Mic, a website aimed at millennials, used to employ 40 writers and editors producing articles on topics like "celebrating beauty" and "strong women." Ten were let go this month, with most in the revamped newsroom of 63 now focused on making videos for places like Facebook.Critics have called such moves "100 percent cynical" and out of sync with audience demand. Yet Americans are watching more video snippets online, either because they secretly like them or because they're getting harder to avoid. The growing audience for video, more valuable to advertisers than the space next to words, is causing websites to shift resources in what's become known across the industry as the pivot to video."When you think about how many hours people spend watching video versus reading, the audience has already spoken," said Chris Altchek, chief executive officer of Mic. The outlet's viewers spend 75 percent of their time with "visual" content like videos, not text, he said. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European publishers are pivoting more heavily to video as they brace for the impacts of GDPR implementation. The post Digiday Research: 94 percent of European publishers will increase their video output appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The pivot to video came upon the publishing world with a force still being grappled with, even as the video environment continues to evolve. During a panel discussion on the subject during Adweek's first Elevate summit today, Vox general manager Andrew Golis described the experience as "moving... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Each November for the past 18 years, thousands of writers have taken the National Novel Writing Month challenge, creating a 50,000-word novel draft in 30 days. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers on Facebook who have complained for years about declining organic reach may look back in the near future and think of these times as the good old days. The social network confirmed that it is testing a division of its News Feed into two separate feeds--one containing posts from... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, our top stories covered publishers’ interest in Twitter live video, Facebook’s sports streaming rights push and more. The post Best of the week: Twitter live video lures publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter's approach to promoting and monetizing live video is winning fans among publishers. The post As Facebook Live video dreams fade, publishers look again to Twitter appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Digiday Publishing Summit, publisher executives shared mixed views on the pivot to video and its ability to provide meaningful revenue streams. The post Digiday Research: 80 percent of publishers will spend more on video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The platform said it's still committed to the fast-loading articles feature and is about to test new features to help publishers. The post With Facebook’s focus on video, publishers hear less about Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's still testing mid-roll ad breaks with a limited number of publishing partners -- and, yes, the dollars are still low. The post Pivot to pennies: Facebook’s key video ad program isn’t delivering much money to publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[Sponsored] MediaRadar examines a new ad format that's getting a wide embrace from agencies and publishers alike. The post What Do Publishers Need to Know About Vertical Video? appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix announced its first-ever acquisition, snapping up a comic-book publisher and pushing a strategy that has also been popular with major Hollywood studios for years: Superheroes.Netflix agreed to buy Millarworld, the publisher behind characters and stories like "Kingsman" and "Old Man... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Wednesday introduced a way for publishers to compare the performance of their Instant Articles with that of the mobile web versions of the same content. The social network debuted its interactive, feature-rich, fast-loading Instant Articles in May 2015. Product manager Mona Sarantakos... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has paid out "tens of millions" of dollars to video publishers self-distributing on Amazon Prime -- and that's just one way to make money through Amazon. The post Look out, YouTube and Facebook: Amazon’s coming for video publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Credit: Illustration by Tam Nguyen/ Ad AgeIf you can't beat the system, game the system.Facebook has made it clear that it will prioritize and reward publishers who post video on the platform. But publishers lacking in video content need not wory, though: One new tactic involves posting static... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Wednesday introduced an ad format for its Facebook Audience Network mobile ad network designed specifically for game publishers. The social network said in a blog post that McKinsey projects ad spending by the gaming sector to reach $6.9 billion by 2019, adding that research from game... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two more publishing companies sent the latest signal about the decline of the print media business this week. On Tuesday, Wenner Media announced the sale of its 25-year-old Men's Journal to American Media Inc. That followed the sale of Wenner's Us Weekly to AMI in March. The next day,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MediaRadar is a cloud-based intelligence platform which uses data science to give ad sales advice on millions of brands. The company published a trend report on Tuesday, Vertical Video Market Snapshot: Q1 2017, which analyzed the use of vertical video advertising by media properties in the first... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although the trade show, which wrapped this past weekend, was well attended by religion publishers, many left the event questioning its value. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is opening up its data for streaming video publishers to target video ads on their sites and in their apps.A&E Networks, ESPN, Hearst Television and Scripps Networks Interactive are testing an automated system that lets marketers find their intended audience using Facebook data such... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's initiative under which publishers are creating exclusive original video content for the social network continues to move forward, but on a revised timetable, according to reports. "Multiple sources" told Kurt Wagner and Peter Kafka of Recode that the initial plan was to roll out... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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