Facebook regulation: Good news for the traditional media industry?
With calls increasing for greater Facebook regulation around the world, publishers, policy experts, and other industry professionals weigh in on what this could mean for…
Opinion: Monetise with metrics
2018 was a challenging year for publishers, and Q1 of 2019 has proved to be no different. With the closure of further high profile publications,…
63% of digital publishers saw business growth in 2018
AOP and Deloitte reveal annual digital publishing revenues increased by 6.8% to £511.5m, driven by strong growth in display and video formats Digital publishing revenues…
Media innovation: Simplified article template leads to 200% increase in social sharing
BHIVE, Bloomberg Media’s innovation lab has designed an article template specifically for social media feeds. Initial tests have shown that it led to a 200%…
Mobile apps are making a comeback and publishers better be ready
The mobile app ecosystem will turn 11 years old this summer, and it has evolved into one of the largest industries globally with forecasted revenues of…
Poynter’s FactCheckingDay: A comprehensive online arsenal for battling fake news
Fake news can have deadly consequences. It has led to mob violence and murders in several parts of the world, and there are also ongoing…
Digital editions for publishers: 15 lessons over 15 years
In November 2018, we co-hosted an Insider event with FIPP in Argentina and Chile about the role and value of digital editions. Given the Latin…
Attention is abundant, but you have to earn it
Advertisers used to take our attention for granted — because they could. For every hour of television we watched, networks force-fed us 17 minutes of…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed last week
The New York Times launches a 5G journalism lab, how Asian publishers are fighting fake news, and more 5G promises to bring ‘a revolution in…
To grow paid subscribers to 200K, Swiss publisher bets on email newsletters
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), a 200-year-old Swiss news publisher, is betting big on newsletters to drive paid subscriptions. It has seen considerable success with niche…
UK at the top of European ePublishing, to grow to $1.6 billion by 2023
Statista’s Digital Market Outlook estimates that the UK ePublishing market was worth USD$1.3 billion in 2018, with that expected to grow to $1.6 billion by…
“Spark a revolution in digital journalism”: NYT launches 5G journalism lab
The New York Times recently announced that it has launched a 5G journalism lab in partnership with Verizon, to explore how 5G can be used…
Should publishers be investing in news content for smart speakers today?
In our business of audio series this year, we’re exploring how publishers can monetise their audio content, whether it be longform podcasts, news briefs for smart speakers,…
Playing the media dating game: PressReader on how to attract more readers and more revenues
Here, PressReader’s chief content officer, Nikolay Malyarov, talks to us about the media dating game: how publishers can attract more readers by placing an audience-centric…
DCN: Publishers have their mojo back
I’m calling it. 2019 is the year publishers get their mojo back. While there’s still work to be done – and the rewards for many are further…
Publisher using Net Promoter Score surveys to reduce churn and improve reader loyalty
Bangor Daily News (BDN), one of Maine’s leading dailies is using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys to get to know its readers better and…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
What you need to know about TikTok, key takeaways from the Google News Initiative Summit, Apple News+ and piracy, and more What you need to…
Key takeaways from the Google News Initiative Summit
From supporting increasingly advanced subscriber funnels to additional tools for WordPress through Newspack, Kevin Anderson draws out the initiatives from the GNI summit that publishers…
Addressing the “fundamental design flaw” to revive local news
Facebook is trying to revive local news, but it’s having a hard time doing so, according to a recent post on Facebook Journalism Project. It’s…
“TikTok represents uncharted territory”: What publishers need to know
TikTok is a video app from China that has been notching up impressive figures worldwide attracting serious attention from publishers. Currently, it has over half…