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“Little in the way of direct relationships with readers”: Why The New York Times cut Apple News out

“It’s time to re-examine all of our relationships with the big platforms.” Earlier this year, we reported about trouble brewing in the Apple News universe,…

Curated platform, Forum.eu, launches to bring Europeans together

This week sees the launch of Forum.eu, a bold initiative to bring Europeans together by translating selected articles into readers’ own national languages. The aim…

“This situation brought out the best of people”: How the publishing industry is coping with COVID-19

“This situation brought out the best of people.” That’s the feeling of David Mulrenan, head of investment at Zenith UK, when asked how the publishing…

“A finite number of items”: Flipboard launches new tool for publishers, to reduce news fatigue and keep readers coming back

“Storyboards more closely parallel magazines in their dead-tree form than Flipboard’s digital magazines ever have” New fatigue continues to be an ongoing concern for publishers.…

The ad revenue show must go on

If I had to use one word to describe the situation with publishers and ad revenue as of late, it would be “tumultuous”. The ad…

9 types of web analytics tools — and how to know which ones you really need

You want to know if your website is contributing to your business the best that it can. And if it’s not, you need to know…

“Preparing itself for a radically different future”: How publishers are emerging from the Covid-19 crisis

“The impact of Covid-19 on publishing has brought with it an existential crisis for many. It has also brought innovation and resilience.” FIPP’s first Covid-19…

How puzzles play an essential role in reader engagement

Over the past few months, we have seen puzzles and games grow in importance for many publishers. On our platform, Ouest-France’s L’Edition du Soir has seen a significant…

The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week

Supercharging engagement with subscription boxes, why trust is essential for eCommerce strategies, and more Subscription boxes show resilience As shops have shut and people have…

Digital News Report 2020: 5 charts you may have missed

The annual Digital News Report is a must-read for publishers and media watchers. Featuring conclusions from a survey of 80,000 people in 40 markets, the…

Lessons from award-winning podcasts: Insights from The Week Unwrapped

The winner of the News & Current Affairs category in the 2020 Publisher Podcast Awards was The Week Unwrapped from Dennis Publishing’s The Week. We asked Arion McNicoll, editor…

Don’t sit this one out, warns advertising icon

As tempting as it may be to “sit this one out,” it’s important that brands remain visible and vocal during these challenging times. “Going dark…

Why trust, consistency and transparency are essential for publishers’ eCommerce strategies

The scope and range of possibilities for eCommerce will grow rapidly in the next decade, driven by a range of technological developments, as well as…

Good news for subscription strategies, and other insights from Reuters Digital News Report 2020

Hot off the presses is the latest Digital News Report from Reuters, with insights from across the globe for publishers. Based on a survey of 80,000 digital…

Condé Nast Traveler’s Corina Quinn shares the brand’s pandemic content strategy

Italian infatuation Corina Quinn flew to Italy to follow a nomadic beekeeper as he transported hives to capture flowers while they bloomed across Trentino, Venice…

This ad spend drop won’t be as bad as the last meltdown. Here’s why.

It could be worse… That’s what industry analysts are saying about out the expected decline in ad revenue due to the pandemic. “GroupM, a unit…

1-year transformation programme for local news publishers, by WAN-IFRA and Google News Initiative

WAN-IFRA’s programme to support local journalism in Europe set to grow WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, is launching round two of Table Stakes Europe in…

Paid, owned, and earned media: What’s the difference and how to track them?

If you want to maximize the reach of your content marketing efforts, you need to diversify those efforts to make sure you’re hitting all the…

The transformation that’s driving affiliate growth for publishers

Amazon recently made commission cuts to their affiliate program and started limiting certain categories. There’s no question that publishers felt the weight of those cuts…

TIME launches new suite of offerings to help audiences navigate the pandemic’s challenges

TIME, one of the world’s most recognizable media brands, has launched a new suite of offerings aimed at helping audiences improve their lives, and navigate…

Newspaper readership is on the rise, and more consumers are paying for online news
OPINION The pandemic has thrown publishing a lifeline – let’s not squander it. For those in the publishing industry who are keen to seek out a silver lining to the horrors of the past few months, I suspect we may have found it. Reports over the past week or two show newspaper readership is on …
Why Passion Communities are flourishing during lockdown (and what this means for social networks)
OPINION The COVID pandemic and its ensuing lockdown measures have presented us with great opportunities to discover – or rediscover – our passions online. With months spent in lockdown, there has been a need for individuals to move from physical spaces to virtual ones in performing, practising or discussing their hobbies. From watching your favourite …
The future of reading (is still reading)
OPINION 9 hours 40 minutes. That’s the amount of time we spend consuming media every day, according to eMarketer. That figure gives an indication of just how media-centric our world has become. And how competitive the battle is for the consumer’s time and attention between different media. As Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, once observed: “Our …