How The Telegraph uses podcasts to drive loyalty and engagement between journalists and listeners
Daily news podcasts may be an obvious choice for news publishers looking to get into podcasting, but the field is crowded and resource costs can be high. Instead, publishers are… (more)
gal-dem launches membership model “at a time of reckoning for the media industry”
gal-dem, a publication dedicated to sharing perspectives from women and non-binary people of colour, announced yesterday that they were launching a membership scheme. gal-dem has been publishing since 2015, but… (more)
How AgriBriefing built a £150m media business in a decade
AgriBriefing - formerly known as Briefing Media - was established in 2012 by Rory Brown and Neil Thackray following the acquisition of Farmers Guardian from UBM for £10m. Brown and… (more)
“Great news for publishers”: UK scraps tax on digital editions
In an unexpected bonus for publishers in the UK, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the current 20% tax on ebooks, online newspapers and digital magazine editions will be abolished… (more)
What resources do you need to start a podcast?
In this extract from our Publisher's Guide to Podcasting report, we consider which resources are needed for publishers to get a podcast off the ground. Although podcasting is one of… (more)
Six ways publishers can develop successful digital products
Digital product development is an increasingly important part of a publisher’s everyday processes, especially as the emphasis grows on creating value for readers over and above the competition. But it… (more)
The Publisher’s Guide to Podcasting: Report Download
What’s New in Publishing is proud to present The Publisher’s Guide to Podcasting, a special insight report sponsored by Sovrn, and written by regular WNIP contributor and Media Voices podcast… (more)
‘ThinkIn’ outside the box: how publishers are using member-exclusive conversations to add value and originate stories
As publishers grow more sophisticated with their reader revenue strategies, one trend in its early stages is the introduction of group calls and meetups as a benefit for subscribers or… (more)
How to rethink print: inspiring stories from three publishers
Fresh from Making Publishing Pay in London, Esther Kezia Thorpe reports on three publishers refreshing their approach to their print publications, and how successful they’ve been. Although the narratives of… (more)
“Bullish about the bundle”: The Information and Bloomberg trial year-long joint subscription
Powerhouse business and tech publishers The Information and Bloomberg Media have come together to offer a joint subscription to both titles in a trial which could see a longer term… (more)
No, the podcast ‘gold rush’ isn’t over. Podcasting’s golden age is just beginning
It’s a well-trodden hype cycle in the media industry. Some new technology comes along and starts to take off, publishers rush to invest, it falls dramatically short of expectations, and… (more)
Digital magazines far from dead: 83 million digital issues read in 2019 on ‘Spotify for magazines’ app Readly
‘All-you-can-read’ digital magazine app Readly has released its annual report into the trends, habits and insights of readers on its platform from the past 12 months. The report reveals that… (more)
Thrillist becomes the latest publisher to launch travel packages in revenue diversification bid
Food, travel and entertainment digital media site Thrillist is the latest publisher to move into travel packages as a way of diversifying revenue. Thrillist, a Group Nine Media brand, has… (more)
Bauer tests bundled titles as a path to app profitability
Digital magazine apps have had a hard time over the past decade. Promises of rich multimedia iPad editions fell flat as the mobile revolution took over, and magazine apps struggled… (more)
Why micropayments aren’t dead…yet
Far from being a failed experiment, we need to think bigger when it comes to micropayments. With the rise of subscriptions and paywalls comes the realisation that there’s a large… (more)
Platforms offer olive branches with subscription initiatives and news payments to tempt publishers back
After a rocky 2018, the big tech companies spent much of 2019 once again vying for publishers' attention. But with publisher trust at an all-time low, will new initiatives get… (more)
Meet HeadlinerFlix: a Netflix for podcasts hoping to solve discoverability problems
One of podcasting’s biggest challenges of the past decade has been discoverability. Finding new shows is challenging, and only the blockbuster hits seem to manage to scrape into Apple’s charts.… (more)
Linkedin Groups and Pages: what’s the difference for publishers?
See our guide to Facebook Groups vs Pages here. Linkedin’s value to publishers is largely dependent on whether it’s the right place for the brand. For B2B publishers, a Linkedin… (more)
RIP third-party cookies: What Google’s ‘pivot to privacy’ means for publishers
Google has confirmed plans to make third-party cookies obsolete within the next two years, with an aim to ‘build a more private web’ according to an update released on the… (more)
Media M&A, reader revenues, data and advertising: What publishers can expect this year
2020 has now firmly landed, and as we gear up to go back to work, many of us will be wondering what this new year will bring the publishing industry.… (more)