Digital Publishing

As part of our Collectif, in which we feature the work of our partners (see more here), the team from HBM Advisory looks at how UK publishers are targeting the US and offer some advice on how to overcome potential culture clashes. British musicians have always struggled to “break” America. For some reason, the songs, lyrics and images […]

“The type of content that works best…” Attended by more than 400 delegates from 43 countries, the FIPP World Media Congress in the Portuguese town of Cascais kicked off with a look at the innovation that’s happening in the face of severe disruption. Congress 2023 brought together people from a cross-section of media and technology […]

As part of our Collectif, in which we feature the work of our partners (see more here), the team from The Data Business look at some of the more everyday data challenges facing media companies, and the ways in which they can be fixed. The media industry is bigger than it has ever been, with the rise of […]
Reader Revenue

“We’re watching very carefully the impact on our audience – we want to give them a better experience rather than just chasing the money.” Welcome to the third in our series of ‘Podcast of the Week’ — an opportunity to present a handpicked selection of media podcasts we believe have key learnings for other media […]

This is an excerpt from our free-to-download report, Specialist Media Innovators in Europe Specialist media businesses are thriving by serving consumer and professional communities around topics of interest. It is a bustling, agile sector with creator-led, consumer and B2B media. We interviewed six leaders from our featured companies to dig into their strategy, uncover best practices […]

MX3 Collectif interview, with Richard Bean—CRO of Affiliz In challenging economic times, monetisation comes to the fore of media owners’ and executives’ agendas as they try to find new ways of generating revenue. Over the previous few years more and more have turned to introducing affiliate schemes as a way to offset money that would otherwise have been harvested […]
Audience Engagement

As part of our Collectif, in which we feature the work of our partners (see more here), the team from HBM Advisory looks at how UK publishers are targeting the US and offer some advice on how to overcome potential culture clashes. British musicians have always struggled to “break” America. For some reason, the songs, lyrics and images […]

“The type of content that works best…” Attended by more than 400 delegates from 43 countries, the FIPP World Media Congress in the Portuguese town of Cascais kicked off with a look at the innovation that’s happening in the face of severe disruption. Congress 2023 brought together people from a cross-section of media and technology […]

“We’re watching very carefully the impact on our audience – we want to give them a better experience rather than just chasing the money.” Welcome to the third in our series of ‘Podcast of the Week’ — an opportunity to present a handpicked selection of media podcasts we believe have key learnings for other media […]
Digital Innovation

In this excerpt from our latest report entitled “How Technology Especially AI & Web 3.0 Will Shape The Future of Media“, key presenters at FIPP Congress 2023 share their views on AI and Web 3.0. A key takeaway is that publishers hoping to protect their copyright and intellectual property might be disappointed. Here’s why… One […]

Read how AI and Web 3.0 are set to transform media with insights from top thought leaders speaking at FIPP’s World Media Congress in Portugal earlier this summer. Di5rupt, the organizer of the annual FIPP Congress, is proud to release its latest Mx3 Leadership report, AI, Technology and the Media – updates from the FIPP World […]

As part of our Collectif, in which we feature the work of our partners (see more here), the team from The Data Business look at some of the more everyday data challenges facing media companies, and the ways in which they can be fixed. The media industry is bigger than it has ever been, with the rise of […]
Platforms

Mark Zuckerberg’s new “Twitter Killer” has arrived. But questions have surfaced, especially from the key demographic it needs to be successful – Gen Z. Below, we asked a Gen Z native for her early thoughts on the platform… Threads, owned and operated by Meta Platforms, was officially released earlier this month. Soon after, Meta CEO […]

???? Listen to this article For this week’s blog post we interviewed Gabriela Campbell, co-founder of an all-Spanish news media company, Ac2ality. We dive into the work of Ac2ality to gain some insights into the company and understand Gabriela’s perspectives on the future of news. News publications within the social media sphere Before diving into Ac2ality itself, […]

Meta’s new Threads platform is going gangbusters, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a series of decisions that has spurred millions of users to sign up with alternative microblogging platforms […]
Advertising

MX3 Collectif interview, with Richard Bean—CRO of Affiliz In challenging economic times, monetisation comes to the fore of media owners’ and executives’ agendas as they try to find new ways of generating revenue. Over the previous few years more and more have turned to introducing affiliate schemes as a way to offset money that would otherwise have been harvested […]

When market projections tell you to pull back, push ahead to capture your audience For the first time since August, inflation has dropped to 8.7%. But, with the cost of living crisis continuing to be felt by businesses and consumers alike, economists are staying wary of future economic uncertainty. Despite this, the latest Advertising Association […]

Subscription revenues increased by 18% compared to Q1 2022, while 75% of publishers report strong confidence in advertising revenue growth The latest Digital Publishers’ Revenue Index (DPRI) from the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and Deloitte reveals total digital revenue for Q1 2023 was £151.8 million, up by 0.1% from Q1 2022. Subscriptions saw the […]