“It’s a wild, wild world at the moment”: Honest insights from your peers during the corona crisis
Over the past week, we have had one to one discussions with leaders from publishers across Europe and the US to better understand how coronavirus…
What publishers can do now to drive revenue continuity: Key takeaways from a roundtable of top publishers
On March 26th, Admiral and the Local Media Consortium hosted a webinar featuring a roundtable of top publishers, revenue leaders, marketers, and ad operations experts…
“The most important thing … is to keep delivering”: Hearst UK pivots to an online event in under a week
To ensure fitness fans everywhere are still able to get their dose of energy and endorphins this weekend, Women’s Health Live 2020 has been creatively reimagined for…
From $100M in debt to 98% growth in digital revenues: Lessons from Trusted Media Brands’ remarkable turnaround to profitability
Trusted Media Brands, the publisher of Reader’s Digest, has gone from being bankrupt twice (2009 and 2013) and struggling with 100M in debt, to becoming…
“A sharp rise in readership”: Shift in reading trends across Europe during the coronavirus lockdown
With nations across Europe having to adapt to restrictions caused by the coronavirus crisis, magazine subscription app Readly has seen a clear shift in the reading habits…
As publisher traffic continues to surge, local news sees an 89% boost
Comscore’s latest report on shifting category trends for digital audiences amid pandemic shows that the surge to news publisher websites continues, with a further growth…
Why The New York Times bought a text-to-audio app
While nearly every publisher has built out some kind of podcast offering, few have dominated the medium as much as Slate has. The magazine’s podcasts…
“Premium storytelling is resonating with consumers right now”: Publishing in a pandemic… thoughts from Meredith’s president
Leadership. It’s become a mantra of sorts, one of those terms we use without really giving it a lot of thought. In my world view,…
POLITICO’s Kate Day on the publisher’s expansion in the UK
This week Kate Day, Executive Editor of POLITICO in the UK takes us through the publishers’ expansion into and growth in the UK market. She…
Revenue streams, and the publishers who love them
Content is a storyteller’s most valuable asset. All publishers use their content in one way or another to keep their revenue generation engine running. But…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
Lessons in successful acquisitions from Future plc, publishers see subscriptions spike from traffic surge, and more… Continuing through the crisis As the world around us…
“There’s more attention online than ever before”: The future contains 3 big waves of shifting activity
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve talked to dozens of startup founders, small business owners, and web marketers of all kinds. Folks are scared, and…
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…
Working with trusted media in times of crisis (Free webinar)
Looking forward as an industry amidst the uncertainty of Covid-19 The World Media Group is organising a free virtual panel to address the challenges that…
“The appetite for news seems greater than ever”: As traffic surges, publishers see a spike in subscriptions
“Despite the coronavirus containment efforts that have emptied newsrooms,” The New York Times reports, “the appetite for news seems greater than ever.” Readers are flocking…
Coronavirus and the media: Challenges & opportunities
There aren’t too many things that we can be sure of in these increasingly bizarre times. But here are two. Firstly that anyone who says…
WAN-IFRA launches coronanewsroom.org, a resource desk for news media professionals
WAN-IFRA has published a dedicated resource site at coronanewsroom.org to share its members’ experiences, best-practice, crucial resources, and the things it is doing to help. The impact…
US media decline: What we can learn from Europe
On either side of the Atlantic, it comes as no surprise that the newspaper industry is in trouble. With most news content available for free on…
COVID-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed
Instead of real facts, people’s information channels might be dominated by fake news and fear due to the uncertainties. We’ve seen that during this pandemic…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
Coronavirus leads to traffic surge for publishers, how to set up remote working practices, and more… Trust is more vital than ever As the world…