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• Media Voices podcast: Wired UK senior editor Victoria Turk on building out brand extensions

  This week, Victoria Turk, senior editor at Wired UK talks about all the work they're doing on their brand extensions, from their flagship Wired Live event to the Wired World Special 2019 and their weekly podcast.

  Published 03 December 2018 Insight News
• Media Voices podcast: Trint founder Jeff Kofman on why journalists should be entrepreneurs

  This week we hear from Jeff Kofman, founder and CEO of Trint, about the dark abyss of transcription, whether Google and Facebook are serious about funding journalism and the good the bad and the ugly of social media.

  Published 19 November 2018 Insight News
• Media Voices podcast: Popbitch co-founder Camilla Wright on creating a niche in the celebrity gossip market

  This week we hear from Popbitch co-founder Camilla Wright about the origins of the influential celebrity gossip site, whether celebs ever try to plant stories about themselves, and the romanticism of clandestine meetings in dark pubs.

  Published 13 November 2018 Insight News
• Media Voices podcast: Skift CEO Rafat Ali on paid content and the perils of VC funding

  This week we hear from Rafat Ali, co-founder and CEO of boutique travel publisher Skift. We spoke about what connects the dots between paid content, travel, dining and wellness, his belief in trendlines not headlines, his long-term aspirations for Skift vs short-term VC plays and why he wants to be useless to his business.

  Published 06 November 2018 Insight News
• Vanity Fair UK partners with Grow by Facebook and Founders Forum to launch podcast series

  Vanity Fair UK will launch its new podcast series, The Making Of…, in partnership with Grow by Facebook and Founders Forum on 1 November 2018. Hosted by broadcaster and journalist, Clemency Burton-Hill, each episode will feature conversations with a variety of industry leaders and the experiences that have defined them.

  Published 26 October 2018 Industry News
• Chart of the week: Podcast listeners are young, educated and affluent

  The rise in popularity of podcasts hasn’t gone unnoticed by the advertising industry. According to estimates by IAB and PwC, podcast advertising revenue in the US will reach USD$400 million this year and grow to more than $650 million by 2020.

  Published 22 October 2018 Insight News
• Behind the Economist's new collaborative podcast with Slate

  Last month, The Economist announced a new podcast series, “The Secret History of the Future,” in partnership with US-based online magazine Slate. The 10-part audio series is presented by The Economist deputy editor Tom Standage and Slate senior editor Seth Stevenson. 

  Published 15 October 2018 Features
• Media Voices podcast: Time Out CEO Julio Bruno on growing diverse revenue streams

  This week, Julio Bruno, CEO at Time Out Group talks about the brand reaching a milestone 50th birthday, the growth of their different revenue streams, and how they stay true to the Time Out brand across 315 cities. He also explains why the print magazine is still a vital part of the business, and how their unique approach to Time Out Markets is their biggest opportunity next year.

  Published 08 October 2018 Insight News
• Media Voices podcast: DC Thomson's Sally Hampton on the bright future for magazines

  This week, Sally Hampton, consumer magazines publisher at DC Thomson spoke to the Media Voices team about how she manages such a wide range of magazines, the biggest shifts she's seen in print publishing, and a surprising new growth opportunity for niche Scottish titles. She also explains why she's so optimistic about the future of magazine media.

  Published 01 October 2018 Insight News
• Media Voices Live: What is the future for free media?

  In this very special live episode of Media Voices the team discuss the future of free media in front of an audience at Magfest ’18, the UK’s premiere magazine-focused event. 

  Published 24 September 2018 Insight News