World News Media Congress 2025

Kilkaya redefines the boundaries of real-time analytics with unparalleled flexibility tailored for publishers.

Every publisher is unique, and so are your strategies. With Kilkaya, design your own dashboards and choose from a wide array of KPIs or create your own KPIs that align perfectly with your distinct needs. Whether your focus is video, subscription, or article optimization, our tools empower you to make data-driven decisions.

Extensively adopted by European publishers and trusted for official measurements in Norway and Iceland, Kilkaya is the top choice for publishers who value customization and strategic alignment. 

Marfeel’s Analytics Platform unlocks the full potential of your content, your audiences, your subscribers and your social networks. It builds synergies and alignment across teams with data-informed decisions.

Attract more visitors and revenue increasing your engagement, subscribers and advertisement performance.

Get your free real-time analytics solution at marfeel.com. Install the one-line script while being respectful of your users’ privacy, GDPR compliant by default.

Arc XP is a cloud-native digital experience platform that enables media and entertainment organizations to create and distribute content, drive digital commerce and subscriptions, and deliver powerful multichannel experiences.

Providing everything needed to efficiently create, manage and deliver content at scale in one solution, Arc XP is trusted by many of the world’s largest media organizations to run their site experience and enable the publishing of tens of thousands of pieces of content each day. We enable our clients to shift their focus from day-to-day operations to delivering deeper, more valuable audience relationships.

Learn more at www.arcxp.com.

AFP is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives. Drawing from an unparalleled news-gathering network across 151 countries, AFP is also a world leader in digital verification. With 2,400 staff representing 100 different nationalities, AFP covers the world in six languages, with a unique quality of multimedia storytelling spanning video, text, photos and graphics.

Anygraaf offers a complete line of publishing production solutions for content management, advertising and circulation activities for all channels.

Neo by Anygraaf: a single console for planning, producing and sharing content across channels. Our tools and apps help to increase collaboration and reader engagement and maintain revenue across channels.

AProfit ad system: designed for complete management of ad business. It enables an efficient control of ad customers (CRM) with versatile reporting.

Our solutions also include the CDProfit carrier distribution management system, managing circulation routes, districts and carriers and offers tools to manage all financial activities such as salaries and invoicing; the CProfit circulation and content access management system for print and digital products; and the DProfit mailroom management system.

Atex, a global software company, specializes in media industry solutions. Our futureproof products empower news organizations to efficiently create content, manage advertising, engage audiences, and handle subscriptions across channels.

The Atex AI Platform serves as an innovative laboratory, harnessing Artificial Intelligence’s potential in newsrooms and publishing processes. Our content publishing solutions support newsrooms throughout the entire editorial workflow, from trend detection to AI-assisted content production and social media distribution. Our advertising management platform not
only powers a self-service module for businesses and consumers but also provides a platform for publishers to pool their inventories for agencies.

Bright Data is the world’s #1 web data platform, trusted by 20,000+ organizations. Organizations are powered with a suite of scalable tools to retrieve crucial web data in the most efficient, reliable, and flexible way, so they can research, monitor, and analyze data. Products include a range of no-code data solutions and a robust infrastructure. 

The pro-bono journalism program, Bright Journalism, is regularly used by many trusted media outlets that publish and broadcast on a global, national, and local level. Our tools, marketplace datasets, and resources contribute to many articles from tackling misinformation and bias, to tracking trending products and shining a light on housing affordability.

Chartbeat is the leading content intelligence platform, empowering media companies with data to build loyal audiences with real-time and historical analytics across desktop, social, and mobile platforms.

Chartbeat helps media companies understand what, within their content, is keeping people engaged. Tracking over 50 billion pageviews across more than 70 countries, Chartbeat’s real-time and historical dashboards, in-depth headline testing and in-page optimization tools, robust reporting, and more help the world’s leading organizations understand, measure, and build value from the attention earned by their content.

Domena.com is a leading CEE provider of fully integrated Editorial System – StoryEditor. Over the past two decades, Domena.com specialized in development and providing solutions for media content management. Today, StoryEditor Editorial Systems together with StoryEditor Digital Experience represent all-in-one, intuitive and easy to adopt, Fully Integrated Editorial System for management, production and distribution of print and on-line media content. So far StoryEditor has been implemented in a wide range of leading media companies throughout Estonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina with successful transition from print to web operations.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Evessio is an award-winning event management software provider specialising in the awards and conference industry. Evessio offers tools for nominations, secure judging, guest management, registration, and custom communications. By offering customisable event websites and revenue tracking, Evessio enhances operations and boost profits. 

