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“Get as much money as we can to pay for serious journalism”: 5K+ newsrooms worldwide to receive funding from Google

Google recently announced that it has selected over 5,300 newsrooms from across the world for its Journalism Emergency Relief Fund. The selected newsrooms “will receive…

Have you “heard” the news? Apple leak reveals audio stories for News+

Apple’s WWDC20—the first global, all-online WWDC—is just around the corner, and the Cupertino rumor mill has gone on overdrive. Some of the leaks appear to…

“Subscribers who convert during the pandemic are likely to remain”: Publishers continue to see a surge in subscriptions, with low rates of churn

People all over the world are consuming more content as they stay indoors. And they are not limiting themselves to free content but are paying…

The Guardian rolls out global tests of its registration wall

News publisher the Guardian has ramped up tests of its registration wall to its global audience, with growing numbers of readers having reported spotting it…

Inside the making of the coronavirus trajectory charts on the Financial Times’s “most viewed page ever”

If you’ve been following the coronavirus crisis online, it’s likely you’ll have come across the Financial Times’s coronavirus trajectory trackers. The publisher has had its…

“Digital publishing could well reshape for the better”: How COVID-19 is accelerating the transition to alternative revenue models

Increase in digital subscriptions and decline in ad revenues—trends seen prominently in the current crisis—were actually already underway, indicating a deeper and likely, permanent transformation…

Immersive, invasive and frictionless: 6 trends shaping the future of eCommerce for Publishers

As eCommerce develops, the emphasis for publishers, retailers and other interested parties (such as social networks) is on creating as seamless an experience as possible. …

“Give the customer many reasons to come back”: Insights from FIPP’s report on paywall strategy

The magazine media industry has historically made around 70% of their revenues through print advertising, according to FIPP’s updated edition of Paywalls: How to start…

What’s ‘up’ for publishers? Traffic, subscriptions, and commerce revenue.

The average publisher expects things to normalize by early 2021 Even as the industry has taken a massive hit due to the Coronavirus, it’s heartening…

Condé Nast announces plan to become carbon neutral by 2030

Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Wired, and others, has announced plans to become completely carbon neutral by 2030…

The top 15 publishing and media podcasts

Podcasts are an increasingly popular way to relax, learn new skills or keep up with the news, but they can also be a brilliant way…

How COVID-19 is accelerating innovation in publishing: Insights from FIPP

COVID-19 has affected the world in an extraordinary manner, and many of its after-effects are going to be permanent. According to FIPP President and CEO…

“Our North Star is building habit”: How The Atlantic uses data for more effective subscription marketing

As the competition for reader revenue hots up, the ability to not only establish the triggers that drive people to pay, but to use them…

From news to eCommerce, how publishers are rising up to the challenge of COVID-19

The Atlantic grew its audience by nearly 125% in March 2020, compared to the same month last year. Other magazines that registered impressive gains include…

4 ways publishers are looking at partnerships to realise their eCommerce ambitions

Few publishers possess the end-to-end skills and tools to deliver their eCommerce ambitions single handedly. As a result, many media organisations are partnering with a…

“Turning a one-click reader into a 10-click reader”: Why publishers need to focus on reader retention, and other growth insights

Publishers that have less than 1M readers are 59% more likely to rely upon content quality as their main strategy for growth. As their audience…

91% of consumers are likely to engage with ads alongside coronavirus content on premium sites, and other publisher insights

A new report from Integral Ad Science states that 9 out of 10 people are likely to engage with ads alongside coronavirus content if they’re…

8 steps to strengthen your newsletter strategy

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a myriad of changes for publishers. Alongside the financial downturn and the advent of home working…

Tribune Publishing sees a 293% increase in digital subscriptions during the pandemic: How they achieved it and what’s next

Tribune Publishing signed up 334,000 digital-only subscribers in 2019. This was a 34% increase compared to the previous year. Subscription revenue grew about 60% during…

Pew reports “notable job growth” in the digital-native news sector

A recent Pew Research Center analysis of employment in the news-producing industries reveals that the digital-native news sector is the only one providing consistent, notable…

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 …
The importance of fraud verification: What publishers need to know
In 2017, Uber filed a lawsuit against Fetch Media for allegedly buying fake clicks and taking credit for app installs it didn’t deserve. Fast forward to 2019 and Uber moved up a gear by going after the ad networks used by Fetch to place Uber’s media budget over the same time frame. It was, and still is, a landmark …