Chart of the week: Halfway into 2019, news subscriptions continue to grow

The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again.” Such has been the speed of disruption in the publishing industry in recent years, that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos could have been written specifically for it.

In the most recent FIPP Insider webinar, leading voices from Dow Jones spoke on some of the opportunities and challenges now facing publishers in a world of intermittent lockdowns. You can view the webinar in full below. 

This week ecommerce monetisation specialist Tipser delivered a unique webinar analysing current ecommerce trends. The session included a deep-dive look into the company’s ecommerce strategy work with InStyle magazine. 

Search terms that were trending in the UK in the food category during the heart of lockdown were - surprisingly - not “home delivery” as many would have expected but rather “Heinz”, “Jigsaw”, “Puzzle” and  “Kodak”. Why? Both Heinz and Kodak offered customers puzzles, an answer to lockdown boredom.

With countries around the world beginning to ease restrictions, the thoughts of many in the magazine media industry are turning to when and how, and if they will return to the office.

British Vogue has dedicated its July issue to ‘the new front line’, producing three unique covers featuring keyworkers from the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The three cover stars include Midwife, Rachel Millar, London Overground Driver, Narguis Horsford, and Supermarket Assistant, Anisa Omar.

The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again.” Such has been the speed of disruption in the publishing industry in recent years, that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos could have been written specifically for it.

On 20 May, Travel + Leisure magazine hosted a webinar looking at the luxury travel sector, both now and after Covid-19. A panel of editors from international editions around the world also examined how the magazine is tailoring its traditional content offering to meet the needs of audiences during the global lockdown. 

In the most recent FIPP Insider webinar, leading voices from Dow Jones spoke on some of the opportunities and challenges now facing publishers in a world of intermittent lockdowns. You can view the webinar in full below.