Kieler Nachrichten chooses CCI NewsGate

German regional Kieler Nachrichten consolidates their print and online operations and prepares for a future of multi-channel publishing with CCI NewsGate. CCI NewsGate also allows Kieler Nachrichten to pursue their strategic decision to enable page production in the local bureaus.

Deputy editor Dr. Ralf-J. Schröder and IT manager Wolfgang Möller of Kieler Nachrichten are preparing for a future of multi-channel publishing with CCI NewsGate. (Photo: Uwe Paesler)

Kieler Nachrichten, a regional newspaper with head office in Kiel, Germany, and four local bureaus in the Schleswig-Holstein area has entered into an agreement for a CCI NewsGate system.

"There is no doubt that we are heading towards a future of multi-channel publishing. The next step for us is to integrate the print and online operations in a common collaborative environment. When we have met this challenge successfully, we will be able to add future publication channels with a minimum effort. We are certain that NewsGate is the ideal platform for us to prepare for this future of multi-channel publishing, and we consider NewsGate an important part of the integrated newsroom that we have recently established," says Dr. Ralf-J. Schröder, deputy editor at Kieler Nachrichten. 

Kieler Nachrichten has adopted an editorial strategy of publishing exclusive news items online first and updating them continuously. This has proven difficult to handle in the current infrastructure with separate print and online systems, and according to Ralf-J. Schröder, NewsGate will simplify the workflow considerably.  

"Ultimately, a firm multi-channel strategy is essential for being present on different media  platforms in order to deliver relevant news and regional information to the broadest audience possible. And it is meant to reenforce
our brand and to strengthen readership as well as business opportunities," says Dr. Ralf-J. Schröder. 

Dan Korsgaard, CEO of CCI: "It is a great satisfaction for us to see NewsGate deployed as a vehicle to implement important strategic decisions at a regional newspaper like Kieler Nachrichten. With NewsGate, Kieler Nachrichten has a strong platform to meet current and future challenges in the market." 

Kieler Nachrichten is known for their innovative approach to technology. 

"We were among the first regional newspapers in Germany to consolidate and centralize our IT infrastructure and introduce a Citrix environment allowing for page production in the local bureaus. And an important factor in the decision to go for NewsGate was the fact that we could maintain this strategy," says Wolfgang Möller, IT manager at Kieler Nachrichten. 

According to Wolfgang Möller, NewsGate's built-in ad production module AdRoom was another key factor in the decision as it allows for further consolidation in one common database with access to pages for both editorial and advertising staff.  

Kieler Nachrichten, together with its four local editions Eckernförder Nachrichten, Ostholsteiner Zeitung, Holsteiner Zeitung and Segeberger Zeitung, is published by Kieler Zeitung Verlags- und Druckerei GmbH & Co. In addition to the daily newspapers, Kieler Zeitung Verlags- und Druckerei GmbH & Co publishes the freesheet Kieler Express and a range of special magazines. The company operates kn-online.de and is involved in nordclick.de, the leading online marketplace in Northern Germany. Kieler Zeitung Verlags- und Druckerei GmbH & Co has 400 employees.

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