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How Indian CEOs are prioritising strategies to balance print and digital

2023-07-27. Executives from several of India’s top media companies recently discussed the ways they are using print and digital to complement each other without compromising on credibility and profitability during a CEO roundtable at WAN-IFRA’s Indian Media Leaders eSummit.

Further printing plant shutdowns loom in Germany and Austria

2023-07-20. Newspapers reducing their print editions, frequency, page counts, or ceasing publication as a paper product altogether due to falling demand has become quite common. The most recent example is Wiener Zeitung. However, the fact that some newspaper printers in Germany and Austria will now also be shutting down completely in a brief time is a further worsening of the situation due to a steady decline in circulation and the accompanying increasing inefficiency in production.

WPF/OPHAL webinar explained, how to improve paper roll handling

2023-07-12. The WPF/OPHAL webinar was a best practice top-up concentrating on improving efficiency and safety in paper warehouses and print sites, while covering three areas: Stacking, clamping and out-of-round rolls.

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Thomas Sandström of VK Media: ‘Newspaper is a climate-smart choice’

2023-04-25. In this interview, Thomas Sandström, Technical and Production director of the Sweden-based Daily Print (owned by VK Media), tells WAN-IFRA about paper price hikes, logistics, sustainability and more.

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El Tiempo’s David Matoses: ‘Printed newspapers have a very powerful brand value’

2022-12-19. In continuation with our latest series of interviews with printers and publishers, we talk to David Matoses, CEO at Colombia-based El Tiempo, who tells us about the challenges in distribution, growth potential of newspapers, recruiting young talents and more.

World Printers Forum Outlook 2022-2023 survey

We are asking printing executives from across the world to share their insights on how their business has been developing and how they expect it to evolve in the coming year. The survey is available in English, German and Spanish.

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Aftenposten’s Audun Solberg: ‘Distribution cost is the biggest concern’

2023-02-28. In an interview with WAN-IFRA, Audun Solberg, Editor for Newspaper and Publishing House at Norway’s Aftenposten, talks about distribution challenges, growth potential, business opportunities and more.

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Funke Mediengruppe’s Dr. Klemens Berktold: ‘Programmatic printing, clever distribution is key to take newspaper to the next level’

2023-02-01. Dr. Klemens Berktold, managing director at Funke Mediengruppe Print Division tells WAN-IFRA about technology adoption, growth potential and challenges in the printing industry.

Chris Janz: Amid challenging climate, now is the time to focus on your core

2023-01-17. “I fear some publishers are being distracted by emerging businesses that at best won’t offset a lack of focus on the core business and at worst will distract their leadership teams from a burning platform.” That is from Chris Janz, the former head of digital strategy at Nine in Australia who doesn’t mince words about the upcoming challenges facing publishers.

Passing of a newspaper ambassador

2023-01-11. Former IFRA Nordic Board Chairman Örn Jóhannsson passed away in December. Johannsson was previously the managing director of Morgunbladid newspaper in Reykjavik, Iceland.