There’s a major problem facing communities everywhere — local news is losing the competition for advertisers to the duopoly (Facebook and Google). These two firms account for around 70 per cent of all digital ad spending globally, which has forced closures and cutbacks and severely threatened the future of journalism.

Norwegian-headquartered media giant Schibsted is often held up as a business that has transformed itself in recent years to remain relevant and thriving. Tor Jacobsen, SVP and chief consumer officer at Schibsted Media explains how the company has retained a focus on revenue generation during that transformation, and the role data is playing in driving growth.

For over 50 years, Rolling Stone has been iconic in its coverage of music and popular culture, political journalism and commentary. From the Beatles' Magical Mystery tour to Shawn Mendes, Rolling Stone has covered the greatest rockstars, the hottest celebrities, the biggest political stories. Called a 'counterculture bible' by The New York Times, the magazine has launched careers, defined what was cool, inspired a rock song, been embroiled in controversy, and over the last two years, found a new home with Penske Media Corporation. 

Despite popular belief, subscriptions and paywalls will not be the silver bullet most digital publishers have been waiting for. Instead, publishers should be exploring innovation in digital advertising formats, said Jessica Rovello, co-founder and CEO, Arkadium, USA, at this year's Digital Innovators' Summit in Berlin. She proposed four new formats as a good place to start.

[Sponsored] As the publishing industry has navigated its way over the past two decades through the biggest period of disruption in its history, many publishers have turned to innovation for continued competitive advantage. 

A little under half of the people in the United Kingdom and Finland said they first referred to news websites or apps when using a smartphone for news, according to Reuters most recent Digital News Report. While around half of people in the United States and Italy said they used social media and messaging apps when initially engaging with news on their smartphones.

Axel Springer announced plans to bring together its US companies Insider Inc. and eMarketer in 2020.

Kevin Lawrence, leadership coach and acclaimed author, has joined the speaker line-up for the FIPP World Media Congress 2019.

The FIPP World Media Congress 2019 will bring a host of high-profile speakers together in Las Vegas later this year to discuss the issues facing magazine media. But, as FIPP CEO James Hewes and event Chair Linda Thomas Brooks explain, it aims to offer a whole lot more too…

Hearst, Burda, Red Bull, Playboy and Trusted Media Brands are the latest speakers to be announced alongside the draft agenda for the FIPP World Media Congress 2019.

There’s no substitute for live event attendance. Away from your day-to-day environment and in the company of peers and experts, the opportunity to reflect, learn and build relationships is unmatched. Of course, these opportunities come with a cost. With budgets under an ever-increasing level of scrutiny, getting the most from your expense spend is a no-brainer. If you’re planning to join us in Las Vegas this year, here are some budget saving tips that will help keep costs under control.

Meredith, Time, Monocle, Axel Springer and Condé Nast are among the first speakers announced for the FIPP World Media Congress 2019. Bringing together more than 800 international attendees over three days, the Congress is the largest and most-high profile event for the global magazine media industry.

Norwegian-headquartered media giant Schibsted is often held up as a business that has transformed itself in recent years to remain relevant and thriving. Tor Jacobsen, SVP and chief consumer officer at Schibsted Media explains how the company has retained a focus on revenue generation during that transformation, and the role data is playing in driving growth.

For over 50 years, Rolling Stone has been iconic in its coverage of music and popular culture, political journalism and commentary. From the Beatles' Magical Mystery tour to Shawn Mendes, Rolling Stone has covered the greatest rockstars, the hottest celebrities, the biggest political stories. Called a 'counterculture bible' by The New York Times, the magazine has launched careers, defined what was cool, inspired a rock song, been embroiled in controversy, and over the last two years, found a new home with Penske Media Corporation. 

Despite popular belief, subscriptions and paywalls will not be the silver bullet most digital publishers have been waiting for. Instead, publishers should be exploring innovation in digital advertising formats, said Jessica Rovello, co-founder and CEO, Arkadium, USA, at this year's Digital Innovators' Summit in Berlin. She proposed four new formats as a good place to start.

