Luis Amorim May 30, 2025
CNN CEO says news company Web site will focus on streaming, live video
Sir Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, spoke to attendees of last week’s INMA World Congress of News Media about the news company’s digital growth and subscriptions strategies.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/cnn-ceo-says-news-company-web-site-will-focus-on-streaming-live-video?_zs=eqFxE1&_zl=eXnm7
INMA research shows why, how news companies should prepare for new revenue models
During the INMA World Congress of News Media, Researcher-in-Residence Greg Piechota shared results of an INMA study that compared subscription models and financial indicators across 60 major media companies worldwide.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/inma-research-shows-why-how-news-companies-should-prepare-for-new-revenue-models?
Lisa MacLeod on what publishers can learn from the FT’s digital transformation
Digital media consultant Mark Challinor continues our News Horizons series, talking to the people shaping tomorrow’s media. This week, he sits down with Lisa MacLeod, director of FT Strategies.
www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025/05/29/lisa-macleod-what-publishers-can-learn-the-ft-s-digital-transformation
Vocento proyecta un crecimiento medio anual de Ebitda de doble dígito hasta 2029 y eleva su apuesta por la diversificación - Laboratorio de Periodismo Luca de Tena
Vocento ha presentado su Plan Estratégico 2025-2029, con el que prevé alcanzar un crecimiento medio anual del resultado bruto de explotación (Ebitda) de doble dígito entre 2024 y 2029. El grupo también se ha marcado como objetivo que sus negocios de diversificación representen el 40 % del Ebitda antes de Estructura en ese mismo año, […]
www.laboratoriodeperiodismo.org/vocento-proyecta-un-crecimiento-medio-anual-de-ebitda-de-doble-digito-hasta-2029-y-eleva-su-apuesta-por-la-diversificacion
Shifts Shaping Media’s Future: AI Search, Elastic Content, and Strategic Pivots - Twipe
1 How is Google’s AI Mode Changing the Game for Publishers? Digiday, The Winners and Losers of Google’s AI Mode Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews threaten publishers’ traffic by reducing click-through rates. AI Overviews have already caused significant declines, with the Daily Mail reporting a 44% drop in click-through rates. Publishers with diversified strategies […]
www.twipemobile.com/three-shifts-shaping-medias-future-ai-search-elastic-content-and-strategic-pivots
Amazon and The New York Times Announce an A.I. Licensing Deal
In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/business/media/new-york-times-amazon-ai-licensing.html#new_tab
The New York Post’s Pivot Plans After 32% Traffic Drop - A Media Operator
The Post has plans to expand in events, across the country and push its branding as it seeks to return to growth.
www.amediaoperator.com/news/the-new-york-posts-pivot-plans-after-32-traffic-drop
How new, platform-driven news outlets are attracting young audiences
"Journalism has been very sterile for awhile, from our perspective."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-new-platform-driven-news-outlets-are-attracting-young-audiences
Reinforcing or Rethinking? What Do News Consumers Want From Journalism in the Post-Truth Era? | Article | Media and Communication
Martin Moland, Jacopo Custodi, Hans-Jörg Trenz
www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8823
Facebook Engagement Jumps for Media, But Monetization Is Elusive (for now)
Facebook is being a little nicer to publishers again, but that doesn’t mean there’s any real improved revenue prospects there—yet.
www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/facebook-engagement-referral-traffic-publishers
The Overlooked Traffic Drop Caused by AI Overviews [Webinar]
Join us for a tactical webinar that breaks down how to track, measure and respond to traffic loss caused by AI Overviews.
www.searchenginejournal.com/traffic-drop-caused-by-ai-overviews/546528
Search slips, Discover delivers: Publishers navigate latest Google update
Google’s March core update brought manageable search traffic dips for some publishers, with Discover picking up some slack.
www.digiday.com/media/search-slips-discover-delivers-publishers-navigate-latest-google-update
Google Discover, AI Mode, And What It Means For Publishers: Interview With John Shehata
To get insight into the state of SEO for news publishers, Shelley Walsh spoke with John Shehata, a leading expert in news SEO and digital audience development.
www.searchenginejournal.com/google-discover-ai-mode-what-it-means-for-publishers-john-shehata/547750
25 ideas of content, features & benefits to offer paying subscribers | The Audiencers
Ideas for exclusive content, features or benefits to offer in a premium subscription to differentiate your offering and provide real value.
www.theaudiencers.com/25-ideas-of-content-features-and-benefits-to-offer-paying-subscribers
How The Atlantic keeps subscribers – without cutting prices
2025-05-26. Since launching its paywall in 2019, The Atlantic has built a subscription business anchored in loyal, long-term readers. With retention over 70% and steady growth, its success stems from an annual-only model, strong product engagement, and focusing on subscriber habits rather than churn.
www.wan-ifra.org/2025/05/how-the-atlantic-keeps-subscribers-without-cutting-prices/#new_tab
Media Briefing: Ad spend rebounds in Q2, but publishers brace for a murky second half
Publishers are dealing with some tariff jitters from advertisers, and while Q2 is faring well, planning for the rest of the year is murkier.
www.digiday.com/media/media-briefing-ad-spend-rebounds-in-q2-but-publishers-brace-for-a-murky-second-half
IAB Europe AdEx Benchmark 2024 Report - IAB Europe
Now in its nineteenth year, the AdEx Benchmark Report remains the definitive source for advertising expenditure insights across Europe. This year’s edition includes data from 30 national markets - welcoming Portugal for the first time - to deliver a fully harmonised digital advertising investment total for the region. Notably, the…
www.iabeurope.eu/knowledge_hub/iab-europe-adex-benchmark-2024-report
Are machines our most valuable audience? How media can monetize AI agents | The Audiencers
A deep dive into MCP and A2A, and how they could provide a new revenue stream for publishers
www.theaudiencers.com/are-machines-our-most-valuable-audience-how-media-can-monetize-ai-agents
The Publisher Survival Playbook: 11 Critical Actions for the AI-First Era!
Google I/O 2025: The AI Search Shift Threatening $2 Billion in Publisher Revenue The New Publisher Reality Google's pivot to AI-first search, formalized at I/O 2025, is already disrupting digital publishing.
www.newzdash.com/guide/publisher-survival-playbook-11-critical-actions-ai-first-era
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