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- Future plc acquires Imagine Publishing for £14.2 million
Future plc, the international media group and leading digital business, has agreed terms to acquire Miura (Holdings) Ltd, the holding company and ultimate parent company of Imagine Publishing Limited for a total consideration of some 179 million new Future shares.
- Facebook plays favorites with publishers
Not all publishers are created equally, especially by digital media’s new platform overlords.
- Publishers Must Adopt New Tech without Hurting User Experience
PostUp VP of product & marketing Keith Sibson explains why publishers need to carefully monitor audience metrics as they implement new technology to understand when new solutions negatively impact user experience.
- How Can You Lower Costs AND Increase Sales? Segment, Segment, Segment!
Segmentation allows companies simultaneously to lower marketing costs and increase sales. The results speak for themselves.
- Shoptalk: Can Publishers Step Away From the Brink of Peak Content?
There’s been a lot of disparagement of publishers who employ ‘clickbait’ over the past few days. Though the definition has shifted from its origin as a term for the gap between what a publisher promises and what the article actually delivers to a more generic term for lazy reportage, nobody wants to be seen endorsing a model that prioritizes empty clicks.
- “Medium’s team did everything”: How 5 publishers transitioned their sites to Medium
“Even 15 years after Blogger, it’s still hard to publish on the internet,” a Medium executive told a group of publishers this past spring. Medium has now made it its mission to make publishing easier: After a few years of back-and-forth about whether it was a publisher or a platform (or, ugh, a platisher), the company has stepped firmly into the platform camp.
- If Magazine Brands Are So Valuable, Why Are There So Many Non-Branded Offshoots?
Here’s one of the more interesting trends in magazine media: The creation—especially in the last 12 to 18 months—of a proliferation of non-branded websites by major magazine companies with well-established mega brands.
- From ‘Older’ Publishing to New: Two Industry Veterans Go Indie
Ashton Applewhite and Bob Stein list 37 vendors and counting, in producing Applewhite’s ‘This Chair Rocks.’ That’s how you roll, they say, when you take the indie route—and mean to get it right.
- Working With the ‘Frenemy’: Publishers Both Optimistic and Cautious With Social Platforms
Newsrooms are posting more of their content directly to social media platforms, but with little idea of what the rewards will be.
- Publishers are joining forces for Facebook Live videos
The latest in audience development: Publishers are collaborating on Facebook Live videos in the hopes of getting more people to watch the content.
- Duncan Edwards Steps Down as CEO of Hearst Magazines International
Hearst Magazines International (HMI) president and CEO Duncan Edwards has announced he is leaving the company, after seven years in the position and 27 years total at Hearst.
- How Publishers Are Getting “Data-Fleeced” by Ad Networks
Melody Kramer’s recent piece, “When newsrooms don’t own their data, other companies profit” on Poynter should be a hard and fast wake-up call for publishers.
- Snapchat is starting Real Life, an online magazine about technology
Snapchat doesn’t just care about video. The company is behind a new online magazine called Real Life, which will publish roughly one article each weekday on the subject of technology, starting on June 27.
- Why All Publishers Should Join the World Wide Web Consortium
In a 2014 talk called “An Architecture of Collaboration,” I described 12 actions publishers could take to better understand and take advantage of new sources and uses of what was once just book content.
- Johnson Publishing Sells ‘Ebony,’ ‘Jet’
Two of the country’s oldest consumer magazines targeting African-American readers have been sold, with Johnson Publishing’s announcement that private equity firm Clear View Group has acquired Ebony and Jet.
- A magazine about women’s sport has been launched in a bid to “redress the balance” of coverage in mainstream publications.
The first issue of Sportswoman, out now, features interviews with Olympic rowing gold-medallist Katherine Grainger, Britain’s first senior football manager Shelley Kerr and Paralympian Libby Clegg.
- AOP Premium Publisher Alliance acquired by Intrinsic Europe
AOP, the Association of Online Publishers, has announced that it has sold its premium publisher aggregated solution, Symmachia Ltd, for an undisclosed amount to programmatic experts Intrinsic Europe.
- ‘Starting To Hit the Wall’: A Conference Focuses on Publishing Rights
Things are not going to stop changing,’ Ingenta’s Randy Petway told Monday’s Rights Conference audience. And that means new urgency around effective rights management.
