North america

The American newspaper industry has suffered its largest drop in print advertising revenue since the figures were recorded, plunging 9.4% to $42.209bn (21.35bn) from 2006.

Objective Advantage will launch version two of its automation tool Symbio at this year's Drupa, adding improved status tracking and multiple PDF handling.

Quebecor World's has announced it will be unable to file its 2007 financial results until the end of April due to problems finalising a $1bn (501m) credit facility to keep it operational while it...

Unite has signed a union recognition agreement with Chesapeake Labels, which will cover all staff at the Bristol-based site.

RR Donnelley has been awarded a $800m (404m) seven-year contract with McGraw-Hill Education.

Presstek has filed lawsuits against Israeli-based VIM Technologies, its manufacturing partner Hanita Coatings and three US and one Canadian distributor of VIM Di-R waterless processless thermal plate...

Agfa will no longer manufacture any of its own platesetters after announcing the closure of a 150-staff factory in Wilmington, US.

EFI has reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results, following a trading update earlier in the month that knocked its share value.

A US court has approved Quebecor World's plans to draw up to 509m ($1bn) from a credit facility set up by Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley to tide the company over as it enters bankruptcy protection.

Quebecor World Inc has been granted creditor protection following its inability to refinance the business to meet the demands of its debt syndicate.

Troubled print company Quebecor World has received what it terms as a "meaningful and serious" rescue package of 200m ($C400) from its parent company Quebecor Inc and a private equity firm.

St Ives has named Mark Berkey as the new president and chief operating office of the commercial printer's US division.