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October | November 2009newsDistripress CongressWelcome to Phoenix 2009!We look forward to welcoming you in a few daysin Phoenix for the 54th Distripress Congress. Wewish you a safe journey and a successfulCongress!All details regarding the 54th Distripress Congressin Phoenix areavailable on our websitewww.distripress.net/phoenix2009Welcome ReceptionTo start the 54th Distripress Congress greet your business partners on an old Mexicohacienda style ranch where a colourful program waits for you.The Welcome Receptionwill take place at the Corona Ranch on Sunday, October 4, 2009, at 7.00 pm.There will be shuttle services from the congress center at 6.30 pm.ContentsDistripress CongressDistripress MattersTrade NewsMembership MattersWho’s WhoParticipants’ listThe names of all participants with Regular Cards and the company names of the exhibitorsare listed on the online participants’ list, which is updated every Friday. Theprinted edition of the participants’ list will be handed out upon registration in Phoenix,together with the congress bag.Participants who registered after 10th August will be listed on our website and on the“Late List”. The “Late List” will also be handed out with the congress bag at the registrationin Phoenix.Any companies with payment done directly in Phoenix will be listed on a pinboard nextto the registration.Changes and cancellationsThe conditions and fees concerning changes or cancellations of participants can befound on the form “General Conditions” and “Hotel Information”.We look forward to seeing youin Phoenix!

PinboardPost-Expo 2009September 29 - October 1Hannover/Germanywww.postexpo.com54th Distripress CongressPhoenix/USAOctober 4-8, 2009www.distripress.net/phoenix2009Frankfurt Book FairFrankfurt/GermanyOctober 14-18, 2009www.frankfurterbuchmesse.deIFRA Expo 2009October 12-15, 2009Vienna/Austriawww.ifraexpo.comWorldwide MagazineMarketplaceNovember 2-3, 2009Dubai/UAEwww.magazinemarketplace.comENPA General AssemblySevilla/SpainNovember 5-6, 2009Logwin Media MeetingGoing/AustriaNovember 23-24, 200962nd World NewspaperCongress and 16th WorldEditors ForumHyderabad/IndiaNovember 30-December 3www.wanindia2009.comBritish Press MeetingLondon/United KingdomDecember 1, 2009DPV Worldwide MeetingTimmendorf/GermanyMarch 23-25, 2010Journées Presse de FranceParis/FranceMarch 30 - April 1, 2010Distripress MattersDISTRIPRESS | 2Reinhard Feder, DPV WorldwideAfter 45 years in the press industry, Reinhard Feder, Managing Director of DPVWorldwide in Hamburg, Germany, will shortly be retiring from his professionallife. He has been well known in the industry worldwide and much respected andesteemed. In many fields he has set standards and has made an important contributionto the development of the international circulation business. ReinhardFeder has also helped to shape the development of Distripress and was an engagedmember of the Council and of the Board of our association as well asmember of of the Board of the Distripress Training Foundation. We thank himfor his outstanding contribution and wish him all the best for the new period inhis life!Sources of Information+ Trends in Newsrooms 2009, the annual media survey from the World EditorsForum, provides you with the world's most successful and cost-effective ideas inmultimedia development and integration. The report (in English) includes casestudies of unique content production, interviews with top newsroom executivesand insightful analysis of the most prevalent media trends.For more details including excerpts, please visit www.trends-in-newsrooms.org+ The 2009 edition of the World Press Trends, the primary and most reliablesource of data on the newspaper industry world-wide, covering 233 countriesand territories has been published by the World Association of Newspapers. Thereport presents vital statistics in an easy-to-use format with a broad overview ofthe industry as well as detailed analyses of individual markets. For more informationand to order the publication, please visitwww.wan-press.org/worldpresstrends/home.php+ A new report in the „Shaping the future of the newspaper” programme of theWorld Association of Newspapers is available now under the title “The power ofprint”. The report describes the enduring attraction, impact, success - and globalgrowth - of print newspapers in the digital age. For more information, please visitwww.futureofthenewspaper.com+ The new study in German “Quo vadis Zeitschriften? – Änderung der Medienlandschaftund Auswirkungen auf den Pressekäufer“ with analysis of the currentstate of research on the print market and the consequences for the buying behaviouron the point of sale can be obtained at the VS Verlag in Wiesbadenwww.vs-verlag.de+ The FIPP/FAEP Magazines and the Environment Handbook providespublishers with the tools needed to become environmentally responsible. Theprint version can be ordered at the website of FIPP www.fipp.com+ A comprehensive overview of UK magazine exports between 2004-2007,commissioned by Periodical Publishers Association’s Export Advisory Group canbe viewed or downloaded from the website of PPA www.ppa.co.ukRemember past and futureCongresses – with a poster

