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GumGum and Invincible announce partnership on new CTV ad integration
GumGum, a contextual-first global digital advertising platform, announced a partnership with OTT streaming service provider Invincible Entertainment.
News Media
The newspaper business was built for a world where one product served everyone and advertising paid for most of it. That model has gone. What replaces it is still being worked out title by title, from national groups to weeklies covering a single town.
Reader revenue is the clearest shift. Even Reach, which argued for free access for years, now puts some of its journalism behind a paywall, and the regional titles doing best changed their newsrooms before they asked anyone to pay. Ownership keeps changing too. National World rebuilt local editorships after years of centralisation, and the Observer is being reinvented as a premium print and digital title under new owners.
The strongest publishers understand the difference because they are not trying to be everything to everyone. They are trying to be essential to someone.
Chris Sherrard News media
Local news is where the pressure shows most. Millions of people now live without a dedicated local title, and new reader-funded and membership startups are moving into the gaps. Platforms are pulling back from news at the same time, which leaves trust and a direct relationship with readers as the assets that matter most.
Print hasn't disappeared either. Well-run weeklies still hold on to their readers, with circulation falling slowly while digital audiences grow.
Below you'll find some of our best feature articles on news media, from reader revenue and newsroom change to ownership, local news and trust, alongside our latest news and industry commentary.
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FEATURE
Returning to growth
Where is the growth opportunity for today’s publishers? Douglas McCabe tracks how the commercial model has evolved over the past fifty years and examines whether a better understanding of what online audiences want, will help drive future growth.
Best Practice in Publishing
News media
We asked Chris Sherrard, editor-in-chief of The Irish News, what does best practice publishing look like in news media? This is what he said…
INTERVIEW
Stand and deliver!
After years of resisting paywalls, Reach is now launching them across its titles. But David Higgerson, Reach’s chief content officer, carefully avoided the word ‘U-turn’ when interviewed by Steve Dyson.
INTERVIEW
Change before charge
It’s one thing to think that readers should pay for your journalism, but the reality is that unless you improve your offering, then you will struggle to start charging for it, as DC Thomson Editor-in-Chief Frank O’Donnell tells Ciar Byrne.
INTERVIEW
Ditching the generic
How can you edit a regional newspaper when you never visit the area you’re writing about? By filling it with generic content, an approach that National World’s David Montgomery, the new owner of JPI Media, is rapidly doing away with.
INTERVIEW
The Observer’s premium future
Ray Snoddy talks to Co-CEO Rich Furness about the thinking behind Tortoise Media’s acquisition of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and about their plans for its future.
FEATURE
Opportunities & Threats: National News Media
What’s the outlook for national news media in 2024? Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent, looks ahead.
FEATURE
Breathing new life into local media
There is a new generation of entrepreneurs launching local media businesses, bringing with them new ideas on business models and funding. Phil Clark looks at some of the stand-out examples.
OPINION
We Need Trusted News Brands Now More Than Ever
With Meta backing away from ‘news’ and AI accelerating the growth of disinformation, we need to redouble our efforts to safeguard access to quality journalism, says News Media Association Chief Executive Owen Meredith.
OUT & ABOUT WITH ALAN GEERE
Weekly does it
East Lothian is not just the best place to live – it has the best newsbrand too. Alan Geere heads over the border to find out what’s happening in the world of Scottish weeklies.
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boostr introduces new advertising metric: NARR
Drawing inspiration from the SAAS metric Net Revenue Retention, boostr has unveiled a new advertising metric: Net Advertising Revenue Retention.
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KM Group unveils major restructure of its editorial operation
The changes at the company, a subsidiary of Iliffe Media Group, follow the departure of Kent Messenger editor Denise Eaton.
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Launch: Mojo Community
MojoReporter has announced the launch of Mojo Community – a new web platform that will ask passionate content creators to “rise to the Challenge”.
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Optable announces new data clean room capabilities
Optable, a SaaS data collaboration platform and clean room solution, has announced the introduction of Flash Nodes.
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Mail Metro Media promotes Hannah Barnett and Nick Stevens
Mail Metro Media has promoted Hannah Barnett to Commercial Director and Nick Stevens to Digital Investment Director.
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BuzzFeed UK and HuffPost UK join Ozone Project
The Ozone Project yesterday announced BuzzFeed UK and HuffPost UK as the latest partners to join the alliance.
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Readly welcomes The Week
Readly has strengthened its news offering with The Week magazine joining the platform.
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Atex releases ‘Matik’, a new image collage tool for Desk users
Atex is releasing ‘Matik’. The new image tool allows editors to easily combine pictures and publish them immediately in digital and print.
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DC Thomson launches new recruitment programme
A new approach for DC Thomson recruitment has launched, the first step in evolving the way people are brought into the company.
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The Telegraph Launches New Puzzle
PlusWord is a newly created puzzle from The Telegraph which combines the challenge of a crossword with online word-finding games.
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The Sun appoints new Business Editor
The Sun has announced that Ashley Armstrong has been appointed Business Editor.
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Reach regional titles announce three university partnerships
Reach has announced new partnerships between three of its regional titles and their respective local universities.
COLUMN
Do what winners do
Any up and coming journalist who wants to make a difference should study the judges’ comments at industry awards.
VIEW FROM AOP STEERING GROUP
Quality ad environment: how to deliver it
A quality advertising environment is publishers’ USP. The task of delivering that rests with Ad Ops teams. Kerys Arundell looks at the challenges.
