Reed Phillips: The deals that make (and break) the media
Sometimes it’s important to look beyond the headlines, seek the wider picture and consider the nuances. And this is especially true in the world of…
Helen Coetzee: Why it’s great to be in B2B media right now
Tech and data excite Helen Coetzee, founder and CEO of London-based consultancy MPG. As does good content. At the recent Mx3 Barcelona event, Helen spoke…
Adenike Aloba: Lessons from Nigerian media’s ‘state of emergency’ in record elections year
A new report paints a bleak picture of the state of the media in Africa’s most populous nation. The Media’s Agenda-setting Role: Insights from the…
Jacob Donnelly: How digital publishers will survive in a post-platform world
As media platforms tighten their grip on content distribution, publishers must focus on what they can control, says Jacob Donnelly, founder of A Media Operator…
The FT’s Kritasha Gupta: The power of niches, newsletters and audiences
The media face so many challenges that it is hard to focus on just one problem, Kritasha Gupta, head of business development at the Financial…
Sharon Waxman: Elon Musk is not ‘a very stable thinker’
TheWrap launched just over 15 years ago, when the world was reeling from the financial crisis and the media was on the brink of radical…
Natasha Christie-Miller: Why publishers must create valuable content their audiences want
She is “incredibly concerned” about large language models and their impact on content providers (business to business and business to consumer), Natasha Christie-Miller says. “Essentially,…
The Shift’s Sam Baker: How to make your own media (and conquer advertisers’ menopause fear)
Sam Baker never wanted to be a spokesperson for menopause. But with advertisers and magazines avoiding the issues midlife women experience, she wrote a ‘menopause…
Mx3 Barcelona buzz: Brands, personalities, specialism and optimism
For two days, media professionals and insiders got together at the Mx3 Innovation in Media event in Barcelona to share their knowledge, expertise and insight.…
Niches, newsletters and existential threats: Everything we learned on day 2 of Mx3 Innovation in Media, Barcelona
Mx3 Barcelona, a gathering of high-profile media-curious delegates, was an off-the-record event on 12 and 13 March. This format allows media leaders to share industry…
Content, content, and content: Everything we learned on day 1 of Mx3 Innovation in Media, Barcelona
Mx3 Innovation in Media Barcelona kicked off with one overarching message: audiences will always need information they value. In the media world it’s called content,…
Semafor’s Signals: Is the AI-powered curation tool an innovation or a money pact with the devil?
Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, want to make deals with publishing companies. As Ashley Norris writes, the product the duo launched with Semafor is new…
Where next for news on social media platforms?
After refusing to renew contracts signed in the wake of 2021 legislation, Facebook is now on a collision course with Australian media and the country’s…
Skift’s Jason Clampet: How the B2B travel brand’s events paywall have subscribers dipping in for more
Four years after the global lockdown, B2B travel brand Skift is thriving thanks to its high-quality niche content, technologically-driven innovation and intelligent subscription protocols. Jason…
FIPP Chair Yulia Boyle on why the upcoming FIPP World Media Congress arrives at a pivotal moment for the industry
Yulia Boyle has been part of the FIPP World Media Congress for 15 years. During that time, the current FIPP Chair has seen the event…
Ex-Napster/Condé Nast exec, Miso CEO, CLI expert on AI and content licensing
I am intrigued about how AI interfacing may change publisher models. Suppose your initial engagement starts not with a branded newsletter, website or app, but…
“Podcast strategy bifurcates in a bid to make podcasts pay”: Media Moments 2023
2023 has seen podcast strategies diverge like never before. Some major publishers have put the majority of their podcasts behind paywalls while others have cut…
From Millennials to Gen Z (and Gen Alpha): How Her Campus Media capture the hottest markets one college woman at a time
Her Campus Media is a college media empire for women, by women. It is a platform for students who want careers in media, gives young…
Decoding new newsroom jobs in the age of AI
Loathe it or like it, machines will be taking over some important jobs in the newsroom. For humans, the job landscape will change radically. It’s…
Miso.ai’s Lucky Gunasekara: Let’s get together to deal with the asteroid coming for all of us
AI is an existential threat to the publishing industry, and companies must agree a strategy on how to protect their content, says Lucky Gunasekara, co-founder…