Trade NewsChinaSubway growthbenefits newspaperAs the subway system inGuangzhou expands priorto the start of the 2010Asian Games, so have theearnings of a free metronewspaper in the southerncity. GuangzhouMetro Daily postedaround 30 % growth inad revenues in the firsthalf of this year and expectseven better growthin the second half, editorin-chiefJiao Xiangyangsaid.The newspaper reported amore than 90 % increasein earnings from advertisementslast year, despitethe economic downturnand a drastic drop inads following the massiveWenchuan earthquake.China Daily, 07.09.2009GermanyHandelsblatt to relaunch in tabloidformat in NovemberHandelsblatt, Germany's leading commercialeconomy newspaper, is set for are-vamp. The all new tabloid format -referred to as "business-format", will beavailable as of 2 November, and asidefrom its smaller size, there will be someother notable changes too.According to the publication's editorin-chief,Bernd Ziesemer, the new-looknewspaper will be composed of 64 pagesas opposed to its previous 32 and will bestapled down the spine. There will alsobe the possibility to print in colour onevery page, which will be a significantimprovement for the previously mostlyblack and white newspaper.In terms of contents, there will be a furtheremphasis on the reporting of banking,business and economic news, aswell as financial policy.editorsweblog.org, 09.09.2009GlobalOnline magazines give S.F.'s Zinioa boostWhen Zinio LLC of San Francisco startedin 2001, the concept of reading magazines,books and newspapers on aportable device was being derided ascumbersome and expensive.But today, with traditional print publishersstruggling to keep up with an acceleratingmigration of readers to onlinesources and portable devices, the sellerof electronic magazines is seeing its businesstake off. "People are becomingmore receptive toward reading on theirscreen and reading on cell phones," saidRichard Maggiotto, Zinio's presidentand chief executive. "There's also a proliferationof new devices out there that'sdriving this as well. So it's a convergenceof forces that is happening that makes ita perfect storm," he said.While Amazon.com's Kindle bookreader has grabbed most of the recent attention,Zinio has quietly been buildingits business relying on software thatdoesn't require spending more moneyDISTRIPRESS | 3on a dedicated reading device.The company is now investing heavilyto stretch its e-reader to work with Apple'siPhone and iTouch by Septemberand later to platforms and devices suchas Google's Android, Research in Motion'sBlackBerry and Qualcomm'sSnapdragon.San Francisco Chronicle, 01.08.2009GlobalThe E-Book as NewspaperSony is calling its latest e-book readerthe “Daily Edition”. As in newspapers,the Daily will have a display housed inan aluminum shell that can be read ineither portrait or landscape mode. Inportrait mode, about 30 to 35 lines oftext will visible, making the experiencevery similar to that of a printed paperbackbook, Sony says.The New York Times, 02.09.2009SwitzerlandSwiss newspapers see rise in printcirculationSwiss newspapers have seen a slight risein circulation of their print editions, accordingto a recent survey by Swiss advertisingmedia's independent researchorganisation Remp.The survey found there was an overallincrease in readership of 0.6 %, with92.4 % of Swiss people over age 14 readinga newspaper "more or less regularly."The study also showed that Swisscirculation for the last 10 years has stood"remarkably stable."sfnblog.com, 09.09.2009United KingdomDawson Holdings sells assets torivalsDawson Holdings Plc, newspaper andmagazine distributor in the UK, hassold assets to its competitors, Reutersreported. Smiths News Plc and JohnMenzies announced they had invested1.5 million pounds and 0.5 millionpounds on Dawson's assets, respectively.The two companies have earned several

