News & Activities

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, has taken a decision to revise the advertisement rates for print media by announcing a hike of 25 percent over and above the existing rate structure for advertisement in print…

Due to terrorist activities and atrocities of Pakistani army troops on the border of Jammu & Kashmir, many villagers in the region have been forced to shift their shelters to safer places in Jammu and Punjab. To meet the daily needs and…

The news industry embracing digital subscriptions and the need to reduce churn to maintain a growth path is driving publishers worldwide to re-think how they communicate core value propositions to ensure long-term relationships. A new…

WoodWing Software, a global leader in multichannel communication and publishing, has announced the introduction of Apple News product with which publishers could reach a larger audience and attract more people to their content. The software…

The International News Media Association (INMA) has appointed Madhavi Sekhri as Head - South Asia Division. She will oversee INMA South Asia’s growth strategy and execution. Sekhri succeeds Priya Marwah, who has headed INMA’s South Asia…

Sakshi Media Group, publisher of Telugu newspaper Sakshi, has announced the appointment of Vinay Maheshwari as new Executive Director and CEO. Earlier he worked as Senior Vice President at DB Corp. The group has its presence in print, TV…

DB Corp Limited (DBCL), publisher of flagship newspapers Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi and Saurashtra Samachar, has announced its performance for Qtr 3 FY ’19 consolidated – all comparisons with Qtr 3 FY ’18. The newspaper…

Managing directors of ppi Media GmbH, Dr Hauke Berndt and Manuel Scheyda together with the strategic investor Alexander Eck have taken over the company as part of a management buyout. With the management buyout, ppi Media is separating…

It has been announced that manroland GOSS has shifted its head office in Delhi to a spacious premises in Noida. Apart from bringing them closer to their customers, the company’s new office has a bigger warehouse to accommodate their growing…

Firstpost.com, a leading news and media website of Network 18 owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18, will be launching its first weekly newspaper – Firstpost. The broadsheet weekly will be of 20 pages. By…

Printing solutions provider manroland GOSS web systems Group and GWS Printing Systems (GWS) of the Netherlands announce the signing of a share purchase agreement covering the former’s acquisition of the Dutch specialist in used web offset…

Following numerous requests for more time, WAN-IFRA has announced that the registration deadline for Asian Media Awards will be extended to February 8, 2019. Those who have already submitted can take this opportunity to refine and resend…

WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum published a special report on ‘The Sustainability of Newspapers’ in partnership with Two Sides, an international organisation that promotes the sustainability of the graphic communications supply chain. The…

The Bureau of Outreach and Communication (DAVP) has withdrawn its May 10, 2018 order, which controlled ads of tender notices in newspapers. According to the new order, BOC, an umbrella body for media units under the Information…

Deccan Herald, a widely circulated daily from The Printers Mysore Private Ltd, has recently launched a weekly supplement on travel. Named as DH Travel, the supplement contains four pages and it comes every Saturday with the main newspaper.…

Diligent Media Corporation Limited (DMCL), which publishes popular English daily DNA (Daily News & Analysis) and a handful of supplements and other online platforms, achieved a growth of 38.73 percent in its total revenue including…

manroland Goss web systems has announced a new mobile MainPad maintenance tablet. Together with the development partner XITASO, the Augsburg-based world market leader in web offset printing introduced its new product. With its…

Men’s Health, an internationally acclaimed magazine published by Hearst, is set to arrive in India. Online version of the magazine’s India edition (Menshealthindia.com) went live recently. The launch of its physical India edition will mark…

Chandigarh-based newspaper The Tribune has appointed a new editor, Rajesh Ramachandran. He has more than two decades of experience as a journalist in a number of dailies, magazines and even in a television news channel. Rajesh is a known…

DB Corp Limited (DBCL), one of India’s largest newspaper houses, which is home to flagship newspapers, Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Divya Marathi and Saurashtra Samachar, has announced its audited financial results for year ended March…