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• Taking back trust in journalism through personalisation, new payment models

  The best thing about the prospect of improving reader revenues is that it has the potential to liberate news publishers from the scramble for reach, a model that undermines trust in journalism. To take advantage of this opportunity, digital news publishers need to find better payment methods and discovery tools. These were some of the themes explored during the recent Newsrewired conference in London.

  Published 21 March 2019 Features
• Stick or Twist?

  In Blackjack, use the following rules to determine when to stick, according to your hand and the dealer’s face-up card:

  Published 07 September 2018 Opinion
• BBC Gardeners' World's May issue becomes the biggest revenue generating monthly magazine of the last three years

  BBC Gardeners’ World magazine’s May 2018 issue – featuring their annual 2for1 Gardens to Visit Card and Guide - has become the highest-value single monthly UK consumer magazine of the last three years, and the only single monthly magazine issue to deliver more than GBP£1m (US$1.3m) in retail sales value (RSV) over the same period.

  Published 09 August 2018 Industry News
• Future's music portfolio sees growth with acquisition

  Future's aim is to connect musicians to content, commerce and community across its portfolio of music making and music listening titles. In recent months, on its way to having the strongest and largest music portfolio in the world, it has not only experienced editorial growth, but also revenue growth, expanded its editorial team and diversified its content offerings and expects audiences to grow too.

  Published 26 July 2018 Features
• How Canada's The Logic news startup is banking on the shift to reader revenue

  A new Canadian news startup is banking on the shift to reader revenue, and filling a void in the country's news ecosystem by offering subscribers a handful of high-quality features each week. It is modelled after Silicon Valley's The Information; think Axios meets The Financial Times.

  Published 02 July 2018 Features
• The circle of life

  Is my six-year-old nephew smarter than the media industry? It’s a ridiculous and somewhat surprising question to be asking myself after a weekend playing in Battersea Park and watching the Lion King with my little nephews. The question you are probably asking yourself is am I the modern-day version of Simba’s uncle, Scar – by inflicting such an emotional rollercoaster of a film on such young children?

  Published 29 June 2018 Opinion
• How Tiso Blackstar is tapping into reader revenues

  South Africa's largest national English language publishing group, Tiso Blackstar, is committed to revolutionising the way its business and news titles will monetise from reader revenues. New digital-only products are part of the strategy, says Lisa MacLeod, group head of digital.

  Published 14 June 2018 Features
• Media Voices podcast: Paywall special

  In this bumper episode, the team discusses the rise of the paywall. As everyone from Vanity Fair to the New Statesman have decided to launch paywalls, the Media Voices team try to determine whether there is a recipe for paywall success, taking in everything from the need for brand recognition, the propensity for people to pay, and the likely outcomes of the trend towards reader revenue.

  Published 14 May 2018 Insight News
• [Video] Juan Señor: Reader revenue, not new technology, will be the salvation of journalism

  "Technology, virtual reality, gadgets, widgets, events, ecommerce, is really not going to be the salvation of publishing. We need to get back to reader revenue," says Juan Señor, president of Innovation Media Consulting

  Published 10 May 2018 Features
• Milan and Madrid will be the next FIPP Insider destinations - join us this June

  FIPP will be in Milan on 26 June and Madrid on 28 June as we continue with our FIPP Insider half-day event series.

  Published 09 May 2018 FIPP News