Trade NewsUnited KingdomEconomist launchessingle copy subscriptionserviceThe Economist haslaunched a single copysubscription service thatallows readers to orderonline or via text messagejust one copy of the latestissue of the magazine forhome delivery the nextday. The service does notrequire readers to committo subscribing to themagazine for any periodand the cost of the magazineis GBP4 – the sameas the newsstand price."We think EconomistDirect presents an excitingnew route to marketand a fundamental shiftin how we think aboutmore casual readers," saidIsaac Showman, marketingmanager at the Economist.The magazineeventually aims to makethe service available viaFacebook and Twitter.guardian.co.uk,11.08.2009newspaper distribution contracts fromDawson recently, which results in theend of Dawson's news operations. Thecontracts will be effective immediately,according to the companies.According to Smiths, its sales would increaseabout 250 million pounds in theyear to August 2010 as a result. Howeverits costs would be higher than usualin this short timeframe. About 1,800employees at Dawson will transfer toSmiths, Reuters reported.www.sfnblog.com, 03.08.2009United KingdomThe Guardian and Observer to axeall newspaper bulksGuardian News & Media will nextmonth become the first national qualitynewspaper publisher to scrap distributionof all its bulk copies, a move thatwill cut thousands from circulationfigures for The Guardian and TheObserver.In the past, GN&M, like its rivals, hasused bulks in hotels and airlines as ameans of sampling to new readers, whileextending its official reach for advertisers.The publisher says the move is an attemptto "increase transparency acrossthe newspaper industry", althoughbulks are a much smaller proportion ofits overall circulation figures than formost of its rivals.According to the ABC figures for June,bulk copies were responsible for 4% of"sales" of The Guardian, equating to12,000 copies. That figure rises to 5%for The Observer, which will lose almost20,000 copies from its monthly ABCfigure.mediaweek.co.uk, 11.08.2009United KingdomFinancial Times incoporates digitalsignage at key London retailpointsThe Financial Times has collaboratedwith Amscreen to offer content via digitalsigns at key retail locations aroundLondon, Digital Sign Expo reported onFriday.DISTRIPRESS | 4The screens, located above FT newspaperstands, will offer breaking news aswell as comment and analysis in an attemptto create recognition for the paperand its content.Greg Zorthian, global circulation directorand president of the Americas for theLondon-based publisher, sees the signageas an important point of focus forthe papers content. "The FT prides itselfon providing readers with niche,global content 24/7. Highlighting whatis underneath the cover at key retail locationshelps showcase the quality of ourjournalism to a wider audience andbrings the FT experience to life to newand existing customers," he said.sfnblog.com, 04.09.2009USAMPA looks to supermarkets fornewsstand boostMagazine Publishers of America (MPA)expanded a newsstand promotion thatwas tested last year for a full-on, regional,in-store campaign.Supermarkets in the Pennsylvania areahosted the campaign, designed to encouragenewsstand sales of consumermagazines. Customers at the stores involved- Giant, Weis, Wegmans, Darrenkampsand Mattsons - received aUD$2 discount on their next store purchasewhen they buy any two or moreconsumer magazines in a single trip.“Retail sales are a big part of the magazineindustry, and we're very interestedin supporting retailers that sell consumermagazines,” said Ken Godshall,EVP, MPA. “Consumer magazines arealmost a $5 billion category in retail anda very competitive product in terms ofprofitability for retailers. This is our attemptto promote the entire category ina single promotion and to communicateto retailers how successful we can bewith a strong consumer offering.”MPA and various publishing partners,including Condé Nast Publications,Hearst Magazines and Meredith Corp,funded the promotion. It run August 14through September 5.www.dmnews.com, 10.08.2009Distripress – always active for theinternational press business

