Cosmo Adds Metered Paywall, Membership Program | News & Notes

Starting this month, Cosmopolitan has introduced a new paid membership program, Cosmo Unlocked, and with it, a metered paywall limiting non-members to four free articles each month. For $2 per month, members can receive unlimited access to the website, (which currently publishes about 30 new articles every day, according to EIC Jessica Pels), as well as a members-only newsletter and some online content that will be exclusive to members, including several deep-dive stories from its archives that have already migrated behind the paywall. If members are willing to commit $20 for an entire year, however, Cosmo will throw in a subscription to its monthly print edition, which costs $12/year on its own, in addition to other perks like discounts on certain products and early access to events. The initiative makes Cosmo the second publication in the Hearst Magazines portfolio to implement a metered paywall on its site, after Runner's World's Runner's World+ program, and it follows a similar model, albeit at a lower price point (RW+ costs $5/month for digital access or $50/year for an "all access" membership that includes a print subscription and other benefits). Rahdika Jones on Vanity Fair's legacy... Vanity Fair's July/August issue—out this week, with a lead story profiling actress Viola Davis and a cover shot by photographer Dario Calmese—represents a milestone for the magazine, according to editor-in-chief Radhika Jones. "To the best of our knowledge, it is the first Vanity... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-22 20:29:00 UTC ]
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FUSE Media Speaker Spotlight: Sheel Shah, Hearst Magazines

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[ Publishing Executive | 2019-08-21 19:07:07 UTC ]
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Serena Williams fronts the new Essence (which is cutting frequency)

As part of Ad Age’s continuing media coverage, here’s our ever-expanding annual survey of fall magazine covers, which have been hitting newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes. We’ll be adding to this post throughout August, so keep coming back. Serena Williams, photographed by Kwaku Alston, is... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-20 14:54:00 UTC ]
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Look at Barack Obama's summer reading list

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-16 18:20:44 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-15 20:06:35 UTC ]
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Obama reveals summer reads as Morrison, Whitehead, Chiang and Mantel top list

Barack Obama has revealed his summer reading list, including titles from Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, Ted Chiang and Hilary Mantel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 11:40:17 UTC ]
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The Toyota Supra gets a sexy pin-up poster in Road & Track

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-14 18:25:45 UTC ]
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Kristen Stewart fronts the September Vanity Fair

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-14 16:45:00 UTC ]
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One Year In, Hearst Digital Media’s Revamped Global Ad Team Doubled Its Revenue

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Meet the 2019 FUSE Media Summit Advisory Board

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[ Publishing Executive | 2019-08-13 16:55:01 UTC ]
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Here’s the cover of the first issue of Esquire from new Editor-in-Chief Michael Sebastian

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-12 17:35:00 UTC ]
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How Hearst’s Product Team Helps Build Audience, Revenues

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-08-08 15:06:02 UTC ]
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Why Are Brand Marketers Investing in Magazines?

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-06 16:28:13 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-01 19:59:47 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-31 20:28:38 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-25 18:40:50 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-23 16:26:38 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-19 15:06:44 UTC ]
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