Media Transformation
Media Transformation
The news media industry, like many other industries, is experiencing sweeping change and transformation. That can mean in the newsroom, in advertising, in production, in technology, but for transformation to truly succeed it needs to be all-encompassing. We will track down best-practice around the world. (Image source: FreeImages UK)
In the Blogs
While much of the world may be frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, media leaders should act and not wait for the crisis to pass, according to Juan Señor, President of the Innovation Media Consulting Group. Señor, co-editor of the Innovation in News Media World...
Published in Asian Media Leaders eSummit Business Digital Media by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-08-03 06:03
South Africa's Daily Maverick is something of a digital darling in the news business: lean, innovative, with a thriving membership model and quality journalism that people return for. So why then has it just announced it will launch a print edition? Publisher and CEO Styli Charalambous shared...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Cherilyn Ireton on 2020-07-30 13:13
Months into operating as distributed newsrooms, editors are distilling how COVID-19 has impacted their newsgathering and production. At the Asian Media Leaders eSummit, Fergus Bell, CEO of fathm, Mitra Kalita, Senior Vice President of CNN Digital Programming, and Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-...
Published in Asian Media Leaders eSummit Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-07-28 17:26
As a leading global news organisation, the Financial Times gets more than 10,000 images each day.
Published in Digital Media World News Media Congress Blog by Romina Pissecker on 2020-07-23 10:51
There have been calls for a reinvention of the way journalism is practised since long before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Will a new blueprint for journalism beyond 2020 emerge from the way leading newsrooms are approaching, investigating, analysing and telling the story of the COVID-...
Published in Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-07-21 15:00
The coronavirus pandemic has forced news organisations across the world to move to a distributed newsroom model. During WAN-IFRA’s World Media Leaders eSummit, panelists shared insights on how best to function in this new environment.
Published in Digital Media World News Media Congress Blog by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-07-16 13:18
Everyone is trying to predict what the fallout of the ongoing pandemic will look like for publishers. Difficult to do. Even major companies like PriceWaterhouseCoopers have delayed their annual Media Outlook (usually published in June) with the uncertainty lingering. But publishers, editors and...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Dean Roper on 2020-07-09 16:41
“Our newsletter had 3,000 people [subscribing] in June of 2019, and it has 23,000 today. For a country of 65,000, that feels really good,” says Kathleen Fleury Capetta, Publisher, compassmedia, Cayman Islands.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Brian Veseling on 2020-07-06 13:56
At Norway’s Dagens Næringsliv, the coronavirus pandemic has driven cultural change within the newsroom, and led some of its print-based readership to increasingly search for news online.
Published in Business Digital Media by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-06-25 16:58
Senior editorial and commercial executives from 10 news media companies across Asia embark on a five-month programme to transform their operations and business.
Published in Business Digital Media by WAN-IFRA on 2020-05-29 12:20
Editors from several South Asian news publishers including The Quint (India), The Hindu (India), Times of India (India) and The Daily Star (Bangladesh) recently took part in a WAN-IFRA Webinar (according to Chatham House rules) to discuss the immediate business and editorial challenges...
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-05-26 11:35
The coronavirus pandemic has forced news organisations around the world to quickly adapt to a new operational mode, moving to remote work and reconfiguring as distributed, digital spaces.
Published in Business Digital Media by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-05-28 13:59
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought many challenges to newspapers and their production operations.
Published in Business by Romina Pissecker on 2020-05-13 11:10
Women in News has developed a practical guide for media organisations and professionals with the aim of equipping them with the necessary tools and insights to improve gender balance in content.
Published in Digital Media by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-05-12 15:19
Editor and consultant John Crowley shares initial results from a survey investigating how journalists are coping with COVID-19, and what the news sector might look like once the pandemic is over.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-04-29 14:46
Snehasis Roy, Technical Director of India’s Times Group, recently joined us for a WAN-IFRA Webinar to discuss how the publishing house has been affected by COVID-19 and the measures they are undertaking to try to cope with the crisis.
Published in Business by Romina Pissecker on 2020-04-27 14:18
For The Globe and Mail’s Editor in Chief, David Walmsley, the newsroom of the future is one where journalists can focus on finding and telling great stories. With Sophi, its homegrown AI system, the Globe is on its way to making that happen.
Published in Business Digital Media by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-04-02 11:04
The COVID-19 crisis has forced news organisations around the world to adopt measures to ensure they can continue to produce content at the expected rate and standard, while keeping their staff safe. In late March, WAN-IFRA surveyed more than 100 editorial executives who are part of its Global...
