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India slips in press freedom index again, ranks 157
India ranked 157th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released by journalism watchdog Reporters Without Borders on 30 April...
Supervisory Board of Heidelberg extends contracts of Jürgen Otto (CEO) and Dr. David Schmedding...
The Supervisory Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has extended the contracts of Jürgen Otto (61), chairman of the executive board (CEO), and David...
Press Council advisory ahead of assembly polls
The Press Council of India (PCI) has issued a formal advisory ahead of the 2026 state elections and by-polls, urging print media to adhere...
Heidelberg Jetfire 75 in B2 format now availableÂ
Global volumes in commercial printing are continuing to develop steadily. While the average print run is becoming ever shorter, the number of print jobs...
154-year-old newspaper shuts shop in US
At a time when print media is facing the heat across the world, far away in the US, a small community newspaper in business...
Statista: India still has a resilient magazine industry
While the print industry is declining in many countries, India remains an exception, with a strong readership base and a culture of buying physical...
Heidelberg wins Red Dot Award
Heidelberg has topped off its anniversary year by winning a Red Dot Award for the Print Media Center (PMC) at its Wiesloch-Walldorf site in...
The common man and the English newspaper – a mythical combination
The publisher of Tamil daily Dinamalar, L. Adimoolam, speaks out on India’s media data currency, the IRS pilot study, and the prevalent bias of...
Newspapers and their act of staying relevant
Print resilience and resurgence, the future of newspapers and print media, new technologies, printing innovation, distribution challenges, cost optimization, newsprint issues, sustainability, world press...
The Indian newspaper industry – strong recovery in FY 23-24
Over the decade we have studied, the Indian newspaper industry has undergone a period of pronounced change — navigating shifts in advertising markets, evolving...
Change of guard at ABC soon
Karunesh Bajaj, executive vice-president of marketing & exports, ITC, is expected to become the chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2025-26,...
The newspaper industry’s roller-coaster ride
The past five or six years have been a roller coaster ride for the print media industry in general and the newspaper segment in...
Govt norms to combat fake news
To deal with fake news and misinformation across print, television & digital platforms, the Indian government has enforced norms of journalistic conduct through the...
The financial journey of India’s five listed newspaper groups
India’s newspaper industry has undergone significant financial shifts over the last 12 years, shaped by rising costs, advertising market fluctuations, and digital disruption. While...
The Indian newspaper industry crisis – Part 4 of a 6-part series
In the 1970s, when one visited a large metropolitan newspaper’s printing plant in India, it typically ran a Goss or Wifag double-width or a...
DB Corp – Tough market conditions in Q4 FY25 slows down growth Â
DB Corp, publisher of Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi, and Saurashtra Samachar, has announced its financial results for the FY 2024-25 ending March...
Magazine publishers list grievances before I&B minister Vaishnaw
Members of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) recently met Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of information and broadcasting and railways, to discuss the challenges faced...
An industry doubt that needs clarity
Guest column – L Adimoolam, Publisher of Dinamalar, writes why he thinks the IRS readership survey is flawed and how the deficiencies should be...
The FESPA 2025 feature program confirmed
Running alongside the 2025 events (FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, and Personalisation Experience), from 6 – 9 May, at the Messe Berlin,...
Press Council gets 468 ‘paid news’ cases in four years
The Press Council of India (PCI) – a statutory body for the regulation of the print media in India – received 468 'paid news'...
Indian newspaper circulations recover post-pandemic, but challenges persist – Part 3 of a 6...
THE INDIAN NEWSPAPER industry is steadily regaining ground after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, though circulation and readership remain below pre-pandemic levels, according...
Lemon Digital Press upgrades with Ricoh
Located in Parippally village, Lemon Digital Press is a sought-after digital printing shop in Kollam city of Kerala. The shop has enhanced its digital...
TrimSign creates dancefloor with Drytac FloorTac Textures
Montreal-based signage and vinyl graphics business TrimSign used Drytac’s FloorTac Textures one-step polymeric floor graphic media to create a custom dancefloor and dining area...
Jaipur Literature Festival 2025 hosts Delhi Preview
The Jaipur Literature Festival, celebrated as the greatest literary show on earth, is set to return for its 18th edition from 30 January to...
Provin Technos’ four recent 8-color perfector installations in India
Provin Technos is the distributor for MHI - PPM heatset web offset presses, RMGT's sheet-fed offset presses, Miyakoshi’s narrow web presses, the Lithec inline...
Interview – MV Shreyams Kumar, Mathrubhumi Group
MV Shreyams Kumar, managing director of the Kerala-based Mathrubhumi Group, was elected president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2024-25, replacing Rakesh Sharma...
