The dominant US-based magazine media companies continue to expand their digital and data capabilities through internal initiatives and investing in or acquiring synergistic companies, writes Karlene Lukovitz.
Forget digital first, publishers now have to think mobile first, with smartphones and tablets accounting for over 60% of traffic for many media brands. Carolyn Morgan looks at how publishers’ mobile strategies are evolving.
MPP Global has added further enhancements to eSuite, its integrated cloud platform, with the introduction of predictive subscription churn functionality.
The Royal College of Nursing is the world’s largest professional body for nurses and RCNi, its publishing arm, publishes a wide range of print titles and online resources and organise a growing number of events for its membership. As Rachel Armitage
Over the past year, Johnston Press has been relaunching the websites of its major regional titles and the early indicators, in terms of traffic and ad revenue, are encouraging. Ciar Byrne talks to Jeff Moriarty, chief digital and product officer, a
Never buy a bad present again with IBM Watson Trend, the pocket-sized personal shopper which can predict the future! Luke Bilton is impressed with the data-driven trend analysis app.
Probably the biggest media story of 2015 was the existential threat posed to the publishing industry by the rise of ad blocking, a threat that shows no signs of going away in 2016. Tim Cain looks at the challenges posed, how publishers are responding
The move to mobile should not be taking us by surprise. The writing has been on the wall for years, yet, as an industry, we continue to be wrong-footed by developments in the mobile space. Martin Belam urges publishers to eat, sleep and breathe mobil
Publishing exists in a state of constant flux, with new trends and ideas replacing old orthodoxies as regularly as the stream of new titles being launched into the marketplace. It’s what makes it so exhilarating and exhausting in almost equal measure
Jim Foster on the world of ePublishing
Dennis has long been at the forefront of technology publishing, with titles such as PC Pro, Computer Active and IT Pro. In June this year, Dennis unveiled Alphr.com - a new brand targeting a new type of tech audience. Paul Hood takes up the story.
Changing practices in investigative journalism, the erosion of source protection, the rise of automated reporting, and the "gamification" of news are a few of the developments included in Trends in Newsrooms 2015, the annual report just published by
Guardian News & Media yesterday announced that it will establish an innovation lab to develop and create new approaches to delivering news and information using mobile technology.
Digital device proliferation, demanding customers, technical challenges, disruptive competition, lack of visibility… No wonder, writes Carolyn Morgan, traditional publishers are feeling slightly dizzy.
Jim Foster on the world of ePublishing
