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• Vote in favour of EU Copyright Directive widely welcomed

  Publishers and media associations were unanimous in welcoming the European Parliament’s vote in favour of the European Union Copyright Directive.

  Published 01 April 2019 Industry News
• InkyPen brings a comic book subscription service to the Nintendo Switch, and it’s very first app

  InkyPen is a subscription-based service making thousands of comic books available to readers for the price of US$7.99 per month. Ahead of the platform’s launch on the Nintendo Switch this November, FIPP caught up with CEO, Ronan Huggard, to find out more about the model. 

  Published 11 October 2018 Features
• Bloomberg exec talks about digital expansion to Argentina

  Bloomberg is widening its expansion efforts in South America with a new co-branded digital partnership with Perfil, a leading publisher in Argentina.

  Published 08 October 2018 Features
• Is AI just a fad? Cutting through the hype to really understand what AI can do for publishers

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

  Published 27 July 2018 Opinion
• Does an AFP only platform have a future?

  Creating a platform dedicated only to advertiser-funded programmes - does that really work? The Native Advertising Institute asked Nina Nørgaard, CEO of Biites, a new Danish AFP only platform.

  Published 25 July 2018 Insight News
• Take part in the Distripress Circulation Monitor 2018 survey

  The Distripress Circulation Monitor (DCM) is in its fifth year. The report is commissioned by Distripress, the international press distribution organisation, to provide companies involved in the cross-border sales of newspapers and magazines, with quality insight in to the performance of the global market for press distribution and the factors affecting trading. 

  Published 09 July 2018 Insight News
• Meredith launches Real Simple Cooking School, a multi-platform digital content series

  Meredith Corporation's Real Simple today announced that it has launched Real Simple Cooking School, a new multi-platform cooking series that teaches viewers the basics of cooking and shares smart kitchen tips and inspiration for meals. The content is now available on realsimple.com/cookingschool.

  Published 18 June 2018 Launches
• Technology is key to face off disruption - Better Than Paper MD

  As a technology vendor, Better than Paper was founded with the aim to support businesses with digital transformation in the publishing and corporate content marketing sector. New FIPP member, founder and managing director Ashwin Saddul explains their mission: democratising publishing technology to make it affordable and accessible to all types and sizes of publishers.

  Published 07 June 2018 Features
• How Xing is innovating in paid for content

  AT DIS 2018 one of the hottest topics was the future of paid for content. As Juan Señor of Innovation Media Consulting said in his presentation, “if it is valued, if it is unique, if it is something you can't get anywhere else, and if it speaks to their passions, makes them smarter, gives them advantages, and entertains them, then much like everything else that does that, readers should pay for it.”

  Published 03 May 2018 Features
• Google’s new ‘AMP Stories’: don’t judge new format by its cover

  With a misleading name, Google’s new ‘AMP Stories’ may at first glance be seen as nothing more than what we have already witnessed on Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook’s ‘stories’ format. But it’s not quite as straightforward as it seems and may level the playing field for smaller publishers, say industry experts.

  Published 19 February 2018 Features