How The Economist is getting more reach for VR content

Virtual reality doesn’t have the big audience numbers to attract all types of brand advertisers. Publishers like The Economist are making sure their VR content is available on more platforms. While YouTube 360 and Facebook 360 are easy access for brands to get their content up, there are problems of discovery. Plus, it lowers the bar of quality at which the content can be viewed. The post How The Economist is getting more reach for VR content appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #vr content #brand advertisers #easy access

Other Publishing stories related to: 'How The Economist is getting more reach for VR content'


Germany’s Bertelsmann Creates a ‘Content Alliance’ for Its Divisions

As many publishers move to widen cross-format development of content, Bertelsmann forms a cooperative council of its companies' managing directors, in part to help create 'cross-divisional offers for creative professionals.' The post Germany’s Bertelsmann Creates a ‘Content Alliance’ for Its... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #content alliance #publishers move #managing directors


Bertelsmann unveils 'Content Alliance' between its German businesses

As of the start of February, Bertelsmann is to launch what it is calling a Content Alliance between all its content businesses in Germany, to develop and market collaborative formats across all its divisions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #content alliance


Facebook drafts charter for content oversight board, but questions remain

Mark Zuckerberg talked about creating an independent body that would oversee Facebook's content decisions, and now that plan is taking shape. The social site has published a draft charter for an oversight board that would handle appeals for content... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #questions remain #taking shape #social site


Knights Of bookshop reaches £30,000 crowdfunding target

Publisher Knights Of has reached its £30,000 crowdfunding target to fund a bookshop selling children’s books with BAME characters. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bame characters


Publishing Underwent Massive Disruption but Remains Grounded With Quality Content and Emerging Tech

No one can argue that publishing hasn't gone through monumental changes, which is especially seen over the course of 2018 with the many print publications that shuttered this year, like Glamour, or at the very least drastically reduced their print schedules, like Seventeen. There was also the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #quality content #print publications


Would you delete Facebook for $1,000? This economist put that theory to the test

Tufts University economist Sean Cash doesn’t normally dabble in the valuations of giant tech companies. As the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy professor puts it, “My bread and butter is bread and butter.” But a few years ago, Cash got interested in answering the question of how... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #delete facebook


'Stardew Valley' creator is working on more content and a new game

In a blog post and a few tweets, solo game developer Eric Barone laid out plans for 2019 that will expand his hit indie game Stardew Valley and extend to a new title. Now that he has regained the right to self-publish the top-down farming RPG on most... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Google and publishers edge closer to reaching common ground for GDPR standards

Major European publishers, agency groups and ad tech vendors have agreed on a compromise when it comes to serving ads under GDPR. The post Google and publishers edge closer to reaching common ground for GDPR standards appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #post google #serving ads


Digiday Research: European publishers expect to make more money from branded content in 2019

Three-quarters of European publishers surveyed by Digiday plan to increase revenues from video advertisements and branded content in 2019. The post Digiday Research: European publishers expect to make more money from branded content in 2019 appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digiday research #branded content #increase revenues


Fundraising appeal for Nosy Crow's Ola Gotkowska reaches first target

A fundraising appeal launched to support Nosy Crow’s rights manager Ola Gotkowska, who was diagnosed with the degenerative illness Motor Neurone Disease earlier this year, has reached, and exceeded, its initial £31,000 target. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fundraising appeal #nosy crow


Netflix plans $2bn debt raise to fund content growth

Netflix is planning on raising $2bn (£1.5bn) through a bond offering to fund content growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Digiday Research: Publishers rely on Facebook for paid content distribution

A survey by Digiday found that 86 percent of publishers pay to distribute content on platforms. The post Digiday Research: Publishers rely on Facebook for paid content distribution appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digiday research #digiday found #publishers rely #publishers pay #distribute content


Bonnier reaches out for inclusivity

Bonnier Books UK has launched a new recruitment policy and increased the salary for interns to £18,000 p/a (pro rata) in an attempt to be more inclusive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Cengage Reaches Deal in Suit Over Subscription Service

The company has reached an agreement with two of its authors who had filed a suit alleging that the educational publisher's Cengage Unlimited subscription service will improperly cost them sales and royalty payments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #subscription service #educational publisher #improperly cost #royalty payments


Former content moderator files lawsuit against Facebook, claims the job gave her PTSD

A woman who worked as a content moderator for Facebook has filed a lawsuit against the social media giant, claiming she developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of “disturbing” images the job required her to watch. The suit, filed in San Mateo County last week, alleges negligence and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


What is experiential content and why should you care?

Digital publishers have seen the future, and it is video. That sounds remarkably overblown, as consumers are firmly saying no to video. While publishers have presented the “Pivot to Video” movement as a response to young people’s changing media consumption habits, survey data reveals that news... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital publishers #news readers


The Rundown: What’s next for content studios?

Publishers of all stripes have flocked to content studios in recent years, at least partly in attempt to differentiate from — and diminish their reliance on — major platforms such as Facebook, Google and other intermediaries. But as these experiments begin to mature, some across the industry and... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #content studios


New York Comic Con Adds Space for Content Creators

New York Comic Con returns with a streamlined Harvey Awards and a new anime and manga festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #content creators #manga festival


The Economist Stands By Steve Bannon Speaking Gig; Pledges “Rigorous Questioning”

Amid calls for a boycott and public pressure to follow The New Yorker in canceling a speaking gig the magazine booked for Steve Bannon, The Economist is standing by its decision to include the controversial former White House strategist in its upcoming Open Future Festival, citing the need to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #worth noting #digital subscriptions


Continuing charm offensive, Facebook creates tool to boost news publishers’ reach on the platform

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 at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #platform appeared