Interview with Gary Liu, CEO, The South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post: A Digital Powerhouse 

Clearly, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are at the very heart of the digital transformation at work within SCMP: "I think about data in three ways," says Liu: (1) "It helps us operate the company with more precision and efficiency, (2) it improves our user experience by making our products smarter, and (3) it contributes to a future of artificial intelligence."

"The Fourth Industrial Revolution, as coined by Klaus Schwab the founder of the World Economic Forum, is being driven most by artificial intelligence," Liu says. "AI will change practically every industry, and every job, including ours. When we think about AI at the SCMP, we're planning for two things: NLP (natural language processing) and NLG (natural language generation)."

The Star, SCMP and HK01 clinch World Digital Media Awards in Berlin

The World Digital Media Awards honour publishers that have created ground-breaking digital products that engage readers while increasing online business.

Winners are drawn from WAN-IFRA regional digital media awards in Europe, Asia and Latin America as well as India, the Middle East, Africa and North America by an international jury composed of recognised media professionals.

Read more for the full list of winners.

Mediacorp and SPH launch new ad alliance

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Mediacorp announced an alliance to create a new digital advertising marketplace using world-class programmatic solutions and offer brands access to a wide audience of consumers in Singapore. 

The joint venture, tentatively named Singapore Media Exchange (SMX), will commit at least two billion display and video impressions annually across a selection of SPH and Mediacorp platforms.