First look at the DIS2019 agenda

The media industry has recently lost two well admired leaders.

Less than 24 hours remain for you to book your DIS2019 (Digital Innovators’ Summit) tickets at our discounted pre-agenda rate, offering savings of €600/ticket.

Announcing the addition of several new speakers to the DIS2019 line-up. In 2019, DIS (Digital Innovators’ Summit), the annual media innovation event first established in 2007, takes place on 25-26 March in Berlin, Germany. Pre-agenda tickets with discounts worth several hundred euros are currently on sale – but for a limited period remaining.

The last decade has been a fascinating one for women's mainstream media. Established titles have undertaken the shift from print to digital and in some instances have pioneered new ways of engaging their audiences.

Vogue’s third Fashion Festival in Paris was a showcase of how the title not only monetises from events but also boosts brand awareness.

From titles changing hands at accelerating speed as media companies race to consolidate and capture larger audiences within their focus markets, innovating to adapt to the demands of new platforms and diving into AI - these were some of the major publishing industry trends identified by by James Hewes, president and CEO of FIPP at the FIPP Insider event in London today. 

Following what judges described as the most competitive year since FIPP and UPM’s Rising Stars Awards started in 2015, the Rising Stars winners were announced last night at the FIPP Insider event in London. In addition, three companies were awarded for the high standard of their entries this year. 

The publication of a once-off Micky lifestyle magazine in Germany with a cover mount Mickey Mouse shaped bottle opener to celebrate the iconic Walt Disney cartoon character’s 90th birthday is a classic example of a successful publication that can only truly work in print, says editor Christian Kallenberg of magazine consulting group, We Like Mags.