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AOP’s Content Census reveals mobile and video will be top priorities for publishers in 2017

Findings from the Association for Online Publishing’s 2016 Content Census indicate that video and mobile internet are top priorities for publishers; native advertising will continue…

Washington Post International Sales Director named as World Media Group President

Emma Winchurch-Beale Announces Deadline Extension for Entry to World Media Awards. Alongside her role as International Sales Director at The Washington Post, Emma Winchurch-Beale has…

WSJ ditches Google’s ‘First Click Free’, falls back on stronger paywall

In an effort to increase paid subscriptions, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) last year began experimenting with changes to the mechanics of its paywall. As…

How to develop newsletters that readers actually want

I’m not sure if ‘Inbox Zero’ is still a thing, and I’ve certainly never gotten anywhere close to achieving it, but I absolutely get the…

How ESPN gets readers to log in

In the developing race among publishers to build audiences of logged-in readers, ESPN has come out of the blocks fast. Logged-in audiences are valuable for…

Essential white paper released for publishing professionals working with out-of-house providers

BookMachine, working on behalf of Just Content, have produced a new White Paper for the publishing industry with vital information and advice on tapping into…

Ad blocking is now a chronic but manageable condition

Ad blocking, which was once treated as a mortal threat to publishers, has now become a chronic condition: They might die with it, but they’re…

De Correspondent aims to close the gap between readers and journalists

At the end of January, De Correspondent announced it had passed another milestone: 50,000 paying subscribers, growing from 42,000 members at the end of 2015.…

Platforms and publishers play the access game

When Apple News launched, The Washington Post made all its content available on the news aggregation app. Since then, it’s lobbied successfully for Apple’s editors…

NewsWhip tracks trending themes and stories

As publishers — scrambling for revenues and audiences in a rapidly changing media industry — try to get a grip on how to make the…

Washington Post uses Snapchat as the new tool for breaking news

The Washington Post is building a Snapchat Discover team as the company plans to produce multiple daily editions for the platform every day of the…

Converting social visitors into subscribers – The Economist’s plan

For The Economist, as print ad revenues have fallen and digital ad revenues haven’t plugged the gap, the focus has been on increasing profitability by…

Effective data boosts readership and engagement

“Editorial teams rarely have the time or expertise to examine complex data and make quick decisions. What they need is information on content performance that’s…

Bright spot for Twitter: Publishers are seeing video views jump

News publishers say Twitter is growing as a source for video distribution and revenue. Across three Twitter accounts for Business Insider and two sister publications,…

Research shows most publishers don’t have a plan to address distributed content

New research suggests publishers are concerned about distributed content but may be at risk by taking a wait-and-see approach. Publishing Executive has released a research report…

New analytics tool Kaleida shows what stories and topics matter to readers

The platform is designed to give editors an overview of what topics are trending and how audiences are interacting with news stories from a variety…

Three ways Facebook is letting down marketers

I believe 2017 will go down as the year Facebook “jumped the shark,” defined by Urban Dictionary as the moment “…when something that was once…

When it comes to video, more publishers are betting on mobile web versus apps

Outside of social platforms, people are more likely to watch mobile video on the web versus apps — and publishers are adapting. Video viewership inside mobile…

Axel Springer’s special interest magazines are booming

In recent years, magazine launches have exploded in the special interest and niche sector. In Germany, special interest is flourishing, according to Dr. Hans Hamer,…

eCommerce in Publishing 2022: Report Download
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Media Moments 2021
The key moments that have changed the media landscape during a transformative year
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50 Ways to Make Media Pay 2021 edition, fully updated
A comprehensive guide to publisher revenue models
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Paywalls for Publishers
A guide to the latest paywall innovations and strategies
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Which way now? Publisher options for the ending of third-party cookies
The very latest identity solutions and data innovations available to publishers
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6 Publishing Technologies that Will Make a Difference to Your Business
Technologies to help you build a broader, audience-focused revenue mix
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How Publishers Can Swap Out The Cookie Jar In 2021
The identity solutions available to publishers as Google sunsets third-party cookies
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The Publisher’s Guide to Navigating COVID-19
How publishers are successfully steering a course through the pandemic
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The Publisher’s Guide to eCommerce
Exploring wider opportunities that eCommerce potentially affords publishers
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The Publisher's Guide to eCommerce: Case Studies
How specific publishers are successfully leveraging ecommerce opportunities
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Media Moments 2020
The key moments that have changed the media landscape during a tumultuous year
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WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress 2022: Poool-side view
Madeleine White, Content Marketing Manager at Poool, the all-in-one Membership & Subscription Suite, shares her findings of the key challenges for publishers in 2022 and how publishers are working to solve them. WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Conferences are widely attended by publishing professionals from around the world, and it’s easy to see why. In the …
How digital media can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
One ad impression represents one gram of carbon, and the digital media industry produces a lot of it. In this opinion piece, Sharethrough’s Frank Maguire outlines what publishers, advertisers, and ad tech vendors need to know to be able to start addressing the challenge of reducing emissions, as well as what steps they can take …
Consumption is king: Creating content is table stakes
Within the next year, digital media consumption is set to increase to more than eight hours per day. Content is ubiquitous. For publishers, the challenge remains not only how to make sure content reaches the right audiences, but also how to properly combine well-thought-out, human-created content with the many tools it takes to share it. …

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5 key takeaways: WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress 2022