Publishers are using podcasts to increase brand awareness, change, pivot away from existing media models and even bridge the gap between audiences and senior executives. Harriet King profiles eight media companies who are using podcasts in interesting ways.

Back in December Exact Editions started publishing the digital edition of independent magazine Film Stories. The magazine was launched by former Den of Geek editor-in-chief Simon Brew, after a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised GBP£19,531 (USD$25,148).

Only 15 days remain to register for DIS2019 with our exclusive Early Bird Offer, saving you hundreds of euros per ticket on eventual rates.

Pam Wasserstein, CEO of New York Media, has announced that David Haskell will succeed Adam Moss as editor-in-chief of the company, overseeing New York Magazine and digital publications Vulture, the Cut, Intelligencer, the Strategist, and Grub Street. 

Rumours of the death of print media have been greatly exaggerated. While online publications have been experiencing tremendous growth in recent years, the fact is that 58 per cent of subscribers still describe themselves as primarily print-oriented, and 60-80 per cent of publisher revenues are still generated from print. It’s true that the majority of print-first subscribers are older, but that doesn’t mean younger audiences won’t pay for print. They will, and they do.

The website for the 42^nd FIPP World Media Congress in Las Vegas, USA is now live along with our Super Early Bird offer with savings of more than $1,000 per ticket on final rates for individual bookings!

Chronicling the nation’s issues, events and history as it happens, Time magazine shies away from nothing and creates emotional impact in an instant. Time magazine is known for its iconic covers, something D.W. Pine, Time’s creative director, recently called “one of the most iconic pieces of real estate in journalism.”

Only 15 days remain to register for DIS2019 with our exclusive Early Bird Offer, saving you hundreds of euros per ticket on eventual rates.

The website for the 42^nd FIPP World Media Congress in Las Vegas, USA is now live along with our Super Early Bird offer with savings of more than $1,000 per ticket on final rates for individual bookings!

Launched in 2007, DIS (Digital Innovators’ Summit) is a premium international media innovation bringing together delegates, speakers and sponsors from around the world.

The media industry has recently lost two well admired leaders.

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With only 3 days remaining to the end of our exclusive pre-agenda discount offer (save €600/ticket), we can today reveal the draft agenda for DIS2019 (innovators-summit.com).

Publishers are using podcasts to increase brand awareness, change, pivot away from existing media models and even bridge the gap between audiences and senior executives. Harriet King profiles eight media companies who are using podcasts in interesting ways.

Back in December Exact Editions started publishing the digital edition of independent magazine Film Stories. The magazine was launched by former Den of Geek editor-in-chief Simon Brew, after a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised GBP£19,531 (USD$25,148).

Chronicling the nation’s issues, events and history as it happens, Time magazine shies away from nothing and creates emotional impact in an instant. Time magazine is known for its iconic covers, something D.W. Pine, Time’s creative director, recently called “one of the most iconic pieces of real estate in journalism.”

At a time when media companies are seeking to find alternative sources of revenue to advertising, membership programmes have taken centre stage. Over the past couple of years we have seen The New York Times, The Guardian, Politico and others enjoy huge success in monetising readers in this way.

One of the greatest successes born from the new Thomas Cook Media and Partnerships division within the Thomas Cook travel agency was the rebirth of the printed magazine, The Excursionist, originally founded in 1851. Speaking at FIPP Insider in London, Ed Marr, group head of commercial publishing, media and partnerships at Thomas Cook Group, explained how an integrated multi-channel media offering within the holiday retail company made this possible.

The longest running British children's comic magazine, Beano, has gone through a huge revolution in the past two years transforming itself from a purely print magazine into a global digital platform. At the recent FIPP Insider event in London, Hayley Granston, commercial MD, Beano Studios, UK, explained how they used data and insight to reinvent the iconic British brand for today’s tech savvy kids.

Spinning off a monthly print magazine in 2017 to create an additional revenue stream for Italy’s hugely popular cooking website, Giallo Zafferano, was such a significant success that it sold 2.5 million copies in the first year, says Daniela Cerrato, head of digital product marketing of the Italian magazine division at Mondadori Publishing Group.

Ringier has acquired a minority interest in the Berlin start-up Bot Labs, which was founded in January 2018 by Hubert Burda Media together with Ingo Rübe, the former CTO of the national publishing company at Burda. Bot Labs develops blockchain-based technological innovations for companies and offers cooperative models.

In a statement released today by Jonathan Newhouse, Steve Newhouse and the Condé Nast board, the company announced it will be restructuring into one global company. 

[Sponsored] In the last FIPP Insider in London, Timo Lehesvirta, Sustainable Forestry Lead at UPM, gave insights into why sustainability and biodiversity matter in 2019.

Three-quarters of people in the UK still read physical books rather than their digital equivalents, according to estimates from the Copyright Infringement Tracker.

Native advertising is gaining ground and favour among advertising campaigns, making up a growing part of overall revenue. These gains are expected to continue over the next three years as fully integrated advertising campaigns continue their onward ascent.

View and download the speaker presentations from the FIPP Insider in London, 12 December 2018.

A UK collaboration between Dennis, Immediate, Bauer and Haymarket has picked up the top award at the 2018 FIPP Insight Awards presented at FIPP Insider London on 12 December 2018. Gold award winners included Sanoma Media Netherlands, MPA - the US Association of Magazine Media and Magnetic, UK. 

This year has seen a dramatic increase in the financial importance of native advertising. For the third year in a row, we’re proud to present the findings of our annual global study, in cooperation with the Native Advertising Institute covering native advertising trends in the magazine industry. 

This week, Victoria Turk, senior editor at Wired UK talks about all the work they're doing on their brand extensions, from their flagship Wired Live event to the Wired World Special 2019 and their weekly podcast.

Rumours of the death of print media have been greatly exaggerated. While online publications have been experiencing tremendous growth in recent years, the fact is that 58 per cent of subscribers still describe themselves as primarily print-oriented, and 60-80 per cent of publisher revenues are still generated from print. It’s true that the majority of print-first subscribers are older, but that doesn’t mean younger audiences won’t pay for print. They will, and they do.

At UPM Communication Papers we have a long history of demonstrating responsibility for the environment. But few people know that our sustainability agenda extends to also include a commitment to taking care of people and society throughout the value chain whilst simultaneously creating value for our customers through delivering products with high sustainability credentials.