North america

Time Warner announces magazine spin-off

New York-based Time Warner is set to spin off its entire magazine division, including UK-based IPC Media, into a separate, publicly traded company.

Kodak moves closer to Chapter 11 exit

Kodak is set to file its long-awaited reorganisation plan next month.

La Crosse Graphics opts for Mitsubishi GCX web press

Wisconsin-based La Crosse Graphics has installed a new 16-page Mitsubishi GCX heatset web press with inline signature folding capabilities as it looks to take advantage of growth in both tourism and...

Contac Services, RP Graphics join forces to form Onewurld

In a partnership that spans Canada, Vancouver-based Contac Services and Toronto-headquartered digital printer RP Graphics Group have joined forces to form the Onewurld Supply Chain Alliance.

RR Donnelley results hit by $1bn impairment charge

Despite a massive $849m Q4 loss - arising from more than $1bn of impairment charges, including a write-down of the value of its European business -- Chicago-based RR Donnelley still managed to sound...

Xerox fills aqueous space with Impika

Xerox has bought industrial inkjet manufacturer Impika after being a reseller of the French company's products since 2011.

Moo.com 'dips toe' in retail with first physical store

Moo.com has opened its first retail store at No.27 Boxpark in Shoreditch as it explores the benefits a physical presence can bring to its online empire.

HP's Whitman points to 'signs of improvement' in first-quarter results

HP's revenues and earnings fell less than analysts had feared in yesterday's first quarter results announcement, buying chief executive Meg Whitman time for her proposed five-year turnaround.

Suttle-Straus opts for Vutek GS3250 LX

Madison, WI-based Suttle-Straus said it has installed a Vutek GS3250 LX flatbed and roll-to-roll LED UV-curing printer, supplied and serviced by Heidelberg, to help drive its burgeoning wide and grand...

Printers hit as Reader's Digest files for Chapter 11 again

Three of the largest unsecured creditors of Reader's Digest parent RDA Holding's last insolvency filing found themselves in painfully familiar territory this week as the publisher once again filed for...

Taopix enters exclusive partnership with FastPencil

Taopix has teamed up with US self-publishing engine FastPencil to offer its digital print customers a route into the wider market of book publishing.

KBA revamps large format line-up with Rapida 164

KBA has announced the launch of a new sheetfed offset press, the Rapida 164, which has replaced the Rapida 162 and 162a models in its large format line-up.