Luis Amorim May 17, 2024
Publishers Horrified at New Google AI Feature That Could Kill What's Left of Journalism
Google is infusing a new AI feature into its search engine, and some news publishers are horrified by this development.
www.futurism.com/the-byte/publishers-google-ai-feature-website-traffic
Media Briefing: Publishers' Q1 earnings show promise, but also room for improvement
Publishers' Q1 earnings show some promise in the digital ad market.
www.digiday.com/media/media-briefing-publishers-q1-earnings-show-promise-but-also-room-for-improvement
Breaking the news: publishers beg Apple not to block ads in Safari
New publishers have urged Apple to rethink a new Safari feature to block ads, amid concerns for the dame it will have on their revenues.
www.readwrite.com/breaking-the-news-publishers-beg-apple-not-to-block-ads-in-safari
Facebook Threatens to Nuke News in California if Forced to Pay Publishers
Meta lashed out at its home state on Wednesday, threatening to shut off access to news links on Facebook and
www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facebook-threatens-to-nuke-news-in-california-if-forced-to-pay-publishers/ar-AA1bXbcf
Endgame for web content? Google’s AI Overviews rattle the media industry
The Toolkits Show makes sense of the major themes, trends, and developments shaping the business of content.
www.toolkits.com/toolkits-show/episode-8
Publisher execs talk AI licensing deals, new applications for AI in latest earnings calls
Publicly-traded media companies touted new deals with generative AI tech companies and other new applications for the technology in their Q1 2024 earnings calls.
www.digiday.com/media/publisher-execs-talk-ai-licensing-deals-new-applications-for-ai-in-latest-earnings-calls
GenAI tool saves €500,000 annually at OVB Media
Wortwandler, a generative AI editing tool developed by OVB Media, edits copy for all local editions, and now another tool responds to customer complaints.
www.inma.org/blogs/Generative-AI-Initiative/post.cfm/genai-tool-saves-500-000-annually-at-ovb-media
Newsroom transformation equals reader, content relevance
During an INMA Newsroom Transformation Workshop as part of the World Congress in London, The Times/The Sunday Times, Newsday, Grupo RBS, and FT Strategies shared transformation initiatives and lessons learned.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/newsroom-transformation-equals-reader-content-relevance
Politico, Reuters share strategies for building trust
During the recent INMA study tour of London media companies, attendees heard from Politico and Reuters on how to build trust among readers.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/politico-reuters-share-strategies-for-building-trust
Data journalism can improve storytelling, engage readers in election reporting
During last week's South Asia Webinar, Gurman Bhatia, founder of India’s Revisual Labs, offered insights into how journalists can leverage data journalism to cover elections in India.
www.inma.org/blogs/conference/post.cfm/data-journalism-can-improve-storytelling-engage-readers-in-election-reporting
Facebook and Google Are Both Sending Less Traffic to Publishers - A Media Operator
This week’s newsletter is dense because we’ve covered four different public company financials, a feature of the AMO Pro membership. Also, next…
www.amediaoperator.com/newsletter/facebook-and-google-are-both-sending-less-traffic-to-publishers
Research indicates organic search declines but optimism remains
While all media companies surveyed indicated search traffic has a moderate or very significant impact on their annual revenue, most saw this traffic decline in 2023.
www.inma.org/blogs/digital-strategies/post.cfm/research-indicates-organic-search-declines-but-optimism-remains
BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music quit Facebook and X publishing
BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music will no longer post to their millions of followers on Facebook and X in favour of TikTok and Instagram.The stations made the announcements on their respective accounts today (X) and last week (Facebook) saying they w
www.radiotoday.co.uk/2024/05/bbc-radio-2-and-6-music-quit-facebook-and-x-publishing
Economist, Bauer, Tortoise share audio, podcast success stories on London study tour
Audio content has become a key audience driver — and, newly, a revenue driver. On a recent INMA study tour through London, The Economist, Bauer Media, and Tortoise shared their audio content success stories.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/economist-bauer-tortoise-share-audio-podcast-success-stories-on-london-study-tour
Email Engagement Report - Q1 2024 - Omeda
www.omeda.com/resources/whitepapers/email-engagement-report-q1-2024-lp
With 1 million subscribers, The Atlantic eyes what’s next
In the age of artificial intelligence, it could be argued that the calculus of content is changing. Since the advent of publishing metrics, the goal
www.digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2024/05/16/with-1-million-subscribers-the-atlantic-eyes-whats-next
Weak Signals of Success: The Lesser-Known Metrics That Determine an Article’s Worth - A Media Operator
Not every article converts a reader into a subscriber, but there are plenty of weaker signals that contribute to conversions.
www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/weak-signals-of-success-the-lesser-known-metrics-that-determine-an-articles-worth
Brands aren't hurt by advertising on hard news, a new report finds
News advertising could be a cost-effective and socially responsible investment for advertisers in an overlooked market.
www.businessinsider.com/advertising-on-hard-news-negative-articles-doesnt-hurt-brand-safety-2024-5
Mark Thompson Lays Out the Facts of CNN's New Ad Strategy
CNN CEO Mark Thompson reveals branded verticals to take sponsorship opportunities beyond politics for advertisers.
www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/mark-thompson-cnn-new-ad-strategy
BuzzFeed Still Sees AI As The Savior Of Its Slumping Ad Business | AdExchanger
BuzzFeed took another lap around its AI-related talking points as its advertising business took another lap around the drain.
www.adexchanger.com/publishers/buzzfeed-still-sees-ai-as-the-savior-of-its-slumping-ad-business
FT Strategies Webinar: Building Resilience: Diversification Strategies for News and Media
FT Strategies are a key event partner for the 46th FIPP World Media Congress in Cascais (tickets are almost sold out but a few still remain). For those
www.mediamakersmeet.com/ft-strategies-webinar-building-resilience-diversification-strategies-for-news-and-media
How Television Advertising Lost Its Relevance
Brands turn to retailers, Google, Meta and TikTok for additional reach
www.wsj.com/business/media/streaming-was-supposed-to-rescue-the-ailing-tv-ad-business-it-hasnt-9fa2d855
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