In March, I attended the FIPP Digital Innovators’ Summit in Berlin and left with the realisation that advertising-related problems in Europe are the same ones we’re facing in America: media fragmentation, a failing business model, fraud, and the emergence of social platforms that distribute our content for free and control the ad spend.

For publishers, AI-driven tools have largely been used for editorial purposes, to write articles on themes like sports scores, weather forecasts and real estate sales. For example, Reuters uses an AI-based tool called NewsTracer to sift through millions of tweets in real time, to flag potential news stories, for its journalists. UK-based Reach does something similar, using an AI-based tool called Krzana to monitor 60,000 online sources to alert journalists to breaking news, and Forbes has tested an AI-based tool to draft stories for contributors. Publishers have also leveraged artificial intelligence to power content recommendations, to edit homepages, and for translation.

Cathy Bittner, business development manager, graphic arts, for Canon Europe spoke at this year’s Digital Innovators Summit (DIS) in Berlin. Here, she talks us through how modern innovations in digital technology are leading to a resurgence in the power of print. 

Martha Stone Williams, CEO of World Newsmedia Network, discusses how the media industry must adapt to embrace innovation, how data and measurement must be the cornerstone of strategy and direction, and successful media firms implement a culture of experimentation.

Wainscot Media, a provider of publishing and content marketing solutions based in the USA, has acquired 9Threads, publisher of two prominent B2B fashion magazines and its associated properties.

Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a global brand development, marketing and entertainment company, today announced that it has finalised the purchase of the intellectual property of Sports Illustrated from Meredith Corporation. This acquisition adds a new vertical to ABG's growing platform and portfolio, which currently generates over US$9.3 billion in global retail sales annually.

Discovery announced it has acquired Golf Digest from Condé Nast. Golf Digest will extend Discovery’s global golf media business to the US market through the brand's multi-platform distribution and reach.

Future is adding two cycling brands to its consumer portfolio: Cyclingnews and the magazine Procycling, acquired from Immediate Media. The brands feature cycling industry analysis, insight, photography and exclusive interviews.

Bauer Media Group has entered into an exclusive negotiation process, subject to the usual employee representatives consultation, for the acquisition of Télécâble Sat Hebdo, owned by Hommell Group. 

A little under half of the people in the United Kingdom and Finland said they first referred to news websites or apps when using a smartphone for news, according to Reuters most recent Digital News Report. While around half of people in the United States and Italy said they used social media and messaging apps when initially engaging with news on their smartphones.

[Sponsored] As the publishing industry has navigated its way over the past two decades through the biggest period of disruption in its history, many publishers have turned to innovation for continued competitive advantage. 

MPA – The Association of Magazine Media (MPA) announced the release of its 2019 Magazine Media Factbook. Since 1985, MPA has been compiling and packaging facts and figures around magazine media. Derived from third-party sources and MPA’s own research and data collection, the 2019 edition has over 100 pages of current information that articulate how magazine media is unique and its effectiveness compared to other media.

Hearst UK has commissioned a comprehensive piece of research with Theobalds Road, on the power of positivity. According to the research, people with a positive outlook on life are much more open minded and purposeful, and much more receptive to commercial messages. Thus, making them a key audience for advertisers.

The podcast industry brought in US$479 million ad dollars last year, a 53 per cent increase from 2017, a continuation of a strong, positive growth trend according to the latest report from PwC and IAB.

The FIPP UPM Insight Awards celebrate the most effective research and insight projects from across the magazine media industry. Award winners will be presented at the FIPP Awards evening along with the Rising Stars Awards at the opening evening of the FIPP World Media Congress on Tuesday 12 November 2019 in Las Vegas. 

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There’s a major problem facing communities everywhere — local news is losing the competition for advertisers to the duopoly (Facebook and Google). These two firms account for around 70 per cent of all digital ad spending globally, which has forced closures and cutbacks and severely threatened the future of journalism.