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How Sweden’s Bonnier News amassed 2.2 million subscribers

2023-08-21. Bonnier News has long been a major news publishing force in Sweden, but the publisher has been honing its strategies to scale new heights in building a successful digital subscription business.

World Press Trends 2023-24: Play a leading role in forecasting the industry’s key business metrics

2023-07-25. Last year more than 160 publishing executives shared their insights, data and projections in our annual survey and report. We are now asking news executives around the world to share their views for the next report.

Indian Media Leaders eSummit 2023 calls publishers to ‘Transform much faster. Build capabilities.’

2023-07-24. The Indian Media Leaders eSummit 2023, organised by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), concluded successfully with an overwhelming response from the industry. More than 280 distinguished delegates from leading media organisations across South Asia gathered virtually for this momentous event on 18-20 July 2023.

Further printing plant shutdowns loom in Germany and Austria

2023-07-20. Newspapers reducing their print editions, frequency, page counts, or ceasing publication as a paper product altogether due to falling demand has become quite common. The most recent example is Wiener Zeitung. However, the fact that some newspaper printers in Germany and Austria will now also be shutting down completely in a brief time is a further worsening of the situation due to a steady decline in circulation and the accompanying increasing inefficiency in production.

Michael Miller on how NewsCorp Australia has transformed its journalism and business

2023-07-12. “What gets measured gets done, what gets measured and fed back gets done well, and what gets rewarded gets repeated.” That guiding principle, as well as doubling down on its purpose and standing up to different disruptions have helped NewsCorp Australia transform its journalism and record its best business result in over a decade, according to Executive Chairman Michael Miller.

Q&A with Richard Gingras of Google: ‘I do not buy this notion that journalism cannot be sustained on its own’

As Google’s Vice President of News, one core part of Richard Gingras’ position is answering the tough questions from publishers he regularly meets. Following his speech at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Taipei last week, Bonnier’s Pia Rehnquist posed some questions to Gingras, as did the publishers in the audience.

WAN-IFRA launches Expert Panel to guide the news media industry

2023-06-30. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), announced the launch of its Expert Panel during the annual World News Media Congress in Taipei. Fourteen professionals who are well established as experts in the media industry will represent the association and work closely together with it around the globe with the goal of supporting the news media industry in its quest for sustainability.

Digital News Report 2023: Audiences shift to video-based platforms; growth in reader revenue stagnates

2023-06-14. The report sheds light on the evolving role of third-party platforms as gateways to news content, and how the ongoing economic downturn is adding to news publishers’ business pressures.

Should every journalist be able to create videos? Le Parisien and NTM share contrasting video strategies

2023-06-01. The French newspaper has built a specialised, 20-strong video department, while the Swedish media company expects every reporter to have the skills to produce video content.

Retention, engagement & subscriber-only newsletters: lessons to learn from Digital Media Europe

2023-05-10. The Audiencers’ team took a trip to Vienna for WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Europe event to hear from a wide variety of media experts. From engaging young audiences and retaining subscribers to the challenges & opportunities of AI, there was a lot to take away from the 2-day event. LADbible Group, The Mill, Die Zeit and The New York Times were among the business case features at the event.