In its statement published on Tuesday, the Press Council denied its jurisdiction in the matter of an opinion piece published on the Internet. The complaint was directed against an opinion piece that appeared as "media information" on a Swixchat.ch website. The Press Council justified its decision by stating that the publication in question was not independent reporting, but a clearly recognizable representation of an opinion. There could be no question of professional journalistic editing.

The model, which operates in the packaging
In the past year, the Group generated consolidated sales of 545
million francs, which corresponds to an increase of 3.4 %.
Adjusted for currency effects, sales reached the previous year's level. The Group
is active in the main markets of Switzerland, Germany, France and Austria,
Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Croatia. It trades in corrugated
and solid board packaging. The recorded growth stems from the
markets outside Switzerland, the company announced. One third
of turnover was generated in Switzerland. In the paper mill
Weinfelden, the increase in energy costs would have led to substantial
margin loss, the press release continues. This has
The general price increases in the paper industry also had nothing to
change. In the current year, further
increases in the cost of raw materials. With renewed
Price increases must be expected. 

The latest figures from Nielsen/Netratings and MMXI Switzerland show an increase in visitors of 49.3 percent and a tripling in the mail order category "Home & Fashion" from December 2003 to December 2005. Mass merchandisers such as Amazon, Coop, Migros and Tchibo also increased their unique audience by 61.5 percent. The names of the top 5 in e-commerce have not changed since December 2004. Ebay, Ricardo, Amazon, Coop and Migros continue to dominate the field. Migros was able to increase its unique audience by 80.6 percent compared to the previous year, but is still behind Coop, which gained 50.4 percent. The sixth-placed Bluewin marketplace increased its audience by 71.7 percent compared to the previous year. Overall, the average growth in unique audience since December 2004 amounted to 24.5%.
User loyalty also developed positively. Between the first and fourth quarters of 2005, both reach and visits per person increased. The amount of time a person spent on e-commerce sites also increased by 31.7 percent to 1 hour and 47 minutes. The average number of visits to e-commerce sites increased by 22.8 percent to 19.3 visits per person per quarter.
Mark Meier, President of the Mail Order Association, commented on the e-commerce data. According to Meier, the figures are not surprising because, according to figures available to the association, the online share of the mail order business has doubled in the last two years. The Swiss mail order business is therefore continuing to focus on e-commerce, where it continues to expect above-average growth opportunities, even if this is partly at the expense of traditional channels, according to the press release.

The Zurich-based advertising film production company has strengthened its production team with Kerstin Reulen. Reulen has many years of international experience as an agency producer on the agency side. In addition to her work as a producer, she will also be responsible for innovations and director acquisitions. Nadja Gillmann, who has already worked as a freelancer for Rosas'n'Co Films, has been recruited as an all-rounder.

The world's largest magazine publisher Time Inc.
is preparing the launch of an online magazine for young male
office workers. The new magazine will be published in the coming weeks.
go online at www.officepirates.com and enjoy the attractive
target group during office hours and not only after
reach the end of the working day. This is reported by the German magazine Werben
& Sell with reference to the New York Times. The
The content format should be a mixture of comic video clips,
be strange news and downloads. The web magazine is regarded as
The publisher's first step towards multimedia platforms. End
On January 1, the publishing house announced that it would be cutting jobs in the print sector,
to invest more in online activities.

(pr) HP today announced the availability of the recently updated HP Indigo press 5000. Most notably, the print speed for monochrome printing (1/0) has been increased by 100%, enabling production of up to 16,000 prints per hour or 272 pages per minute(1).With the new software versions and hardware options, HP's best-selling 7-color digital press is optimally geared to quickly and efficiently produce manuals, variable data statements, transactional documents and other materials that are largely printed in monochrome.
Print service providers gain the flexibility to print a wider range of applications on a single device. This eliminates the need to set up or implement new workflows to print occasional single-color jobs on a separate device.
Other new press features include HP Professional PANTONE® technology, updated operating software and a higher capacity proof delivery. The enhancements are available with all new HP Indigo press 5000 systems or as a free upgrade for all HP Indigo press 5000 owners with a current service contract.
"With the latest enhancements to the HP Indigo press 5000, our customers gain a distinct competitive advantage in the production of printed materials ranging from high-volume monochrome documents to highly personalized full-color marketing materials with specific PANTONE and brand colors," said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo Division, HP. "The upgrade to our leading press also underscores our commitment to continuous improvement and demonstrates our dedication to providing the best technology to increase our customers' productivity and profitability."
New functions optimize quality and productivity The significant increase in speed of the HP Indigo press 5000 already results in numerous time and cost savings in the standard version of the press.
HP Professional PANTONE technology for the HP Indigo press 5000 enables on press four-color (CMYK) PANTONE emulation that simulates colors from the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM. This new solution guarantees customers even better color consistency by automatically matching multiple colors in a single job. HP Professional PANTONE technology also uses ICC profiles to ensure optimized simulations for specific print substrate types.
The updated version 7.2 of the press software offers several new features for optimized productivity and usage, including separating sheets between jobs in job offset mode, support for multiple substrates loaded on press, faster stopping when interrupting and changing jobs, and reduced cold start time. In addition, the following new software features are available:
Optimized color level and front/back register for higher print quality
Remote queue monitoring for press job management and an updated user interface with support for German, French, Italian and Spanish.The HP Indigo press 5000 is also available with new optional stackers. Up to three optional stackers can be added to the standard HP Indigo press 5000 stacker, allowing multiple paper types to be fed(2). This also significantly increases operator productivity as media can be loaded and unloaded during printing.
"The enhancements to the HP Indigo press 5000 have already had a tangible impact on our overall bottom line," said Christopher M. Petro, President and CEO of Global Soft Digital Solutions of Mahwah, New Jersey, one of the early adopters of the enhanced press. "Overall, we've seen a 10 percent increase in output productivity, clear workflow optimizations, better color and efficiency when using multiple print media, and incredible speeds with an all-black output."
HP expects to make the enhancement upgrades available to HP Indigo press 5000 owners in March. New HP Indigo press 5000 customers will also be able to purchase the press with integrated enhancements in March.
About HPHP provides technology solutions for consumers, large, medium and small businesses and government customers worldwide. The company's offerings include IT infrastructure solutions, global IT services, business and home computing, imaging and printing. For the four quarters ended October 31, 2005, HP reported revenues of $86.7 billion. For more information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ), please visit www.hp.com .
(1) Monochrome prints (1/0) in A4 format per hour (2-up, recommended for print media with 90-200 g/m2) with former HP Indigo 5000 producing 8,000 monochrome prints per hour
(2) Optional stackers are offered separately as an upgrade for the HP Indigo press 5000.

