For this next 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...
Publishing ideas to steal: abandon clicks, target print, and read the room
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
Lend me your ears! The power of podcasts to connect and serve
Executive Producer Christopher Phin has worked with multiple teams across DC Thomson's portfolio over the past three years helping them to get podcasts started. Here, he tells us why...
Publishing ideas to steal: incredible magazine covers
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
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...
Media Moments 2022
We're delighted to be launching the 2022 edition of Media Moments on 30th November, thanks to this year's sponsors, Poool.
Media Moments 2022 will bring together the key events...
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...
Publishing ideas to steal: working less, registration walls, and taking a chance
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
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...
Publishing ideas to steal: collective problem solving, hand-folding, and paying the postage
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
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...
Publishing ideas to steal: go narrow, try radical openness, community strategies
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
Podcast ideas to steal: Reading aloud, long ads, and voice messages
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
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...
Publishing ideas to steal: the mix of six, keeping it brief, and featured podcasts
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt...
“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...
Publishing ideas to steal: cover stars, bartender newsagents, and cutting ads
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes...
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...
What’s next for Media Voices
Since launching our appeal for help a few weeks ago, we’ve had a huge number of really helpful responses, suggestions, offers of collaboration and help. Thank you...
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...