In the fast-changing publishing world, every business is looking to innovate. But getting it wrong can cost money and leave you trailing behind the competition. In advance of a major session on innovation at the forthcoming FIPP World Media Congress, a selection of experts, including speakers Martha Stone Williams and Robin Govik, offer tips for harnessing innovation in your business.

While magazine media has shifted to focus on reader revenue streams over the last 18 months or so, the landscape is still fraught with questions and uncertainties. No surprise then that subscriptions have been top of mind for media this year; the subject has been discussed at INMA's Subscription Summit, and snapshotted by FIPP's Global Digital Subscription Snapshot. 

The last few years have witnessed a renaissance in media focused startups. Powered by initiatives like Artificial Intelligence and blockchain, the new breed of companies have sought to answer some of the key issues that have dogged media and publishing companies for the past decade. How can they scale the amount of content they produce? How can they increase the number of people paying for it? And how best to harness social media to target new consumers and turn them into regular followers - and maybe even paying customers? Here, then, are ten new-ish companies that have all made great strides in their attempt to simplify the world of media.

After surpassing advertising earnings nearly 15 years ago, subscriptions remain the top source of revenue for the television industry in the UK, according to Ofcom estimates. Growth in this arena remains strong and consistent, though online profit is accelerating at a breakneck pace.

The exclusive FIPP World Media Congress is the largest global gathering of its kind for magazine media publishers from around the world. It is the place where influential international publishers gather to share knowledge, build business contacts and friendships and do business.

A new FIPP Insight Report looking at events in magazine media and how to convert them into a revenue source. The report, authored by Sadie Hale, examines contemporary event formats, monetisation, wider branding benefits, and provides a series of accounts and case studies from leading industry professionals including Hearst UK, NatGeo, Bonnier and more.   

Print continues to play a pivotal role in multi-platform, multi-channel strategies for publishers. This was one of the key takeaways from a presentation at FIPP Insider in Paris based on a UPM white paper on the future of media. 

The exclusive FIPP World Media Congress is the largest global gathering of its kind for magazine media publishers from around the world. It is the place where influential international publishers gather to share knowledge, build business contacts and friendships and do business.

Our exclusive launch offer for Digital Innovators’ Summit (DIS) 2020 ends today, Wednesday 2 October. Save €800 on final rates on each, and every DIS ticket – offer still available for only today!

With the city’s roots in the movies, it is not surprising Los Angeles’ tech scene include several companies at the crossroads of storytelling and tech. FIPP is offering you a chance to visit some of these companies post the FIPP World Media Congress in Las Vegas (12-14 November) with a tour of LA’s Silicon Beach.

They came from Argentina, Canada and China. From Denmark, Finland and France. They joined from Germany, Hong Kong and India. And from Ireland, Kenya and Luxembourg. Some travelled from the Netherlands, Norway, Russia and Serbia. Others from Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. And many from the UK and USA.

Our final special offer with savings of US$300/ticket for delegate places at the 42^nd FIPP World Media Congress ends today. Sign up here.

How ready are your plans for 2020? Is there something you may have missed? An opportunity for new products, new services, new revenue streams, or even a new partnership or three?

With the deadline for registrations at a reduced rate now looming large, it is time to act to save $300+ on final ticket rates. It’s an offer you do not want to miss out on considering what – besides the discount – you will get professionally and personally in exchange.

The last few years have witnessed a renaissance in media focused startups. Powered by initiatives like Artificial Intelligence and blockchain, the new breed of companies have sought to answer some of the key issues that have dogged media and publishing companies for the past decade. How can they scale the amount of content they produce? How can they increase the number of people paying for it? And how best to harness social media to target new consumers and turn them into regular followers - and maybe even paying customers? Here, then, are ten new-ish companies that have all made great strides in their attempt to simplify the world of media.

While magazine media has shifted to focus on reader revenue streams over the last 18 months or so, the landscape is still fraught with questions and uncertainties. No surprise then that subscriptions have been top of mind for media this year; the subject has been discussed at INMA's Subscription Summit, and snapshotted by FIPP's Global Digital Subscription Snapshot. 

Print continues to play a pivotal role in multi-platform, multi-channel strategies for publishers. This was one of the key takeaways from a presentation at FIPP Insider in Paris based on a UPM white paper on the future of media. 

In part one of our podcast masterclass we looked at how to create a professional environment, in order to produce high-quality audio. 

John Cabell, Founder and CEO of media consultancy and brokerage Cue Ball, shares his view of the media landscape in advance of the FIPP World Media Congress (12-14 November in Las Vegas – sign up here) panel discussion on media ownership.

September 24-30 was Climate Change Week in New York, and the United Nations Climate Action Summit and General Assembly. Facing climate change is a task for all nations, as impacts are being felt everywhere, from rising sea levels, to increasing heat waves, and record levels of emissions. It's an issue that affects every citizen and country on the planet in myriad ways. It's become an area for magazine publishers to not only devote entire issues to, but to go that extra mile in their storytelling.

Publishers and publishing association have responded with anger at the announcement by Google that it will exclude French publishers from search results to counter the implementation of the new European Copyright Directive.

Vox Media and New York Media announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close later this autumn.

Newspaper and magazine platform PressReader has announced its acquisition of News360. News360's technology analyses and attributes content from any given news story to more than a million distinct audience interests, and reaches more than 100M unique readers every month through its News360 app.

After surpassing advertising earnings nearly 15 years ago, subscriptions remain the top source of revenue for the television industry in the UK, according to Ofcom estimates. Growth in this arena remains strong and consistent, though online profit is accelerating at a breakneck pace.

A new FIPP Insight Report looking at events in magazine media and how to convert them into a revenue source. The report, authored by Sadie Hale, examines contemporary event formats, monetisation, wider branding benefits, and provides a series of accounts and case studies from leading industry professionals including Hearst UK, NatGeo, Bonnier and more.   

Instagram scored the highest among marketers, who believe that the social media channel is the most effective for influencer campaigns. YouTube videos made a dent in Instagram’s stronghold of the top four best formats.

View and download the speaker presentations from the FIPP Insider event in Paris, 1 October 2019.

Some people like to stay on top of the news cycle throughout the day by checking Twitter, Facebook and their favourite news websites. Others prefer to be served a selection of the day’s important happenings by the evening news on TV.

Internet advertising is forecasted to take up over 50 per cent of ad spending in the next three years, according to Zenith Media.

Online video is upending media consumption habits around the world, causing rapid changes in behaviour as people become accustomed to having endless high-quality video on tap wherever they are at any time in the day. At Zenith we have been tracking the growth of online video viewing and advertising in our annual Online Video Forecasts report, the fifth edition of which we have just published.