Published in Business Digital Media by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-04-27 10:39
Both Facebook and news organisations such as the BBC are acting rapidly to meet the mushrooming demand in India for various types of video content.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-04-17 07:13
Although the World Health Organisation has declared that newspapers are safe to touch during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Sri Lankan publisher apparently took their precautions a step further to ensure readers of the safety of their newspapers.
Published in Business by Romina Pissecker on 2020-04-08 14:45
The COVID-19 crisis has forced newspaper publishers to make changes to how they operate their print production. Most have adopted preventive measures to ensure continuous production and distribution of newspapers
Published in Business by Romina Pissecker on 2020-04-06 12:04
As COVID-19 cases ramp up in India, newsrooms have swung into action to keep journalists safe, while ensuring a steady flow of content.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-03-24 14:40
From food to technology to hard news, India's NDTV HOP Live, a mobile-only, vertical viewing platform focussed on creating sharable, interactive and on-the-go-video content for millennials produces 30-35 hours of fresh video content every week.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-03-23 12:40
Media innovation methodologies are often created in well-developed media markets, but do they function equally well in different contexts around the world? We spoke to a Colombian university media lab to find out how it approaches its innovation projects.
Published in Incubator by Teemu Henriksson on 2020-03-20 12:52
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises, many news publishers around the world are rapidly developing additional print and digital services, in particular daily newsletters, for news and information relating to the pandemic.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Brian Veseling on 2020-03-20 11:35
The COVID-19 crisis has forced newspaper publishers to make changes to how they operate their print production. Most have adopted preventive measures to ensure continuous production and distribution of newspapers
Published in Business by Romina Pissecker on 2020-04-06 12:04
For The Globe and Mail’s Editor in Chief, David Walmsley, the newsroom of the future is one where journalists can focus on finding and telling great stories. With Sophi, its homegrown AI system, the Globe is on its way to making that happen.
Published in Business Digital Media by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-04-02 11:04
During a WAN-IFRA World Editors Forum webinar on Thursday, editors from Asia and the United States discussed how they and their editorial teams have made the swift transition necessitated by the rapid rise of the coronavirus from their traditional newsrooms to working from home to get their...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Brian Veseling on 2020-03-20 13:09
From Japan to Canada, startups to tech giants, many media are now thinking about and using AI. What does this mean for media workers, readers, and, who’s responsible?
Published in Digital Media Incubator by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-03-10 16:38
In 2013, three IIT students, Deepit Purkayastha, Azhar Iqubal and Anunay Pandey, launched an application called Inshorts, a pioneer in short form content. Today, it is one of India’s biggest digital...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-03-03 14:45
“Technology transformation is not a problem for just legacy companies, but for digital companies, too,” Ajay Shrivastava, Group Chief Product Technology Officer and Business Initiatives Officer at HT Media, told participants at...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Romina Pissecker on 2020-02-28 14:25
“Newsrooms that don’t embrace change are going to be left behind,” Brett McKeehan, Director – Asia, CNN Digital Worldwide, Hong Kong, said at the recently concluded ...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog Editor's Weblog by Neha Gupta on 2020-02-25 13:48
Greg Barber, The Washington Post’s Director of Newsroom Product, talks about the organisation’s approach to election coverage, new storytelling formats, and experimentation on channels like TikTok and Twitch.
Published in Business Digital Media World News Media Congress Blog by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-02-14 15:21
The German media lab focuses on innovation at the business model level, seeking and creating products and commercial opportunities that go beyond the conventions of the news industry.
Published in Incubator by Teemu Henriksson on 2020-02-11 19:58
DuMont Media Group, one of Germany's largest news publishing companies, will not sell off its entire collection of regional newspapers and exit the consumer media business, but is continuing to divest itself of individual regional publishing groups.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Michael Spinner-Just on 2020-01-16 14:21
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Published in Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2020-01-16 18:23
The British broadcaster will extend its successful gender equality approach to encourage use of more diverse commentators, including people with a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Simone Flueckiger on 2020-01-24 18:28
“Digital transformation is about risk taking, hard work and bringing talent and strengths together,” says Stéphane Mayoux, one of the coaches of WAN-IFRA’s new Table Stakes Europe initiative.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Brian Veseling on 2019-12-12 17:06
With a personalised, in-depth content offer, The Athletic has its sights firmly set on becoming the go-to destination for die-hard sports fans. And not just in the United States.
