A few ‘pointers’ from Ken Doctor

Ken Doctor, author and media analyst, moderated the World Publishing Expo opening ceremony, posing numerous hot-button questions to Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner and Guardian CEO Andrew Miller. To set the stage for that session, he highlighted a number of “pointers” heading into 2014

Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner: Decades of profitable print to come

Mathias Döpfner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Axel Springer, says he does not anticipate print going extinct as a publishing platform.

Hack to the Future: Competition opens publishers’ eyes to rapid innovation

This week media professionals from all over the world gather in Berlin for the World Publishing Expo, looking for inspiration and insights into the future of the publishing business. But the future has already happened.

Live Guardian statistics demonstration

Andrew Miller, CEO of Guardian Media Group, takes a walk on a high wire without a net by giving a live demonstration of the company’s statistics engine.

SFN Report “Digital printing for newspapers” available

The brand new WAN-IFRA SFN Report on “Digital printing for newspapers” was presented by moderator Sergio Oliviera, Programme Manager of WAN-IFRA, at the opening of the SFN Forum on the same topic.

Digital newspaper printing on La Réunion and in Paris

Hubert Pedurand, founder and director RotOcéan on the French island La Réunion, reports at the SFN Forum on Digital Printing Strategies about his four years of experience with digital newspaper printing pf French newspapers at the island La Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

Digital Print Moves!

Digital printing has arrived at newspapers … and at the World Publishing Expo! At the “Digital Print Moves” pavilion in hall 2, Koenig & Bauer, Kodak, manroland web systems, Océ Printing Systems and the startup company Peecho present their products in this area.

Will inkjet technology save the printed newspaper?

In his presentation at the SFN Forum on “Digital Printing Strategies”, Jack Knadjian, Managing Director of HJ Consulting, explains his view of how inkjet technology could reinvigorate the printed newspaper and change the business model that has been in existance for decades.

The status of high-speed colour inkjet

Ralf Schlözer, Director of On Demand Consulting Service Europe, reports, as the first speaker of the “Digital Printing Strategies” conference, about the status and progress of high-speed continuous feed colour inkjet printing, with a special focus on newspaper applications.

World’s press calls on established democracies to better protect freedom of expression

On the eve of the World Publishing Expo, the Board of WAN-IFRA expressed their concern over a growing number of cases of press freedom violations in established democracies, and called for greater respect for freedom of expression.