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How the South China Morning Post designed its award-winning premium platform, SCMP Plus

In June 2024, the South China Morning Post launched SCMP Plus, a premium platform for global audiences seeking to decode China’s rapidly changing landscape. This product helped SCMP win last year’s Digital Media Award Worldwide for Best Digital Subscription. Here is the story of how they developed it.

New report spotlights 12 cases of innovation excellence

The 12 case studies in the report showcase award-winning work from WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards Worldwide, highlighting excellence in digital media from across the global news industry.

Global Entries Open for the 2026 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards.

2025-11-11. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has opened this year’s worldwide submissions for what has been one of the industry’s most prestigious competitions for almost two decades: The Digital Media Awards. 

Asian Media Awards 2025: SPH Media, South China Morning Post, and Bisnis Indonesia Take Top Honours.

2025-11-05. At this year’s prestigious Asian Media Awards, organised by WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, entries from SPH Media, South China Morning Post (SCMP), and Bisnis Indonesia stood out as they claimed a total of 20 of the 48 prizes on offer.

Winners of the 2025 Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards announced at World Printers Summit

2025-10-09. WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum has announced the winners of this year’s Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards, honouring excellence in media innovation, reader engagement and sustainability in publishing. Publishers from Bangladesh, Singapore, and Ireland bag top honours for innovation in print and sustainability.

Print’s Future: AI & Distribution at Indian Printers Summit 2025

2025-09-18. Media leaders delved into the role of AI and distribution strategies at Indian Printers Summit 2025. More than 260 delegates from over 50 organisations attended the event, which focused on innovation and the adoption of new technologies in publishing and newspaper distribution.

Digital Media India 2025 highlights audience-first innovation

2025-06-20. Digital Media India (DMI) 2025, held in Chennai on 17-18 June, brought together more than 170 media executives from nearly 50 organisations. Now in its 14th year, the annual conference is a vital platform for South Asia’s news publishers to explore digital transformation, innovation, and revenue strategies.

Vietnam’s Nhan Dan sparks Gen Z frenzy with panorama print edition

2025-06-02. Released last May, the edition transformed a 132-metre historical mural into a 3.21-metre fold-out panorama across four connected pages. The result? It sparked a viral ‘newspaper hunting’ trend on social media, was reprinted thrice, and even showed up on resale websites – with Gen Z readers queuing for days just to get a copy.

Global News Media Innovators Shine at 2025 Digital Media Awards Worldwide

2025-05-05. WAN-IFRA is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Digital Media Awards Worldwide, recognising outstanding innovation in digital news media across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

‘Don’t see digital as a threat to print – merge them to unlock cross-media potential’

2025-04-29. In an exclusive interview, Dick Ranzijn, Managing Director of the Netherlands-based Rodi Group, talks about the company’s growth, latest investments, ongoing challenges and the outlook for 2025.