Published in Business Digital Media by Simone Flueckiger on 2019-12-10 12:18
The year 2019 was a period of slowdown around the globe. The impact was felt in the news media industry, which had already been going through a not-so-easy transition period from print to digital. Lower spend from advertisers, along with other factors such as reduced consumer spending and...
Published in Business by Romina Pissecker on 2020-01-08 12:39
The Dutch broadcaster’s media innovation lab uses novel technologies to provide engaging narrative experiences, while also informing its audience about the technologies’ possible impact on their everyday lives.
Published in Incubator by Teemu Henriksson on 2019-11-26 20:02
"As is common for technology companies, the 'beta' concept has permeated our work initiatives," says Marta Gleich, Executive Editor of Zero...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2015-03-31 14:29
Want to spark creative thinking and drive innovation in your newsroom? An interdisciplinary team might help you do just that.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Simone Flueckiger on 2019-11-13 18:57
Helping local news publishers succeed is a key part of WAN-IFRA's mission. As part of the association's ongoing efforts to do this, WAN-IFRA CEO Vincent Peyrègne announced in June the launch of a European version of a popular US local news initiative.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Brian Veseling on 2019-11-07 11:04
Kurt Sabathil, Managing Director of Schwäbisch Media, has seemingly taken to heart the Darwinian "survival of the fittest" theory when it comes to the strategy of this German regional media group.
Published in Business Digital Media Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2019-10-16 17:56
The continued rise of Media Labs is the focus of the latest 2019 Trends in Newsrooms report. It unpacks their role, examines their organisation and offers advice on what you should do if you want to start one.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog Incubator by WAN-IFRA on 2019-11-18 16:41
The need for news organisations to build a loyal...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2019-11-13 11:42
As reader habits have changed in Asia and elsewhere, the importance of print media as a source of news has declined in recent years. There is a need for news publishers to adapt to a new business model to sustain the...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2019-11-14 04:51
A strong focus on a “reader-first” circulation model has helped The Economist grow its reader revenues by 50 percent while doubling its gross margin in the past five years.
Published in Business Digital Media Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2019-10-09 14:23
A South African spends more money, in a lifetime, on communication than on health or education. The country has a high penetration rate of smart phones, which unfortunately does not translate to cheap data rates.
Published in Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Neha Gupta on 2019-10-03 06:00
It could be only a matter of time before robo-journalism makes its inroads to India
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Elizabeth Shilpa on 2019-09-03 12:03
“We don't do anything without an audience opportunity and a revenue opportunity,” Robertson Barrett, President of Digital Media at Hearst Newspapers, told participants at WAN-IFRA's recent ...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Brian Veseling on 2019-08-07 17:19
WAN-IFRA has published a new report that examines one company's journey from publisher of popular print magazines to diversified business group with a data agency and marketing companies – and popular print magazines.
Published in Business Digital Media by Anton Jolkovski on 2019-07-26 13:46
As The Atlantic ramps up its plans to launch a subscription model, the venerable American magazine has been restructuring its staffing units in order to better align its business model with readers' needs.
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog Editor's Weblog by Brian Veseling on 2019-07-05 15:11
Wendy Metcalfe is not your average editor-in-chief. For starters, not only does she oversee editorial operations, she’s also in charge of marketing and customer service – "essentially anything that touches the subscriber," she says.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2019-06-07 17:01
[VIDEO INSIDE] In a standing-room only session at the World News Media Congress in Glasgow, Mark Thompson, president and CEO of The New York Times company, sat down with Tina...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by WAN-IFRA on 2019-06-03 10:25
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Brian Veseling on 2019-05-29 13:28
Two ad alliances, together representing four of Germany's largest media companies, have joined forces with the aim of countering the dominance of tech platforms.
Published in Business Digital Media by Michael Spinner-Just on 2019-05-28 15:15
In the space of seven years, Aller Media Finland, part of a pan-Nordic media holding, has transformed itself from a magazine publisher to a diversified media, marketing, and data services concern that continues to publish two weekly...
Published in Business Digital Media by Anton Jolkovski on 2019-04-09 16:43
The publisher of some of Finland's most successful magazines started changing its culture and transforming digitally well before circumstances dictated those shifts, as Director of Media Business Elina Schüller describes in this interview.
Published in Business by Dean Roper on 2019-02-26 17:00
While introducing a paywall came with an initial massive traffic loss for Austria’s Kleine Zeitung, it has helped the newspaper power the change towards a more digital mindset, and boost brand awareness among users.
