Luis Amorim April 04, 2025
Losses shrink at The Sun as Times reports £60m profit
Revenues fell at The Times and The Sun last year as digital failed to offset print declines. Sun reduced losses, Times at £60m profit.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/losses-shrink-at-the-sun-as-times-reports-60m-profit/#new_tab
Publishers Need a Mindset Shift: In conversation with Ringier's CDO - Twipe
Hi, Sandro. We’re very happy that you could join us today. Can you briefly introduce yourself? Hi, I’m Sandro, the Chief Digital Officer at Ringier Media Switzerland. Ringier has 6,600 employees across 140 companies in over 20 countries. I’m also co-leading Blick, which is the biggest media in our portfolio. Why did you join the […]
www.twipemobile.com/publishers-need-a-mindset-shift-in-conversation-with-ringiers-cdo
Il Foglio AI and the automation of opinion journalism - The Fix
AI didn't replace journalists at Il Foglio – it revealed how some journalism has become so predictable it no longer needs humans.
www.thefix.media/2025/4/1/il-foglio-ai-and-the-automation-of-opinion-journalism
Independent says readers ‘often prefer’ stories on new AI ‘Bulletin’ to human-written versions
The Independent’s UK editor has said stories on new AI summary service Bulletin often outdo the human-written content on which they are based.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/independent-bulletin-ai-written-audiences-prefer-works-commercially/#new_tab
‘I can’t cope with it any more’: newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off
In an international survey last year, 39% of respondents said they selectively avoid news to some degree
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/01/i-cant-cope-with-it-any-more-newsrooms-scramble-to-retain-audiences-amid-the-big-switch-off
Research: Details, narrative make headlines more appealing
Regardless of the words in a headline, it is ultimately about setting appropriate expectations.
www.inma.org/blogs/big-data-for-news-publishers/post.cfm/research-details-narrative-make-headlines-more-appealing#new_tab
How the user needs approach boosts engagement | The Audiencers
Increasingly more people are advocating a user needs model as the key to building an engaged, loyal audience. The data continues to prove it.
www.theaudiencers.com/how-the-user-needs-approach-boosts-engagement
How MIT maximizes editorial value with newsletters
For subscription-driven publishers, newsletters can be a valuable way of building relationships with potential paying readers. But it can be a challenge
www.digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2025/04/03/how-mit-maximizes-editorial-value-with-newsletters
Google Explains SEO Impact Of Adding New Topics
Google's Danny Sullivan explained the SEO considerations involved when a site starts publishing in a completely new topic category
www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-what-happens-when-websites-add-new-topics/543428
Google On Negative Authorship Signal And Mini-Site Reputation
Google's Danny Sullivan discussed author and site reputation, using the mini-site metaphor to show how reputation can split within a site
www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-negative-authorship-signal-and-mini-site-reputation/543406
Digiday+ Research: Subscriptions and events gain steam among publishers' most significant sources of revenue
Direct-sold ads continue to be the dominant source of publishers' revenue, but other revenue sources are gaining in importance, particularly subscriptions and events.
www.digiday.com/media/digiday-research-subscriptions-and-events-gain-steam-among-publishers-most-significant-sources-of-revenue
Vox sees boom in paying readers for explainer journalism under Trump 2
Interview with Vox editor-in-chief Swati Sharma after new paid memberships up 4.5 times since Donald Trump's inauguration in January.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/vox-editor-memberships-paywall-trump/#new_tab
Las claves del crecimiento en suscripciones del ‘Daily Mail’: más de 250.000 abonados digitales y una estrategia global centrada en el público femenino - Laboratorio de Periodismo Luca de Tena
El Daily Mail ha superado la barrera de los 250.000 suscriptores digitales apenas un año después de la puesta en marcha de Mail+, su producto de pago con contenidos exclusivos.
www.laboratoriodeperiodismo.org/las-claves-del-crecimiento-en-suscripciones-del-daily-mail-mas-de-250-000-abonados-digitales-y-una-estrategia-global-centrada-en-el-publico-femenino
Contextual paywalls on ELLE.fr increase conversion rates by 20% | The Audiencers
How adapting the paywall to a reader's context with Poool has enabled the women's magazine ELLE to boost conversion rates.
www.theaudiencers.com/contextual-paywalls-on-elle-fr-increase-conversion-rates-by-20
Future of TV Briefing: The programmatic state of play for this year’s TV and streaming upfront market
How is the programmatic guaranteed versus private marketplace debate shaping up as programmatic becomes an upfront fixture?
www.digiday.com/future-of-tv/future-of-tv-briefing-the-programmatic-state-of-play-for-this-years-tv-and-streaming-upfront-market
The 2025 Subscription Economy Index
On Tuesday April 29th join Amy Konary, Chair of the Subscribed Institute, and David Warren, Principal Director Subscription Strategy, for an exclusive look at the 2025 Subscription Economy Index (SEI)—Zuora’s flagship report analyzing data from 600+ subscription businesses, alongside fresh consumer insights from Zuora and The Harris Poll. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the next phase of the Subscription Economy. Register now!
www.info.zuora.com/2025-subscription-economy-index-webinar-landing-page.html
