We report on the acquisitions of media companies when they happen because they can mean significant changes for the industry. Today we have three recent acquisitions to share.
Multiplatform publishers Meredith Corp. and Time Inc. talk merger; Variety launches content studio
We’re seeing movement with some major multiplatform publishers recently.
We begin by looking at a possible merger between Meredith
The companies behind the latest multiplatform media headlines include Time Inc., NatGeo, and Facebook
The beautiful thing about multiplatform media is that the possibilities for a digital publishing strategy are endless.
What Coke has soaked up from publishing sites; plus, Joe Ripp steps down, and The Daily Beast drives website traffic
In digital publishing, sites are where it all starts. But they
If you're publishing on social media – and if you're not, contact us immediately for a free 30-minute conversation, things just got real! – you know that the goal posts
Digital magazine distribution and consumption will receive the Audit Bureau of Circulations treatment; plus, Google follows Apple's lead and Time Inc.'s vision
Digital magazine distribution, readership, ad views, and more are
Recent headlines reflect the highs and lows of the digital publishing market; plus skepticism on whether Facebook Instant Articles is using its powers for good
The digital publishing market moves fast,
We do our best work with niche publishers and legacy publishers looking to become digital publishers, but we also like to monitor major magazine publishers' successes and setbacks, because at
Digital magazine news about multiplatform strategy, increasing website traffic, mergers & acquisitions, and white papers and freemiums is what we love to share with our Mequoda Members and visitors to
The digital media industry trends dominating the headlines at the end of 2015 share some overlap with the digital media industry trends we started the year with -- monetizing mobile
For some digital magazines, the effort to generate online ad revenue can evoke a verse from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: "Water, water everywhere, /
Monetizing social media by converting side-door traffic into subscribers is one of the most important challenges publishers currently face. Convincing curious visitors to sign on as customers via quality content
Are you making the best use of publishing technologies? Do you ever wonder how other digital magazines are doing it? Digiday recently took a look at how six big publishers
Mitigate spam complaints by finding out who's putting you in the junkbox
An email feedback loop (FBL) is a service that many ISPs will provide to companies who send bulk mailings.
We're starting the week off with a healthy dose of digital publishing news from both sides of the Atlantic: mergers & acquisitions, platform considerations, and personnel moves. We monitor industry
Knowing the latest digital advertising trends can translate into dollar signs for publishers. In this roundup, drawing on a handful of articles from MediaPost's Media Daily News, make note of
Finding an edge is always at the forefront of online publishing companies' efforts. Today, we look at how Time Inc. is taking its operations to the next level, how digital
With the launch of The Snug, a mobile-first aggregator site aimed at Millennials, Time Inc. digital continues its scramble to reestablish itself as a dominant publisher since it split with
'Media Shift' tackles this year's digital publishing trends with its latest predictions
While forecasting a renewed focus on content and metrics in 2015 would hardly qualify as going out on a
The recent revelation that Time Inc. is ranking its writers based in part on their work's value to advertisers is causing a stir in publishing. Gawker received a spreadsheet from
In its first fiscal quarter since breaking from Time Warner, Time Inc.'s overall ad revenue spiked 3% year-over-year, helped by a 12% jump in digital sales. Ad Age reports that
With its split from Time Warner official as of last Friday, Time Inc. now faces an uncertain future as the largest magazine publisher on the planet, with 95 brands to
It’s all good until you see that money still lying on the table.
That’s how we think of TIME.com here at Mequoda. Last week it unveiled its new website design,
UpWorthy has been receiving a lot of attention lately. Fast Company has dubbed them as a "soulful BuzzFeed." Instead of posting links to funny cat videos they are posting links
Time Inc.'s split from parent company Time Warner isn't the only big move the company is making. They are also tearing down the wall between editorial and the business side
A few years ago we were wondering what magazines would do in the digital age. We expected subscription websites to grow in popularity, but we weren’t sure what prices would
Another savvy publishing partnership to report. USA Today reports that InStyle Magazine and Nine West are collaborating on a new shoe line. According to Olivia Barker, "The flippable fashion fixture
Back on April 1 Don wrote a post entitled Saving TIME Magazine: or, the Future of All of Us. Don’s vision of the future, even for faltering weekly news magazines,
The Washington Post Company has agreed to sell its namesake newspaper and affiliated publications to Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com for 250 million in cash. Bezos will be
MarketingpProfs has new research dedicated to the most effective words in email subject lines. In the study, performed by British marketing firm Adestra, "Emails with the word "alert" in
Bloomberg Businessweek has been trying their hand at building loyalty lately through a few different personas (including an insulting shot at millennials). Their newest attempt at storytelling includes Cover Trails.
Digital magazines can thrive, but they can’t be Yahoo
On March 3, 1923, TIME magazine was born. It was what most publications were in that era: an aggregator, dedicated to rewriting
Do you have the online publishing resources to go “multiplatform” in all your markets?
There’s a realignment happening in the publishing world. Even the largest publishers, with the deepest pockets, realize
On December 8, 2005, AOL's expected press release announcing the launch of the new entertainment site, TMZ.com, hit the buzz-makers.
The commentary? Only that AOL needed a massive influx of traffic,
AOL's New Entertainment Site, TMZ.com Has Everything Going For It. In Addition to Having a Great Background, the Excellent Website Design Scores for TMZ.com Make it Easy to Predict a
Sharply focused on a niche market of hip, young, women shoppers who reside in major cities, Daily Candy proves that publishers can make money selling online advertising.
In a recent website
Can a person (moi) who has never had a weight problem review a landing page that markets healthy recipes which enable someone to lose unwanted pounds? "Yes!" he emphatically says
Interview with Dan McCormick, publisher of a subscription website for photographers. A Canadian with a diversified business background, Dan McCormick has taken his love for photography and turned it
