One day after a statement claiming to represent over 90% of Sports Illustrated's remaining editorial staff accused the brand's new operator, TheMaven, of gutting the newsroom and putting "SI's reputation and long-term health at risk," Maven founder and CEO James Heckman defended what he called "difficult, and sometimes traumatic changes, which we deemed necessary to transition SI’s business back to a trusted and growing heritage brand." A press release filed under the "Trending News" tab on SI's homepage Tuesday touted Maven's "strong 2019 financial performance," highlighting "$27 million in operational savings" generated by mass layoffs, the shift to a monthly print schedule for 2020 and "consolidating duplicative operating costs." Maven says SI.com drew 29 million unique visitors in December, up from 27 million in December 2018, though it conceded that 5.6 million of those visitors came in through its new "team network," hubs grouped around specific college and pro teams whose content is produced by independent contractors compensated, in part, based on how much traffic they generate. “Overnight, Sports Illustrated’s digital offering was revived,” added Ryan Hunt, who was promoted to co-editor-in-chief alongside Steve Cannella following Chris Stone's departure after the Maven acquisition. “Our user growth, content offering and diversity of experiences across web, mobile and video will help change the landscape for sports fans.” The staffers who survived a round of... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-09 18:24:45 UTC ]
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Social platforms are prioritizing video. But what works on YouTube doesn’t work on Facebook. What works on Facebook won’t work on Snapchat. With this in mind, publishers including Refinery29 and LittleThings have broke down the walls between different departments. Others, like The Atlantic and... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley has reported third quarter revenue of $436m, a 3% decline year-on-year excluding foreign exchange fluctuations (a 6% decline without that exclusion). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors is lobbying the government to introduce a new law to protect authors' and creators' contracts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Snapchat’s ad platform evolves, the top publishers that helped pioneer advertising there could lose some autonomy to strike their own deals. The messaging and media app wants to stop looking at Discover, where publishers like BuzzFeed, Vox, Cosmo, IGN, MTV and others post daily editions, as... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing industry's trade association had a busy year protecting copyright in a changing market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier's not-for-profit Elsevier Foundation has committed an annual contribution of $1m to a series of new programmes to run through to 2018, including one to encourage diversity in science, technology and medicine and another to promote science research in developing countries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A £25,000 donation from Virginia Woolf's great niece has put the wheels in motion for a Bloomsbury Group £8.5m "centenary project". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Department heads, director-level staffers among those laid off as turbulence continues at the health and wellness publisher. The post Rodale Cuts 40 More Staffers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The frenzy to distribute digital content across social platforms has given rise to a tangle of measurement questions for publishers and their advertisers. It's impossible for publishers to get a real-time, competitive read on their content because they're at the mercy of the platforms to report... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Onion’s ClickHole, which aims to parody viral publishers from BuzzFeed to Upworthy, isn’t embracing the distributed content model. It still wants people to watch its videos on ClickHole, which is why it only distributes to YouTube and Facebook after a video has lived on ClickHole.com for... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s a growing trend in online publishing: Namely, media sites blocking users who choose to use ad-blocking software. In the past few days alone, a British publisher and the Forbes business news site have either implemented or are lookin ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Friedman's Open Road ebook company has had one million page views for its new, direct-to-consumer online community The Lineup in its first six months of existence, Friedman revealed at the FutureBook Conference today (4th December). Open Book aims to get 10m unique users of The Lineup,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Candy Crush is more fun than reading a book," writes Katie Roden, "Actually, secretly, you know this is true." In preparation for Monday's inaugural staging of Author Day—an issues-driven conference for publishers and authors—Roden, a speaker on our "Industry Interests" panel, positions the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Arts Council will have its funding protected under the Spending Review, while business rates will be devolved to local councils. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four publishing CMOs discuss reader and advertising revenue opportunities. The post Folio: Show Coverage: CMO Keynote Panel Discusses Strategies in a Changing World appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Amazon invests $10 million its translation project, Susan Bernofsky ask if Amazon is turning translation into a 'glorified form of self-publishing.' The post Amazon Commits $10 Million to Translations, Prompting Questions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A direct sales force of 5,000 young mothers has increased sales for Indonesia's Pelangi Mizan publishing group fourfold in the last three years. The post Direct Sales Is a Key Strategy for Top Indonesia Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One honoree on our annual Media Mavens list markets cord cutting to millennials while taking a paycheck from a cord company -- well, a satellite company, but you get the idea. Another uses the data in Walmart's vaults to run a media-buying platform that informs hundreds of other advertisers'... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Executives from Cengage and Udemy point to Latin America as a strong region for edtech growth and share their top tips for entering the market. The post Strategies for Entering the Latin American EdTech Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fusion is launching an initiative today with the hashtag #DearNextPresident, asking Americans—with a sharp focus on young, diverse groups—what issues they want President Barack Obama's successor to focus on. And contenders like Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and Bernie Sanders... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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