A festive cocktail: Newspapers offer Print + Digital ad packages to spark up sales
Industry experts are hopeful of a 20-25% spike in ad revenue in H2 as compared to H1
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Budget 2024: Print hopes for relief from e-paper GST, newsprint custom duty
The industry expects measures that will ease their financial burden, help reduce costs and continue delivering reliable news to the public
Print’s Q4 bears good news for ad revenue
However, circulation revenue has seen better days, say publishers, who are hopeful of finding potential avenues
New Press & Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 comes into force
As per the new Act, all applications for registration of periodicals shall be made in online mode through the Press Sewa Portal only
ABC reports gross income of Rs 350 lakh in FY2022-23
According to the annual report, revenue from operations increased by 1.21% to Rs 201 lakh
Print Media: Is the dust finally settling after the Covid storm?
With Q1 2024 results of most major newspapers showing a silver lining, we find out if the print media industry has inched closer to its pre-Covid levels of revenue and circulation
ABC audit: Newspaper circulation numbers for Jan-June ’22 show 20-30% drop
The decline is as compared to data from the previous audit conducted 2 years ago; experts attribute the drop to dailies omitting editions from ABC reporting
ABC raises RR price to Rs 30 per kg, evokes mixed response from publishers
The RR price for the January-June 2022 audit period was Rs 26 per kg
Advertising revenue of INS members up 17% to Rs 12,268 crore in 2021
Accredited advertising agencies are most dominant source of advertising revenue, according to INS annual report
1,154 new empanelment applications from newspapers & magazines submitted to CBC
The government has empanelled 6,703 publications in 2022-23 as on 11th July, 2022, I&B minister Anurag Thakur informed the Lok Sabha
1,44,520 publications registered till March 2021: Anurag Thakur
Thakur said that the details of registered publications are published in the ‘Press in India (2020-21)’ report and are available on RNI website
Advertisers renewing approach towards newspapers in tier II, III cities: Girish Agarwaal
Agarwaal, Non-Executive Director, DB Corp, said during the Q3 earnings call that while newer sectors were looking for geo-controlled ad campaigns, new-age players were focusing on non-metro markets
INS members report 41.29% drop in ad revenue at Rs 10,458.28 crore in 2020
Distribution of business from accredited agencies was dominated by Indian language dailies which accounted for 58.04% of the total business. English dailies had a share of 40.94%
Print on recovery path: Burgeoning ad sale in Q3 & festive boost in Q4 raise hope for 2022
According to AdEx India, print media witnessed a 93 per cent increase in ad volume in the July-September period, over its previous quarter
Rising newsprint cost mounts trouble for Covid-hit newspapers
The newsprint price, which was below $300/tonne in 2020, now stands at $700-$750/tonne
10-15% readers would have vacated the print space: HT Media's CFO Piyush Gupta
During the company's Q1 earnings conference call, Gupta said 80% of pre-Covid circulation is a good enough number for ad revenue monetisation
CBI registers case against BOC officials for empanelling newspapers using forged docs
The agency has registered a case against unidentified officials of BOC, along with Harish Lamba, Aarti Lamba and Ashwani Kumar
DB Group's Ratlam edition sees more than a six-fold increase in revenue this year
The group achieved the numbers despite a drop in page count
Dainik Bhaskar publishes 100 page Foundation Day issue to mark 10 years in Dhanbad
The edition was created with the aim to apprise readers of the future prospect of the city with respect to its industries, education, infrastructure, etc.
Jagran Prakashan mulls share buyback worth up to Rs 118 crore
The company proposes to buyback equity shares of Rs 2 each at a maximum buyback price of Rs 60
Rajkamal Prakashan Samuh appoints two commissioning editors
Recent appointments of Manoj Kumar Pandey & Dharmendra Sushant at Lokbharti and Radhakrishna, respectively, are set to herald a new era in Hindi publishing
Will the festive spark ensure a healthy recovery for Print?
Print media players say circulation is back to 90% of pre-Covid levels and ad volumes close to 80%. However with deep discounts still being offered on ad rates, can Print make a healthy recovery soon?