Trusted by clients like TikTok, Amazon, Haymarket Media Group, The Drum, and EMAP Publishing, Evessio drives event growth and efficiency. With continuous innovation, Evessio also improves operational workflows and participant experiences, setting new standards in event management. 

Evessio’s approach ensures successful, profitable events, making us a leader in transforming awards and event management.

Book a demo today: https://evessio.com/live/en/page/book-a-demo

Factiverse protects businesses against the harmful effects of AI. With our tool, decision-makers in finance and media verify crucial textual information, news, reports, chatbots, and AI content. It reduces the spread of false information and mitigates the risk of legal action and reputational damage. Think of Factiverse as Grammarly but for fact-checking. You can fact-check what you write. But you can also fact-check what you read.

FT Professional equips businesses, governments and education institutions across the globe with award-winning journalism, as well as specialist resources and tools to help inform better strategic and commercial decisions.

With an FT Republishing licence you can share trusted, award-winning journalism with your audience. Enhance your news strategy, attract and engage new and existing customers.

Geneea Analytics develops AI- and NLP-based solutions that automate the repetitive tasks involved in content creation and help publishers better understand their content and audience.

Media Assistant is a tool created specifically for journalists. The system automatically analyzes the text of an article, and based on its content, it suggests keywords, the best photos, related articles, and other appropriate metadata.

Media Analytics analyzes articles, podcasts, and broadcast shows and automatically assigns them metadata such as entities, geo-hierarchy, IPTC media topics, brand safety, and IAB categories.

Geneea develops its own systems and uses generative AI and LLMs in custom projects.

Glide Publishing Platform delivers content and audience management tools for media, sport and publishers, allowing them to prioritise revenue generation and audience growth.

Glide headless CMS drives multiple channels including sites, apps, and newsletters. It eliminates development burdens and helps editorial teams create more and higher quality content. Standard features include a full Live Reporting suite, Digital Asset Management, and automatic SEO.

Glide Nexa Customer Data Platform unifies all your actionable customer data, models users and groups, and manages entitlements.

Cloud-native SaaS delivery ensures exceptional peace of mind with scalability, robustness, self-healing infrastructure, monitoring, and round-the-clock support.

Labrador CMS for news with built in self-optimizing AI. Are you ready to take your digital newsroom to the next level?  Labrador CMS is your strategic platform choice. It is tailored specifically for the media industry, supporting high-traffic online newspapers, magazines, and TV stations. With our Beyond Headless approach, you combine headless techniques with our built-in rendering engine, providing unparalleled flexibility and speed. And now, with our AI-powered title generator, you create compelling headlines that capture the essence of your content and drive audience engagement. Join the ranks of top publishers like Elle, Dagbladet, ComputerWorld and TV2.no who trust Labrador CMS to power their content and stay at the cutting edge of digital journalism. We promise – it is unlike anything you have seen before. And yes, we still support print. Ask us how.

Layout International stands out as a leading Content Management Systems provider for publishers, offering tailored solutions that empower content creators to thrive in the digital landscape.

Our robust platform seamlessly integrates cutting-edge content management tools with intuitive design, enabling publishers to streamline workflows and enhance audience engagement. With a focus on scalability and customization, we allow Publishers to embrace a digital-first approach, leveraging our cutting-edge technology to create, manage, and distribute content seamlessly across platforms.

With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Layout International stands as a trusted partner for businesses seeking to elevate their digital presence and drive success in the modern marketplace.

Membrana Media is a global AdTech company providing digital publishers with full-cycle monetization and dedicated support. We have enabled over 300 publishers in 19 countries to optimize their traffic revenue through premium ad inventory, innovative video formats, and our proprietary DSP.

Netzindianer Sp. z o. o. specialises in delivering cutting-edge digital solutions for press publishers. Our expertise lies in subscription management, customizable Abo-Shops, and streamlining digital workflows for news publishers. By optimizing processes and integrating intuitive tools, we empower publishers to grow their revenue, enhance user experiences, and adapt seamlessly to the demands of the digital age. Trusted by leading press publishers, our solutions drive efficiency and innovation, helping clients transition smoothly from traditional print to successful digital operations.

