Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia is using artificial intelligence in its latest Revoria digital colour print systems; it says they will open the door to new opportunities and revenue streams.

Are Media is rebranding its newly acquired Ovato Retail Distribution business to Are Direct across Australia and New Zealand, and says it is committed to supporting all magazines.

A B Graphic International (ABG) has launched the next evolution of its DigiLase 4.0 digital laser cutting machine, with new individual piece options and faster speeds.

EFI is running the second of its web-to-print webinars tomorrow (Thursday), which will focus on making it happen despite the difficulties that are sometimes encountered.

The nation’s magazine publishers are running an in-store promotion with cash prizes for both consumers and newsagents through National Newsagent Week 2021, which is happening next week.

Five-year-old Grand Print Services has scooped both print awards in the Outdoor Media Association’s second Creative Collection competition for 2021, one of them for its Archibald poster.

Online printer Yintong Corporation has placed the biggest order ever taken by RMGT (formerly Ryobi), and one of the biggest ever taken anywhere, for 56 offset presses, comprising 338 printing units.

Ovato is planning to close its Christchurch print plant, and move all New Zealand printing to the main Auckland print centre, as the company continues to rationalise its business.

Konica Minolta has released the AccurioPress C7100 series digital colour presses, which it says are packed with innovative technologies, designed to create more profitable business opportunities.

The Israeli financial press is reporting that Landa Digital Printing is looking at a float on the Nasdaq, which it says will value the business at US$2bn, around 20 times its current annual revenue.

Print giant Ovato saw its revenue fall by $96.6m in the 2021 financial year, while losses improved by a third, but the company still finished the year a whopping $67m in the red.

Australia Post is suspending Unaddressed Mail bookings in NSW and Victoria for two weeks next month, leaving the print and mail industry angry, frustrated, and looking at financial losses.

The country’s biggest print business, IVE, performed better than anticipated in the financial year to June, achieving a $100m EBITDA on revenue of $656m, and is anticipating strong growth next year, and is looking to invest in fibre-based packaging.

Much of the commercial print industry in Auckland and the rest of New Zealand remains idle, with Level 4 lockdown extended again until at least next Tuesday in the country's biggest city, with the rest of the country in Level 4 until the end of the week. However, printers are better prepared now than last time around.

In a triumph for smart packaging, flexo and digital printing, and promotional marketing, Hungry Jack’s has launched its biggest ever on-pack promotion – Uno at Hungry Jack’s – delivered by a cross-industry collaboration, including MCC and Detpack.

Award-winning wide format digital printing supplier Mezographic has completed a vibrant, eye-catching vehicle wrap for The Dough Truck's Sladan Stankic.