Looking back at 2017, three themes emerge: more media consolidation, reorganization, and diversification. Last month, for example, Meredith bought Time Inc. in a $2.5 billion deal backed by the Koch brothers. In October, Hearst acquired Rodale, the family-owned publisher of ...
READ MOREBlack Friday mobile shopping, digital-first in newsrooms, Snap’s disappointing user growth, average time spent with media, and more are covered in this installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. To help you keep up with trends and prepare for changes just ...
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Editorial teams today are burdened with larger workloads, shorter timelines, and the need to cover broad aspects of changing media demands. This greatly limits their ability to create and innovate in ways that can bring positive impact. Given these challenges, ...
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See the world Here’s a cool infographic to help you round out your summertime reading list. From epic poetry to international bestsellers to emerging voices, this week’s pick lays out the world’s most iconic books by the country they are set ...
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Up your game With algorithm changes and the growing use of ad blockers, traffic to digital media sites took quite a hit last year: Publishers’ organic reach fell 52% due to Facebook’s new algorithm and some 60% of users 18 to 34 years ...
READ MOREAttitudes about the role of news media, cord cutting, newspaper industry employment, ad fraud, and more are covered in this installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. To help you keep up with trends and prepare for changes just around the ...
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In December, New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo said Snapchat parent Snap had “quietly become one of the world’s most innovative and influential consumer technology companies,” noting how Facebook is “obsessed” with imitating the popular messaging app—a topic widely reported across news sites. ...
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A turbulent year in media is coming to a close, and just a quick scan of 2016 This Week in Publishing headlines makes one thing clear: The industry has seen dramatic change in just a few short months, and at ...
READ MOREFor better or worse, platforms and other technologies changed publishing and other industries dramatically over the past year. With the rise of social media and evolving IT, content, and business models, it’s more important than ever to understand what’s happening ...
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Digital news companies are facing a perfect storm that observers say will leave those unprepared in its wake. In fact, numerous reports indicate industry consolidation has begun and is expected to continue. Just last week, Poynter detailed how corporate investment and digital consolidation ...
READ MOREIn helping to craft publishing strategies and define efficient, sustainable processes, it’s become clear that this is a time of reinvention for all publishers, big and small. We’re sharing some of our reinvention thoughts and experiences to drill down on ...
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Take a look at any publisher’s road map for the months ahead and you’ll see video is a key area of growth. In fact, according to a May AOL poll of 600 publishers across the U.K. and U.S., video was cited as the ...
READ MORELong-form storytelling on mobile, consumers willing to pay for ad-free browsing, the continuing growth of social media, brand awareness on social platforms, the IAB’s latest digital ad spend report, and more are covered in this installment of TFP’s Media Metrics ...
READ MOREThe amount of mobile data news site ads consume, magazines’ total social media audiences, digital ad spending projections, the importance of cross-device synchronization, and more are covered in this installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. To help you keep up with ...
READ MOREPrint-only newspaper readers, media fragmentation, mobile apps vs. mobile browsing, native ads, and more are covered in this installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. To help you keep up with trends and prepare for changes just around the corner, each month ...
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Looking at 2015 in review, it’s clear this was a year of dramatic change for publishers. Major shifts occurred not only across publishing platforms but in terms of what we need to deliver to readers and how. Our content strategy ...
READ MOREAmerican’s Test Kitchen, Q&A on Apple News, Future of Book Publishing, Review of LinkedIn’s Mobile Apps, Media Metrics, TFP’s Infographic Pick of the Week, DPS 2015 Tip: Using Custom Fonts in Cards, Adobe Digital Publishing Solution v2015.7 Release Welcome to Technology ...
READ MOREWhat Apple Watch owners use their devices for, how hashtags affect engagement on Twitter and Instagram, a continued decline in magazine newsstand sales, Generation Z’s connectedness, and more are covered in this installment of TFP’s Media Metrics roundup. To help you ...
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If I asked you to define what a publishing platform is, what would you say? It’s a simple and yet complicated question, and I’d be curious to hear how different individuals would answer it depending upon where they sit in ...
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This month, Technology for Publishing participated in the Idealliance “Going Mobile” event, where a number of industry leaders came together to share their thoughts about what’s next for publishers. I was invited to moderate one of the sessions, Trend Toward Magazine Articlization, featuring ...
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