Newspapers

Manroland Web Systems has received the first orders of its One Touch press control system, which combines tablet technology and touchscreens with the manufacturer's printing unit control software.

Axel Springer is set to become one of the world's biggest users of hybrid inkjet printing systems by next summer.

KBA is to merge its Trennfeld plant into its main Wrzburg facility 16 miles away, a move it said would save several million euros a year but lead to "almost all" 220 staff being offered new roles.

News Corp has announced that it will close its digital newspaper app, The Daily, which it launched for the iPad in February 2011.

News International''s chief executive Tom Mockridge has resigned, with the Wall Street Journal managing editor tipped to become chief executive of the corporation's publishing spin-off.

Océ and Manroland Web Systems have teamed up to develop a digital printing and finishing system for newspaper and book production.

Johnston Press has appointed Richard Thomson as its group newspaper sales director with effect from 7 January 2013.

Regional newspaper rivals DMGT, Trinity Mirror and Yattendon Group have created Local World, a new publisher combining DMGT's Northcliffe division with Yattendon's Iliffe News & Media.

Local newspaper publisher Tri Media Newspapers has been bought back by its director after falling into administration.

KBA has made "significant progress" in improving print quality on its RotaJet 76 and has added newspaper printing to the potential applications for the inkjet web press.

Newspapers are in permanent decline. We are seeing year-on-year falls in volume and the economic downturn has only contributed to this. Industry consolidation is the only way we can rectify this in...