http://www.mastheadonline.com/rss/news.php MastheadOnline RSS en-us Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:09:07 UTC Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:07:42 EST http://www.mastheadonline.com circulation@masthead.ca webmaster@northisland.ca http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240903950.shtml Tue, 3 Sep 2024 11:58:40 EST   3 magazine Premier issue cover SJC and 369 Global announced the official launch of 3 magazine. A luxury magazine on premium stock, 3's limited distribution of 50,000 includes targeted direct mail, distribution via newsstands and via strategic partnerships and events. It's also available via subscription. The luxury multi-media brand exploring the vibrant interactions of diverse cultures that define modern Canada is available via print, digital, newsletter, and social media. 3 magazine was born from a recognition of a gap in the Canadian media landscape, http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240902804.shtml Mon, 2 Sep 2024 08:15:56 EST       DEALER PROFILE: Magazines Canada new hotsheet series that focuses on valued distribution partners—our dealers! These hotsheets will showcase some of the stores where MC’s distribution member magazines are sold, the people who run them—and the awesome people who shop there too! A great read for distribution companies but also anyone who cares about selling magazines in Canada! This one is focused in Atlantic Canada, particularly on the beloved Halifax shop Atlantic News, recently under new management. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240827780.shtml Tue, 27 Aug 2024 02:53:47 EST St. John Telegram goes weekly  Postmedia reported it has successfully closed its acquisition of certain businesses and assets of Saltwire Network Inc.  The Halifax Herald and St. John Telegram .Through the acquisition of Atlantic Canada’s largest media company. The Telegram announced that after Saturday its print and digital editions will no longer be distributed daily, with the first weekly edition to be published Aug. 30. The outlet will continue to publish news daily on its website, says the article. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240821007.shtml Wed, 21 Aug 2024 02:53:49 EST Taps into colour trends around the world in real time.  Pantone has launched a new colour intelligence and forecasting tool that integrates with its Pantone Connect system.The new Pantone Color Insider option is described as “an aesthetically provocative and culturally relevant colour centric trend service”. Pantone said the new tool would be updated with new data and content weekly.Its features include expert trend insights, colour education to guide colour usage, and a global colour data tool to inform designers about trending colours in different industries and cities. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240815124.shtml Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:06:44 EST Largest trade publisher in Canada with over 60 titles  Annex Business Media has announced they are closing their printing plant in Simcoe, Ontario. The sheetfed plant specialized in magazine printing. Annex publishes about 60 trade magazines. Annex has decided to focus on their core business of publishing . They are the largest B2B publisher in Canada serving markets from aviation to pulp and paper.Its 160 employees are based in two Ontario offices and across six additional provinces. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240814755.shtml Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:03:40 EST     This fall offers a critical opportunity for the federal government to finally take action and get the job of repairing the Copyright Act done. The government has acknowledged that the marketplace for published works for the education sector in Canada is broken and that our copyright regime no longer encourages the continued creation of Canadian published works. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240811961.shtml Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:13:31 EST owns 23 daily and weekly newspapers in Atlantic Canada.  Postmedia announced that the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has issued an order approving Postmedia’s announced potential acquisition of certain businesses and assets of Saltwire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Limited. Postmedia also confirmed that it had reached an agreement with certain unions representing employees of Saltwire in respect of certain employment-related matters. Postmedia says" While change is difficult, we at Postmedia believe with http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240804803.shtml Sun, 4 Aug 2024 13:42:21 EST     The July 2024 Hotsheet from Magazines Canada, authored by Craig Sweetman, provides an update on the state of newsstand magazine sales in Canada for the second quarter of 2024. It highlights trends, challenges, and improvements in sales performance, driven by factors such as distribution declines and rising costs. Additionally, the report emphasizes the positive impact of TNG’s retailer relogo program, which has boosted sales, and identifies growth opportunities in specific magazine categories and niche titles. The outlook for the remainder of the year remains optimistic for publishers. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240804789.shtml Sun, 4 Aug 2024 14:49:24 EST   Last postal strike was in 2018 Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have been negotiating since November 2023 to reach new collective agreements. CUPW filed notices of dispute with the federal Minister of Labour, asking for conciliators to help the parties reach new collective agreements. While this official step represents an impasse in negotiations, it provides an extended timeline for the parties to continue negotiating with the help of a neutral conciliator. Under the Canada Labour Code, a labour disruption cannot happen for at least three months. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240725020.shtml Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:28:50 EST Combining unique data with decades of experience helping PR professionals build media relationships.  For more than a decade, media professionals around the world been given Cision’s State of the Media Report to be the industry . The State of the Media Report began in 2009 as a relatively small, joint study with George Washington University to get a pulse on how journalists were using this fascinating new technology called “social media” and interacting with PR professionals. Back then, only 56% of journalists said social media was “important” or “somewhat important” for reporting and producing stories. Compare that to today, with 97% of journalists using social media for a variety of work-related purposes – from reporting stories to finding sources. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240725005.shtml Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:55:31 EST   Google's new plan is to allow third-party cookies, may hurt direct mail. Google has abandoned its plan to block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, four years after announcing it would do so, in a move that bolsters digital advertisers' position.The tech giant revealed in a surprise blog post that it had decided not to remove third-party cookies. Cookies are small files stored on computer, that allow sites to gather information and track activities; http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240717857.shtml Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:23:43 EST Is the dominate design software forpublishing with Photoshop, Illustrator InDesign .  Adobe has added a web-to-print capability to its Adobe Express AI content creation app, with the vision of enabling “a growing ecosystem of print partners”. Adobe is taking on the likes of Canva and Gelato with the new offering, described as an “open ecosystem print strategy”. Adobe's vision is to make it easy for Adobe Express users to create any print product they can dream of, ordered and delivered anywhere in the world by a network of print providers with any print option they can imagine. Adobe says we are opening the doors wide for our partners, http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240630041.shtml Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:23:41 EST   Was one of North America's longest running weekly magazines For nearly its entire 100-year run, Businessweek has been distributed weekly, just as its name implies. Starting with the July 2024 issue, will be publish Bloomberg Businessweek once a month.The publication will be redesigned with “heavier paper stock for a more high-end look and feel”paper and contain more stories chronicling the most important figures, companies and trends in business, technology, economics and politics. Businessweek claims an increasing percentage of their work is published online in theform of columns, features, podcasts and video reports, and delivered to email inboxes in a daily newsletter that has the same penetrating reportingBloomberg . http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240629649.shtml Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:03:45 EST   HAPPY CANADA DAY! The Call for Entries is now Open for 2024 COPAs.  The deadline for entries is September 30, 2024. The 2024 categories have in 4 divisions ( B2B, B2C, News, and Academic). The COPAs is now in its 16th year.    Visit the 2024 Rules Page here  ENTER HERE   Call for Judges The COPA call for judges is now open if you are interested in becoming a judge and be part of the Who's Who of digital publishing in Canada. Deadline is July 31. Register Here. http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/2024/20240627884.shtml Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:22:45 EST     The Fraser Institute is hosting the 2024 Journalism Conference, featuring two exclusive in-person professional development courses for Canadian journalists. The Economics for Journalists and Policy for Journalists programs will take place in November in Calgary, AB. These programs are designed to deepen journalists' understanding of economics andpublic policy.