Why do publishers ignore a crucial component of their paywall?
Online news and magazine publishers have seen shifts in the industry accelerate this year due to the global health crisis. During May, FIPP held a webinar which summarized the…
Key trends in media membership and subscriptions: Dan Heffernan of Advantage CS
“People, especially now, want to feel that they “belong” to a community. The trick is to get the members of that community talking with one…
The future of B2B subscriptions: 5 success hacks
Substribe Summit: the future of B2B subscriptions took place recently, bringing together subscription leaders in data, media, information, and SaaS to share approaches to growing…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
Why publishers are building their own podcasting apps, lessons from lockdown at Bauer Media, and more Building loyalty during COVID Many publishers have seen spikes…
Advertising and revenue diversification during Covid-19
Advertising remains one of the media industry’s biggest revenue sources but, like everything else, it has been thoroughly disrupted by Covid-19. During two sessions at…
“Key to reimagining post-pandemic journalism”: Challenges unleashed by the pandemic have also unveiled real opportunities
The pandemic has been tough on journalism, to say the least. Journalists have had to endure financial instability, deteriorating mental health and threats to physical…
“Something really important is happening”: Casey Newton on going solo with a paid newsletter
This week, we hear from Casey Newton, founder of Platformer. He was previously The Verge’s long-time Silicon Valley editor, where his newsletter The Interface grew…
Ukrayinska Pravda builds travel, payments industry solutions into unique membership model
The “Toloka” or “communal” membership level is the third subscriber product launch this year for Ukrayinska Pravda, one of Ukraine’s leading publishers Ukraine’s legacy media…
COVID-19’s impact on the media, in 10 charts
It’s too early to understand the full implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on publishers. For some, it could be an “extinction-level event”…
Using data to drive revenue: The future of adtech
One of the most fascinating sessions of the FIPP World Media Congress 2020 was a panel debate about how data can be used to drive publisher revenue. Dan Gilbert,…
“Digital subscriptions and paywalls are rapidly emerging as the primary revenue driver for many media businesses”: FIPP Report
Amid the dark, Covid-19 clouds hanging over the media industry, digital subscriptions have been a real ray of light. As consumers go in search for…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
Publisher reduces churn to 1% using iPads, Sweden’s Dagens Nyheter increases operating profit by 50%, and more How far would you go to reduce churn?…
Publishing Pandemic Roundtable: For magazines, Barnes and Noble is holding up nicely
Krifka Steffey, Director, Merchandise, Newsstand at Barnes & Noble, Inc. returned for the second time to deliver an update to the Publishing Pandemic Roundtable—Joe Berger,…
“The best year since the 1990s”: Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter looks at 50% increase in operating profit
Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter is on its way to increasing operating profit by about 50% to nearly SKr180M ($20M) this year. This marks the publisher’s…
“It’s not all doom and crisis and hysteria”: Why The Week Junior is doing so well in 2020
This week, we hear from Anna Bassi, Editor in Chief of The Week Junior. They’ve had a milestone couple of months, recently releasing their 250th…
“There is not a country on Earth where this model is not working”: How digital subscriptions are helping publishers build a stronger future
The latest edition of FIPP’s quarterly Global Digital Subscriptions Snapshot (Q3 2020) reflects the “full impact of the crisis in the figures for the first…
European publishers seeing success with subscription strategies
This week a study on publishers across Europe was published by Reuters, with a focus on how 8 specific titles have found success with reader revenue…
Lessons learnt from Week #4 of FIPP’s World Media Congress
The spectre of Covid-19 loomed large over the fourth week of FIPP’s World Media Congress 2020 as speakers explored the pandemic’s effects on the industry.…
The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week
How local news publishers can thrive, Bloomberg relaunching QuickTake, and more The dawn of the solo journalist The past few weeks and months have seen…
Bridging the monetisation gap between ads and subscriptions
The Covid pandemic has inspired entrepreneurs around the globe to look at the world’s problems from a fresh perspective. It could be that some of…
