News Corp. takes new tack on digital advertising

News Corp.—which now includes The Wall Street Journal but not 20th Century Fox—is adopting a new strategy for making money from digital advertising: It will no longer sell inventory through outside ad networks but will handle those automated sales itself.The news and information company, which split from its television and movie siblings in June, announced Wednesday that it was setting up its own global programmatic ad exchange with the support of Los Angeles-based ad-tech company the Rubicon Project."Programmatic" is the term used for computerized-ad buying that allows for so-called real time bidding, and which charges advertisers for sliced-and-diced audience segments rather than for a premium spot on a particular web page.Programmatic buying has long been used for remnant inventory—space that a publisher was unable to sell directly—and has been blamed for driving down pricing for newspaper sites by acting as a low-cost competitor to the property's premium space. But marketers have been looking to do more of their ad buying through the computerized system, since it gives them exactly the audience they're targeting.Newspapers, including The New York Times and the Financial Times, have responded by reserving some of that ad network inventory for their own exchanges.According to a spokeswoman, News Corp. has been winding down its relationships with ad networks over the past year. It will discontinue remaining arrangements with third-party networks as it rolls out the News... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Expanse Saga Takes Its Final Space Flight

The bestselling, Hugo Award–winning science fiction series, which has reimagined the space opera and spawned an acclaimed television series, will wrap up this November with 'Leviathan Falls.' Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the writing duo known by the pseudonym James S.A. Corey, discusses their... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company

Trusted Media Brands just recently acquired Jukin Media. Here's a look at what its strategy looks like — and what channels are set to expand first. The post Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-09-29 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles

Four publishing houses were merged by Walter De Gruyter in 1923. The new digitization brought 10,000 out-of-print titles back into availability. The post Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-28 16:29:01 UTC ]
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Almost one in five working-age adults are disabled, so why does it remain a struggle to find that statistic adequately reflected in modern fiction? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 17:03:37 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Takes a New Recruiting Program Online

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Flash in the pan or money-spinner? Murdoch pins hopes on news streaming service | The Weekly Beast

Foxtel cannibalisation continues with News Corp adding news service Flash to streaming apps Binge and Kayo. Plus: newshounds or booze hounds?Rupert Murdoch may have turned 90 this year but his news empire continues to grow. A week after announcing a new UK TV channel, TalkTV, and a Sky News... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-24 03:27:25 UTC ]
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News Review: Illustration spotlight

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 20:18:06 UTC ]
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This book explains actually helpful actions you can take to fight climate change

You may be sick of hearing over and over to recycle more or use a reusable bag. A new book called ‘Regeneration’ explains how you can support the changes that are truly needed. There’s one clear antidote for climate anxiety: If you can take strategic steps to address climate change, it begins to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2021-09-21 07:00:55 UTC ]
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Don't always take the safe bet, Denwood urges publishers

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP unveils new logo to mark digital-first shift

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Executive decision: Lachlan Murdoch turns back on media inquiry to reopen Fox News | The Weekly Beast

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