Why readers don’t pay for news: The Media Roundup
Posh news for posh people? Is the future of news paid subscription products for a small elite? We 100% hope not, but it’s a very valid question and it was… (more)
BuzzFeed News forges on, WaPo’s social audio, trust in news, and more: The Media Roundup
News anchors become the next great stars - but what does it say about how we view 'the news'? This article dropped at the perfect time for us: in this… (more)
The social platforms are cracking. What now for publishers? — The Media Roundup
When you build on the internet, you build on sand I’m bringing you this from Mark Stenberg in the hope it raises a smile this morning. “The social platforms have… (more)
Re-thinking your audience development and engagement strategies: The Media Roundup
Re-thinking your audience development and engagement strategies The advice from the AOP’s first in-person CRUNCH event of 2022 is to consistently update your approach to revenue in response to changing audience behaviours… (more)
When should media shake hands with the VC devil: The Media Roundup
Thinking about Big Cabal Media’s $2.3 million raise This one’s a fascinating read. We’ve all heard horror stories about media companies that seek VC funding, only for it to suddenly… (more)
How Bild simplified its subscription offer: The Media Roundup
Bild’s subscription offer evolution proves business strategies are meant to be challenged With almost 600,000 digital subscribers today, BILDplus is by far the biggest journalistic paid content offering in Germany.… (more)
How publishers can fix the news industry: The Media Roundup
Ros Atkins reveals how publishers can fix the news industry BBC News presenter Ros Atkins is arguably the corporation’s most viral asset. His video explainers regularly light up social media, regularly getting… (more)
Lessons in newsroom leadership from Anita Zielina: The Media Roundup
Five big leadership challenges facing the media industry In a wide-ranging interview, CUNY’s Anita Zielina shared her views on the key challenges facing the news and media industries. Friend of… (more)
Local news orgs are thriving (finally): The Media Roundup
Revenue for hundreds of local news orgs went up in 2021, according to new data This is a good news story to start the day. The median annual revenue for… (more)
Meta rethinks news partnerships, Guardian betting big on newsletters, and more: The Media Roundup
Meta rethinks news partnerships as priorities shift Sorry, the full story here is behind The Information’s paywall, but we haven’t seen this reported elsewhere. Anyway… it seems that Meta is… (more)
A revenue source for mid-sized publications … finally? — The Media Roundup
Have we finally unearthed a revenue source for mid-sized publications? It’s been a truism for years that mid-sized publications are being squeezed from above and below. Huge, international media companies… (more)
Pandemic growth was unsustainable. What comes next? — The Media Roundup
As subscriptions falter, commerce could soon follow We watched the total upending of consumer behaviour two years ago with a sort of horrified curiosity. The boom in eCommerce and the… (more)
Why this is the year of vertical media: The Media Roundup
Why this is the year of vertical media The real title of this post from Aging Media’s John Yedinak is ‘Why 2019 is the Year of Vertical Media’. But every year is… (more)
NYT has 9.1 million subscribers (and we were right about The Athletic): The Media Roundup
New York Times reaches 9.1 million subscribers Two things are very clear from the latest NYT results. The first is that the newspaper dearly needs to get a new standard… (more)
How a French publisher plans to net 150,000 English-speaking subscribers by 2025: The Media Roundup
Facebook pulls the plug on podcast business after a year Facebook’s podcast support didn’t last long (two Quibis or 12 CNN+‘s, for those counting). Last April, it announced a suite… (more)
A ‘taxonomy of paywalls’ brings nuance to subscriptions: The Media Roundup
Nuance is coming to a paywall near you With his Medialyte newsletter back on Substack after a year on Ghost (you’re not allowed to ask why), Mark Stenberg is writing… (more)
Twitter falls, YouTube shifts focus: The Media Roundup
Elon Musk paid $44 billion for a media property Look there’s very little else going on in the media world at the moment. We’re already as bored of all the… (more)
Data proves local news websites just ain’t local no more: The Media Roundup
Most website traffic is non-local for biggest UK regional news brands The notable lack of ‘local’ in local news has been a growing joke in the UK for some time… (more)
Why you should consider investing in newsgames: The Media Roundup
Play to learn: why publishers should be investing in newsgames Yesterday, the FT published a game to coincide with Earth Day. Players were tasked with deciding which policies and social… (more)
Exponential growth in digital advertising: The Media Roundup
Streaming subscriptions in decline as UK households cut budgets The Guardian is reporting the streaming subscriptions boom is over. Subscriber numbers at Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ fell in the first… (more)
