An independent U.S. federal agency ruled Wednesday that Canadian paper imports don't hurt American producers, delivering a surprise decision that eliminates tariffs that had raised prices and squeezed margins at struggling newspapers. The U.S. International Trade Commission said in a statement... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has been testing a tool with five publishers including BuzzFeed to help them improve their reach on the platform. The post Continuing charm offensive, Facebook creates tool to boost news publishers’ reach on the platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Washington Post, The Guardian, Mic and others have shut down their chatbots, but Quartz is ramping up bot development. The post Quartz forges ahead, but other news publishers shut down chatbots appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Axios, BuzzFeed News, Vox Media and other news publishers are using their brands to land TV real estate. The post News publishers are using their brands to carve out space on TV screens appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook announced Thursday that it is pumping another $4.5 million into Facebook Journalism Project initiatives for news publishers. Global head of news Campbell Brown said in a blog post that Facebook will put $3.5 million toward the Facebook Membership Accelerator pilot program and contribute... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Companies including The New York Times and NPR are staffing up as they try to figure out how their editorial voice will sound on smart speakers. The post For news publishers, smart speakers are the hot new platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher grew registered users by 40 percent to 600,000 last year using machine learning and A/B testing. The post How Swiss news publisher NZZ built a flexible paywall using machine learning appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook head of global news partnerships Campbell Brown explained in a blog post why news publishers will not be exempted from the social network's recent introduced policy on political ads. Facebook announced last month that all election-related and issue ads in the U.S. on both Facebook and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In-depth political coverage gives news publishers a chance to monetize small but valuable audiences. The post News publishers see subscription dollars in local politics appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
With consumer revenue and loyalty newly important, news publishers are personalizing their products more. The post News publishers are giving personalization a fresh look appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stung by Facebook’s pushes for Instant Articles, live video and Watch, news publishers are unwilling to bend over backward for the company's latest pitch. The post ‘Everyone was a bit suspicious’: Scarred news publishers are wary of Facebook’s latest Watch gambit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Facebook’s share of traffic to news sites has been falling sharply since early last year—and will only decline more—Google AMP has been on the rise. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to supporting local news publishers, putting $3 million toward helping some of them boost their digital subscription totals. Head of news partnerships Campbell Brown announced in a blog post that the Facebook Journalism Project... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Traffic to news publishers has dipped again since Facebook said it would prioritize users' posts in the news feed, according to multiple data sources. The post As promised, Facebook traffic to news publishers declines again, post news-feed change appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newspaper publishers hunting for subscriber revenue have keyed in on new metrics. The post In an era of loyalty, newspaper publishers focus on time spent and frequency appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rather than compete for dwindling display ad revenue, local digital news publishers are pursuing branded content and consumer revenue instead. The post Local digital news publishers are ignoring display revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
"More thought is going into sonic branding." The post Radio broadcaster Global is using news publishers’ data to target audio ads appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Chicago-based news affiliate recently topped a list of news publishers that included Fox News, NPR and the BBC. The post How Fox 32 became the most engaging news publisher on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google isn't kidding around when it says it wants to make amends with subscription-based news outlets. The search giant's head of news, Richard Gingras, told the Financial Times that the plan is to share revenues with publishers who take advantage o... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple is said to be making it easier for publishers to place ads in its News app and even solicit micropayments, raising concerns about user experience. Today Apple’s News app is relatively uncluttered by ads. Actually there are very few ads anywhere. Part of the reason for that is that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]