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Facebook quietly tweaks its algorithm again, penalizing those who “copy and republish”

Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm again, this time to reduce visibility of low-quality sites that tend to duplicate content from other publishers, without adding any value.…

Whitepaper: Fewer ads doesn’t mean less publisher revenue

WNIP Sponsored Post To an industry focused on generating as much revenue as possible, it may seem counter-intuitive to say that fewer ads per page…

SSPs join forces to clean up programmatic for advertisers and publishers

Sovrn, which offers products and services to more than 25,000 independent online publishers, and OpenX the world’s leading independent advertising technology provider, have issued a rallying cry to industry…

50 ideas for making media pay: a definitive guide

(Part One, ideas 1-12: Paywalls and Subscriptions) Publishers, both large and small, are constantly innovating in their efforts to ensure financial viability. Whether you’re a…

Unexpected surge: Did Facebook’s algo change actually fuel publisher growth?

Facebook’s algorithm update earlier this year—focused on friends and family—was supposed to severely cripple an already struggling publishing industry. Dubbed the “Facebook Apocalypse,” it was…

How De Telegraaf turned around declining subscriptions revenues in less than 6 months

During the recent INMA Innovation Study Tour in Amsterdam, we visited De Telegraaf. Marc Van Geel (CEO) and Xavier Van Leeuwe (Director Consumers) gave us an inside look…

“Greater the trust, greater the revenues”: Key takeaways from WAN-IFRA’s World Press Trends report

The impact of trust on the performance of news and the revenues of news media companies worldwide is undeniable, according to the findings of WAN-IFRA’s…

Is hosting your content on Apple News actually worth it?

In late September, Slate’s Will Oremus published a blockbuster feature story on a topic that’s been consistently discussed within the publishing industry for the last…

10 essential media stats from September 2018

This is the second in our new monthly series offering the most important data and research about the media and communications industries. Here’s 10 key…

“Game on for Facebook, Google, Amazon”: Father of World Wide Web launches platform to flip internet power dynamics from corporations to individuals

“The web is under threat.” Sir Tim Berners-Lee, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, made this dramatic pronouncement earlier this year.…

8 video production tips for indie publishers

I think one of the core skills of any content marketer or publisher, especially someone who is working with social media, is to understand the…

Publisher goes on “Facebook detox”: Retains 90% page views, engagement shoots up 42%

Can a publisher survive without Facebook? Danish publisher TV Midtvest decided to find out. With Facebook changing its algorithm to deprioritize news, the publisher initiated…

Authors in focus: Google’s new search guidelines, and what it means for publishers

It’s not very often that Google updates its Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines (for example, it has only done so once this year) and when it…

The powerhouses of the Internet are turning hostile to websites

Perhaps this was inevitable. In a system that encourages monopolies, and demands those monopolies increase growth rate and extract ever more revenue (sans caveats or…

Five news media startups you should know

Media innovation moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. So we’ve gathered 5 interesting…

What’s resonating with readers? 3 ways to find value in engaged time

What metric best encapsulates what’s resonating with readers? There’s no one right answer. It varies from organization to organization depending on strategic goals and usually…

Google introduces Discover: 800 million users, and an increasing source of traffic for publishers

Google commemorated its 20th anniversary with a surprisingly low-key “Future of Search” event in San Francisco. The search giant shared a first look at the “next…

Lessons in reducing churn from some of the world’s biggest publishers

The era of untrammelled growth in digital news subscriptions might be over before it truly began. Despite the high-profile successes of The Times, the NYT…

TI Media launches new shopping service for its magazines with Ownable app

TI Media, the new name for the recently rebranded Time Inc. UK, has partnered with smartphone app Ownable to allow readers to directly place orders…

Magfest 2018 review: “The only thing that makes you unique is your idea….”

Organised by PPA Scotland, Magfest 2018 brought together many of the UK’s most progressive publishing professionals amidst the splendour of Edinburgh’s iconic Central Hall. The…

Nobody likes ‘More from around the web’ links: so what can publishers do about it?
A new survey has helped to draw attention to something that most publishers intuitively already know – people really dislike branded ‘More from around the web’ links. It shouldn’t be a surprise to discover that 79% of people surveyed dislike the widgets, or that 73% are aware that these links are often paid for. It …
Every word counts: the science of perfect native copy
Online publishers are caught up in a precarious balancing act – attempting to maximise advertising revenue with one hand, while ensuring a positive user experience with the other. UK digital revenues rose almost 6% last year, spread over an increasing number of channels and platforms. And as media consumption fragments, consumers have a virtually limitless …
Independent publishers call for public support to tackle ‘unequal’ relationship with platforms
Opinion Feature We are at a turning point for journalism in the UK. The digital revolution has allowed new publishers to enter the market, but they will struggle to grow without public support. The Cairncross Review was set up by the Government to report on the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK by examining …