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63% of digital publishers saw business growth in 2018, how Bloomberg increased social shares by 200%, and more
The numbers are there…now we just need a growth in confidence
Digital publishers have hit headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past year, with cuts and closures at some high-profile companies. But the numbers tell a brighter story.
The latest DPRI report from the Association of Online Publishing and Deloitte has shown that annual digital publishing revenues have increased over the past year by 6.8%.
Video and display formats have been the main drivers for growth, up 28% and 9% respectively, and multi-platform revenues have more than doubled over the year.
The numbers are encouraging, although they contrast with a sharp drop in company and industry confidence between Q3 and Q4 last year.
Yet seeing media businesses remaining resilient and finding new ways to grow against such a backdrop of uncertainty should definitely be something for us all to celebrate.
What’s new this week
Bloomberg’s simplified article template leads to 200% increase in social sharing
Initial tests have shown that it led to a 200% increase in sharing, significant reduction in bounce rates and increase in the likelihood of articles being read to the end.
| 63% of digital publishers saw business growth in 2018 AOP and Deloitte reveal annual digital publishing revenues increased by 6.8% to £511.5m, driven by strong growth in display and video formats. |
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| Poynter’s FactCheckingDay: A comprehensive online arsenal for battling fake news To tackle the lack of trust in media institutions in an organized manner, Poynter founded the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) in 2015. |
| Mobile apps are making a comeback and publishers better be ready Consumers not only spend the majority of their time on mobile in apps, but the average number of apps used continues to increase (by 15% in 2018) to ~35 apps per US smartphone user. |
| Using Wikidata and sentiment analysis for deeper insights In my role as Machine Learning Engineer, I’ve been working on discovering the insights this data can show us about what it means when people pay attention to certain topics or stories. |
