“Podcast strategy bifurcates in a bid to make podcasts pay”: Media Moments 2023
2023 has seen podcast strategies diverge like never before. Some major publishers have put the majority of their podcasts behind paywalls while others have cut back to the shows that… (more)
“The public’s trust cannot be taken for granted”: Media Moments 2023
2023 has seen a number of ongoing trends around the public’s trust in media run their course – but individual incidents at the BBC, Fox and more demonstrate the scale… (more)
“The local news revival gathers pace, but there are bumps along the road”: Media Moments 2023
In a growing number of spots, local news isn’t just surviving: it’s thriving. But the picture isn’t so pretty for legacy publishers. Media Voices' Esther Kezia Thorpe outlines the year's… (more)
Media Moments 2023: “As the paid reader base grows more slowly, reducing churn is the focus for publishers”
In this extract from Media Moments 2023, Peter Houston explains that although few publishers expected subscriptions would magically solve their revenue woes, any that did will be increasingly disappointed as acquisition… (more)
Media Moments 2023: “Publishers blink as Meta cuts off money and traffic”
In this extract from Media Moments 2023, Esther Kezia Thorpe discusses how the already-strained relationship publishers had with the tech giants soured further last year as attempts to force payments… (more)
Media Moments 2023: “Newsletter portfolios shrinking as publishers consolidate reader engagement”
In this extract from Media Moments 2023, Media Voice's Peter Houston discusses how the social media traffic collapse has made newsletters more important than ever to publishers looking for real… (more)
Media Moments 2023: Print
In this extract from Media Moments 2023, Peter Houston discusses how increases in inflation have put pressure on newsprint, but magazine publishers are still finding niches. Indeed, a few magazines… (more)
AI in the newsroom: Opportunities, regulation and risk
In this last episode of Media Voices in 2023 we take a big-picture look at AI, based off the recent Mx3 AI conference. We hear from experts from Immediate Media, Ipsos, the… (more)
Motor Sport Magazine’s Zamir Walimohamed on making subscriptions work
On this week’s episode of the podcast, we take a deep dive into the subscription trends of the past year. To get insight from someone who’s had experience in subscription… (more)
LADbible Group’s Jake Strong-Jones on the best use of social platforms
We have entered into a collaboration agreement with our friends at Media Voices to bring their podcasts directly to you, to add to the range of global media and tech voices we… (more)
Big Noises: Michelle Manafy on the media’s universal problems
Welcome to the latest season of Media Voices: Big Noises! This season, sponsored by Glide Publishing Platform, we’ll be talking to publishing people with something to say. Media Voices co-host Peter… (more)
Are news outlets using the wrong metrics to assess sites’ success? — The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Chris Are news outlets using the wrong metrics to assess sites' success? YES. It's been a bugbear of mine for years at this point… (more)
Most independent publishers grew their bottom line by an average of $50,000 in 2022: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Esther A year after removing its paywall, Quartz's traffic continues to drop Since ungating its content, Quartz's site readership has dropped from an average… (more)
The FT’s Sarah Ebner on how to commercialise newsletters: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Peter Reach blames revenue declines on Facebook The Guardian is reporting that Reach has blamed changes in the way Facebook displays news content for… (more)
Elon Musk isn’t doing right by Twitter, Jack Dorsey thinks: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Chris AI in media: myths and misconceptions Our very own Peter Houston has written an article summarising some of the key learnings from our… (more)
Twitter to launch…micropayments: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Esther Twitter will (apparently) let publishers charge per article starting in May If you were wise enough to switch off from Twitter over the… (more)
Time to remove digital paywall: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Peter Time to remove digital paywall Axios is reporting that Time magazine will remove its paywall in June. With 1.3 million print subscribers… (more)
Podcast ad spend up 32%, beating the overall market growth by almost two-thirds: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Esther Introducing the winners of 2023’s Publisher Podcast Awards We're really excited to reveal the winners of our fourth Publisher Podcast Awards, following last… (more)
News podcast listeners among most likely to tune in weekly: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Chris News podcast listeners among most likely to tune in weekly As if we could lead today's newsletter with anything other than a podcasting… (more)
INMA report says Generative AI opportunities outweigh threats: The Media Roundup
Today's roundup is brought to you by Peter New European bucks print publishing trend The conventional wisdom around these parts is that the future is increasingly digital and social and, for… (more)