Time Warner Investments was one of the most prominent backers of publishing, video and advertising technology companies. The post WarnerMedia shuts investment arm that backed Mic, Mashable and other digital media startups appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
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For venture-backed digital publishers, getting to $100 million in annual revenue is the holy grail, but one few will achieve. The post The $100 million wall: Digital media’s scale struggles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consultant and blogger Thad McIlroy talks to PW about his recently released report on startups in the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Outline was founded by Josh Topolsky to be a reaction to the sameness of digital media on the on hunt for scale. Instead, the publication is taking its cue more from magazines like The New Yorker in attempting to create a culturally resonant brand but with its roots in digital media.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four board members step down as TheStreet.com investor gains a 29 percent stake in the digital magazine. The post Spear Point Invests $1 Million into Salon Media Group appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catching industry observers off-guard, Shelfie—the Canadian bundler of ebooks with customers' print editions—quietly announces its service is folding. The post Canada’s Shelfie, Formerly BitLit Media, Is Shutting Down Its Service appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Car manual publisher Haynes’ revenue increased 15% in six months, driven by a 50% growth in its digital products. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry veteran Frank Cooper is leaving BuzzFeed, where he has been CMO for the past 17 months. In marketing circles, Cooper has been seen as a key conduit between the digital publisher and advertisers because of his brand experience. He quit his post as PepsiCo's chief marketer in June 2015... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Understanding publishing in the digital context of 'nearby media' is at the heart of the Frankfurt Book Fair's StoryDrive Asia conference in Singapore. The post This Week in Singapore: StoryDrive Asia and Digital Media Potential appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading US commentator asks: what if the entire industry made a business blunder by putting news up online for free while ignoring their print product? “What if”, asks Jack Shafer, “almost the entire newspaper industry got it wrong? What if, in the mad dash to put up editorial content on to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mashable, the 11-year-old publisher of news and entertainment content, has hired Jessica Coen as executive editor, it was announced Monday morning.She will report up to chief content officer Gregory Gittrich, and will run the company's global editorial team, starting this week. Ms. Coen will be... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Between massive shakeups at The Huffington Post and Gawker Media, this week marked the end of an era for digital publishing. For starters, late last week The Huffington Post announced that its namesake co-founder Arianna Huffington would be leaving the company to focus on a new company she’s... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom MacIsaac took the helm of the audiobook publisher and distributor in late June, succeeding Rich Fresse. MacIsaac was CEO of Verve Mobile from 2010 to 2015, where he expanded the company's mobile and advertising capabilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's no longer a question of "if," it's a question of "when." Digital publishers like Vox Media, BuzzFeed, Thrillist Media Group, and Mashable are all moving closer to being on TV, even though it's taking a little longer than some media-watchers might have predicted.On Friday, "daily digital... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holtzbrinck-owned technology software company Digital Science has made an investment in US start-up TetraScience. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northern & Shell puts 2015 losses down to cutting prices of Star and Express titles and significant investment in digital publishingRichard Desmond’s Northern & Shell fell to a £25m loss last year after embarking on costly tabloid price cuts and boosting investment in digital... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They’ve become the voice of the millennials and now films, TV shows, book deals and live tours are followingYou may not have heard of Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee, but these British YouTube stars have more than 11 million subscribers and more than one billion views on Google’s online video service.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mediaocean has tapped ad tech firm Rubicon Project to build a system aimed at automating the process of buying and selling the massive amount of premium digital media inventory that's still bought and sold through manual processes. In the process, the ad inventory that Rubicon offers... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video is the future and print is as good as dead, right? For most publishers video is a test track for new content. A place to take fresh content ideas for a spin and see how they handle. TEN took that process to its logical conclusion with Roadkill, a popular youtube series that has now spawned... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2016 Leipzig Book Fair will introduce a new startup showcase called Neuland 2.0 that will highlight the latest innovations and ideas for books. The post Startup Village for Digital Natives at Leipzig Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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User experience is about empathy for the end user, Barbarian Group's Colin Nagy said on the Digiday Podcast. Many publishers miss that as they strive to churn pageviews and banner ad impressions. The result: navigating digital media is like walking on a sticky movie theater floor. The post... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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