Penske Media, founded in 2003, has made significant investments over the years in over 18 trade and consumer brands including Variety, WWD, Robb Report, Deadline, Beauty Inc. and HollywoodLife among others. In December, the company announced a strategic investment in Wenner Media, and with it, a controlling stake in the iconic music and culture bible Rolling Stone. 

China is home to three of the world’s Internet giants, Tencent (with the popular WeChat app), Alibaba and Baidu, with large ecosystems developing around them, creating opportunities for startup and established media alike. 

A UK Government investigation into the sustainability of ‘high-quality journalism’ has released a rather depressing snapshot of the state of regional newspapers across the country.

FIPP and the Native Advertising Institute have teamed up again this year to take a closer look at the state of native advertising in the magazine media industry.

As a media company, building a sustainable digital business model relying on monthly subscriptions for a long time seemed like a fantasy.

In this week’s episode, one of The Second Source’s co-founders, Jasmine Andersson talks about the aims of the project, the launch of their new mentoring scheme and how women can support each other in challenging environments.

China is home to three of the world’s Internet giants, Tencent (with the popular WeChat app), Alibaba and Baidu, with large ecosystems developing around them, creating opportunities for startup and established media alike. 

Two weeks left to register with our pre-agenda offer for the 6th FIPP Asia international conference and exhibition, taking place from 14 to 16 September 2018 in Wuhan, China. 

View and download the speaker presentations from FIPP Insider Milan (26 June 2018) and Madrid (28 June 2018).

In a little less than three months, delegates from China and other parts of the world will join FIPP and the Chinese Periodicals Association (CPA) for the 6th FIPP Asia conference, taking place from 14-15 September in Wuhan, China. Tickets for FIPP Asia are currently available at a discounted rate.

Check out the agendas for FIPP Insider Milan and Madrid and apply for one of the last tickets if you still plan to join us there. 

FIPP and the Chinese Periodicals Association have joined forces to bring you the 6th FIPP Asia conference, which this year will take place on 14 and 15 September in Wuhan, China. 

With only a limited number of places now available for FIPP Insider in Milan and Madrid it is best advised to get your registration in as soon as possible if you still plan to join us there. 

Penske Media, founded in 2003, has made significant investments over the years in over 18 trade and consumer brands including Variety, WWD, Robb Report, Deadline, Beauty Inc. and HollywoodLife among others. In December, the company announced a strategic investment in Wenner Media, and with it, a controlling stake in the iconic music and culture bible Rolling Stone. 

Search engine optimisation has increasingly been left behind by publishers in recent years, in favour of more glamorous social strategies. But as Sara Wilkins, digital editor of ALT.dk at Egmont Publishing explains in this exclusive video interview for FIPP, there's still value in SEO. 

As news cycles speed up, 'slow' journalism seems to be slowing down. These days, to don the robe of a slow journalist, deadlines - and even scoops - are negated in seeking out accuracy, proportionality, fairness and, it seems Pulitzer prizes. An employer that can afford to pay a journalist an annual salary to tell one in-depth story  a year may come in handy too.

A couple of weeks ago, The Economist published a graphic novel on Instagram, called "Data Detectives". The production of the piece was a group effort involving Oliver Morton, senior editor and briefings editor; Jon Fasman, Washington DC correspondent; Rob Gifford, Britain correspondent, Stephen Petch, art director, Ria Jones, digital and social media picture editor, Ben Shmulevitch, editorial designer; Matt Withers, graphic designer and Simon Myers, freelance graphic designer and illustrator. 

“You ask me why I’m bullish. I believe in the power of print in this digital age for several reasons. First and foremost, we at Meredith, and you know this already, have incredible, leading, iconic, trusted, powerful brands. And in this day and age of fake news that matters to our consumers. We see it. That’s part of the reason I’m so bullish on the SIP’s (special interest publications), and we see that when we hit the mark, such as The Royal Wedding for People or Magnolia Journal and other titles. I won’t beleaguer the phenomenal special editions or bookazines’ growth.” Drew Wintemberg, president, Time Inc. Retail

With the first half of 2018 already behind us, FIPP takes a look at some of the leading media tech trends from the month of June covering social, shopping, and the latest tech innovations. 

Last month, Penske Media Corporation announced a new editor-in-chief, Paul Croughton. Croughton, an award-winning journalist with 20 years experience and founding editor of Robb Report in the UK, will oversee editorial operations in the US. "We're energised and excited by Paul's fresh perspective as well as his unwavering commitment to best-in-class storytelling and content creation," chairman and CEO of Penske Media, Jay Penske, said in a release. 

On 29 June 2018, the Belgian Competition Authority (BMA)  approved the acquisition of the Sanoma brands by Roularta Media Group, enabling completion of the deal.

Uzabase announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Quartz, the global business news outlet created and owned by Atlantic Media. The anticipated deal values Quartz between US$75 and $110 million depending on achievement of future financial and operating performance in 2018.

Bauer Media has acquired Inside Out, Country Style and HomeLife.com.au from News Corp Australia to add to its portfolio of homes brands, Real Living, Australian House and Garden, Belle and digital platform, Homes to Love.

Haymarket Media Group announces the sale of Stuff magazine to Kelsey Media. The agreement follows the sale of What Hi-Fi?, FourFourTwo, Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome to Future earlier in May.

FIPP and the Native Advertising Institute have teamed up again this year to take a closer look at the state of native advertising in the magazine media industry.

As a media company, building a sustainable digital business model relying on monthly subscriptions for a long time seemed like a fantasy.

In this week’s episode, one of The Second Source’s co-founders, Jasmine Andersson talks about the aims of the project, the launch of their new mentoring scheme and how women can support each other in challenging environments.

The Distripress Circulation Monitor (DCM) is in its fifth year. The report is commissioned by Distripress, the international press distribution organisation, to provide companies involved in the cross-border sales of newspapers and magazines, with quality insight in to the performance of the global market for press distribution and the factors affecting trading. 

Hearst UK has launched a new metric to demonstrate the engagement quality of digital branded content for its commercial partners.

MPA – the association of magazine media in the US released the May 2018 Magazine Media 360° Brand Audience Report.  Total audience remains strong, up +1.4 per cent versus May 2017 for the 117 magazine brands in the analysis, indicating powerful consumer demand.

Making users pay for online news content isn’t impossible – but remains difficult.

A UK Government investigation into the sustainability of ‘high-quality journalism’ has released a rather depressing snapshot of the state of regional newspapers across the country.

At first glance it’s not immediately apparent that the Advertising Standards Authority mantra –‘legal, honest, decent and truthful’ – is relevant to today’s premium publishing world. It’s advertisers, publishers might argue, that should take their share of the blame for the mess that is today’s online publishing environment.

Is my six-year-old nephew smarter than the media industry? It’s a ridiculous and somewhat surprising question to be asking myself after a weekend playing in Battersea Park and watching the Lion King with my little nephews. The question you are probably asking yourself is am I the modern-day version of Simba’s uncle, Scar – by inflicting such an emotional rollercoaster of a film on such young children?

We humans thrive on information. The new, the interesting, the useful and the entertaining all have a seductive power to engage our curious brains and help us make the intelligent decisions that have enabled our species to succeed. 

I was reading an amusing article in This is Money over the weekend that I suspect many mothers and fathers (and grand-parents) will understand. Nothing is more fatal to parental authority than having to ask the offspring for computer help. 

It’s easy to find people with the next big investment idea to plough all your money into – talking heads on TV, your neighbour, or that “inside tip” from a broker. I bet you know someone who can’t shut up about Bitcoin, and all the money they’ve made from it! But these are not investment strategies, they are bets.