Daily Mail group refuses to rule out sale of newspaper titles
The new chief executive of the Daily Mail & General Trust, the parent of the Daily Mail and Mail Online, has refused to rule out…
The Independent achieves 75% mobile-only audience
The Independent, whose audience is entirely digital after the title put a stop to its print edition back in March 2016, witnessed a drop in…
More publishers turn to content-recommendation networks
The “around the web” ads that populate big news sites are not without their detractors, but these ads are growing in number, not waning. Not only…
Condé Nast closes print edition of SELF
After 37 years, Condé Nast is shutting the print edition of Self and taking the brand digital-only, the company has announced. Editor-in-chief Joyce Chang, who took the helm…
Red Magazine partners with Sofa Workshop to create sofa collection
Red Magazine, published by Hearst Magazines UK, has teamed up with Sofa Workshop to create a collection of sofas in collaboration with the editorial team…
Publishers bet big on ‘Special Editions’
Bookazines and special interest publications offer struggling print magazines high-margin revenue opportunities and the promise of new readers. But are they cannibalising the already-dwindling audience…
Digital print: the emerging opportunity for magazines & catalogues
Speakers at Digital Print: The Emerging Opportunity Magazines & Catalogues in the US explored how improvements in digital printing technology have raised the quality of…
Vevo publishes its first-ever print magazine to promote emerging artists
Vevo is relying on an unlikely promotional vehicle for its newest slate of up-and-coming artists: The major label-owned music video platform published its first-ever print…
Amazon is a growing revenue provider for publishers
Launched in May, the Amazon Video Direct program helps publishers of varying sizes and types join the Amazon Prime video ecosystem. In terms of distribution,…
LinkedIn provides “real, meaningful growth” for publishers
Like many other platforms, LinkedIn has swung back and forth between serving up traffic to publishers and not offering much traffic at all. But over…
“Everything old is new again”
The born-again format of audio books keep racking up sales. In the UK, The Bookseller reports in its FutureBook conference material that audiobooks are the…
Publishers need to find balance with notification trial and error
Publishers have quickly realized the power of mobile notifications in drawing people back to content, so naturally they’re at risk of overdoing it. “This is…
Die Welt’s analytics tool gives articles a score to measure their impact
One and a half years ago, German daily newspaper Die Welt decided to change its approach to measuring the performance of its stories online, from focusing…
Ad envy: Luxury magazines’ real strength
Print circulations are falling – except in exceptional circumstances – across the board, with figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation seeing a double-digit YOY…
Airbnb to launch magazine
One of the world’s most iconic tech startups is reaching for a traditional medium as it seeks to build brand awareness and loyalty. Over the…
IBT Media launches Newsweek International
IBT Media, the global news organisation that owns International Business Times and Newsweek, has announced that it will rename its EMEA and Asian editions of…
Confessions of a national newspaper exec: ‘Publishers haven’t got their shit together’
Lamenting the dominant share Facebook and Google have in the digital advertising market has become a common motif in media owner circles. But some feel…
Newsquest title asks readers to write and publish stories
The editor of the Croydon Guardian has asked readers to write the news themselves and publish it on the paper’s website as part of a…
Are publishers really putting their audiences first?
If the world’s leading political analysts, awash with data, can’t get close to forecasting a US or UK election result, what hope does your average…
Publishers cross platforms with their gift guides
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off on Friday, and with ad revenue harder to come by, publishers are trying to get readers to spend…