Salesforce Live India: There will be more focus on our digital products: Sidharth Yadav
HT Media's VP of technology Sidharth Yadav spoke to Nikhil Shroff, Regional Lead, Platform Solutions, Salesforce, about the publication digitally transforming its circulation using Salesforce
Recap: The Week That Was
We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week
Print registers 18% market share in AMJ '20
According to Pitch Madison Advertising Report 2020 Mid-Year Review, print has suffered an estimate de-growth of 51% in this period
Non-metro markets to drive India’s recovery post COVID: EY Survey
The survey reveals that while there has been an increase in adoption of the digital medium, newspapers remain most-trusted platform
Malini Parthasarathy named Chairperson of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited
Prior to this, Parthasarathy had been the Co-Chairperson
Print & digital bodies ask govt to restrict Chinese media after China blocks Indian sites
They also requested that the government call off collaborations and investments made by the Chinese in Indian media companies
As Punjab newspapers grow, Dainik Savera struggles with falling readership
Experts say that the media house has failed to adjust to the challenge posed by its plummeting readership base
We're hoping to revive investments for Indian newspapers: John Montgomery, GroupM
John Montgomery, Global Executive Vice President of Brand Safety, GroupM, spoke to exchange4media Editor Naziya Alvi Rahman on the changes brought about by COVID-19, news & advertising and much more
Newspapers likely to reach Mumbai homes from June 7
According to media reports, the Maharashtra CM has given a go-ahead for door-to-door circulation of newspapers
Papers need hike in cover price as well as monetisation of digital content: Probal Ghosal
Ghosal, Director- Amar Ujala Limited, talks about the adoption of digital subscription model among Hindi and vernacular papers
IRS Q4 2019: What makes Jagran tick
With a readership of over 6.5 crore across India and 3.9 crore readership in UP, Jagran leads in the latest IRS numbers again
INS seeks stimulus package from the government
With no advertising from the private sector or economic activity, in the next six-seven months, the industry stares at a possible loss of Rs 12,000 crore - Rs 15,000 crore
Print media has suffered nearly Rs 4,500 crore loss in March & April: INS
The Indian Newspaper Society has sought a strong stimulus package for the industry from the government
Lockdown has increased the affinity for newspapers: National Survey
The Avance Field And Brand Solutions LLP survey has concluded that the number of people spending more than an hour with newspapers has gone up from 16% to 38%
Newspaper distribution has largely stabilised across India: Publishers
A joint statement issued by the publishers says sensitisation drives have been undertaken to apprise readers of the safety measures deployed at every level to make the newspaper safe in their hands
It’s time for newspapers to reinvent their distribution model: Jwalant Swaroop, Happy Ho
Guest Column: Swaroop, the CEO of Happy Ho, says that the pandemic may have stopped the presses, but newspapers will continue to thrive in a post-COVID-19 world
INS Kerala Committee fights fake news surrounding Coronavirus
Newsprint players have come together to fight the menace of fake news surrounding Coronavirus in a new print ad
COVID-19 update: Newspapers to be published & distributed in Mumbai from April 1
The decision was taken at a meeting between Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai and newspaper hawkers & publishers
The newspapers delivered to your home are safe: Raj Jain, CEO - BCCL
The Times Group CEO quotes the World Health Organization to assure readers that the likelihood of contracting coronavirus from newspapers is low
Times of India emphasizes Coronavirus cannot be spread through newspaper distribution
The Times of India has come up with a video that talks about how printing is a highly automated process which is carried out without any human contact
Newspaper circulation must go on uninterrupted: Govt
The Centre has issued a circular asking all states and Union Territories to facilitate operational convenience of services to ensure dissemination of timely and authentic information
Dainik Bhaskar becomes world's 3rd largest circulated newspaper
With over 4.3 million copies sold, Dainik Bhaskar continues its reign as the largest circulated newspaper of India
IRS 2019 Q3: Top dailies & magazines perform consistently, print puts up a good show
Print has held its own against digital mainly due to the credibility it provides the readers, say experts
IRS Q3: Dainik Jagran takes No. 1 spot in Hindi readership, TOI leads English dailies
The survey also released the data for the top magazine where India Today Hindi, as well as English, took the number 1 spot
Deccan Herald honours 20 change-makers in 2020
The event brought together the changemakers, some of Karnataka’s brightest minds across various spheres of work
Veteran journalist and writer IV Babu Das no more
Das passed away on Friday, January 17 in Kozhikode, Kerala
What led to Deccan Chronicle bowing out of Kerala and Karnataka?
The company will reportedly wind up Asian Age newspaper’s Mumbai based operations also