Piano’s Digital Experience Platform empowers organizations to understand and influence customer behavior. By unifying customer data, analyzing behavior metrics and creating personalized customer journeys, Piano helps brands launch campaigns and products faster, strengthen customer engagement and drive personalization at scale from a single platform. Headquartered in Amsterdam with offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, Piano serves a global client base, including Air France, the BBC, CBS, IBM, Kirin Holdings, Jaguar Land Rover, Nielsen, The Wall Street Journal and more. Piano has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing, most innovative technology companies in the world by World Economic Forum, Inc., Deloitte, American City Business Journals and more. For more information, visit https://piano.io/.

Pinch & Pubble simplify publishing.

Want to create captivating articles, audio, and video content to engage your audience across print, web, and apps?

Pinch & Pubble make it happen.

Our cloud platform features an array of modules designed to boost engagement, including paywalls, CRM, email marketing, and advertising purposes.

We provide high-quality mobile apps that are seamlessly integrated and customizable through our App Builder. They rank among the best-rated news and radio apps.

Pinch & Pubble lead the Benelux market, serving powerhouse publishers such as DPG Media and Mediahuis, with over 500 titles.

Project Syndicate produces and delivers original, high-quality commentaries to a global audience. Featuring exclusive contributions by prominent political leaders, policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and civic activists from around the world, we provide news media and their readers with cutting-edge analysis and insight, regardless of ability to pay. Our membership includes over 600 media outlets – more than half of which receive our commentaries for free or at subsidized rates – in 156 countries.

Protecmedia is the software company of choice for the media industry since 1979. We offer the most innovative solutions for rich content, news, advertising, media analytics, subscriptions and digital asset management.

Close cooperation with our clients and independent media advisors has led us to be pioneers in the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to simplify processes for the art of news-making.

As long-term members of the WAN-IFRA Association, we highly value our membership as it gives us a broad view of the digital and print media worldwide challenges. Their community offers a perspective of the innovation needed today to ensure the future of the industry.

With offices in Spain, France, Germany, Portugal and Chile, Protecmedia offers a 24/7 multilingual support service worldwide. Our team of consultants, developers, media and content experts keeps improving to better serve our clients pivot with the everchanging market requirements

Pugpig is the publishing platform that powers the world’s leading news media brands, from The Boston Globe, The Independent and Atlanta Journal-Constitution to The Spectator, Foreign Affairs and The New Yorker. Our fully-hosted SaaS platform provides you with everything you need to launch deeply engaging mobile apps, replica editions & beautiful digital archives in no time with no effort at all. We do all the tech dirty work so that you can concentrate on your core business.

PushPushGo is a leading web and mobile push solutions provider for online publishing. We aim to empower editorial teams with real-time notifications reaching their subscribers on every kind of device. PushPushGo’s notification system is built for quickness and efficiency, with solutions streamlining the process of preparing and sending push notifications. What’s more, we offer many personalization options, as well as clear and easy to use analytics tools and measures.

QuestPass is a non-monetary “paywall” – a new form of digital media monetization that is something between a paywall and advertising, combining the advantages of both models.
For Publishers QuestPass multiplies ad revenue x5, while keeping content open to the general public. Advertisers can now use ads with a 100% ATTENTION guarantee, which generates a very strong impact on brand metrics that is clearly visible in brand-lift surveys.

Find out how it works: https://questpass.link/presentation-video

The Ring Publishing platform supports content creation, management, and distribution, as well as offering tools to monetize media products. An all-in-one digital publishing solution, helping media brands succeed in the digital era.

Smartico builds best-in-class digital ads with landing pages for 100,000s of SMB advertisers and for more than 500 news publishers around the world. From large media groups like Axel Springer, Tamedia, Holtzbrinck, Mediahuis or Groupe EBRA to 100s of regional champions and independent publishers worldwide.

Its distinctive blend of artificial intelligence, human expertise and hands-on sales trainings with rollout support creates new advertising profits for its publishing partners from Day 1. Smartico’s “Smart Ads” transforms regional advertisements (print, social media, TV, etc) into high-performance display ad campaigns on own and third-party inventory to create immediate profitable new revenue and a new profit center for publishers of all sizes.

Smartocto is a smart content analytics system built with and designed for newsrooms and storytellers.  Our mission is to help you make your news stories more relevant, impactful and profitable. 

