This is the first of a series of articles sharing FIPP’s view of the key trends affecting the publishing industry.

Since its acquisition of Rodale's portfolio of magazine titles in January, Hearst has been experimenting at Pennsylvania-based Runner's World and Bicycling, with new business models, new talent, new paper stock and bigger sizes, as well as proposed redesigns for both titles later this autumn. 

As the flagship title of the Slow Journalism movement, the print magazine Delayed Gratification is often described as a kick-back against the hasty pace in which the 24/7 news cycle hunts clickbait, starts telling stories but often miss the end. But associate and founding editor, Matthew Lee says it’s much more than just that. 

If your company is in the business of targeting millennials particularly interested in business and technology, then chances are you already know a good deal about Cheddar. The live and on-demand video news network that focuses on covering innovative products, technologies and services, launched in the US a couple of years ago with the aim of filling the void of business news for young people. 

This episode, we hear from Lucy Kueng. She’s one of the go-to names for macro and micro industry analysis, a Google Digital News Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and has a tonne of other roles in the industry that allow her to see the bigger picture.

Meredith Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Time media brand to Marc and Lynne Benioff for US$190 million in cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval and is expected to close within 30 days.

If your company is in the business of targeting millennials particularly interested in business and technology, then chances are you already know a good deal about Cheddar. The live and on-demand video news network that focuses on covering innovative products, technologies and services, launched in the US a couple of years ago with the aim of filling the void of business news for young people. 

You won't want to miss the 8th Big Data & AI for Media conference and idea exchange, taking place on 1-2 November at the Microsoft headquarters in London. 

Converting visitors on news sites to paying customers is today the focus of media houses around the world. By opening up a new digital revenue stream, alongside advertising, total digital revenue can increase. But that requires content that makes readers log in to the site and – preferably – become paying, recurring customers.

Good things come to those who plan ahead. By booking your place for the next DIS (Digital Innovators’ Summit) in March 2019, you will save a whopping €800 per person on final rates. This offer ends soon.

The deadline for the BIGGIES Data & AI for Media Awards EMEA has been extended to Friday 14 September. Enter your company's excellent data- and AI-driven strategy, product and revenue project work in the BIGGIES EMEA competition.

Over the years, increasing numbers of executives from the media and technology sectors attend DIS (Digital Innovators’ Summit), the premium summit of its kind in Europe. Today we are offering you the chance to save a whopping €800 on final delegate rates with our DIS2019 launch offer. The 12th edition of DIS takes place on 25-26 March 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

The most innovative case studies for making money through data- and AI-driven initiatives at media companies will be key topics at the 8^th Big Data & AI for Media Week events in London from 28 October to 2 November.

Since its acquisition of Rodale's portfolio of magazine titles in January, Hearst has been experimenting at Pennsylvania-based Runner's World and Bicycling, with new business models, new talent, new paper stock and bigger sizes, as well as proposed redesigns for both titles later this autumn. 

As the flagship title of the Slow Journalism movement, the print magazine Delayed Gratification is often described as a kick-back against the hasty pace in which the 24/7 news cycle hunts clickbait, starts telling stories but often miss the end. But associate and founding editor, Matthew Lee says it’s much more than just that. 

“When I say strong, faster, better, I don’t just mean that as far as goals for the reader, it’s really what the magazine is about. We’re hopefully a stronger brand; we’re faster at processing things and in delivering information and inspiration to our readers; and we’re just constantly trying to get better. We’re embodying the values of the brand, which is self-improvement.” Richard Dorment, editor-in-chief, Men's Health

As South Asia warms up to ecommerce, magazines are getting in on the act. Say hello to mcommerce.

A year after its launch Facebook is finally rolling out its new video service, Facebook Watch, across the globe. Yet its expansion arrives at an intriguing time for the video market. There are the first signs that the hegemony enjoyed by YouTube for nigh on a decade is now potentially under threat, not just from Facebook, but from multiple rival platforms.

There were only a handful of digital officers around in legacy publishing two decades ago. Today, they are climbing to the highest echelons of publishing, and more recently digital officers have ascended to C-suite status with the creation of the title chief digital officer (CDO). Even more recently we have seen Troy Young, CDO at Hearst Magazines International take over as president of the entire business. Similarly, Wolfgang Blau, CDO at Condé Nast International, took over as president of CNI in August of last year. At the time the move was described by the company as an attempt to bring “digital authority” to the organisation’s leadership.

With September now underway it’s ‘back to school’ time for many in the media world. Here, we look at five of the leading media tech trends to hit the headlines in August that you may have missed. 

Meredith Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Time media brand to Marc and Lynne Benioff for US$190 million in cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval and is expected to close within 30 days.

Immediate Media Co today announces an agreement to acquire BBC Good Food - including the digital and live events businesses - from BBC Studios.

HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world all-language rights to Christmas with Good Housekeeping. The book will be published on 18th October 2018.

Exponent today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Dennis Publishing. Dennis is the first investment to be made from Exponent’s fourth fund, Exponent Private Equity Partners IV, LP.

This episode, we hear from Lucy Kueng. She’s one of the go-to names for macro and micro industry analysis, a Google Digital News Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and has a tonne of other roles in the industry that allow her to see the bigger picture.

Having a salesperson who really understands the format is critically important to branded content, according to journalist and digital media expert, Fara Warner.

In this episode of the Media Voices podcast Mathew Ingram, media writer for the Columbia Journalism Review, explains why publishers need to take a more human approach to their memberships, the role of platforms in disrupting those relationships, and whether 'trust' is a meaningful metric.

Social media has been open to the masses since the launch of platforms like Myspace in the early 2000s. Since then social networks offered a playground for billions of people to share, exchange and discuss content and ideas.

Condé Nast partnered with Goldman Sachs for The 2018 Love List Brand Affinity Index, an annual research study that examines Millennial and Gen Z consumer preferences across fashion, retail, luxury and beauty categories. 

In this week's episode of Media Voices, we hear from De Correspondent's co-founder Rob Wijnberg about the launch of its USA-based English-language counterpart The Correspondent.

When it comes to staying informed, UK students prefer online news sources over traditional media outlets.

This is the first of a series of articles sharing FIPP’s view of the key trends affecting the publishing industry.

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I’ll let you in on a secret – I’m tired of hearing about artificial intelligence.