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How Forbes is harnessing the “Substackization of media” with a new paid newsletter platform

Forbes announced it’s new paid newsletters platform last week, and industry insiders are already calling it “a big deal.” The platform, “Journalist Entrepreneurs,” will allow…

Google agrees to pay French publishers for news, but threatens to exit Australia if media code becomes law

In a high-stakes drama unfolding across the globe, Google indicated just how much it’s willing to bend, before it reaches what it considers to be…

“Make our journalism that much more essential”: What publishers need to know about keeping readers engaged in 2021

2020 was an extraordinary year for publishers beginning with the pandemic and ending with the presidential election. It was extraordinarily challenging and required quick shifts…

Media Moments 2020: Boom in subscriptions, the collapse of events, and shifting trust in journalism

What’s New in Publishing is pleased to present its annual report Media Moments 2020, sponsored by Permutive and written by the Media Voices team. From the collapse of events to…

Combating misinformation in 2021: Insights for publishers from NiemanLab

“Americans consumed twice as much dubious news in 2020 as they did in 2019,” reports Emily Stewart, Journalist, Vox.com. It was the pandemic coupled with…

76% of publishers have “accelerated their plans for digital transition”: Here’s how (A Reuters Institute report)

Promising new revenue streams include eCommerce (spending to reach $7T in four years) and podcasts ($3.3B by 2025) Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism…

“Be digitally sustainable so that print revenue is like an add-on”: Key strategies publishers are using to grow subscriptions

Nearly 60% of publishers are anticipating more than 30% subscription growth this year, 28% of that are expecting 50%, according to polls conducted during the…

“Demand for audio shows no signs of slowing down”: Strategies publishers are using to maximize its potential

The BBC has launched an AI-powered synthetic voice called Project Songbird which can read out its online articles, The Drum reports. “Project Songbird offers a…

Why podcasting is on the rise: 8 trends publishers cannot ignore

The Global Podcasting Market size is expected to reach $41.8 billion by 2026, according to a recent report published by the analysts Research and Market. …

Covid-19 will have a “lasting effect on the way consumers behave, work, relax and buy.” Here’s how it impacts publishers

“There’s no doubt that the lockdown measures introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19 have had a demonstrable and lasting effect on consumers,” according to…

“Internet-related media is positioned to grow”: How digital ad revenues have softened the pandemic’s blow

“2020 will ultimately be remembered as more of a mild setback than an industry-changing economic catastrophe.” GroupM has published its This year next year: End-of-year…

What to do when a key vendor closes its doors? Here’s one U.S. publisher’s story…

Publishers rely on a myriad of supplier companies, platforms and services to uphold the very fabric of their infrastructure and day-to-day operations. Whether it’s social…

The state of podcasting, in 9 charts

COVID-19 has impacted large swathes of the media industry. However, podcasts remain a resilient, growing, market. Here are nine charts demonstrating the increasing robustness of…

“Publishers that have served their audience well are now reaping the rewards”: Key trends in 2020 and beyond

What a year this has been. Packed with uncertainty, disruption, and innovation… a truly historic year. And how has it been for publishing? What’s New…

“Growth is expected in most corners of the industry”: WARC Global Advertising Trends report

While global advertising spend is on course to fall by 10.2% this year as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, there are strong signs of…

“Put mobile at the heart of your engagement strategy”: Key findings from Pugpig’s State of the Digital Publishing Market report

Publishers saw significant increases in users from February (induced by Covid) with daily news media performing much better than weeklies and monthlies. Majority of the…

Consumer trust: COVID-19 edition
Consumer trust. If there’s one thing that 2020 has taught this industry, marketers and publishers alike, it’s that consumer trust is the virtue we must strive for. But while we might all have different definitions of it, the underlying definition is the same. From the laws set forth to safeguard consumer privacy, to the touchpoints …
How the media industry rebuilds by becoming human again
Writing a prediction piece for the media industry in 2021 is difficult. If I were doing something similar in December of 2019 maybe I would have played it safe and said that emerging platforms like TikTok and Twitch would play a role in meeting new audiences where they are, if media companies could remove the …
Local publisher co-operative 1XL is using data enrichment to succeed during the pandemic
On the surface, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic should be giving local news publishers a boost. Ofcom statistics from the beginning of October reveal 88% of people are accessing news about the pandemic at least once a day, and traditional sources such as broadcasters, newspapers and radio remain the most-used sources of information among adult internet …