- 7 Ways City & Regional Publishers Are Growing Their Business
Publishers share top revenue-generating strategies at the recent City And Regional Magazine Association Annual Conference.
- Six Questions Publishers Need To Ask Their RTB Vendors
As a publisher, one of the most important decisions you make is choosing an RTB vendor. You’re selecting the partner who will help you to convert your audience into revenue and grow your business.
- New Nonprofit Looks To Foster Publishing Industry In The West
With approval from the IRS of its request for nonprofit status expected within the month, the organizers of the Colophon Center have announced plans to create a new foundation aimed at promoting book publishing in the West.
- Stop Giving Away Your Audience! An Interview With Keynote Jay Acunzo
The old model: Publishers gain readership through high-quality, niched content and then redirect their audience to advertisers.
- How Siri, Alexa And Other IPAs Will Revolutionize Publishing
For the past several years, I’ve been writing about how containers, such as books, newspapers and magazines, are slowly fading away. They’ll certainly be around for many years, but their relevance will slip into the background as personalized, digital content streams become more important.
- Digital Publishing: New Era Of SEO Is More About The Experience Than Engine
Since the first search engines began scouring the early Internet, webmasters have tried to figure out how to game the system to enable their content to show up at the top of search results.
- What Publishers Need To Know About Google Daydream
One of the most fascinating presentations at the FIPP event in London recently focused on how The New York Times is developing its virtual reality offering.
- Time Out Set For Global Expansion With £90m Proceeds Of Stock Market Listing
Magazine and online publisher Time Out has launched a bid to raise £90m on the stock market.
- Specialized Publishers Share Challenges, Insights At SIPA Conference
There was no panel discussion on Snapchat at the 40th annual SIPA Conference, “Pivoting For Profit,” a three-day event catering to specialized information publishers in Washington, DC, earlier this week.
- UK Publishers Facing ‘Digital Tipping Point’ According To Latest Report
UK publishers have seen their total annual digital revenues grow by 62% over the last four years, according to analysis from the Digital Publishers Revenue Index (DPRI), a quarterly report of UK publishers from the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
- Survey: 80 Percent Of Those Who Know About Ad Blocking Use It
To some, ad blocking is a mortal threat to publishers. To others, it is an overblown fad.
- How Top Media Companies Are Making Data A Part Of Their Culture
In today’s digital media landscape, publishers are collecting mounds of data on a daily basis, gleaning insights about how consumers interact with content through social media, newsletters, websites, and apps.
- Ryan Dohrn’s 5 Links To Sales Success!
Ryan Dohrn gets around. As a sales coach, speaker, author and guest-blogger, he is always out there in the niche magazine universe, sharing his ideas and helping publishers and their sales teams find new ways to create revenue.
- 11 Simple Yet Effective Edits To Instantly Improve Your Social Media Content
As marketers, writers and crafters, we spend hours on bringing our content ideas to life and after all that effort, want our content to be seen.
- Who Will Watch The Watch Magazines?
Ten years down the road, which of today’s print magazines will still be around? It’s a question I daresay many of us ask ourselves frequently.
- Fixing A Broken Digital Ecosystem
The issue the industry faces is more than a broken non-transparent agency business model.
- Tribune Publishing Vote Tally Shows Big Support For Gannett Bid
A regulatory filing on Monday showed that many Tribune Publishing shareholders support a sale to rival Gannett Co.
- Mother Jones Magazine Is Now Available On Magzter
Mother Jones, the prestigious non-profit news magazine from the USA which is best known for its bold and original award-winning reporting, makes its entry on the world’s largest digital magazine newsstand, Magzter.
- Coach Celebrates First Six Months Of Success With Debut ABC
Coach magazine, Dennis Publishing’s first launch into the free magazine market.
- The Mixed, Early Impact Publishers Are Seeing From Facebook Instant Articles
Publishers are starting to see the results of Facebook Instant Articles, which launched widely last month.
- Data, Insight & Revenue Summit Will Explore How Data Is Powering Publishing
Executives from leading media and publishing companies will share how they’re utilizing data to drive efficiency and create new revenue streams.
- Playwire Launches A Free Video Player For Indie Publishers
When it comes to making Internet video, free is a pretty good price.
