Mbali Soga is the Editor of South Africa’s True Love magazine and Overall Winner of the 2019 FIPP-UPM Rising Star Awards. Here, she talks us through the publication’s evolution, and how True Love is building on solid print foundations to branch out into the digital and experiential worlds.

From  Wednesday (12 February) to Friday (14 February -- Valentine's Day!) you will get not only a discount of €1,000/ticket on Congress 2020 tickets, but also one night for free in a top hotel near the event venue.

FIPP has today launched a new media insights platform in partnership with Demand Exchange, an AI-driven content syndication system that brings together relevant reports from across the global media industry.

Barry McIlheney, Chief Executive of the UK Professional Publishers Association (PPA), is to step down after ten years in the role. McIlheney will continue to work with the organisation in a part-time consultancy capacity, while pursuing other non-executive and writing work.

Nearly half of social media users from 18 to 34 years old have participated in social commerce on platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, an October study conducted by Bizrate Insights showed.

Last week, Canadian rock band Arkells asked fans to support their local media by purchasing a year-long subscription, in exchange for exclusive swag.

It may sound like a tongue-twister, but international expansion is no game to PressReader. Now into phase two of its international expansion plans, the company is serious about providing on-the-ground support to clients and local teams alike. Here, Nikolay Malyarov talks us through the Irish development.  

From  Wednesday (12 February) to Friday (14 February -- Valentine's Day!) you will get not only a discount of €1,000/ticket on Congress 2020 tickets, but also one night for free in a top hotel near the event venue.

In 2020, the 43rd edition of the FIPP World Media Congress, will take place in picturesque Estoril, Portugal on 15 and 16 September (within Opening Night on 14 September).

To be launched on 24 March at the DIS2020 (Digital Innovators' Summit) in Berlin, Innovation in Media 2020-21 World Report focuses on human capital and monetisation. 

There are now only HOURS left to sign up for DIS2020 in Berlin with our exclusive Early Bird offer, shaving 400€ per ticket off the eventual rate! This offer ends on Friday 31 January.

Did you know? On 15 September 1997, the google.com domain name was registered.

Final Early Bird deadline is 31 January.

Mbali Soga is the Editor of South Africa’s True Love magazine and Overall Winner of the 2019 FIPP-UPM Rising Star Awards. Here, she talks us through the publication’s evolution, and how True Love is building on solid print foundations to branch out into the digital and experiential worlds.

It may sound like a tongue-twister, but international expansion is no game to PressReader. Now into phase two of its international expansion plans, the company is serious about providing on-the-ground support to clients and local teams alike. Here, Nikolay Malyarov talks us through the Irish development.  

Mike Federle took over the reins at Forbes Media in 2018, having previously held leading positions at Fortune, Time Inc. and Bonnier. Here, he talks to FIPP about Forbes’ latest innovations, the brand’s approach to audiences, and how the wider global business community is itself changing to become more socially responsible.

Here, in this exclusive interview for FIPP, David Israel, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Playboy Enterprises, talks us through how the iconic lifestyle and entertainment brand has set-about reinventing itself for today’s audiences.

The last decade was a turbulent, but rather exciting one for B2B media brands. Navigating a path from primarily print to mainly digital production meant that many companies had to look very closely at their core revenue sources. For some, like Berlin based company Vogel Communications, it meant a significant revamp of its portfolio of services.

The last decade has been an eventful one for digital media with the massive growth of new online platforms like Spotify and Netflix creating challenges for both existing media companies and consumer electronics manufacturers. What will the new decade hold for digital media? Will we see new businesses emerge? Or will the current market leaders go from strength to strength?

The world of SEO is constantly evolving with Google updates and new formats and platforms to consider on an almost monthly basis. Yet might it be that as publishers we get so fixated on trying to keep on the right side of the SEO gamekeepers that we lose sight of the bigger picture?

FIPP's latest Global Digital Subscription Snapshot reveals the music streaming services with the most subscribers worldwide.

FIPP has today launched a new media insights platform in partnership with Demand Exchange, an AI-driven content syndication system that brings together relevant reports from across the global media industry.

Nearly half of social media users from 18 to 34 years old have participated in social commerce on platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, an October study conducted by Bizrate Insights showed.

There is now more than 400 subscription video on demand (SVOD) services worldwide. In our most recent Global Digital Subscription Snapshot we found global paid subscription numbers totalling 683 million, and that excludes the estimated 75 million subscribers to Amazon Prime Video.