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ICQC introduces new Cuboid and updated contest rules

The International Color Quality Club (ICQC) by WAN-IFRA continues to assess print quality, with changes to measurement, evaluation, and participation.

How Sakal is using AI to turn print ads into revenue data

India’s Sakal Media Group is testing the use of artificial intelligence to turn printed advertisements into structured, searchable data. The company’s director tells us how they use AI-powered OCR to analyse print ads and convert them into data that can be used for sales and revenue decisions.

Why publishers need to pay attention to timber markets

Ahead of WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Summit in Rotterdam, ForestryBrief founder Peter Hasulyó discusses how forest economics and timber markets are reshaping fibre supply, and what they mean for print.

Risk Intelligence: Futureproofing print through people

As print and distribution businesses face ongoing disruption, leadership is increasingly tested by uncertainty. In this Q&A, World Printers Summit and DistriPress Congress 2026 keynote speaker Dr Aarti Anhal introduces Risk Intelligence and why it matters.

A decade on, Senner Druckhaus’ DCOS-retrofitted Geoman still delivers

In 2015, Germany’s Senner Druckhaus retrofitted a Manroland Geoman press. Ten years later, the press is still running daily, and doing work it was never designed to do.

Japan’s Asahi Shimbun bets on events to boost subscriber acquisition

2025-12-15. One of Japan’s oldest newspapers is finding new ways to reach readers. The company hosts sports, cultural, and educational events, works closely with distributors, and uses digital tools to attract new subscribers, and grow both print and digital readership.

Sri Lanka’s Wijeya Newspapers turns its delivery fleet into a new revenue stream

2025-12-15. Newspaper circulation in Sri Lanka has fallen significantly over the past decade. Instead of scaling back, the publisher converted its existing delivery fleet into a commercial logistics service, thereby creating a new source of revenue that now helps sustain its print operations.

Hybrid printing keeps the presses running at Italy’s Centro Stampa Quotidiani

2025-11-14. CSQ, one of the largest printing plants in Italy, uses both offset and inkjet technology to handle print runs of all sizes. Its general manager explains how investments in smaller formats, automation, and new technologies have helped the company adapt to a changing market.

Newspaper printing is shrinking, but publishers are finding ways to adapt

2025-11-06. Production heads from The Globe and Mail, Erritsø Tryk, and Rodi Group share how their organisations are adapting print operations amid consolidation, supply chain challenges, and falling circulation.

How Germany’s KStA Media uses AI to streamline logistics, customer service

2025-11-06. German regional news publisher Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Medien is considering a major shift in its operations. From customer service to logistics and editorial processes, the company is exploring how AI can transform the way it works and become an AI-driven organisation.