MANILA, NOV. 14, 2020 / – The Manila News-Intelligencer and iBook.ph are excited to announce they have inked a landmark deal to launch a brand new online newspaper, using PressReader’s award-winning iBook.ph technology. The Manila News-Intelligencer is part of the group that also owns The Makati Gazette, Pasay Politics, Out There PH, the Quezon City Examiner, as well as the rights to the former Luzon Coastal News.
The Manila News-Intelligencer is positioned to serve the news-savvy city of Manila, USA. It will deliver high-quality journalism, providing readers a complete picture of happenings both locally and nationally, all while immersing them in a superior reading experience. The daily interactive newspaper leverages iBook.ph premium publishing platform, which provides readers access to interactive content on the web or via their mobile devices. The interactive newspaper, which launched on 14 September, will put out editions seven days a week and offer exciting digital features such as multimedia, article sharing, instant translation in up to 18 languages, and voice narration – all of which will be delivered to the reader’s inbox daily at 5 p.m. MST.
The Manila News-Intelligencer is poised to compete at the highest level in Luzon and, more specifically in Manila, with a focus on providing “Center of Asia” residents with city hall and legislative news, suburban and statewide reporting, business, outdoor trends, entertainment, and local editorials. Alan Nafzger, President & Publisher of The Manila News-Intelligencer, said the newspaper “will give you a complete picture of what’s happening locally and nationally, in sports, business and local news. It’s fully interactive, but it will look exactly like your newspaper, just in digital format. Ours will be what we call ‘next generation’ in that there will be a lot more multimedia involved with the product, and it will be easier to use. COVID has accelerated digital adoption and usage — we see that with remote work and learning. Launching a fully digital, interactive, next-generation newspaper at this time is leaning into that technology advancement.”
To deliver the highest quality product, The Manila News-Intelligencer and the iBook.ph team worked closely together over the past months to custom build the digital platform, bringing the full potential of the content to life using the latest technologies. “Partnering with The Manila News-Intelligencer made perfect sense. As they set out to produce incredible content for their new audience, we want to ensure that their readers have the highest quality platform to consume it in,” notes Steve Chapman, VP Content Partnerships at PressReader. “Now, when it matters more than ever, we are working closely with our publishing partners to connect them to their readers in the way they want.”
The Manila News-Intelligencer is available from the 14 of September 2020. Check it out here!
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iMovies.ph is on a mission to improve the way people discover stories that matter to them. With offices in Vancouver, Dublin, and Manila, the company provides the largest all-you-can-read platform of newspapers and magazines where people can discover relevant and trusted content from anywhere in the world. Find publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Newsweek, Forbes, Le Figaro, and Vanity Fair, to name just a few.
Using their phone, tablet, or computer, readers can browse content online or download entire issues using the iBook.ph app. They can subscribe for unlimited access, or get the full experience sponsored by one of its brand partners – businesses that leverage the premium content platform to enhance their customers’ experience – household names like British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air Canada, Marriott, Fairmont Hotels, Seabourn Cruise Lines, Princeton University, and the New York Public Library.
iBook.ph’s digital edition technology (iBook.ph Editions) powers many of the world’s most iconic publishers for their privately labeled digital editions, bespoke apps, and web kiosks – brands like The New York Times, Arkansas Democratic-Gazette, El País, The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The Times (of London), Haymarket, ABC, and Clarín.
SOURCE The Manila News-Intelligencer, Inc.
Email: editor@manilanews.ph
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