‘2017’s going to be a bloodbath’: Confessions of a beleaguered independent publisher

For the latest installment of our anonymous Confessions series, we talk to a digital exec worries about surviving in a landscape dominated by Google, Facebook and big-name publishers. Not only are they gobbling up most of the ad pie, but they're setting the rules for publishers that favor the big players. Snapchat is a welcome third player, but its new terms will be worse for publishers. "This duopoly is essentially killing publishing," the exec said. The post ‘2017’s going to be a bloodbath’: Confessions of a beleaguered independent publisher appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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