Business

Ticketmedia adds trains to ticketing arsenal with 4.5m ATOC deal

Ticket advertising agency Ticketmedia has won a three-year contract, worth at least 1.5m per annum, with The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC).

Pantone launches cloud-based colour management tool for packaging sector

A new cloud-based colour management and standardisation tool aimed at the packaging sector has been launched by Pantone and X-Rite.

Paperlinx suspends interest payments on its Step-up-Preference shares

Troubled merchant Paperlinx has announced that it has suspended interest payments on its Step-up-Preference Securities (SPS) to retain cash in the business.

Global advertising spend to increase in 2012, but print faces challenges ahead

The global spend on print as part of the wider advertising mix is likely to "deteriorate further" despite a predicted 4.9% increase in advertising spend during 2012.

Appetite for Communisis shares 'growing considerably' after 2011 results filing

Communisis is eyeing further acquisitions as it reported a "strong pipeline of opportunities" in its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2011.

Pensord launches multi-channel platforms at Publishing Expo

Magazine printer Pensord's launch of its multi-channel content delivery platform this week (28 February) attracted attention at the Publishing Expo at Earl's Court 2, the company said.

'Lack of due diligence' leads to collapse at Blue Printing

Blue Printing Group's directors have tried to pin partial blame for the company's collapse on an alleged lack of support from its main funder, Close Invoice Finance.

Welcome to GOA 2012

Welcome to the 37th Graphics of the Americas (GOA) Expo and Conference.

Banner cites contract renewals for "strong" 2011

Catherine Burke, managing director of Banner Managed Communication (BMC), the print management arm of BPO group Office2office, has declared 2011 a "strong" 12 months for the business.

HP aims to help printers transform businesses

Graphics of the Americas show daily spoke with David Murphy, Director of Marketing, Americas Graphics Solutions Business, HP Imaging and Printing Group