Reality check: Video won’t save the day for digital publishers desperate for growth

Many digital publishers are pushing into video, spurred on by growth-hungry VCs and content-starved platforms. But while video is lucrative, there are no guarantees that scale on Facebook will translate to meaningful revenue. Meanwhile, on TV these companies face the problem of competing with legacy video companies and the costs required to create TV shows or channels. Ultimately, differentiation is going to win out and many mid-tier publications will be left in the dust. The post Reality check: Video won’t save the day for digital publishers desperate for growth appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington to Unify Digital Imprints

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurie Kellogg: Portrait of a Self-Published Romance Writer

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Personal Touch It’s not only sales that publishers look for in a distributor

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Make the logo bigger? Publishers downsize

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[ Digiday | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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