Luis Amorim May 03, 2024
Axel Springer CEO on OpenAI deal: 'We must protect intellectual property of news content'
Mathias Döpfner says generative AI "has the potential to completely destroy our businesses as we know them or bring them to the next level"
www.journalism.co.uk/news/axel-springer-ceo-on-openai-deal-we-must-protect-intellectual-property-of-news-content-/s2/a1135812
US news publishers sue Microsoft, OpenAI: All you need to know
US news publishers sue Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement in training AI models. OpenAI responds by emphasizing support for news organizations. Indian news publishers seek fair compensation for gen AI model training.
www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-news-publishers-sue-microsoft-openai-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/109754770.cms
The FT reorients its business around ‘global paying audience’
The new approach is designed to help grow direct audience revenue beyond its core journalism offerings and across its broader portfolio of products and services.
www.toolkits.com/publisher-monetization/financial-times-global-paying-audience
The Atlantic's Nicholas Thompson on milestones, paywalls, and setting future goals
Nicholas Thompson talks about the experiments The Atlantic has run around its paywall strategy, and doing less but in much more depth.
www.voices.media/the-atlantics-nicholas-thompson-on-milestones-paywalls-and-setting-future-goals
OpenAI will train its AI models on the Financial Times' journalism
Generative AI is only as good as the training data used to train the models that power it, so AI companies have increasingly been striking deals with news publishers.
www.engadget.com/openai-will-train-its-ai-models-on-the-financial-times-journalism-173249177.html
Labrador CMS’ Jan Thoresen on why publishing platforms must have AI embedded into their fabric
At this year’s FIPP World Media Congress in Cascais, Portugal, one of the key event partners is Labrador CMS, an online web content publishing system
www.mediamakersmeet.com/less-than-10-of-reporters-know-how-to-use-chatgpt-labrador-cms-jan-thoresen-on-why-publishing-platforms-must-have-ai-embedded-into-their-fabric
How to build a stronger newsroom culture – seven tips from an expert - The Fix
We spoke with Jennifer Mizgata, author of the “Building News Culture” course, about what it takes to build a better newsroom culture for new and established media organisations
www.thefix.media/2024/4/26/how-to-build-a-stronger-newsroom-culture-seven-tips-from-an-expert
Information districts: An American experiment in using journalism to meet community needs
With the crisis in local news in the US, information districts, special service districts, could provide a new model for community news.
www.kevins-newsletter-ad1cdb.beehiiv.com/p/information-districts-american-experiment-using-journalism-meet-community-needs
The Revenge of the Home Page
As social networks become less reliable distributors of the news, consumers of digital journalism are seeking out an older form of online real estate.
www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-revenge-of-the-home-page
What publishers can learn from gaming
Newsgames are time-consuming and costly to produce but they offer dopamine hit that can bring in a new, loyal audience
www.journalism.co.uk/news/what-publishers-can-learn-from-gaming/s2/a982948
Mirror publisher suffers hit as Facebook downgrades news articles
Changes to social media platforms’ algorithms are behind a significant fall in revenue
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/02/mirror-publisher-suffers-hit-facebook-downgrades-news
What happened to The Atlantic’s newsletters for subscribers scheme?
“The risk of losing people in the newsletter world has declined,” CEO Nicholas Thompson told Media Voices.
www.voices.media/the-risk-of-losing-people-in-the-newsletter-world-has-declined-what-happened-to-the-atlantics-newsletters-for-subscribers-scheme
Maturing your Pricing Strategy: Webinar Recap - Mather Economics
Click here to download this session's cheat sheet with key information In the ever-evolving media landscape, news publishers are increasingly focused on revenue sustainability.
www.mathereconomics.com/2024/05/02/maturing-your-pricing-strategy-webinar-recap
Decoding Churn Risk: The Key to Proactive Revenue Retention - Mather Economics
By Nathan Hart, Manager of Consulting Services Summary Acquiring new subscribers can be a costly endeavor, making ongoing, proactive churn management a crucial component of a robust subscription revenue model.
www.mathereconomics.com/2024/04/30/decoding-churn-risk-the-key-to-proactive-revenue-retention
Power media revenue and retention with renewal strategies
The topline: Media companies must focus on digital subscribers' lifetime value, which requires robust renewal strategies to improve retention. As media
www.digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2024/04/29/power-media-revenue-and-retention-with-renewal-strategies
How publishers are optimizing their tech stacks to enhance addressability
John Martin, senior director, publisher growth solutions, PubMatic Audience addressability has gained renewed urgency as Google finally started deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome.
www.digiday.com/sponsored/how-publishers-are-optimizing-their-tech-stacks-to-enhance-addressability
News publishers call out stringent brand safety policies at IAB NewFronts | News | Campaign Asia
Publishers sounded the alarm for advertisers to support news by reviewing blunt keyword blocking during a critical time for democracy.
www.campaignasia.com/article/news-publishers-call-out-stringent-brand-safety-policies-at-iab-newfronts/495788
LinkedIn allows publishers to bake pre-roll ads into organic video content
A new program called Sponsored Editorial Content lets publishers stitch pre-roll ads into their organic video content on the platform.
www.toolkits.com/publisher-monetization/linkedin-pre-roll-organic-video-content
Future of TV Briefing: Top takeaways from ‘The Future of TV’ video series
This week’s Future of TV Briefing recaps what was discussed during this year’s “The Future of TV” video series.
www.digiday.com/future-of-tv/future-of-tv-briefing-top-takeaways-from-the-future-of-tv-video-series
Research Briefing: Frequency capping matters most on streaming platforms
In this edition of the Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine the top ad attributes marketers want from ad-supported streaming platforms, how brands are increasing their marketing spend on YouTube, and how Walmart and Roblox are teaming up to make virtual e-commerce a reality, as seen in recent data from Digiday+ Research.
www.digiday.com/future-of-tv/research-briefing-frequency-capping-matters-most-on-streaming-platforms
Publishers’ Privacy Sandbox testing enters a 'holding pattern'
Google's Privacy Sandbox needs some work before publishers say they're willing to dedicate time and attention to testing further.
www.digiday.com/media/publishers-privacy-sandbox-testing-enters-a-holding-pattern
Google Publisher Center to stop allowing you to add publications
Instead, Google will automatically add eligible publishers and will eventually remove those publishers not eligible.
www.searchengineland.com/google-publisher-center-to-stop-allowing-you-to-add-publications-439978
The Trouble with JavaScript and News Sites
JavaScript is unavoidable on the modern web, but best used sparingly. Google says it indexes JavaScript, but the realities are a lot more complex.
www.seoforgooglenews.com/p/trouble-with-javascript-and-news-sites