41-year-old Grazia Siliberti has been with the company since
February 1 in the Corporate Communications and Media departments at
of the Swiss health insurance company Visana. The
experienced media specialist was, among other things, head of customer service
at the Swiss Dispatch Agency, where she worked for 17 years.
of her professional career, reports the SDA. In addition to
excellent knowledge of the Swiss media and extensive experience
in the areas of communication and project work, Siliberti
has a federal certificate as a marketing planner. Siliberti
replaces Mirjam Müller, who is leaving the company for family reasons.
left.

The Preview Day is an instrument for
Image users who are looking for new professional contacts with photographers. The
Photo award The Selection vfg presents each year on Preview Day in February
around 500 works of contemporary Swiss professional photography,
of which 105 can now be viewed digitally. With the
Online placement is for advertising agencies, art buyers, photo agencies,
editors, among other things, to create an image independent of time and place.
Insight into the current work of Swiss professional photography
and to contact new photographers. At
www.the-selection.ch, the participants in the competition can
Photographers can submit their pictures in exchange for a
fee of 20 francs. The works remain available all year round
can be viewed. For an agency fee of 10 francs
interested persons can contact the photographers. Previously
the inspection of all submitted works for the interested public.
specialist audience only on one evening in February in a Zurich
Exhibition hall possible.
The Selection vfg photography prize is awarded by the vfg association
of photographic designers organized by EWZ and Das Magazin
presents. The Selection vfg is under the patronage of the Federal Office
for Culture, the Swiss Foundation for Photography and the
Presidential Department of the City of Zurich.

Small publishers and representatives of the member press warned against the abolition of press subsidies in Bern on Monday. Their argument: the abolition would lead to a clear-cutting of the Swiss press forest. Small and medium-sized publishers would no longer be able to withstand the pressure and would have to give up. Member magazines of non-profit organizations such as professional associations, churches, political parties and non-governmental organizations would also be affected. The coalition of publishers and member press demanded that Parliament maintain indirect press subsidies. The debate on press subsidies is thus creating a toxic climate among publishers. The front runs between large publishing houses with their own distribution structure and small publishers that rely on postal distribution. At the beginning of January, Hanspeter Lebrument, President of the Publishers Association, called on publishers to abandon indirect press subsidies.
The so-called relief program for indirect press subsidies, as it exists today, was limited by parliament until 2007. Last year, a proposal for the direct subsidization of press products failed due to opposition from the Council of States. Both chambers then passed a motion calling for the federal government to make a targeted contribution to distribution costs. However, the Federal Council refused to comply with the motion. A parliamentary initiative by National Councillor Rudolf Joder is also pending. It calls for a uniform newspaper transport tariff to be set at the current level. The National Council's Political Affairs Committee will discuss this proposal next week.

The broadcast of the Olympic
Winter Games proves to be good advertising business for the
third-largest American broadcaster NBC. The owner of the US broadcaster
NBC Universal has sold ads for around 900 million dollars to
advertisers sold during the commercial breaks of the Olympic Games.
Winter Games. NBC broadcasts on its six channels
a total of 418 hours from the Winter Games in Turin, writes the
Network Newspaper. NBC has 613 million dollars for the broadcasting rights
and presents the transmission as the highlight of the entire
television program.

The Mittellandzeitung, which consists of the Aargauer Zeitung, Solothurner Zietung, Oltener Tagblatt and Zofinger Tagblatt, is reducing its advertising rates in the main product segments by an average of 15 percent. Publicitas announced on Monday that the investments made in recent years in printing technology and increased efficiency in marketing have made these steps possible. With the standard formats and integrated color prices, Publicitas can consistently align itself with market and customer needs, the press release continues.

Trimarca Kommunikation Chur has had a successful and busy start to the year. The agency is developing the marketing concept with positioning ideas, corporate design and communication for the Viamala cultural area in Graubünden. The former Hotel of the Year Vieux Manoir in Murten also commissioned Trimarca with the redevelopment of its vision and design, communication and brand coaching. And because all good things come in threes, Trimarca was also commissioned to design the overall marketing, location positioning and development of direct marketing and outdoor advertising for the Do it DIY and garden stores.