Published in Business Digital Media by Simone Flueckiger on 2018-11-21 13:11
“Innovation is not an event. It's not a lab. It's not the perfect day once a year. It's something that's happening 365 throughout your organisation and it's a really hard process,” says Niddal Salah-Eldin, Director of Digital Innovation at WELT.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Simone Flueckiger on 2018-11-05 12:11
Most publishers thriving in today’s “Digital Subscription Economy” will tell you: the most expensive enemy in this world is churn. That is from Cecilia Campbell, who researched and wrote WAN-IFRA’s just-published report, “Engaged Readers Don’t Churn: Retention Lessons for Digital Subscriptions...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Dean Roper on 2018-08-23 15:25
“A media company can potentially have up to 12-15 revenue streams without moving away from its core,” says Raju Narisetti, Professor of Professional Practice and director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University.
“Increasingly, a...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Simone Flueckiger on 2018-08-27 10:43
While newspaper paywalls remain relatively rare in Latin America, two papers there have achieved success with paid-content strategies: O Globo in Brazil and Clarín in Argentina.
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Daniela Pena on 2018-08-14 23:09
In 2015, the Guardian had lost around 100 million pounds for the year, and despite having a huge readership, its future was looking bleak. Today, the company is rapidly approaching break-even, has broader reach than ever and has increased its endowment to more than 1 billion...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2018-06-14 18:04
Between 2012 and 2017, the Spanish news publisher El País recorded 68 percent growth (EBITDA). Those five years marked a period of sweeping change throughout the organisation, from a new newsroom to expanded global operations as well as a significant increase in video.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2018-06-29 11:25
Reader engagement is a key metric in measuring brand loyalty. At the FT, the newsroom and commercial teams are united in their appreciation of the power of metrics and the data behind them.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Neha Gupta on 2018-07-16 11:01
"One of the most important pieces of our revenue strategy in respect to readers has been our site," says Miki Toliver King, Vice President of Marketing at The Washington Post. "We spend a lot of time focussed on 'What is it we are doing on our site to...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2018-07-30 21:00
“We are obsessed with margins,” Andiara Petterle, SVP of Product Development and Operations for RBS, says of the company's determination to pursue only those revenue streams that bring good profit margins.
Published in Business Digital Media World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2018-06-07 13:09
"Our challenge is: How do we get the best out of our 1,000 salespeople? How do we get 1,000 salespeople who can take 2 million businesses by the hand and navigate them on this difficult journey?" says Morgan Stevenson, Director of SME Solutions for Newsquest, one of the UK's...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Brian Veseling on 2018-05-02 17:48
Hotel chains old and new alike have taken the leap to focus on customer experience and continuous innovation. Will news publishers follow suit? A guest post by Nikolay Malyarov.
Published in Business by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2018-01-25 16:02
In year-end predictions, World Editors Forum board member, Lisa MacLeod, head of Digital at Tiso Blackstar, foretold of "dramatic policy decisions emanating from Planet Zuckerberg." When on Friday, Facebook announced major changes to its news feed affecting publishers worldwide, we decided...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2018-01-13 19:58
A critical year looms ahead for Canada’s beleaguered newspaper industry, writes guest poster Marc Edge, a Canadian professor of mass media and author.
Published in Business Media Policy by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2018-01-10 15:11
Guest poster Kevin Anderson says 2018 can be a good year for news organizations – if they wholeheartedly embrace the audience-focused era. He points to publishers who have used data to improve their editorial and commercial performance and have begun to reclaim their relationship with their...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2017-12-22 14:44
“Nail an identity and focus on that,” says Paul Smurl, the man who designed and led the successful New York Times digital subscriptions strategy. Smurl left the NYT in 2015 to become COO and president of...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Valérie Arnould on 2017-12-19 17:02
A digital surge just occurred: WAN-IFRA just published four reports that deal with an array of digital media-oriented topics and strategies, highlighting global best-practice, smart use of data, growth strategies, and ads in VR.
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog Editor's Weblog by Dean Roper on 2017-12-22 13:58
When the Alibaba Group announced its intention to buy the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in December 2015, the news immediately sparked concerns over the impact this new ownership could have on the state of freedom of...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Gilles Demptos on 2017-11-21 13:11
In this two-part guest post, Colin Morrison draws lessons from the business plans of several publishing empires as they cope – more or less successfully – with market forces destroying their print profits.
