-IFRA examines how these media to reach their audiences and establish news media companies in Kenya, South Africa, financial sustainability. The report addresses this Uganda, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, by offering a toolkit approach to the business chal- Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Colombia, Ecuador and lenges being faced by media. With the exception

32 RIND Survey August 2019 Other News of South Africa, all media organisations included in calls for urgent intervention of the government to the report operate in areas considered to be politi- save the Indian newspaper industry by scrapping cally pressured according to the 2018 World Press the unbearable burden imposed on it.” Freedom Index, positioned in the lowest half of all The newspaper industry in India witnessed a countries globally as ranked on press freedom. huge hike in the cost of production a year and half The findings are based on data gathered between back as newsprint price went up 40 to 60 per cent. 2016 and 2018 under WAN-IFRA’s Strengthen- The price hike was attributed to increase in raw ing Media and Society programme, financed by material cost, downfall of Indian rupee against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark to US dollar and China imposing a ban on import promote financial sustainability and professional of paper waste. A large share of newsprint used practice in over 80 media globally. Qualitative by most of India’s top newspapers and magazines data was gathered in three stages to draw the lens are imported from countries like China and the on the lived experiences of media in varying sys- United States. tems across multiple operations. While Customs duty was not applicable to this cat- egory earlier, the Centre has now also imposed a 5 per cent customs duty on imported books. Accord- Imposition of customs duty on ing to industry experts, the print media can tackle newsprint unexpected the situation by either increasing the cover price or by increasing the advertisement rates. Currently, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her there are no domestic manufacturers for uncoated maiden Union budget speech hit the newspaper (glazed) and light weight coated (LWC) paper. industry with her announcement of 10 per cent Jayant Mammen Mathew, executive editor of customs duty on newsprint. This comes as a jolt Malayala Manorama and President of the Indian to the industry as the newsprint price had started Newspaper Society, says the decision is another jolt stabilising from last October and the price now for the newspaper industry that is already strug- stands somewhere close to $700 per tonne, as com- gling. “Imposing customs duty will affect the news- pared to an all-time high of $820 per tonne. paper industry, especially when the print media is The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) issued a going through a very challenging time. Last year, statement, requesting the government to with- the newsprint price was very high, and the prices draw the 10 per cent customs duty imposed on had just softened. This is another hit for another newsprint, and uncoated paper used for printing year. Unless the decision is withdrawn, there will of newspapers and light weight coated papers used be many job losses and several print players will be for magazines. forced to shut down,” said Mathew. “We might have “Publishers of newspapers and magazines are to increase cover prices as well,” added Mathew. already reeling under severe financial pressure due Speaking to exchange4media, B Srinivasan, man- to many factors like lower advertisement revenues, aging director, Vikatan Group said, “In India, the higher costs and digital onslaught from techno- manufacture of newsprint is paltry compared to logical giants. Small and Medium newspapers will the demand. It is hugely challenged in quality due go into deeper losses and many of them will be to the nature of our input material. We use hard- forced to close down,” said the INS statement. wood, recycled pulp and bagasse, while European, It further said, “The total consumption of News- Canadian, Chinese and Australian newsprint is print in India is estimated at 2.50 million tonnes produced from softwood that brings in the appro- per annum and the capacity of the domestic indus- priate texture for colour reproduction, a must for try is only 1 million tonne. In the case of uncoated any newspaper of repute today. We have virtually (glazed) and light weight coated (LWC) paper no capacity to produce glazed newsprint, or LWC, there are no domestic manufacturers. So, the INS the mainstay of consumption of magazines.”