- In Ad-Blocking Wars, Publishers Propose A Détente
Publishers are finding that work-arounds are better than confrontation as they deal with the ad-blocking challenge.
- Are You Publishing Sideways?
Back in the day, it was so much easier for media salespeople.
- Facebook As A Publishing Platform Isn’t Good For Publishers
We’re moving into the formative stage of “platform publishing,” and I predict it’s not going to end well for magazine media.
- Shoptalk: Publishers Are Still Missing The Point On Ad Blocking
Like, Forbes starts blocking ad-block and some visitors with ad blockers are asked to either whitelist the New York Times or subscribe.
- Gannett Gears Up For A Long Battle Over Control Of Tribune Publishing
Both Gannett and Tribune Publishing are settling in for a protracted battle, as Gannett marches forward in an increasingly hostile takeover attempt of Tribune.
- Immediate Media Launches Digital Editions With Exact Editions
International special interest magazine media business, Immediate Media Co, and digital providers Exact Editions, have today announced the launch of an extensive partnership.
- ‘Absolutely Petrified’: Publishing In Facebook’s Era Of Empire
This article is the cover story of Digiday’s new magazine, Pulse, a quarterly print publication about the modernization of media.
- Publishers ‘Feeding On Scraps From Facebook’, Says Bloomberg Media Boss
Newspapers, magazines and other publishers are “feeding on the scraps” of Facebook’s multibillion-dollar ad business despite playing a central role in keeping the social network’s users happy.
- What’s Really Killing Digital Media: The Tyranny Of The Impression
All happy media companies are alike, but each unhappy digital media company is unhappy for exactly the same reason.
- Why Gannett Is Likely To Win Its Takeover Bid For Tribune Publishing
Despite initial resistance from Tribune Publishing’s management, financial logic suggests that Gannett will ultimately succeed in acquiring the company.
- Press Release: Magazine Media Continues To Grow Audiences
The Association of Magazine Media released The Magazine Media 360° Brand Audience Report for March and the Social Media Report for first quarter 2016 today.
- Create Content That Feeds Multiple Revenue Streams!
Niche publishers invest a lot of time and money in their editorial programs, working to craft the best possible content to secure and retain devoted readers.
- Report: Subscription Discounts Drive Down Newsstand Sales
New MagNet study finds monthly magazines offer subscriptions for an average of 63 percent off cover price.
- The New Era Of Digital Publishing
What does Digital Publishing mean to you? Not long ago, we defined it as simply moving the publishing industry from offline to online.
- David Carey Reveals Secrets To Hearst’s Success
Mr. Magazine interviews Hearst president David Carey on recent partnerships with Verizon, Lena Dunham, and Snapchat and how Hearst is remixing and distributing content.
- Android App Inventory Value Increases Nearly 150% Y-O-Y
PubMatic, the marketing automation software company for publishers, today announced that its Q1 2016 Quarterly Mobile Index (QMI) report found that advertisers are increasingly targeting Android users, as Android app inventory prices or increased 147 percent, year-over-year.
- Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue And Traffic
The business of online news has never been forgiving. But in recent weeks, what had been a simmering worry among publishers has turned into borderline panic.
- The New Yorker Wins Two Pulitzers In A First For Magazine Media
The winners of the Pulitzer Prizes, recognizing the best in print (and digital) journalism, were announced for the 100th time today, but it was only the second year in which magazine media brands were eligible for the coveted honors.
- Publishers Find Google’s AMP Speeds Up Pages, But Ads Are Still Slow
The mobile web is getting faster thanks to Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages scheme, and it’s about to get faster still.
- The New Yorker Becomes First Magazine To Win A Pulitzer Prize
The New Yorker on Monday became the first magazine to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, taking home awards in both feature writing and criticism categories.
- Digital Publishing: New Era Of SEO Is More About The Experience Than Engine
Since the first search engines began scouring the early Internet, webmasters have tried to figure out how to game the system to enable their content to show up at the top of search results.
- Online Media Is Tested When Social Platforms Come To Town
Facebook now hosts articles created by outside publishers, as well as videos and live broadcasts.
- Amazon Is Enticing Publishers To Opt Into Kindle Unlimited
Amazon is now actively courting agents and publishers in an attempt to woo them over to Kindle Unlimited with a series of perks.
