BLOX Digital and SCS partner to automate newspaper pagination and speed print production

What happened

BLOX Digital announced a strategic partnership with SCS on Sept. 28, 2026, to bring SCS's Automated News Production (ANP) platform into BLOX publishers. The integration links ANP with BLOX Digital's AI-activated BLOX NXT CMS so editorial teams can keep working in familiar workflows while automation handles much of the mechanical work of assembling print pages.

Why this matters to publishers

Newsrooms are operating with smaller staffs and tighter deadlines. The integrated solution targets those operational pressures by automating repetitive production tasks that traditionally consumed designer and editor time. Specifically, the combined platform can automatically populate InDesign pages with approved stories and photos, reduce manual layout adjustments, and shorten the time between copy approval and press-ready pages.

That allows designers and editors to spend more time on editorial decisions and less on routine page assembly, while helping publishers meet compressed press deadlines.

How the integration works (high level)

• The platform maps content into page templates and flows copy and images into InDesign layouts.
• Automation handles repetitive adjustments, leaving editorial teams to review and finalize pages.

Because ANP integrates directly into BLOX workflows, newsrooms do not need to change their editorial processes to get the productivity gains.

What the companies say

Brad Ward, CEO at BLOX Digital, framed the move as a response to publishers' need to do more with fewer resources while maintaining quality. Kurt Jackson, SCS Managing Member and Owner, said ANP has helped publishers reduce repetitive production work while maintaining editorial standards, and that the partnership makes automated pagination accessible within publishers' existing workflows.

Who's behind each product

SCS supplies publishing applications such as Layout-8000 and the Automated News Production platform. Its software is used at more than 300 sites that produce over 2,000 publications across 10 countries and five languages.

Practical implications for newsrooms

• Faster production cycles: automation reduces manual page-building time between content approval and press.
• Consistency: automated flows reduce layout variability caused by manual page assembly.

Contact and next steps

The press release lists Aaron Gillette at BLOX Digital as media contact for additional information. Publishers interested in the integrated solution can consult BLOX Digital and SCS websites for product details and implementation inquiries.

Bottom line

This partnership packages a proven pagination engine with a widely used newsroom CMS so that print production can be faster and require less manual layout labor—an operational move targeted at publishers facing leaner staffing and tighter deadlines.