Last year, the team at Pugpig decided to take a step back from their day-to-day development work and get a sense of what was going on in the wider digital publishing market. Analysing data from...
Opportunities for publishers in 2021: a moment to reflect and reset on long-held strategies and beliefs
The swerves publishers take in 2021 are likely to be much sharper than we can predict. But despite the many challenges on the horizon, there’s reason for hope. Chris Sutcliffe rounds up...
Covid-19 has boosted reader revenues and reminded us why they matter
Already trending upwards for many publishers, reader revenue growth has been spurred on by lockdown audiences desperate for news and with lots of time on their hands. Peter Houston rounds...
Transcript: Tom Standage, Deputy Editor, The Economist
Interviewer: Chris Sutcliffe
Tom Standage: One of the many hats I wear at The Economist is to look after our future gazing products, and our...
The Economist’s Deputy Editor Tom Standage on why newspapers should predict the future
As well as its flagship paper, The Economist also publishes future-gazing issues looking at what to expect the next year and even further into the future. This week Tom Standage, its Deputy Editor...
Prima Editor Jo Checkley on meeting increased demand for print magazines
Hearst UK recently announced that women's lifestyle magazine Prima would increase its print edition from 12 to 13 issues a year, following a 68% surge in subscriptions this year.
This week, we...
Man cannot live by newsletter alone: the realities of going solo as a journalist
Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of high-profile examples of journalists leaving publications to launch their own newsletters. This isn't a new trend, but as tools like Substack,...
The Week Junior Editor in Chief Anna Bassi on why a print magazine for kids is growing strongly
This week, we hear from Anna Bassi, Editor in Chief of The Week Junior. They’ve had a milestone couple of months, recently releasing their 250th issue and increasing circulation during lockdown...
Anorak Magazine’s Cathy Olmedillas on making magazines collectible
On this 150th episode of Media Voices, Cathy Olmedillas, founder of independent children’s magazines Anorak and Dot, explains how she learned about the collectability of magazines from her time...
The Atlantic International Editor Prashant Rao on bringing the publication to a global audience
This week we spoke to The Atlantic's International Editor Prashant Rao about taking The Atlantic's voice to an international audience, the importance of diversity in writing stories for that...
VICE Executive Editor Dory Carr-Harris on building and evolving quality editorial
This week, VICE's Executive Editor Dory Carr-Harris talks to us about the importance of knowing what resonates with your audience, from high-quality astrology content to bringing a food brand to...
Aller Media Product Owner Christoph Schmitz on managing technology and transformation
In this week's episode, we talk to Christoph Schmitz, Aller Media's Product Owner for paywalls, login, subscriptions and CRM (and recent interim CTO). He discusses managing technology and...
Google’s Head of News Ecosystem Development Madhav Chinnappa on supporting journalism
On this week's episode of Media Voices, Google's Head of News Ecosystem Development Madhav Chinnappa takes us through his views on the often-fraught relationship between publishers and platforms,...
Tortoise’s Katie Vanneck Smith talks subscription success with Piano’s Michael Silberman
Direct reader revenue is back on top of publishers’ priorities, as re-igniting the relationship with an audience is seen as the single best guarantee of a sustainable media business model....
Delayed Gratification co-founder Rob Orchard on the mission of ‘slow journalism’
In this week's episode of Media Voices, Rob Orchard - the co-founder and editor of the original slow journalism magazine Delayed Gratification - takes us through the mission of the magazine, why...
DC Thomson’s Sally Hampton on why magazines have a bright future
This week, Sally Hampton, Consumer Magazines Publisher at DC Thomson talks about how she manages such a wide range of magazines, the biggest shifts she's seen in print publishing, and a surprising...