Trade NewsUSAVideo appears in papermagazinesThe first-ever videoadvertisement was publishedin a traditionalpaper magazine in September.The video-inprintads will appear inselect copies of the USshow business titleEntertainment Weekly.The slim-line screens –around the size of amobile phone display –have rechargeablebatteries. The chip technologyused to store thevideo – described as similarto that used in singinggreeting cards - is activatedwhen the page isturned. Each chip canhold up to 40 minutes ofvideo. The first clips willpreview programmesfrom US TV networkCBS and show advertsby the drinks companyPepsi.BBC News, 26.08.2009USANewspapers post steeper declinesin ad revenueU.S. newspaper publishers lost 29 % oftheir print and online advertising revenuein the second quarter, a steeper declinethan the previous period, NewspaperAssociation of America data show.Ad revenue fell to US$ 6.82 billionfrom US$ 9.6 billion a year earlier, accordingto figures released on the Arlington,Virginia-based trade group’sWeb site today. Ad sales dropped 28 %in the first quarter to US$ 6.62 billion.“This data represents a rearview mirrorperspective on what we all know was aterrible stretch of bad road,” JohnSturm, NAA chief executive officer, saidin a statement.Industrywide print ad revenue fell 30 %to US$ 6.16 billion in the second quarterand online-only advertising plunged16 percent to US$ 653.1 million, NAAdata show.Bloomberg, 27.08.2009USAWith newsstand troubles, magazinesfocus on subscriptionsPublishers like Meredith are lesseningtheir dependence on newsstand sales,and trying to increase the subscriptionssold directly by them.Although Meredith’s newsstand salesdeclined sharply at magazines likeLadies’ Home Journal and BetterHomes and Gardens in the AuditBureau of Circulations report, it is notas bad as it seems, the company said.For Ladies’ Home Journal, only 4.8 %of its total circulation came from newsstandsales, and for Better Homes &Gardens, only 2.5 % of its total circulation.And Meredith had also dropped atest program where it sold magazines atoutlets like Dollar Tree during the period,which affected sales, said spokesmanPatrick Taylor.There has been consolidation of distributors,the companies that place themagazines on the newsstands, and somedistributors have been raising fees. ThatDISTRIPRESS | 5leaves publishers either having to meettheir demands or change distributors. Italso helps explain why some publishinghouses are focusing on subscriptions instead.The New York Times, 01.09.2009ZimbabweMedia advocates criticize launch ofnew state-run newspaperZimbabwean media activists areprotesting against the launch of a newstate-owned newspaper by the Ministryof Information, saying the move undercutsmedia reform. The state-controlledZimbabwe Newspapers holding companylaunched a new paper called theHarare Metro. Observers speculatedthat the tabloid was launched to bolsterthe position of state media before moreprivately operated competitors enter themarketplace. Private-sector publishinghouses such as ZimInd Publishers,which puts out the Independent andStandard weekly newspapers, have beenwaiting for more than six months forlicenses. So the Metro launch broughtobjections that the law is being appliedselectively. Banned papers like The DailyNews, shut down in 2003 by the ZimbabweMedia Commission, remain offthe streets despite calls for the governmentto restore their licenses. Speakingat the launch of the newspaper, Mediaand Information Minister WebsterShamu offered the explanation thatZimPapers as a state entity did not needto apply for a licence – though he contendedthat Harare Metro is not ownedby the state.ejc.net, 10.09.2009

MembershipDISTRIPRESS | 6New Member as per 25th August 2009Stiftung Presse-Grosso (Affiliate Organisation)Ettlinger Str. 2776137 KarlsruheGermanyTel: +49 721915114 60Fax: +49 721915114 61Internet: www.stiftung-presse-grosso.deE-Mail: info@stiftung-presse-grosso.deContact: Klaus-Dieter Wülfrath, Chairman of the Board of the Foundationinfo@stiftung-presse-grosso.deNew Members as per 11th September 2009ImprintDistripressSeefeldstrasse 358008 ZürichSwitzerlandTel. +41 (0)44 202 41 21Fax +41 (0)44 202 10 25info@distripress.netwww.distripress.netContacteditor@distripress.netDistribuidora Rotger, s.l. (Distributor)Camino Viejo de Buñola 35P.O.Box 1005107009 Palma (Baleares)SpainTel: + 34 971437701Fax: + 34 971437714Internet: www.rotger.comE-Mail: fmudoy@rotger.comContact: Vicente Rotger Rebassa, President, vrotger@rotger.comA.Frederic Mudoy Rotger, General Director, fmudoy@rotger.comPromotion Presse Conseil (Ancillary services)15 rue Claude Tillier75012 ParisFranceTel: + 33 1 53273400Fax: + 33 1 53273414Internet: www.propress.frE-Mail: JC@PROPRESS.FRContact: Jerome Chikar, President-General Director, JC@PROPRESS.FRWho’s WhoFrench PolynesiaAgence Polynésienne de DiffusionHachette PacifiqueBernard Sage is replaced by StéphaneCesar.MoroccoSochepressFrédéric Vézy is now working forSochepress.Reunion IslandAgence Réunionnaise deDistribution de PresseFrédéric Vézy is replaced by BernardSage.The NetherlandsBetapressCarel Bikkers has left the company.