“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…
Mobile ad performance exceeds global benchmarks
The latest Media Quality Report provides benchmarks for viewability, brand safety and suitability, and ad fraud across digital environments and channels around the world. As…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
Inside Trusted Media Brands’ turnaround to profitability, local news traffic surges 89%, and more… Hear ye, hear ye! The rise in podcasts is well-documented, but…
“Much-needed cash infusion at a critical time for the local news industry”: Facebook commits $100M to support publishers
Facebook has announced a $100M investment to support the news industry which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Its VP of Global News Partnerships,…
How The Telegraph uses podcasts to drive loyalty and engagement between journalists and listeners
Daily news podcasts may be an obvious choice for news publishers looking to get into podcasting, but the field is crowded and resource costs can…
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…
“Subscription Economy has grown its revenue by 321%”: Highlights for publishers from ‘The Forever Transaction’
“The Membership Economy is my name for the massive trend among organizations to tap into the value of long-term, formal relationships through subscriptions,” writes Robbie…
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…
How to avoid the “unexpected” pitfalls of remote publishing: FIPP webinar
Remote publishing workflows are, for obvious reasons, not the same as in-office workflows. Yet, says Kilian Schalk, founder of Purple Gray Consulting, many a team flounder…
Coronavirus: 6 ways to get your journalism in front of readers during this crisis
There’s no way you’ve missed the many discussions on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on news media, it is the topic of every industry…
The next decade in media: FIPP Insider Podcast
After taking a look back at the pivotal moments in publishing over the last decade, FIPP Insider now looks ahead at the next 10 years.…
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…
Lessons in successful acquisitions from Future plc
Future’s Chris Convey talks to Mary Hogarth about the company’s rapid reversal of fortune and the secret of a successful acquisition. Future plc has achieved…
How can publishers drive more revenue, besides ads? Firefox and Scroll team up to test a new model
A cleaner web experience for users, yet one that is profitable for publishers… that’s the idea behind a new initiative launched by Mozilla and Scroll,…
More valuable than ever, but less revenue: Coronavirus has shown us that the news industry needs to change
OPINION The value of news to its primary audience is highest, but the ability to generate revenue to news publishers is at its lowest. How…