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According to L. Adimoolam, director, Dinamalar, keting. She will be spearheading all marketing the move on imposing customs duty will affect the and consumer connect initiatives for the Group. sales growth and readership of newspapers in the Biswas is a marketing specialist with more than country. “The advertisement spend is at a very low 12 years of experience in brand strategy, corporate rate, currently. In my opinion, only the No. 1 and communication and business development across No. 2 dailies will be able to survive. The medium telecom, FMCG and media, and has worked with and smaller newspapers are struggling, and the only brands like Vodafone, The Times of India, Moser- way to tackle the situation is by increasing the adver- baer, Carlsberg and Coffee Day. Her last stint was tisement rates and cover price but both will result with Vodafone Idea where she was head of brand in dip in sales and drop in readership. The adver- communication for the Tamil Nadu circle. tisement spends will be channelised to digital media which will have an adverse effect on the newspaper (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) industry in the country,” said Adimoolam. At the same time, the Indian Newsprint Manu- Mumbai Samachar celebrates facturers’ Association has welcomed the move. 198th anniversary Vijay Kumar, Secretary General of the Indian Newsprint Manufacturers’ Association said, “In While world over print media has been show- January 2019, the Government of India delivered ing signs of fatigue and have been closing down, a bonanza, increased advertisement rates when Mumbai based Gujarati daily, Mumbai Samachar import price of newsprint was $800 per month will celebrate its 198th anniversary on July 01. and the print media termed it as a growth accelera- The daily newspaper will mark the occasion by tor. Today imports are available at an abnormally hosting a charity event, a cultural event in Mum- low price of $450. Even with a 10 per cent import bai and a series of activities across the city aimed at duty, it is still a win-win situation. The decision promoting the Gujarati language. It will also use has been taken based on recommendations. Thus, the occasion to revamp the publication by intro- the move has good chances of reviving the indig- ducing twenty new writers. enous newsprint industry.” “Established in 1822, Mumbai Samachar followed Notably, the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Q1 Bengali newspaper Samachar Darpan, launched data, released by Media Research Users Council four years earlier, to become the second language (MRUC) in April, had shown an upward trend newspaper to ever have been published in India. for print consumption. According to the IRS data, Named Moombina Samachar, it was a weekly for which is the world’s largest readership survey, the the fi rst ten years, then a bi-weekly and since 1855 dailies have added 1.8 crore additional readers since a daily in the current format,” says Nilesh Dave, IRS 2017, while magazines added 90 lakh readers. editor, as he traces the newspaper’s history. In an effort to boost confi dence, Srinivasan said With a circulation of one hundred and fi fty the print players were hopeful of coming out of thousand, Mumbai Samachar is one the leading these troubled times. “We are survivors, and we will regional newspapers of India read by a large sec- fi nd a way of out this situation too,” he remarked. tion of Gujarati speaking people. As part of its anniversary celebrations, it will distribute oxygen (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) masks to traffi c constables of Mumbai. It will also start free Gujarati classes across Mumbai in a bid The Hindu Group has new head to promote the language. Mumbai Samachar was founded by Fardunjee for brand marketing Marzban and is currently owned by the Cama The Hindu Group has announced the appoint- family. ment of Aparajita Biswas as head of brand mar- (Courtesy: exchange4media.com)

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DB Corp ropes in Salman Khan A1 TV (Jaipur), Power TV (Karnataka),Raj News (Tamil Nadu), Flowers TV (Kerala), CVR News for circulation expansion Network (AP&Telangana), National Voice (Uttar DB Corp, home to flagship newspapers Dainik Pradesh), Nirman News (Gujarat), Anaadi TV Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi and Saurash- (MP&Chattisgarh), VRL Media (Karnataka), Cal- tra Samachar, has roped in Bollywood super star Sal- cutta News (West Bengal),News 7 (Tamil Nadu), man Khan, to be the face of Dainik Bhaskar Group’s DNN & News World ( MP & Chattisgarh), M H circulation expansion initiative. Dainik Bhaskar One ( Haryana), Mantavya News (Gujarat), Guja- Group has devised a print media campaign featuring rat Television ( Gujarat), S News ( West Bengal) Salman Khan which promises readers a chance to Bansal TV ( MP) and Onkat TV (West Bengal). win prizes worth Rs 21 crore. The campaign revolves This is the first time in the history of Indian around the theme, Life Badal Jayegi, Boss. The initia- broadcasting that a group of regional and national tive is to engage readers and garner interest among broadcasters have come together to form a body non-readers which will aid in circulation expansion. that represents their combined interests and perspective on matters related to the news broad- (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) casting industry. The NBF is welcoming new members and looks forward to interacting with News Broadcasters Federation relevant industry and regulatory bodies. formed Courtesy: exchange4media.com More than 50 news channels have come together to form the News Broadcasters Federation – the Thrust on digital at largest-ever federation of news channels. The NBF Mathrubhumi business conclave will represent broadcasters from all languages and parts of the country. It is the first news federation Ahead of Onam, Mathrubhumi hosted the Kerala in India that is not centered out of New Delhi. 2.0 conclave on consumer durables and kitchen The Government of India has said that it is appliances and mobile phones. Branding consultant delighted that more than 50 news channels have Harish Bijoor spoke at the conclave, emphasising already come together to form the NBF. Among the role played by digital technology in the present the founder members of the NBF are the follow- times. He said no business institution could sustain ing: Republic Media Network (Republic TV and and grow without digital technology and if anyone Republic Bharat), Puthiyathalaimurai and V6 wanted to bring more investment and growth in the News (Tamil Nadu), Orissa TV (Orissa), IBC24 business, one had to play according to the needs of (MP and Chhattisgarh), Asianet News Network the industry. He focussed on the importance of mar- (Asianet News and Suvarna News, Kerala and Kar- ket surveys and the need for strong market research. nataka), TV9 Bharatvarsh, Newslive and North- Shreyams Kumar, joint managing director, east Live (Assam and Northeast), First India News Mathrubhumi, spoke about the optimism of reviv- (Rajasthan), Kolkata TV (West Bengal), CVR ing the market and increasing consumer spends News (AP & Telangana), Polimer News (Tamil for the upcoming festive season which was badly Nadu), Khabar Fast (Harayana), Living India affected last year due to Kerala floods. P.S. Kamal News (Punjab), Prag News (Assam), NTV (AP & Krishnan, national head, Mathrubhumi Integrated Telangana), Maha News (AP & Telangana), TV5 Media Solutions, presented an in- depth research News (AP & Telangana), MKTV (Tamil Nadu), study on Kerala consumers. Vanitha TV (AP & Telangana), DNN and IND24 (MP), Shri Sankara TV & Ayush TV (Karnataka),

