Archant and Newsquest increase furlough claims, pushing up news industry total for February
Archant increased its furlough claim in February to become the top-claiming UK media publisher using the Government scheme supporting jobs…
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Playlists and front page readings: The Washington Post has big plans for audio articles as it begins Amazon Polly roll-out
The Washington Post is plotting a series of new audio article features after it recently introduced Amazon Polly technology to…
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Digital advertising overtakes print for the first time at Mirror publisher Reach
Digital advertising revenue has overtaken print for the first time at Reach. Chief executive Jim Mullen (pictured) revealed the landmark…
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Media subscription trends report: After the Covid-19 boom, how can publishers persuade readers to continue paying for news?
Digital subscriptions have become an increasingly significant business for English-language news providers over the past year. As noted by Press…
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‘I don’t want to be the CEO that shuts titles’: Archant’s Lorna Willis is on a mission to save local journalism
New Archant CEO Lorna Willis may have been promoted from within, but she has the revolutionary verve of an outsider.…
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Charted: UK media ad revenue collapsed in 2020 for everyone except the tech platforms
The UK advertising market shrank by 7% (£1.8bn) last year to £25.3bn, with regional news brands the worst hit outside…
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How a robot called Sophi helped Canada’s Globe and Mail hit 170,000 digital subscribers – CEO interview
Phillip Crawley, the Englishman who runs Canadian national news title the Globe and Mail, is a newsroom executive of the…
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Telegraph CEO Nick Hugh on how digital subs are safeguarding future of 165-year-old news brand
Telegraph triples pre-tax profit in 2020 financial results Subscription-first strategy paying off CEO Nick Hugh reveals most staff will return…
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