Digital Media India opened today in Chennai, India, with a call for publishers to prepare for the future by making new digital investments now, even in a country where print publishing continues to grow.
The Malaysian publishing group The New Straits Times Press has bought SHIPO, the solution created by Protecmedia for everything related to the management of Circulation and Subscriptions. The group has decided to replace its old system with SHIPO with a view to modernising these two areas, achieving an improvement in the service offered to its subscribers and optimising the distribution of its publications.
The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced today fourth-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $.24 compared with $.76 in the same period of 2012. Excluding severance and special items, diluted earnings per share from continuing operations decreased to $.26 in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with $.31 in the fourth quarter of 2012. The fourth quarter and full year of 2012 included an additional week compared with 2013.
On-demand plates installed in record time at Le Figaro (Paris)
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the World Editors Forum, the European Newspaper Publishers’ Association (ENPA) and the News Media Coalition have protested to the International Ice Hockey Federation about visa requirements for journalists wanting to travel to Belarus to cover the World Ice Hockey Championships in May.
The annual World Newspaper Congress has always offered value for news executives seeking the latest on trends and strategies for news media, especially in a transformative age. But this year’s event in Torino, Italy, will offer even more for time-pressed publishers, editors and everyone working at a senior level in news publishing.
Tribune Company today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Gracenote from Sony Corporation of America.
