Newspapers

Amar Ujala upgrades its pre-press with Kodak Trendsettter

Amar Ujala Publications, the publisher of one of the leading Hindi daily, Amar Ujala, upgraded its pre-press with Kodak plate setters.

Trinity merges Scottish businesses

Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has merged its Scottish national and regional businesses to form Media Scotland.

New Delhi to host the first ever WAN-IFRA - SND conference and workshop on news design in South Asia

WAN-IFRA and the Society for News Design (SND) have joined hands to organise the first-ever News Design conference in South Asia. The event will be held at New Delhi from 23-24 January, 2012.

Manroland's ppi Media solvent and seeking new investors

Manroland subsidiary ppi Media, which develops smart editorial, planning and production software for the print and publishing industries, is seeking new investors following Manroland's insolvency.

Desmond opens Luton newspaper plant

Media mogul Richard Desmond officially launched the Express Group's purpose-built print facility in Luton last night (28 November).

OFT decision on Kent newspaper merger costs 45 jobs

The OFT's decision not to give KM Group (KMG) the all clear to purchase seven Kent-based newspapers from Northcliffe Media has begun to cost jobs.

Trinity to switch Liverpool Daily Post to weekly title

Trinity Mirror will switch the Liverpool Daily Post to a weekly title in 2012, bumping it up to a 100-page edition.

Unite would back GMG contracting to Trinity, but preference is for printing to stay put

Unite has said that it would support Guardian Media Group's (GMG) move to contract print if Trinity Mirror became the contractor, but would prefer it to continue printing itself.

GMG explores options for print sites including outsourcing

Guardian Media Group (GMG) is to restructure its print plants at Manchester and London, in a move that could result in the publisher ceasing to print its own titles.

Metro launches first-time buyer magazine

Publisher Daily Mail and General Trust has increased its Metro portfolio today with a magazine launch for first-time home buyers.

Trinity benefits from NoW death

Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has benefited from the death of the News of the World, according to its Interim Management Statement for the 17 weeks to 30 October 2011.

TOI adds four four-high towers to boost its printing capacity

Bennett & Coleman, publisher of the English daily newspaper, Times of India recently added four four-high towers to its existing Regioman web offset press at its printing plant in Bengaluru to...