The best D2C brand extensions from Vogue, Atlas Obscura, and more: The Media Roundup
Direct-to-consumer: some of the best brand extensions from Vogue, The New Yorker, Atlas Obscura and more Direct-to-consumer (D2C) is fast becoming a vital revenue stream for publishers across the world,… (more)
What’s next in digital publishing, post-pandemic? — The Media Roundup
What's next in digital publishing, post-pandemic? With much of the world opening up, Brian Morrisey is thinking about post-pandemic shifts in the media business. Safely distant from the Delta variant… (more)
Apple closes down open rate tracking: The Media Roundup
Have you opened this email? Soon, we won't know. Apple has announced that they are introducing Mail Privacy Protection for their Mail app. This will stop people from using invisible… (more)
The forever war of publishers vs. Google will never end: The Media Roundup
Google News Showcase targeted by Germany antitrust chief Andreas Mundt This will surprise you - Google is under attack for antitrust practices. That is undoubtedly why it’s tacitly paying for the best… (more)
Dark side of publishers’ crypto experiments, Amazon to launch its own identifier, and more: The Media Roundup
Union Square Ventures Values Crypto Publishing Tool Mirror at $100 Million Say what you like about cryptocurrencies, NFTs and the blockchain - they’re providing publishers with some new and exciting… (more)
“You have to optimise around the reader”: How publishers can develop compelling direct-to-consumer offers
The Membership Economy author Robbie Kellman Baxter on developing irresistible direct-to-consumer offers In this week’s episode we hear from Robbie Kellman Baxter, an author and consultant with over twenty years… (more)
How publishers plan to recoup lost event revenue, Quartz refocuses following management buyout, and more: The Media Roundup
“It’s been a galvanising moment for us”: How Quartz is charting an independent path to the future The past few years have been bumpy for many publishers. Quartz is no… (more)
Why now is the golden age of publishing: Heard on the Web’s Bo Sacks
This week we hear from Bo Sacks, a columnist and lecturer with a long career history in magazines and publishing. He talks about trends that have come and gone, why… (more)
Could monthly access bridge the gap between micropayments and subscriptions? — The Media Roundup
With MAPs, readers can have a month of access, as a treat Despite apparent demand from readers, micropayments have yet to take off in any substantial way as a revenue… (more)
True endgame of The Athletic, Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, and more: The Media Roundup
Today’s Media Roundup is brought to you by Chris. New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Not that long ago, I admitted I was wrong about The Athletic. Its… (more)
Vice Media Group produces more Stories than text or video: The Media Roundup
Vice Media Group produces more Stories than text or video Don’t worry, it’s not a pivot, but the Stories Studio mobile app developed by Vice Media Group last year has… (more)
How publishers can build communities through livestreams: Insights from Twitch
Twitch’s Creative Strategy Lead Jack Woodcock tells us about the opportunities for publishers around livestreaming, what lessons we can learn from the success of individual streamers, and how the team… (more)
A new idea for accessible storytelling, how AI can provide value to publishers, and more: The Media Roundup
An avenue to other worlds: Auditorial, a new idea for accessible storytelling Too often accessibility is left in the dust in digital. Remember the train companies making their booking pages… (more)
Media megadeals, Spotify to auto-transcribe podcasts, and more: The Media Roundup
Media megadeals, distribution and demand Second only to programmatic advertising, understanding the motivations behind corporate media deals is a dark art. If Axios Chief Financial Correspondent Felix Salmon can’t figure out if… (more)
Which publishers won the pandemic?
In this special episode, the Media Voices team take a look at which media companies and personalities have been the biggest winners and losers of the lockdown-era. From The Big… (more)
The end of vertical integration of media and distribution: The Media Roundup
AT&T-Discovery deal is more evidence media, telecom don’t mix AT&T is spinning off its media wing, merging it with Discovery. Following the sale of Verizon Media’s media assets last month… (more)
PPA report highlights magazine sector’s value to UK economy: The Media Roundup
PPA report highlights magazine sector's value to UK economy The PPA has published a new report highlighting the scale and reach of the consumer magazine and business media sector. The… (more)
Mental Floss Editor in Chief Erin McCarthy on the title’s 20-year mission to make readers smarter
This week Mental Floss Editor in Chief Erin McCarthy tells us about how it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary, how the magazine started in a university dorm room, its mission to… (more)
How do publishers get readers to keep paying for news? — The Media Roundup
How do publishers get readers to keep paying for news? Press Gazette reports that English-language publishers – led by the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal –… (more)
Digital newspaper subscriptions to exceed print, how WSJ is adapting in a virtual age, and more: The Media Roundup
The Subscribd dilemma: Premium news bundles a ways off It feels like pretty much everyone now has a subscription product, and inevitably, discussion has started to turn once again to… (more)
