manroland announced on 26 February that the press manufacturer is in negotiations to purchase WIFAG, the Swiss press manufacturer. Gerd Finkbeiner, CEO of manroland AG, answered questions from WAN-IFRA via email earlier this week.
WAN-IFRA: What are the complementary technologies and services that WIFAG would bring to manroland?


lost to print, making the search for new business models including paid-for online access for news a pressing concern for the news publishing industry, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its annual world press trends update.