Luis Amorim January 17, 2025
Digiday+ Research: More than half of publishers reported revenue increases in 2024
Publishers said revenues were up last year and media companies had a successful 2024 — but that success didn't extend to the media industry as a whole.
www.digiday.com/media/digiday-research-more-than-half-of-publishers-reported-revenue-increases-in-2024
Digital media needs to shift from incrementalism to innovation for continued relevance in 2025
Explore strategies to attract audiences, transform user experiences and diversify revenue for sustained relevance in 2025.
www.digiday.com/sponsored/digital-media-needs-to-shift-from-incrementalism-to-innovation-for-continued-relevance-in-2025
Google inks a Gemini AI chatbot deal with the Associated Press
www.fastcompany.com/91261927/google-inks-gemini-ai-chatbot-deal-with-associated-press
OpenAI will fund four Axios Local newsrooms as part of a broader partnership focused on “juicing local news”
OpenAI has entwined itself with 19 news publishers and organizations from the AP and The Atlantic to Le Monde and Spain's Prisa Media to the American Journalism Project and Lenfest Institute.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/openai-will-fund-four-axios-local-newsrooms-as-part-of-a-broader-partnership-focused-on-juicing-local-news
OpenAI, The New York Times debate copyright infringement of AI tech companies in first trial arguments
The copyright infringement trial between The New York Times and OpenAI kicked off in a federal court hearing on Tuesday. Here's what both parties argued.
wwwdigiday.com/media/openai-the-new-york-times-debate-copyright-infringement-of-ai-tech-companies-in-first-trial-arguments
The UK’s biggest news media companies: New top 50 ranking by revenue
Biggest UK media companies ranked by revenue. New top 50 ranking for 2025 based on latest available revenue figures.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/biggest-media-companies-uk-2025
Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025
www.reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2025
Product strategies: what publishers should be prioritising in 2025
Wessenden Marketing's Jim Bilton outlines the key publisher product trends he tracked last year, and where he thinks publishers should be looking for investment and prioritisation in 2025.
www.voices.media/product-strategies-what-publishers-should-be-prioritising-in-2025
AI is eating the newsroom (but not all of it)
Bloomberg's editor-in-chief shares an insider view of how AI is reshaping media roles — and why some jobs are more machine-proof than others.
mediacopilot.substack.com/p/ai-eating-the-newsroom-bloomberg
Substack rolls out livestreaming for all publishers | TechCrunch
After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers.
www.techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/substack-rolls-out-livestreaming-for-all-publishers
Reconectar con audiencias cada vez mas fragmentadas, uno de los principales desafios de los medios en 2025
www.laboratoriodeperiodismo.org/reconectar-con-audiencias-cada-vez-mas-fragmentadas-uno-de-los-principales-desafios-de-los-medios-en-2025
Newsletter engagement and retention tactics for 2025 – Rebooting - Omeda
www.omeda.com/resources/whitepapers/newsletter-engagement-and-retention-tactics-for-2025-rebooting
How to Use LinkedIn Newsletters: A Guide for Businesses
www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-use-linkedin-newsletters-a-guide-for-businesses
Biggest news publishers on Youtube: 100+ publishers have more than 1m subscribers
The most-followed news channels on Youtube increased their subscriber count by 20% over the past 15 months, Press Gazette analysis shows.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/social_media/biggest-news-publishers-on-youtube-2025
Publishers are terrified of an AI search apocalypse. They should be.
Traffic from search may be riding a small wave, but there's an AI tsunami on the horizon.
www.mediacopilot.substack.com/p/ai-search-media-referral-traffic-google
Google quietly updated the News and Discover manual action policies
Google removed the adult-theme and artificial freshening sections and added a number of deceptive practices sections.
www.searchengineland.com/google-quietly-updated-the-news-and-discover-manual-action-policies-450480
News SEO In 2025: What You Need To Know
A survey from NewzDash reveals 2025 news SEO trends, highlighting AI disruptions, Google Discover’s impact, and top industry challenges.
www.searchenginejournal.com/news-seo-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know/537200
How two leading Asian news publishers balance subscriptions and advertising
“The fact that it didn’t work two years ago doesn’t mean it won’t next time,” said Catherine So, CEO of the South China Morning Post, highlighting the media landscape being constantly shaped by technology, shifting audiences, and economic uncertainty.
www.wan-ifra.org/2025/01/how-kompas-and-scmp-are-balancing-subscriptions-and-advertising
Google Shows How To Fix LCP Core Web Vitals
Google Chrome's Barry Pollard explained 5 optimization tips for Largest Contentful Paint. Every SEO needs to read this.
www.searchenginejournal.com/google-shows-how-to-fix-lcp-core-web-vitals/537146
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