Reasons to be cheerful at Heidelberg
The last time that I wrote about Heidelberg was just after the then CEO, Dr Monz, had taken the extraordinary step of resigning right...
Mathrubhumi’s Shreyams Kumar is INS president
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has elected MV Shreyams Kumar of Mathrubhumi as its new president. Kumar succeeds Rakesh Sharma of Aaj Samaj.Â
In the...
IRS relaunch put on fast track
The Indian Readership Survey (IRS), the currency for print media, is expected to resume soon, according to the newly elected leadership of the research...
Navigating the shift towards digital — Katsuhisa Asari
Post-drupa, Konica Minolta, a provider of digital printing solutions, is focusing on sustainability, automation, personalization, and digital transformation, including integrating AI and IoT to...
Heildelberg Jetfire 50 starts demo operation
Heidelberg is turning the entry into industrial digital commercial printing announced at drupa 2024 together with its cooperation partner Canon into reality. The new...
Nari Hira passes away at 86
Nari Hira, owner of Mumbai-based Magna Publishing that publishes magazines such as Stardust, Savvy, Showtime, Society and Health, died on August 23 at 86.
“It...
Sign India 2024 – sustainable solutions in signage industry
The Sign India 2024 show held from 9 – 11 August in New Delhi's Pragati Maidan was a meeting ground for manufacturers, importers, traders,...
Regional newspapers may grow 8-9% this fiscal, says report
A new report says buoyant growth in advertising revenue, driven by strong localized demand from key advertising sectors such as automobiles, retail, education, eCommerce,...
DB Corp Q1FY25 results – 50% YoY rise in profits
DB Corp Limited (DBCL), home to flagship newspapers Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi and Saurashtra Samachar, has announced its financial results for the...
The Mooknayak – Lending a voice of India’s voiceless
Mooknayak, launched on 31 January 1920, was a newspaper started by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, who is known as the father of the Indian constitution....
Kriti Offset adds a second 4-color press from RMGT
Delhi-based commercial printer Kriti Offset has added a new RMGT 920 4-color press to its printing segment, the second such installation since 2018. Impressed...
Fujifilm unveils innovations and strategic alliances at drupa
At drupa 2024, Fujifilm captivated the industry with a series of significant product announcements, strategic partnerships, and robust sales figures. This year's event marked...
ABC versus RNI – the newspaper story
The latest ABC for the year 2023 is out. After this audit, which was taken as a whole year, it will be again a...
Malayala Manorama’s revenues back to pre-pandemic levels: Varghese Chandy
It has been a double treat for Kerala’s media powerhouse Malayala Manorama. The Kottayam-headquartered Malayalam daily is celebrating its 136th anniversary with a new...
Press freedom – India’s rank improves but score falls
India ranked 159 in the World Press Freedom Index, an improvement from 161 in 2023 but its global score fell over the last year,...
The next generation at drupa
Print has a future – the about 8,700 young people who in 2022 finished their vocational training in digital and print media design, media...
The Caravan launches Karwaan – a Hindi quarterly version
The Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Group launched Karwaan the Hindi quarterly version of The Caravan at a subscribers-only function at New Delhi's India International...
The hardships of news reporting beyond the metros
Freedom of the press, newsroom diversity, sustainability of independent media, and changes in the new laws to govern online media were hotly discussed and...
Inks, graphics, foiling from Kunal Enterprise
Starting as a distributor of Sakurai for screen printing, Kunal Enterprise has diversified itself into different segments. At present, it is providing solutions for...
PCI – Verify firms placing job ads in newspapers
The Press Council of India (PCI) has advised newspapers to cross-check the credentials of companies placing advertisements for jobs. In a statement, the PCI...
Vanguard Europe partners Pixia at Fespa 2024
Vanguard Europe has announced its presence at Fespa Global in Amsterdam, where it will share a booth with its strategic partner, Pixia BV from...
TechNova’s imaging ecosystem at Pamex 2024
TechNova Imaging Systems, a leading player in the printing and packaging solutions arena, is showcasing a wide range of products at Pamex 2024, which...
Malayala Manorama project of Summit – from Scribus to ePaper
The Indian newspaper industry faced difficulties with the transition to digital readers even before the pandemic lockdowns played havoc with circulation, advertising revenues, newsprint...
Drupa – artificial intelligence opportunities
Who hasn't heard of artificial intelligence today? The exhibitors at drupa 2024 will certainly use this motto to attract clients. However, it is essential...