Published in Business by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2017-06-23 11:09
Guest poster Steve Gray, in a farewell post, takes stock of the news publishing industry's situation and describes some strategies designed for future success.
Published in Business by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2017-12-14 15:05
“Since I joined the BBC as a graduate trainee 20 years ago, media disruption has eaten away at the traditional business models of circulation, advertising and distribution. News media’s primary focus is shifting from the ubiquitous ‘bolt on more’ strategy to a more holistic approach,” writes...
Published in Business by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2017-11-09 17:18
Digital disruption, declines in traditional revenue streams, and multi-front competition: the news media are struggling to survive and, instead of tending to the causes of the disease, many are shouting for a miracle cure or someone to save them from this valley-of-death. The truth is: it will...
Published in Business Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2017-11-09 16:29
“Our brands have never been so powerful and reached so many people, so brand extension is key to our development and to revenue growth,” Jean-Luc Breysse, Deputy CEO of France's Figaro Group, told participants in WAN-IFRA...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2017-06-09 01:26
The results of WAN-IFRA’s annual survey depict an industry that is increasingly building loyal audiences around its high-quality journalism, as the shift to reader-based revenue continues.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog Media Policy World News Media Congress Blog by Teemu Henriksson on 2017-06-08 11:26
Schibsted Media Group in Scandinavia is often held up as THE shining example of a legacy news media group that seems to have gotten this whole "transformation" thing down pat. We are looking closely behind the scenes at the Schibsted phenomenon for an upcoming report. Here is a brief glimpse at...
Published in Business World News Media Congress Blog by Dean Roper on 2017-05-18 14:31
In Norway, news publisher Amedia is taking a complex, data-driven – and successful – approach to acquiring digital subscribers. Freelance writer Em Kuntze caught up with Amedia's EVP, Pål Nedregotten, in the wake of Digital...
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by WAN-IFRA External Contributor on 2017-05-22 14:48
Only a very few newspapers that focus purely on quality journalism will be able to survive on advertising alone. And let’s face it, your publication probably isn’t one of them. Publishers must develop a substantial revenue stream directly from their readers in order to have a...
Published in Business Digital Media by Ben Shaw on 2017-05-12 12:02
Innovation knows no boundaries, and that has never been more evident than in this year’s World Digital Media Awards winners. More importantly, it reaffirms that publishers can glean best practice from all corners of the globe: Oman, South Africa, India, Mexico, Germany…
Published in Business Digital Media Digital Media Event Blog by Dean Roper on 2016-12-30 11:43
Data. Data. Data. Big data. Small data. Too much of it. Not enough of it. Making sense of it all – in terms of context, content, and business – has been a struggle for most publishers. Xavier van Leeuwe, director of data & marketing at NRC Media in the Netherlands, can attest to that. His...
Published in Business by WAN-IFRA on 2016-12-02 14:22
Over the past few years I've been involved in a number of digital news change projects at the BBC, either related to workflow changes, reprioritisation of content creation, and I thought it would be helpful to share a few thoughts on how I approach what is...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA on 2017-01-09 17:43
The answer, says guest poster Steve Gray, is yes – with qualifications. Gray describes numerous lessons from his own experience as a news publishing executive and from attendance at a leading conference.
Published in Business by WAN-IFRA on 2016-12-01 16:00
It might seem impertinent, but at a time when media companies are battered by powerful external forces – changes in consumer behaviour, competition, technologies, legislation and even post-Brexit economic blues – it’s perhaps not an unreasonable question: Can media executives really do anything...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog Media Policy by WAN-IFRA on 2016-07-06 12:42
While the Norwegian media cluster in Bergen is well underway to establishing a worldwide reputation as a successful innovation hub, its network is further strengthened by the construction of Media City Bergen - a physical office park to house its members, including TV...
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog Incubator by Ingrid Cobben on 2016-07-12 10:50
“Within two weeks, the French newspaper Le Monde will run out of cash.” So began French media analyst Frederic Filloux’s Monday Note essay on June 10, 2010. The iconic daily practically had one foot in the...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Dean Roper on 2016-06-15 20:40
For a few years now, The Globe and Mail in Canada has had November earmarked for its move into a new, five-floor building in Toronto. But innovation never sleeps and CEO Phillip Crawley couldn’t wait to launch The Globe's new Lab351 innovation lab in the dedicated roomy space of the new building...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog Incubator by Dean Roper on 2016-06-06 18:13
Last year, the Financial Times launched a revolutionary new approach to measuring the effectiveness of an advertising campaign, a method they call CPH (cost-per-...
