Doorfront Direct, the nation’s largest independent magazine and catalog delivery network, announced this week that it has opened several new Midwest markets. more

Researchers cite BLOX Digital’s comprehensive feature set, ease of use and outstanding customer service. more

Local news is critical to the success of businesses and the business community. News readers are an engaged, local audience of consumers. Two of the top reasons why Americans read or use local news is to feel connected to the community and to find places and things to do around town, according to America’s Newspapers 2023 Local Newspaper Study. more

Longtime SCS customer Hometown News Media Group, with offices in Fort Pierce, Florida, and South Daytona, Florida, has signed an agreement with SCS to implement the company’s Community Publishing System. more

Independent visual content provider, EPA Images, has announced a five-year partnership with Canon Europe to renew and update its photography and videography equipment to confront the challenges in a changing world. more

After careful consideration, Column has decided to end its service of providing free public notice websites for press associations, effective for all partners no later than May 31, 2024. more

Mather has acquired Sophi Inc. Mather and Sophi together accelerate the scale and speed at which we collectively create customer value with transformative products and services. more

AdPerfect, which re-launched its industry-leading obituary platform last September, will provide the hosting technology for the legendary metro daily The Toronto Star, as well as Metroland Media’s 54 local media titles. more

BlueLena is receiving a critical investment to expand affordable access to its solutions for independent media as part of the LION Publishers’ newly announced Maintaining Affordable News Ecosystem (MANE) initiative. more

Lyle Printing and Publishing, of Salem, Ohio, has selected SCS to provide its Community Advertising System and Community Publishing System. Farm and Dairy, which serves the rural communities of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, is the company’s flagship publication. more

PressReader has announced an expanded partnership with Gannett. This collaboration brings together content from USA TODAY, USA TODAY International Edition and 50 local publications within the USA TODAY Network to readers across PressReader's global Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) channels. more

For the tenth consecutive year, Kevin Kamen, founder and CEO of New York-based Kamen & Co Group Services, LLC, a multi-media valuation, accounting and brokerage firm, has been selected to assist the wealth reporters at FORBES as they determine the financial value of the Richest Americans within the multi-media sphere. more

SCS is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Bluefin Technology Partners of Andover, Massachusetts, an industry leader in digital classifieds platforms. This collaboration marks an important milestone as SCS incorporates Bluefin's cutting-edge digital classifieds platform into their Community Advertising System (CAS). more

In the summer of 2022, BlueLena ran a seven-email reader revenue campaign. Five newsrooms who used the customized messaging also participated in A/B testing on subject lines and CTA buttons. The five participating newsrooms sent to over 155,000 contacts through the course of the campaign. From that campaign, we identified five tips for A/B testing your email campaigns. more

New AI tool helps anyone create a well-written obituary in minutes — and it’s completely free. more

The Jewish World of Albany, New York, has formed an alliance for improved sales and marketing projects, with Capital Region Independent Media (CRIM), which operates media companies, including nine newspapers in the region. more

STN's user-focused video player functionality not only boosts engagement but also delivers enhanced KPIs and more revenue for publishers. more

In a global effort to streamline their printing production workflow and lessen their dependencies and related costs tied to managing and supporting on-premises data centers (hardware and software), Gannett has already implemented ProImages NewsWayX Systems in 10 print locations with more planned in the coming months. more

Deaths are up. Obits are down. Discover why private party placement is the secret to thriving with the digital generation, with three strategies to make your private party intake a revenue-generating success. more

BlueLena, which supports independent news organizations with developing, implementing and managing subscription, membership and donation models, has announced a strategic partnership with Piano Software, a leading digital experience platform that supports subscription, conversion, analytics and personalization outcomes. more