This feature is sponsored by Reuters News Agency. Find out more in our Conversations episode with Reuters News Agency’s Scott Malone, Stephanie Burnett and Rob Schack discussing how data can...
2022’s podcast trends: a reality check for podcast hype, but publishers seeing solid ROI
For our latest season of the Media Voices Podcast, kindly sponsored by Poool, we’ll be publishing ten episodes exploring the biggest trends of 2022 and how they affect publishers; from...
Three benefits of consolidating tech setups for publishers
This feature was created in partnership with Affino, the leading Unified Business Platform for media, publishing, events, membership and professional services organisations. Find out more in...
We need to talk about podcast listener numbers
If there’s one topic which makes podcasters awkward, it’s listener numbers. We all assume everyone else probably has more listens than us, and jealously guard...
The best podcast editing software: our top 5 picks
With nearly six years of weekly podcasts under our belts, we know the importance of choosing podcast editing software that will fit around your workflow. Whether...
Growing for good: How a news start-up gained 16k+ newsletter subscribers in four days
…and made the world a better place along the way.
When it comes to newsletter growth strategies, we thought we’d seen it all. From Morning...
Preview: The Publisher Podcast Summit 2022
While we've been on our summer break from the podcast, we've been hard at work putting together the Publisher Podcast Summit; the first ever conference dedicated to supporting publishers on their...
How four publishers are using podcasts to enhance their brands
Launching a podcast can be an intimidating prospect for publishers. Editorial resources, concepts and marketing strategies all need to be carefully thought through...
Why ad-light, subscriber-focused weekly print titles are thriving
The stereotypical print magazine is jam-packed with advertising. September issues of fashion magazines in particular used to measure their success by...
A tale of three publishers: UK daily news brands eye a more stable future
After decades of disruption and painful digital transformation, the UK’s ‘quality’ daily news publishers - once called broadsheets - seem to have finally...
“This is a digital business masquerading as a print business:” As the dust settles on the Dotdash Meredith merger, what’s the outlook for its print magazines?
Digital publisher Dotdash’s merger last year with magazine company Meredith may have made a lot of business sense. But Dotdash, which has no print experience, is...
Immediate’s HistoryExtra podcast celebrates 15 years with 150 million listens
“It just felt like podcasting was made for history,” HistoryExtra’s Dr David Musgrove told us. As the podcast celebrates its 15th birthday, it has also just broken another...
PPA CEO Sajeeda Merali on supporting publishers in a changing industry
This week we hear from Sajeeda Merali, CEO of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA). We talked about what her publishing background brings to the organisation,...
RocaNews CEO Max Towey on rebuilding the younger generation’s trust in news
This week we hear from Max Towey, Co-Founder and CEO at RocaNews. RocaNews is a start-up building a community around the news that lowers the blood pressure; they believe alarmist and partisan...
As the New York Times soars, The Washington Post appears to be losing momentum
Since Jeff Bezos’ $250 million buyout of The Washington Post in 2013, the publisher’s fortunes have turned around. In recent years it has been seen - alongside the New York Times - as a poster...
Time Out’s future isn’t in media. That leaves a gap.
Time Out magazine has just printed its last edition. “It's been a privilege and a...
4 things we learned about email newsletters from the Digital News Report 2022
This year's hotly-anticipated Digital News Report 2022 from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has landed. The report surveys over 93,000 online news consumers across 46 markets,...
Affino’s Markus Karlsson and TTG Media’s Steve Hinds on unlocking the benefits of software systems consolidation
Publishing is way behind other industries when it comes to technology consolidation. Compared with five or six key software platforms in most sectors, it is not uncommon to see publishers running...
Raconteur Editor Sarah Vizard on using print to drive digital expansion
This week we talk to Sarah Vizard, Editor of Raconteur. She explains what Raconteur's unique angle on business stories is in a crowded field, how it uses its print publication to drive digital...
What I’ve learned from listening to 150+ publisher podcasts
Christmas is almost certainly a distant memory by now. Whether it was the smell of mince pies and mulled wine or masks and hand sanitizer which stood out, the season is usually marked by everyone...