We have real-time analytics that inform editors on demand, historical analytics that map out the patterns in your readers’ behaviour, AI that revamps headlines and paragraphs based on your newsroom’s specific success metrics, and much more to significantly enhance your content strategy.

From data to action, our smart software connects the dots between you and your audience.

Stibo DX develops the media enterprise platform called CUE, which facilitates both content and digital asset management for media companies, broadcasters, and news publishers around the world. Since 1979, Stibo DX has been the leading technology partner for some of the world’s biggest media companies, including The New York Times, Gannett, Mediahuis, Amedia, The Hindu, and The Economist.

Stibo DX is an international company with offices in five countries. Over the years, Stibo DX has made significant investments in technology and innovation. CUE Print Automation and CUE Autopilot, an AI service for the CUE platform, are some of the latest results of these investments.

StorifyMe is a leading solution that enables publishers to seamlessly integrate vertical videos and stories into their websites and mobile apps.  

By partnering with industry-leading publishers, StorifyMe has successfully driven key metrics, including increased ad revenue, higher engagement rates, direct traffic growth, and the generation of new subscribers through immersive story formats.  

StorifyMe empowers publishers to connect with younger audiences, maximizing monetization opportunities and boosting overall audience engagement.

The Taktak project is building  a new payment solution designed by and for media organizations and journalists. It is supported by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.

Taktak aims to generate new revenue streams for news publishers and independent journalists, with an innovative donation solution that engages users and allows the beneficiaries to join forces through a dynamic revenue-share option. The tool will trigger donations on a per-article basis, with the possibility for the revenue to be split between journalists and publishers with tools that allow the reader to choose the share for each party.

The Content Exchange: Creating more value for great stories

The Content Exchange is the leading platform for content syndication. We offer publishers and editorial teams an efficient way to offer and license premium editorial content. We take care of distribution, translation, rights and payments. With over 150 publishers worldwide working with us, and more than 2 million articles and videos in our database, it is easy to find great content to engage your audience with. With our AI powered search engine and personalised dashboard, finding the best story based on your interest is simple and straightforward.

Curious? Check it out yourself at tce.exchange

Twipe is an award winning Belgian media technology company. We offer a state-of-the-art digital publishing, analytics and personalisation platform, developed in close collaboration with leading newspapers across Europe and the US.

We are trusted by leading newspapers including The Telegraph, Mediahuis, Le Monde, Ouest-France and Daily Mail.

Our platform for modular newsapps, Premium eEditions, NextGen Digital Editions or JAMES Personalised newsletters helps our customers to grow their subscription and reader revenues while offering a reliable partnership and daily peace of mind.

Xalok is a comprehensive technology platform for digital content management leader in LATAM and Spain. It is a tool designed to create and distribute content generated by media and digital publishers.

Among its clients are the main media in Latin America: Clarín in Argentina, El Tiempo in Colombia, Milenio, Crónica and La Razón in Mexico, Listín Diario in Dominican Republic, El País in Uruguay and Lance in Brazil, among others; and also the European media Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport (RCS Mediagrup-Itaila), La Vanguardia, Mundo Deportivo and RAC1 (Grupo Godó), El Mundo and Expansión (Grupo Unidad Editorial), 20 Minutos, Heraldo de Aragón and La Información (Grupo Henneo), Diario de Navarra, El Debate, Grupo Zinet Media and Edigrup, among others.

What our sponsors say

“We are excited to partner with WAN-IFRA every year at the congress. It is a wonderful brand opportunity and an amazing opportunity to meet contacts from around the world, both in the form of customers and general networking. We are proud to sponsor this event (in 2024) and look forward to doing so next year as well.” – Stibo DX

“A solid Congress/program with top-level participants from around the world. The WAN-IFRA team were great, from start to finish. Great networking and meetings!” – The New York Times Licensing Group

“The WAN-IFRA team have gone above and beyond and have been incredibly supportive in helping us organise our sessions to get optimal results.” – FT Strategies

 

“The WAN-IFRA team never ceases to amaze me with their events. Year over year they deliver; great content, a variety of attendees, and quite important to me as a sponsor, their organization is top notch.” – Chartbeat

“WAN-IFRA events offer the perfect platform to forge new connections and amplify our brand’s reach. Always enjoyable!” – Layout International