Facebook, Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets

Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business models in a news landscape increasingly dominated by social media platforms.Some publishers are scaling back on Facebook Inc.'s Instant Articles program, in which they host stories directly on the social media company's platform instead of their own websites so they load faster on phones, according to a report by Digital Content Next, a trade group.Media companies are frustrated that Facebook restricts the number and type of ads in Instant Articles, making it harder for them to make as much money as they can selling ads on their own websites, where they can better target readers, said the group, whose members include The New York Times, The Washington Post, ESPN and Bloomberg News. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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AT&T acquires Canada's You.i TV to bolster efforts to get HBO Max into more markets

AT&T’s WarnerMedia has brought on a startup to help it get HBO Max into more places. The entertainment arm of the Dallas company has acquired Canada-based You.i TV, a provider of cross-platform development tools for television and media companies, according to a statement.  Terms were not... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-12-23 22:03:09 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing in Talks to Offer E-books to Public Libraries

The potential deal would be a breakthrough moment in the library e-book market as Amazon currently does not make its digital content available to libraries. It would also be a major coup for the Digital Public Library of America's upstart e-book platform and its SimplyE library reading app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Navigate360, a security-services company, buys Social Sentinel, a threat-detection company

Social Sentinel technology scans and analyzes digital content to identify potential safety and security threats, according to Richfield-based Navigate360. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-10-27 16:39:45 UTC ]
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Frisco social media network raises angel funding from Austin investor

A Frisco startup is looking to cut through the noise of other social media apps and give digital content creators a way to reach more fans. TUBBR, an invite-only social network, announced landing Angel Funding from Global Ascent Partners that it plans to use for its upcoming beta launch.... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-10-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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How to rethink your digital diet and pull yourself out of a productivity slump

Placing boundaries on your screen time will help you get back to business after touching your technology too much. For some of us, social media and digital content have been our saving graces during the pandemic—a critical way to stay in the know, keep connected, and maintain relationships. But... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-10-07 08:00:20 UTC ]
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Media Organizations Want Better Payment Terms With Apple

Digital Content Network, a trade body representing many publishers, told CEO Tim Cook as much. Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2020-09-16 15:15:03 UTC ]
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Media Organizations Want Better Payment Terms With Apple

Digital Content Network, a trade body representing many publishers, told CEO Tim Cook as much. Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2020-09-03 21:40:05 UTC ]
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Media Organizations Want Better Payment Terms With Apple

Digital Content Network, a trade body representing many publishers, told CEO Tim Cook as much. Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2020-09-02 17:42:58 UTC ]
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Bannon, Biden, the darkness, and the light

Early yesterday morning, Steve Bannon, the former head of Breitbart and the Trump campaign, was drinking coffee on the deck of a $35-million yacht off the coast of Connecticut—as populist rabble-rousers are wont to do—when federal agents came on board and arrested him. Bannon stands accused of... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-08-21 12:31:00 UTC ]
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Dan Snow sells History Hit network to Little Dot Studios

Podcast and video business with more than 100,000 subscribers sold to All3Media-owned firmBroadcaster Dan Snow has sold his Netflix-style streaming service and popular podcast business to Little Dot Studios, the digital content firm owned by Fleabag and 1917 producer All3Media.Snow, a favourite... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-08-11 11:47:47 UTC ]
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How Publishers Are Converting a Spring Traffic Surge Into Sustained Growth

Sponsored by Pushly 2020 wasn’t supposed to go quite like this. Whether digital natives or survivors of a decade-long shift away from legacy models, most large online publishers entered the year forecasting significant revenue growth and continued investment in more sophisticated digital... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-29 07:33:30 UTC ]
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How Publishers Are Converting a Spring Traffic Surge Into Sustained Growth

Sponsored by Pushly 2020 wasn’t supposed to go quite like this. Whether digital natives or survivors of a decade-long shift away from legacy models, most large online publishers entered the year forecasting significant revenue growth and continued investment in more sophisticated digital... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-29 07:33:30 UTC ]
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Nielsen’s Surprise National OOH Measurement Delay Throws Another Wrench Into Upfront Talks

During the ongoing round of upfront talks, media companies were seemingly operating from a defensive position amid economic uncertainty due to Covid-19 and linear ratings continuing to decline--but thought they had an ace up their sleeve. Nielsen had planned to integrate its out-of-home viewing... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-07-10 15:04:30 UTC ]
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Canada Could Be Next in Challenging Google to Pay Publishers | News & Notes

In April, French regulators ordered Google to help develop a system to reward the country's news outlets with licensing fees when portions of their stories are displayed on the tech giant's news tab or in its search results. The decision was hailed as a triumph for publishers by those favoring... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-08 17:40:51 UTC ]
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Humble Bundle Rises to New Challenges

The platform, which sells DRM-free digital content and gives some of the proceeds to nonprofits, has helped raise $450,000 for indie booksellers and comics retailers since the start of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Koji wants to do for games, memes, and selfies what TikTok did for music

The new startup Koji wants you to be able to remix digital content without having to code. Is it the next evolutionary leap after TikTok? While most social platforms have found new ways to democratize content creation, TikTok represented a paradigm shift in how content can be repurposed.Read... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-06-30 09:00:34 UTC ]
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What Buyers Liked—and Didn’t Like—About the Virtual NewFronts

The first-ever virtual NewFronts is in the books. Adweek has already rounded up the most memorable moments from last week's events, and now it's time for the buyers to have their say. We granted buyers anonymity to tell us what they liked--and didn't like--about the 2020 Digital Content... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-29 17:23:22 UTC ]
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3BlackDot Announces 2 New Shows at NewFronts Debut

Gaming took center stage at the 2020 Digital Content NewFronts today. 3BlackDot, an entertainment studio that builds content around influencers in the gaming space, gave its first NewFronts presentation, boasting to advertisers about its far reach and various functions. The entertainment studio... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-26 18:17:46 UTC ]
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The Most Memorable Moments From 2020’s NewFronts Week

After a two-month delay and a complete format overhaul, the 2020 Digital Content NewFronts have finally wrapped, capping a frenzied week of virtual presentations, insights panels and Q&As. In case you missed any of the events--and there were dozens of them--Adweek has rounded up the most... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-26 18:00:57 UTC ]
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Boston private equity firm buys stock media company

This story first ran in DC Inno, a sister publication of the Boston Business Journal. Storyblocks, a digital content company in the Washington, D.C. area, has struck a deal to sell to private equity firm Great Hill Partners, more than a decade after the company’s launch as a stock video... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-06-25 22:32:04 UTC ]
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