Chris Sutcliffe: Over the past few years, we've seen the renaissance of email, as publishers and brands have rediscovered the benefits of that direct relationship with audiences....
Mansueto Ventures CEO Stephanie Mehta on leading a modern media business
This week we hear from Stephanie Mehta, CEO & Chief Content Officer of Manseuto Ventures, parent of Inc. and Fast Company. She talks about going from an editorial career to the CEO role, the...
Transcript: The start-ups saving local news in the U.S.
Esthe Thorpe
Esther Thorpe: Hello and welcome to this special episode of Media Voices. I’m Esther Thorpe, and this episode I’ll be speaking to some...
The start-ups saving local news in the U.S.
The narrative that local news is dead is widely accepted in the media industry. The rise of digital advertising has cut off the main source of revenue for organisations that cover local news,...
Transcript: Highlights from Media Moments 2021
Peter Houston, Chris Sutcliffe, Esther Kezia Thorpe
Chris Sutcliffe: Thank you to everybody for coming along to this the launch and presentation of...
How Immediate Media is growing seven-figure revenues around webinars and podcasts
Immediate Media is one of the publishers that did very well out of the pandemic. They saw huge subscription boosts to their brands, many of which were focused...
Immediate Media Chief Revenue Officer Duncan Tickell on strengthening brands post-pandemic
This week for our 200th episode, we hear from Duncan Tickell, Chief Revenue Officer at Immediate Media. He talks about why he rejoined Immediate and what his focus is now with diversification, how...
Transcript: Aaron Asadi, Chief Audience & Ecommerce Officer, Future
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: How did you come to be in this role at Future?
Aaron Asadi: So I joined Future in the back end of...
Transcript: Mohamed Nanabhay, Deputy CEO, Media Development Investment Fund
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: How did you end up in investment and funding after a career in technology and...
Transcript: Erin McCarthy, Editor in Chief, Mental Floss
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: So what is Mental Floss?
Erin McCarthy: Mental Floss is an online destination for curious people at...
Transcript: James Stables, Founder and Co-CEO, Wareable.com
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: How did your sites get started?
James Stables: The founder of sites like Hot UK Deals and Quidco...
Transcript: Zach Seward, CEO, Quartz
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Zach Seward: I was working at the Wall Street Journal as the newspaper's first social media editor and doing some work...
Quartz CEO Zach Seward on charting a new course for the business lifestyle brand
This week Zach Seward, CEO of Quartz, explains why he bought the business lifestyle brand from Uzabase. He tells us how it all started and how it’s going, about memberships and advertising, and...
Transcript: Dr Samir Husni, Founder and Director of the Magazine Innovation Center
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Dr Samir Husni: Simply put, I am the man who loves magazines. I fell in love with magazines when I was 11 years old,...
Sink or swim for events strategies as the ‘pivot to virtual’ divides publishers into two camps
Covid-19 decimated events revenues overnight, but many have taken the opportunity to innovate. As publishers look towards an uncertain future, we can be sure that the events industry will...
Time Out Group CEO Julio Bruno on growing diverse revenue streams
This week, Julio Bruno, CEO at Time Out Group talks about the brand reaching a milestone 50th birthday, the growth of their different revenue streams, and how they stay true to the Time Out brand...
How publishers are navigating the perilous path to diversification
Chris Sutcliffe looks at how and why publishers are working so hard to diversify their revenue streams, for Digital Content Next.
Many quality publishers are navigating the...
Media Voices Live: What’s the future for free?
In this very special live episode of Media Voices the team discuss the future of free media in front of an audience at Magfest '18, the UK's premiere magazine-focused event. On stage in the...
Why micropayments aren’t dead…yet
Far from being a failed experiment, Esther Kezia Thorpe argues that we need to think bigger when it comes to micropayments, for What's New in Publishing.
With the rise of...
Reader revenues? Absolutely, but what will people pay for?
The pivot to paid-content is undoubtedly a positive move for publishers, but what exactly should we be asking our audiences to buy? Peter Houston reports.
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