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September 18-19, organised October 29-31, organised by August by WAN-IFRA, in New Delhi: WAN-IFRA, in Hong Kong: August 7-8, organised by WAN- WAN-IFRA India 2019. More Digital Media Asia 2019. More IFRA, in Kuala Lumpur: Increas- information from vijayalakshmi. information from wilson.leong@ ing Reach and Engagement – [email protected] wan-ifra.org Digital Marketing Strategies September 23-27, organised by and Tactics for News Content. INMA, in Hamburg: INMA November More information from wilson. Media Innovation Week. More [email protected] details on INMA site November 5-6, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Oslo, Norway: August 19-20, organised by September 24-26, organised by The Newsroom Summit 2019. WAN-IFRA, in Bengaluru: News WAN-IFRA, in Copenhagen: More information from virginia. Design for Print and Digital. eRev Executive Programme. [email protected]/ maria. More information from vijay- More information from cecilia. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] November 7-8, organised by August 22-24, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Oslo, Norway: FESPA, in Mexico City: FESPA October The Scandanavian Study Tour. Mexico 2019. More information More information from nicole. October 7, organised by WAN- on FESPA website [email protected] IFRA, in Berlin: World Printers August 28-30, organised by Forum Conference. More infor- November 11-13, organised by INMA, in Bogota, Colombia: mation from sabine.sirach@wan- WAN-IFRA, in Rio de Janeiro, INMA Congresso Latinoamer- ifra.org Brazil: Digital Media LATAM icano. More information on 2019/ 2019 LATAM Digital October 7-11, organised by INMA website Media Awards. More information WAN-IFRA, in New York City/ from raquel.gonzalez@wan-ifra. Washington: Audience Engage- September org/ [email protected] ment Study Tour. More informa- September 11-12, organised by tion from nicole.frankenhauser@ November 18-22, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Johannesburg: wan-ifra.org INMA, in New Delhi: INMA South Asia Media Festival. African Digital Media Awards/ October 8-10, organised by More details on INMA site Digital Media Africa 2019. WAN-IFRA, in Berlin: IFRA More information from trafem- World Publishing Expo 2019/ November 21-22, organised by [email protected]/ maria. DCX Digital Content Expo WAN-IFRA, in Frankfurt: Local [email protected] 2019/ Berlin Publishing Tours. Digital Subscription Summit 2019. September 11-13, organised by More information from Manfred. More information from nicole.fran- FESPA, in Johannesburg: FESPA [email protected] [email protected] Africa 2019. More information October 21-25, organised by on FESPA website INMA, in San Francisco: INMA December September 17-18, organised by Silicon Valley Study Tour. More December 5-8, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Gurugram: Mis- details on INMA site FESPA, in Istanbul: FESPA Eur- information and Fact Checking. asia 2019. More information on More information from vijay- FESPA website [email protected]

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