European Electronics Media News

Napier News is our blog about the changes in the European electronics market, carrying the views and opinions of Mike Maynard, managing director of Napier Partnership Limited since the beginning of 2004.

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PCB Directory Hits 100,000 Views a Month

Online publisher everything RF, has announced that it's PCB Directory website is now receiving 100,000 page views a month, with traffic continuing to…

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Supplyframe Announces Acquisition of SamacSys

Supplyframe, the industry network for electronics design and manufacturing has announced the acquisition of SamacSys, a leading provider of 2D and 3D…

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Shortlist Announced for Elektra Awards 2019

The shortlist for the Elektra Awards 2019 was announced this week, and we were extremely pleased to see that Napier has been shortlisted three times…

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Aspencore layoffs EE Times EDN

Layoffs at Aspencore Spook the Industry

This is a difficult blog for me to write. I’m a huge supporter of publishers – after all, we need them to have a PR business – but recent events at…

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WEKA FACHMEDIEN Present WEKA Ad Award for 2019

Publishing house WEKA FACHMEDIEN has announced the introduction of the first ever WEKA ad awards for 2019. Advertising customers from the ITK,…

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Electronic Component Manufacturers Drive Advertising Spend

Our recent survey of European electronics publications has thrown up some interesting information about who is spending money on advertising. We…

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European Publishing Myths Smashed with Electronics Media Survey

We recently conducted a survey of the European electronics media and the results have been more than a little surprising! Although we’re always a…

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elektroniknet.de Extends Reach to the Chinese Market

elektroniknet.de, a WEKA FACHMEDIEN publication, has announced that it is now extending its reach into the Chinese Market, by not only delivering…

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WNIE Live Focuses on IoT

A series of roundtable discussions and a special focus on IoT security will be two of the major features of this year’s WNIE Live, taking place from…

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Make magazine and the Maker Faire are back!

A few weeks ago I wrote about the problems at Maker Media, and suggested that maybe this might be a reflection of companies falling out of love with…

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