New fronts will open in the media union wars in 2020

In 2019, the organizing wave that began rising in 2018 crested, with employees at digital publishers including Quartz, BuzzFeed News, Wirecutter and The Ringer and legacy media companies such as Hearst and NBC News all organizing. Over the past five years, the ranks of the Writers Guild of America East, which counts employees from Vice, […] The post New fronts will open in the media union wars in 2020 appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2020-01-02 05:01:11 UTC ]

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Digital publishers with Hollywood ambitions adapt to new economics

Companies like Hearst and Vox Media navigate the publisher model of creating content they own and the producer model of selling shows they don’t. The post Digital publishers with Hollywood ambitions adapt to new economics appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube TV eyes new linear channels from digital publishers

Cheddar, Tastemade and The Young Turks Network are prepping linear channels for YouTube's live TV service, sources say. The post YouTube TV eyes new linear channels from digital publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBC News Chairman Lack Sees No Value for Publishers in Facebook

NBC News' Chairman Andrew Lack isn't optimistic on Facebook."Facebook doesn't have value for publishers really," Lack told reporters during a press briefing on NBC News' digital initiatives on Wednesday. "I call them Fakebook.""What's frustrating about Facebook is you can't have a relationship... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s How Facebook’s Algorithm Shift Is Hurting Digital Publishers, and the Steps They Can Take to Survive

Facebook is in retreat mode these days as it continues to battle fake news. The social media juggernaut has decided to move away from digital publishers as a way of distancing itself from the internal problems it has been having for years. Facebook made a bold move by making a significant... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rundown: The pivot to TV isn’t easy

In this week’s Rundown, we examine why digital publishers may not find quick profits in TV. The post The Rundown: The pivot to TV isn’t easy appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Digital Publishers, The “Pivot To Video” Bloodbath Is Here

Big platform changes are on the horizon, and they likely will hurt the media companies that went all in on video. If you think 2017 was bad for the media industry, just wait for this year’s bloodbath. Already, it’s promising to be another trash fire of a year–full of closings, layoffs, and panic... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AMC Brings Six-Second Ads to 'The Walking Dead'

AMC is planning on running six-second ads in "The Walking Dead" this season, enlisting TV's top scripted show in the effort to fight ratings declines by making ads less of an imposition.The network intends to run one six-second commercial between its repeat of the prior week's episode and the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU Publishers: Clean up your cookies or get burned by GDPR

The ticking clock on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) website is a stark warning for digital publishers behind on preparations for the EU’s massive expansion of data privacy rules. The GDPR is coming, and soon but publishers need to reign in the cookies running on their sites if... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Something old, something new: Inside NBCUniversal and BuzzFeed’s union

A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a major TV company to talk about digital publishers during its upfront presentation. The post Something old, something new: Inside NBCUniversal and BuzzFeed’s union appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Publishers Have Been Slow to Adopt Vertical Video Ads. Is That About to Change?

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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Republican-Backed Privacy Bill to Protect Restrictions on Sharing Browser History

Rep. Marsha Blackburn sponsored a bill Thursday that would increase restrictions on consumer data use by both internet service providers and so-called "edge providers" such as Google and Facebook.If passed, the ''Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017'' --... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nat Geo teams up with Mashable, theSkimm and others for new digital venture

Nat Geo is bringing together digital publishers and adventure-seekers to create social content -- and sell it to advertisers. The post Nat Geo teams up with Mashable, theSkimm and others for new digital venture appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finally, a NewFront Presentation That Looks Like What the NewFronts Sell

For decades the format for the TV upfronts has remained static: Agency executives and brand marketers wait in line outside of Radio City Music Hall or Carnegie Hall to listen to network leaders declare that their channels are No. 1 and hear some stand-up by the networks' late-night hosts. It all... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why A&E Networks Wants to Operate More Like a Publisher

A&E Networks quietly hired "editors-in-chief" earlier this year. The cabler, whose channels include Lifetime and History, isn't launching a magazine, but it does want to operate more like a publisher. And during this year's upfront, A&E Networks wants advertisers to view the company less... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital TV Players Eye Blockchain to Block Facebook, Google

Advertisers and publishers could get help from Bitcoin technology.The idea of using blockchain to handle digital ad transactions is starting to seep into the conversation among advertisers, digital publishers and ad tech vendors. Blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin; it supports the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When it comes to video, more publishers are betting on mobile web versus apps

Mobile apps’ share of video consumption went down from eight to five percent by the end of 2016, continuing a downward trend, according to video tech firm JW Player. Not surprisingly, then, most digital publishers can’t justify spending $500,000 or more on mobile app development and maintenance,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It’s our lifeblood:’ How publishers meet the video challenge in 5 charts

The biggest question for publishers prioritizing video isn’t Snapchat or Facebook Live, it’s simple economics. How many bodies can an organization throw at production and still keep the lights on? Digital publishers are struggling to square demand for video with the bottom line. Five charts that... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How publishers squeeze new traffic out of their old content

Older, evergreen content has always been a nice traffic source for digital publishers. But two years after The New York Times identified archival content as an untapped source of traffic, several publishers have grown it into something substantial, with some now generating nearly 40 percent of... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don’t Forget That Megyn Kelly Is a Racial Demagogue

Megyn Kelly had a good 2016. Between her news-making stint as a Fox News debate moderator, a flattering profile in Vanity Fair, and a lucrative book deal, she cemented her reputation as a talented and no-nonsense journalist—one of the most highly paid in the industry. And now she’s making the... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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