Mobile e-reading – the future of newspapers on e-paper based devices
Launched in 2005, eNews was IFRA’s first Executive Programme. It was set up in response to the emerging mobile e-reading media market. The programme is about creating business opportunities based on early consumer behaviour in this market. Through the programme, member publishers and technology developers are able to build their understanding of the new and changing needs of consumers, to create and sustain business, take control and adapt to new technology.
The popularity of the original programme, called eNews 2008, was such that a second programme, called eNews 2010 was set up in 2007. Each programme runs over three years, with six seminars held in total, two of them in conjunction with focus tours. Through eNews, its members are gaining access to front players in e-reading technology as well as digital/mobile media, and are kept up-to-date with the very latest developments in this market globally. As in all Executive Programmes, professional workshops constitute a vital part of the learning experience, as does the networking with peers from around the world.
In partnership with four of the member publishers in the eNews 2008 group, IFRA carried out a ground breaking global consumer test on newspapers in e-readers, in the spring of 2008. Click here to read the press release.
See below for member companies
eNews 2008
eNews 2008 is made up of 22 publishers and three technology developers from Europe, Japan and North America:
Publishing members:
Bonnier/Expressen (SE), De Telegraaf (NL), DPA (DE), Edda Media (NO), Edipresse Publications (CH), Frankfurter Rundschau (DE), Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co (DE), Mainichi Shimbun (JP), New York Times Company (US), Nordjyske Medier (DK), PrisaCom/El País (ES), Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft (DE), Sanoma Corporation (FI), Schibsted/Aftonbladet (NO/SE), Stampen/Göteborgs-Posten (SE), Styria Medien (AT), Tamedia AG (CH), Telegraph Group (UK), Tribune Interactive (US), Vorarlberger Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei (AT), Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (DE), Yomiuri Shimbun (JP)
Technology members:
Arena Interactive (FI), Escenic (NO), Plastic Logic Limited (UK)
eNews 2010
eNews 2010 is made up of 16 publishers from Europe, Asia and North America:
A-pressen (NO), Agora Group (PL), Allehanda Media (SE), Associated Newspapers (UK), Harstad Tidende Gruppen (NO), Ibercentro Medios (ES), JP/Politikens Hus (DK), Kauppalehti (FI), La Presse (CA), Malayala Manorama (IN), Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation (HK), Nikkei (JP), Ringier (CH), Singapore Press Holdings (SG), The Hindu (IN), Vocento (ES)
Downloads
IFRA eNews 2010 programme description (eNews2010.pdf, 5117 kb)
Second year of eNews 2008 brochure (Ifra_eNews2008_2ndyear.pdf, 1272 kb)
IFRA e-news initiative 2005 - 2008 - Executive Brief: Creating business in the emerging mobile e-reading world (Version 2.0, 4 July 2006) (20060704_eNews2008_ExecExternal.pdf, 42 kb)
