The Mobile Future: Predictions for 2021 and beyond
Mobile telecom networks and service provider businesses have proved incredibly resilient during the last year despite the increased reliance placed upon them. And alongside the…
Media Moments 2020: Boom in subscriptions, the collapse of events, and shifting trust in journalism
What’s New in Publishing is pleased to present its annual report Media Moments 2020, sponsored by Permutive and written by the Media Voices team. From the collapse of events to…
Taboola joins Instagram et al. in introducing “Stories” for the open web
Taboola, the world’s leading content discovery platform, has launched the beta of Taboola Stories, a new way for publishers to engage readers on mobile using…
European publishers should pay attention to US local news experiments in 2021
Smaller, European markets can learn more from similar-sized rather than international US-based giants European publishers can learn more from a successful US local news site…
76% of publishers have “accelerated their plans for digital transition”: Here’s how (A Reuters Institute report)
Promising new revenue streams include eCommerce (spending to reach $7T in four years) and podcasts ($3.3B by 2025) Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism…
The Independent drives next phase of its evolution with launch of Independent TV
The Independent, Britain’s largest digital quality news brand, recently launched Independent TV, bringing its audience news, arts, lifestyle, sports and more in video form. It has…
Nieman Lab’s predictions for 2021: Our top picks
With 2020 firmly in our rear view mirrors and a strong belief that 2021 holds a lot of potential for news innovation, we are looking…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
How publishers are adapting to the pandemic, models for news media in 2021, and more… Resiliency. If there’s one word that characterizes our industry today,…
Hearst UK launches ‘Instant Digital Access’ with eMagazines
Hearst UK has started offering customers instant digital access to current issues for all new print subscribers across its brands. The initiative has been launched…
Bo’s Totally Random and Unresearched Predictions for media in 2021 and beyond
At this time of a new year I’m usually asked for my predictions of the incoming year. My usual glib answer is something like, “Next…
Models for news media in 2021
Four themes from NiemanLab’s predictions 2020 has certainly been an unpredictable year. We don’t know what 2021 has in store for us, but it’s always…
The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19: Report Download
What’s New in Publishing is proud to present The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19, a special insight report sponsored by Sovrn and written by regular WNiP contributor and University…
I SALUTE YOU: Reflections on 2020
We are committed to pursuing new possibilities “Darkness, the truest darkness isn’t the absence of light; it is the conviction that the light will never…
How The Spectator’s user-first digital strategy extended their centuries-old brand and increased subscription revenue
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine covering politics, culture, and geopolitical affairs, who first began producing content in 1828, and is now considered the…
How Covid-19 has pushed transformation into the fast lane
Written by Piet van Niekerk and Pierre de Villiers. Covid has accelerated many industry trends resulting in some growing pains and golden opportunities. The media…
Why podcasting is on the rise: 8 trends publishers cannot ignore
The Global Podcasting Market size is expected to reach $41.8 billion by 2026, according to a recent report published by the analysts Research and Market. …
Year 2020 in podcasting
There was obvious consolidation going on, Spotify kept on growing, Apple started its own daily news show and Amazon got also serious about podcasting. In…
“Working in crisis mode is an incredible chance to learn”: 5 ways the news industry changed in 2020
As we rapidly approach the end of the year, it’s time for a look back on how the newspaper industry has changed in 2020. While…
There may be silver linings, but print’s long-term future still looks distinctly cloudy
Certain corners of the print market have had a better pandemic than anyone would have predicted, but for every story of screen-weary readers picking up…
The state of podcasting, in 9 charts
COVID-19 has impacted large swathes of the media industry. However, podcasts remain a resilient, growing, market. Here are nine charts demonstrating the increasing robustness of…