www.newsandtech.com www.newsandtech.com March/April 2020 The premier resource for insight, analysis and technology integration in newspaper and hybrid operations and production. Images: Evvnt u NEWS & TECH STAFF REPORT Richard Green, Events at Evvnt Evvnt founder “It’s quite aggressive what we’re trying to do,” ton, Pamplin, Wick and two Adams papers. and CEO. Evvnt CEO Richard Green told News & Tech. In February, Evvnt announced a deal with Town- Green, a chatty Brit, was talking about his push News, a Lee subsidiary that provides digital services to sign up corporate and family-owned newspaper to media organizations. “It’s a very valuable deal,” operations to his Evvnt platform. “Our mission is to says Green, as TownNews serves more than 2,000 get every single newspaper off the likes of CitySpark, papers. “It gets our product into the hands of news- Pointslocal, SpinGo, all this historical tech. We want papers using their platform very quickly.” that out of the way.” Contracts are out with Gannett for another 200 of In prevailing current models, papers don’t make their local brands through USA Today, and with Lee revenue out of event listings, Green says. for the just-acquired BH Media papers, says Green. Among those on board with Evvnt are the former “If you watch Evvnt over the next three to six GateHouse papers (now Gannett), Lee, McNaugh- months, you’re just going to hear that we’re signing Evvnt continues on page 5 Colorado Springs Gazette increasing customer, content engagement u BY TARA MCMEEKIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Gazette in Colorado Springs made some changes last fall to right-size the way the southern Colorado publisher manages a Deedie McKenzie, vice president finance, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, at the Key Execu- number of customer-facing functions. In September, The Gazette tives Mega-Conference in mid-February at the tapped Naviga Global for cloud-based solutions to manage sub- Omni Fort Worth Hotel. scriptions, marketing functions and its digital paywall. Naviga is the result of Newscycle’s rebrand, which launched in April 2019 following a number of vendor acquisitions over the past year, including that of Marketing G2. The Gazette went live with Naviga’s Subscribe, Engage and Discover software mod- ules. The Subscribe app offers readers a self-service portal where they can manage subscription sign-ups, starts and stops, and pay bills. “We had previously used DTI’s circulation management and had built our own subscription ecommerce platform,” Deedie McKenzie, vice president of finance and IT for The Gazette, told News & Tech. “We had a full staff of developers and that’s how we were managing everything online.” Turn to page 33 for expanded industry coverage Colorado Springs Gazette continues on page 6 News & Tech March/April 2020 u 1 www.newsandtech.com Need help? We’re on it! Contact us to request a free training program on Ink Water Balance... Flint Group experts are always available to chat! Inks, blankets, chemicals & more www.flintgrp.com2 t | [email protected] | +1 734 781 4600 www.newsandtech.com manufacturer. That system is outdated and no longer supported. Mainpost expanding press The 12 new mRC-3D cameras for register and cut-off control will automation with QIPC be installed on the K&B Commander press and will help the print facility save start-up waste and work more efficiently, says QIPC. The printing operation of German newspaper Mainpost is expanding its press automation with Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC). The mRC-3D and IDS-3D systems of the Dutch specialist in measurement and control equipment for the printing industry will be installed in Wurz- New Commander CL for burg, in central Germany. Druckhaus Delmenhorst The new order from Germany comes shortly after Mainpost's print- ing works first became acquainted with QIPC's press automation and Druckhaus Delmenhorst is slated for a new Commander CL. The is part of a general modernization of the K&B Commander CT press. floor-mounted Commander CL comprises three four-high towers, The press expansion that Mainpost recently purchased included two KF 5 jaw folders and three Pastomat reelstands with a stripping QIPC register and color control. “The convincing results and experi- station and Patras A paper-reel transport system. ences on our first production line made us decide relatively quick to It is scheduled to come on stream in the fourth quarter of 2020. retrofit the rest of the machine as well,” said Andreas Kunzemann, “Our existing Commander CT is already very well utilized, and so technical manager at Mainpost. we needed to expand our production capacities to be ready for a A total of eight mRC-3D and four IDS-3D cameras will be installed series of new jobs which we will be printing from December 2020 in Wurzburg. onwards,” said Gerhard Tapken, the owner of Druckhaus Delmen- In addition to the Mainpost, the Schweinfurter Tagblatt, Schwein- horst, based in Delmenhorst, Germany. furter Volkszeitung, Hassfurter Tagblatt, Bote vom Hassgau and the Starting at the end of this year, the new press will be responsible Volksblatt are printed in Wurzburg. for production of the papers Weser-Kurier, Bremer Nachrichten and Verdener Nachrichten, among others. “With a total of four state-of-the-art folder deliveries, Delmenhorst will then become one of the major newspaper printing locations Adams Publishing using in northern Germany,” said Gunter Noll, head of sales at Koenig & Brainworks Stratica Bauer Digital & Webfed. Adams Publishing Group has chosen Brainworks Stratica Advertising and CRM solution for their estimated 550 users companywide, ac- cording to Brainworks Software. Indian printers place orders Adams is a Brainworks development partner. with QIPC “We look forward to working with APG, both as customer and co-development partner,” said Rick Sanders, president and CEO of Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) has received three orders for the replace- Brainworks. “We recognize that significant changes are happening ment of automation systems from India. The orders came from the in the traditional partner model and the best path to profitability in printing companies Hindustan Times Media, Mirror Image and Delhi this industry is through co-development partnerships that are easy to Press Patra Prakashan. do business with like APG.” At Hindustan Times Media, a large Indian media group, two mRC- Adams Publishing has 27 daily papers, more than 100 non-daily 3D cameras for color register and cut-off control were installed re- papers and a number of other media-related businesses in 15 states cently on a Harris N400B press at their Greater Noida Plant. The and the District of Columbia. Other Adams family enterprises in- mRC-3D system replaced an older and non-functioning automation clude outdoor advertising (billboards), radio, wine and Camping register- and cutoff control system from another manufacturer. World/Good Sam (recreational vehicles). At Delhi Press Patra Prakashan, two new mRC-3D cameras for color register and cut-off control were installed on a Harris N400B press. Again, the mRC-3D system replaced an obsolete system from another manufacturer. Delhi Press Patra Prakashan publishes 33 Reiff Zeitungsdruck gets magazines in 10 languages and has a group readership of over 35 new automation from QIPC million. Mirror Image in Gandhinagar also chose to upgrade its press auto- Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) will equip the Koenig & Bauer Commander mation with an mRC-3D system from QIPC. press of German regional printing company Reiff Zeitungsdruck with new automation. In Offenburg, central Germany, QIPC’s mRC-3D system for register and cut-off control will replace an automation system from a local News & Tech March/April 2020 u 3 March/April 2020 CONTENTS Volume 32, No. 2 News & Tech P.O. 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