New York Times is not the only publisher betting on games to solve subscription growth puzzle
The New York Times has bought Wordle, the popular vocabulary puzzle responsible for grids of coloured emojis taking over social…
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How the Seattle Times hit 81,000 digital subscribers while avoiding ‘deep discounting’ and the ‘volume chase’
The Seattle Times now has 81,000 digital-only subscribers, establishing its position as one of America’s leading metropolitan news titles for…
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Interview: Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson on paywalls, print and the pursuit of profit
The Atlantic, a 165-year-old US current affairs magazine, has achieved an enviable transition from analogue to digital. TheAtlantic.com regularly ranks…
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Interview: Pharma billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong wants LA Times to be his ‘family legacy’
Next month marks four years since Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong agreed a $500m deal to buy his local newspaper, the Los…
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New York Times buys loss-making The Athletic for $550m adding 1.2m to its subs total
The New York Times Company has agreed a $550m deal to buy sports news business the Athletic. The deal, which…
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Why US publishers aren’t signing up to Google News Showcase
Google is struggling to persuade some of America’s largest publishers to sign up to its News Showcase aggregation scheme, an…
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The Guardian hits 1m paying digital readers, including 500,000 outside the UK
The Guardian has become the first British news organisation to declare reaching 1m paying digital readers. The publisher today announced…
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‘We need to charge to survive’: Why the Boston Globe’s ‘dollar a day’ digital subscription policy is paying off
At first glance, the Boston Globe’s digital subscriber growth this year might appear underwhelming. After a bumper 2020, when its…
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