A profitable yet dead simple business model: The Media Roundup
‘We are profitable because our business model is dead simple’ Journalism.co.uk is reporting on DAN, a US hyperlocal newspaper that has built a sustainable revenue stream…
“No more poaching”: News/Media Alliance calls on U.S. FTC to stop Big Tech plundering publisher data
Rule would limit platforms’ ability to reap first-party consumer data from publishers and potentially shift up to 10% of platform revenue to content creators. The…
Why consumers really quit magazine subscriptions: The Media Roundup
TIME and Mather Economics on optimising subscription pricing analytics for the magazine industry Do you know what – amid all the chaos of the past…
Micropayments might help publishers sell subscriptions
Users that pay for individual articles could be the best bet for long-term subscription sales Probably the key success factor for any reader-revenue strategy is…
How publishers are using newsletters to build engagement and grow revenue: WAN-IFRA report
Newsletters are an old tool that continue to be relevant. Many publishers across the world are using innovative newsletter strategies to drive traffic, grow subscribers,…
News alone is no longer the driver of New York Times subscription growth: The Media Roundup
Today’s roundup is brought to you by Peter. Are chief digital officers leapfrogging the rest of the C-suite? OK, listen up if you want to be…
Micropayments: The missing link to faster digital subscriptions growth
20% of micro-payers, who have made three to four micropayments, ultimately purchase yearly memberships The end goal of the news subscription business is to increase…
“The heart of every perfectly executed paywall plan”: Customer focus is key to growing subscriptions
This article is an excerpt from our special insight report, Paywalls for Publishers. This free-to-download report aims to help you formulate an effective paywall strategy…
Media Makers Meet (Mx3) Berlin: “Growth should be driven by the product side, not sales and marketing”
An exclusive event for those at the forefront of specialist media, Media Makers Meet (Mx3) took place recently in Berlin featuring one hundred media leaders…
How dynamic paywalls help publishers connect potential subscribers with the right offer at the right time
This article is an excerpt from our special insight report, Paywalls for Publishers. This free-to-download report aims to help you formulate an effective paywall strategy…
Defector is profitable in Y2, with almost every dollar coming from readers: The Media Roundup
Defector’s most successful promo email was too “creepy” to repeat The headline for this really buries the lede. The actual story here is that Defector…
“News publishers expect revenues to more than double this year”: World Press Trends 2022-23 Preview
Whilst the news industry is encountering strong headwinds, publishers are expecting significant growth in revenue in 2022, spurred on by investment in new revenue streams.…
Half of US readers bypass paywalls: The Media Roundup
Paywall dodgers: Half of U.S. consumers attempt to get around publishers’ paywalls Okay, hands up who’s ever opened an article in incognito mode to get…
How BRICKS magazine’s learning platform drives its membership strategy
BRICKS is a London-based independent print publication and online platform exploring social-political issues within fashion, music, arts and culture. The team – led by queer…
“Durable growth and stability”: Subscription business revenues grow 9% more than S&P 500, Zuora reports
Zuora Subscription Economy Index shows enduring power of subscription businesses amid economic uncertainty Times of economic uncertainty can favor recurring revenue businesses, which appears to…
How to limit the risk of a paywall on SEO: Checklist for publishers
Optimize SEO performance and subscription conversions simultaneously by working through this checklist Search engine optimization (SEO) is a complex topic, and it unfortunately doesn’t get…
The best insights from this year’s Pub Pod Summit: The Media Roundup
Work hard, be confident, avoid silos and give it ten weeks: Top audio tips from Publisher Podcast Summit Bron Maher’s done a great job here…
“You don’t want to put things that are commodity content behind a paywall”: How publishers are growing subscribers via free content
This article is an excerpt from our special insight report, Paywalls for Publishers. This free-to-download report aims to help you formulate an effective paywall strategy…
Fundamentals of fundraising and sustainability in media: 12-week course from News Revenue Hub
News Revenue Hub partners with Solutions Journalism Network to provide revenue sustainability training for newsrooms News Revenue Hub, a nonprofit that provides critical technology infrastructure…
How Tortoise podcasts became the most profitable part of the ‘slow news’ start-up: The Media Roundup
How Tortoise podcasts became the most profitable part of the ‘slow news’ start-up If you didn’t manage to come along to our Publisher Podcast Summit…