Published in Business Digital Media World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2016-05-24 11:44
Fueled by technology and driven by millennials, the sharing economy has pioneered a new perception about the value of physical and digital goods from which few industries are immune, writes...
Published in Business Digital Media by WAN-IFRA on 2016-05-17 10:18
Germany's NOZ Medien serves as a beacon of inspiration for regional media companies. Its stated strategy involves sweeping transformation, aggressive diversification – both organically and through acquisition – ultimately building a sustainable business backed by paid content. The company is...
Published in Business by Anton Jolkovski on 2016-05-13 16:09
“What we've tried to do is, rather than think, ‘What are we going to put inside that box?’ we think, ‘What is it the advertiser wants to achieve and how can we create the best user experience in our environment based on...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Valérie Arnould on 2016-05-17 11:06
Uncertainty reigns today in digital news publishing and that was evident at Digital Media Europe in Vienna last week. But there was also some true moxy on display. With a little crowdsourcing, here are our takeaways from the event that drew 330 executives from 35 countries.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Dean Roper on 2016-04-29 13:46
It’s easy to let cynicism creep into the most upbeat of media minds residing within the intensely competitive newspaper and news media landscape that is London today. Kevin Beatty, CEO of dmg media, publishers of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, Mail Plus, Metro and Elite Daily, will...
Published in Business Digital Media by Dean Roper on 2016-03-15 15:06
In recent years, Asia has appeared among the bright spots of the world's newspaper industry in terms of traditional, print-based growth, and the view of many in the West might well be that news publishers there aren't yet facing the same challenges that they are. Nothing could be further...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA on 2016-03-09 13:28
How many news media companies today can say that nearly two-thirds of their overall revenues come from online activities?
Published in Business Digital Media by Dean Roper on 2016-02-23 19:48
What are the metrics or qualities to track whether a news publisher is on the right track in transforming their business today to a more sustainable future? That is the question we posed to a number of media analysts and consultants who do this for a living.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by Dean Roper on 2016-02-23 13:37
The coming months are likely going to be at least as active and intense as any of the past year, but most likely they are going to be even more overpowering for those in the media business.
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA on 2016-01-31 09:23
Deseret in the US is often lauded as the darling of digital transformation. Driving much of that change has been Chris Lee, President of Deseret Digital Media, the separate business set up more than five years ago as part of the company’s dual transformation strategy.
Published in Business Digital Media World News Media Congress Blog World Publishing Expo Blog by Dean Roper on 2015-08-18 11:27
The Wall Street Journal has just unveiled a redesigned WSJ.com - the first overhaul since 2008. It may be a case of...
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Angelique Lu on 2015-04-22 11:00
Three years ago, one U.S. newspaper chain quietly leaped into what it now calls a “Digital Leads” future. The goal: Transform print newsrooms into real-time digital news operations engaged with community at every turn. In this article, Vikki Porter, Director of the Knight Digital Media...
Published in Editor's Weblog World Publishing Expo Blog by WAN-IFRA on 2015-09-30 13:35
In the January 2014 issue of World News Publishing Focus, we interviewed Eugen Russ, managing director of Austria-based Russmedia, for our cover...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Brian Veseling on 2014-02-24 17:20
In just a few years, Sanoma’s Mobile Development Centre in Budapest has evolved into a centre of excellence for the creation and development of media applications, launching hundreds of apps for the group and its clients in a wide range of industries.
Published in Digital Media Tech Innovation World News Media Congress Blog by Teresa Berezowski on 2015-04-17 13:05
The biggest consideration in print media right now is still how to make digital work for publications. Lisa MacLeod successfully took the Financial Times through this process. She speaks to Peta Krost Maunder about the little steps towards...
Published in Editor's Weblog by WAN-IFRA on 2015-06-17 12:29
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr., chairman of the New York Times, said the company has implemented all of the recommendations outlined in its...
Published in Business Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Dean Roper on 2015-06-02 23:53
Three legacy media publishers took the stage at the World News Media Congress in Washington, D.C., Monday to discuss how their companies have managed to grow as they have faced...
Published in Business World News Media Congress Blog by WAN-IFRA on 2015-06-02 11:33
Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, recently gave the 2015...
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog World News Media Congress Blog by Angelique Lu on 2015-04-15 14:44
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