1,500 euros in aid for independent newsagents
According to a decree published on August 15 in the Official Gazette 1,500, independent newspaper publishers affected by the Covid crisis and the difficulties of the former press distribution group Prestalis will be able to receive exceptional aid of 1,500 euros.
A positive balance sheet among booksellers
Bookstore sales skyrocketed at the end of lockdown. The Coiffard bookshop in Nantes saw its sales increase by 50% in June compared to 2019, the director of the bookshop told the newspaper West France . A trend reported by many booksellers across the country.
A new president for Carton Corrugated Board of France
Carton Ondulé de France announced on 7 July the appointment of Philippe Durand as President of the organisation. Serge Fourcade, Managing Director of Saica Pack remains Vice President. Carton Corrugated Board of France's main mission is to promote the corrugated board and corrugated packaging industry.
A common printing plant for Nice Matin and The Provence
The Nice Matin group is considering a joint printing centre with the newspaper La Provence, according to an AFP report published in July.
A detective series in a print shop
On Wednesday 19 August, the film crew of Agatha Christie's Little Murders made a stopover of a few hours at the Flemish Press printing house in Hazebrouck, Flanders, to film some shots of the press.
An historic first for the New York Times
For the first time in its history, the New York Times recorded in the second quarter of 2020 online revenues higher than its paper revenues, according to the Reuters Institute's 2020 report, the transition to digital would have been accelerated by the health crisis.
