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Why New Statesman turns long-read features into podcasts
Esther has been speaking with Chris Stone, Executive Producer of Audio & Video at New Statesman Media Group. They were discussing the news weekly’s Audio Long Reads strategy that sees one of the publication’s feature articles published as podcast episodes.
Stone explained how the podcast series plays to one of the title’s strengths – long-form, deeply reported journalism. “It is one of the things that the brand has been known for over the years, and so it seemed like a natural thing to adapt from our existing stable of content,” he explained.
As a subscription-focused publisher, the Audio Long Reads podcasts are designed to show off some of the New Statesman’s best long-form reporting outside their paywall. Although the podcast is still in the experimental stages, Stone hopes that it will increase users’ propensity to subscribe to their other products.
Dotdash Meredith merger marred by pullback in Q3 ad spend
IAC CEO Joey Levin has said, “In hindsight, we timed that acquisition poorly,” speaking of IAC-owned Dotdash’s acquisition of magazine publisher Meredith last year for $2.8 billion. In its first Q3 together, Dotdash Meredith saw a roughly 13% decrease in digital revenue to $221 million. IAC blamed the decrease on lower ad rates in Q3, a slower-than-expected integration of the Meredith portfolio and sales force consolidation.
US magazine circulation down 8% but print subs still dominate
Press Gazette analysis of AAM data shows that America’s 50 biggest magazines saw their collective average circulation fall from 145 million to 133 million between January to June 2021 and the same period in 2022. But before everyone gets their ‘Print is Dead’ T-shirts on, print is still the dominant format in the US magazine industry – over three quarters of magazine circulation in 2022 was made up of print subscriptions.
Beyond the Twitter chaos, platforms and publishers re-evaluate their relationship
Our eighth episode looks at the major social media platforms, and how their relationship with publishers has fared after yet another tumultuous year. We’re joined by social media consultant and industry analyst Matt Navarra to explore the chaos at Twitter, Meta’s bad year and what it takes for publishers to succeed at TikTok.
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