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MIAMI, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Diario Las Americas announces that beginning May 21, 2013, it will become a 24/7 publication, as follows: 1. Originally an evening publication, it will now become a morning newspaper and its subscribers will have access to the news early in the morning. 2. It will now be published seven days a week, Monday through Sunday. Furthermore, with the goal of becoming closer to its readers each passing day, the newspaper will increase its number of pages...

MONTREAL, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - La Presse today launched La Presse+, its all-new, free-subscription digital edition for iPad, available now on Newsstand. After three years of research and development and a $40-million investment, this new digital edition fully leverages the multi-function capabilities of the iPad and delivers the most comprehensive news and information experience ever from Québec's largest newsroom. La Presse+ joins the existing platforms (print, Web,...

FAIRPORT, N.Y., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GateHouse Media, Inc., a leading multi-media company providing news and information to local communities, has launched More Content Now, where publishers can find high-quality feature articles, pages and special sections through subscriptions or a la carte purchasing. More Content Now offers broad-appeal, lifestyle, entertainment, news and niche products that can save newspapers time and money and enrich their content. "More Content...

Facing intense pressure from alternative information sources, newspapers are focusing on creative youth-oriented content as a means of competing in an electronic age. The Philadelphia Daily News is now launching the nationally syndicated, Kids Across Parents Down collaborative crossword, joining other major market newspapers in their efforts to leverage the intergenerational puzzles in cooperation with parents and teachers to establish a three-pronged synergy that improves literacy and...

TORONTO, March 28, 2013 /CNW/ - The Globe and Mail is proud to announce the appointment of Publicitas, a leading international media services company, as its exclusive sales agent for advertising in the United States. Effective April 1, 2013, Publicitas will be responsible for the full portfolio of The Globe's media platforms, including print, magazine, custom and digital content. Publicitas currently represents The Globe in Europe and Asia, providing a more than twenty-five...

App Expands Daily News offerings - Combining MyCityWay's Best-in-Class City Experiences Guide With Daily News' World Class News Coverage NEW YORK, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Daily News, the largest and most widely read newspaper in the New York Metropolitan area, with the seventh-largest news website in the United States, has partnered with MyCityWay, a mobile information and technology company that produces personalized mobile interfaces and apps that guide people through...

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ForkFly, a powerful social engagement and advertising platform transforming the way publishers and merchants offer deals and advertising, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with The Seattle Times. By integrating ForkFly into its current advertising initiatives, The Seattle Times will now offer area merchants an intuitive, self-service platform for delivering custom advertisements, offers, and...

LONDON, February 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The shift to digital has had a downbeat impact on the newspaper publishing industry. Over the last few years, publishing industry has seen advertising revenue on a freefall. The weak economic environment has not been kind as well as for the industry as companies slashed their advertising budgets. For publishers such as Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) these are challenging times. However, publishers...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ProQuest is opening a new avenue for research into the history and culture of China through the digitization of a dozen of the country's most important English-language newspapers. The collection of papers, including North China Herald, The China Press, The China Critic, and the China Weekly Review, provides a primary source chronicle of the country's turbulent transition from Imperial rule to the founding of the...

Cox Media Group has selected NewsEngin’s Ampere content management software as part of a new editorial creation and distribution strategy for its newspapers and their affiliated websites. The Cox newspapers that now are live on NewsEngin software are The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Austin American-Statesman, the Dayton Daily News, The Palm Beach Post and The Palm Beach Daily News. (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 Cox Media Group has selected NewsEngin’s Ampere content management...