Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News Memberships, homepage and video: The Sun's three priorities for digital growth Director of digital, Will Payne, says that his newsroom must straddle the line between digital advertising and reader revenue By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash News How can UK commercial local news media respond to BBC expansion? Regional publishers criticise the national broadcaster’s plans to increase local coverage, fearing audience loss and a fall in ad revenue. Focusing on innovation instead can get them further By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
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Credit: Telegram's newsroom in Zagreb, Croatia News Croatian investigative startup Telegram bets on subscriptions to drive revenue The outlet experiments with reader revenue model to finance its journalism and build resilience against costly lawsuits aiming to shut it down By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News Advertorial: Memberful launches a premium newsletter product for publishers and independent creators As content creators look to diversify their revenue and retain ownership over their audience, Memberful is adding paid newsletters to its subscription membership services By Staff writer • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy of AWP News Young black journalist launches an investigative journalism publication for Gen Z The 22-year-old created AWP Magazine with her own money to commission stories from writers from a variety of backgrounds, not just those with university degrees By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash News Subscription strategy lessons from The Atlantic, Bloomberg and Business Insider What can news publishers do to sweeten the pot for potential subscribers, or cash in on readers who are never going to return or pay for content? By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Screenshot from FIPP D2C. Above: Carolin Hulshoff Pol , managing director Bild Group, Axel Springer News Why German newspaper Bild is looking to venture into TV news Even with 1.2 million daily print sales and 540k digital subscribers, the news organisation wants to crack new markets and formats to safeguard its future By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Freepik News Apple and Spotify paid-for subscriptions: what does it mean for publishers? The tech giants' move towards podcast monetisation can be an opportunity for the media to build loyalty and revenue By Katie Templeton-Knight • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Startaê Team on Unsplash News Seven tried-and-tested steps to growing your digital subscription model Thinking of rolling out a reader revenue strategy or revamping your existing one? The Google News Initiative shares tools and templates refined by newsrooms worldwide By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News Reuters Institute's media trends and predictions for 2021 RISJ's senior research associate Nic Newman talks about new revenue models, the rise of entrepreneurial journalism and the possibilities unlocked by artificial intelligence By Zi Wang • 3 min read
News Why US local business news site BoiseDev is ditching paywalls in favour of ‘timewalls’ The publisher launches a new subscription service which gives readers community-orientated articles in advance By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
