November 22, 2018 •
Digital News, Research, Technology •
by Felix Simon
Smart speakers increasingly reach mainstream audiences, but news consumption remains limited for now. Publishers fear that voice platforms could be a new ‘choke point’ for access to their brands....
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May 4, 2016 •
Media and Politics •
by Caroline Lees
The BBC has become a “comparatively small player”, dwarfed by multinational platforms, yet it remains central to Britain’s culture and should be supported, not undermined, by the government, according to Lord Patten, the former...
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September 21, 2015 •
Business Models, Digital News •
by Caroline Lees
One of Europe’s largest publishers, Axel Springer, has gone into partnership with the world’s largest smartphone maker, Samsung, to launch Upday, a mobile news app in which content created by the German publisher will appear...
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September 19, 2015 •
Business Models, Latest stories •
by Philip Di Salvo
In the last few weeks we’ve heard a lot about ad-blocking software and apps: tools enabling users to surf the internet without being bothered by banners, pop ups or other advertising content. The phenomenon is not new but the debate...
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July 17, 2013 •
Specialist Journalism •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
We are used to the media turning on those who seek to expose corruption and malpractice. But it is shocking nonetheless how soon media companies, when presented with one of the biggest data scandals in world history- namely the news that...
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December 7, 2012 •
Media Economics •
by Piero Macri
In September this year online subscribers to the Financial Times exceeded 300,000 (313,000 to be precise) for the first time, recording a growth of 17 percent since the beginning of the year.Considering that the total paying readership...
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June 12, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Kate Nacy
Advertising blunder raises interesting questions about ad sales and content farms. Observed from France, where ads are localized, the Huffington Post’s homepage recently hosted what appears to be a gigantic advertisement featuring...
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