53% of consumers say they would pay for access to news in some capacity, according to The Reuters Institute.
Are monthly subscribers worthless?
Publishers are emphasizing longer subscription terms as sampling of their content increasingly occurs on third-party platforms.
Google urges publishers to diversify distribution beyond search
One of the best ways to be successful in Google search is to think beyond it, according to the company’s search liaison.
A pivotal year for news publishers
As challenges to their business models mount, 2024 is shaping up to be a make-or-break year for news publishers.
Key questions around OpenAI’s licensing deals with publishers
For publishers mulling the possibility of their own AI licensing arrangements, several key questions are now top of mind.
Publishers double down on subscriptions as broader challenges mount
Many believe robust subscription revenue is becoming increasingly important for maintaining viable businesses as the media landscape shifts quickly around them.
‘Catastrophic’: What Google’s AI-infused search results could mean for publishers
Google is rolling out AI Overviews in search results, which could result in a significant dip in referral traffic to many publishers’ sites.
OpenAI will let publishers opt out of AI training
A tool called Media Manager will enable publishers to flag copyrighted material and specify whether or not they want their work to be used to train AI models.
OpenAI’s deal streak with publishers continues
Questions remain around how much leverage publishers have in licensing negotiations and whether they’re essentially taking whatever they can get.
The Financial Times reorients its business around ‘global paying audience’
The new approach is designed to help grow direct audience revenue beyond its core journalism offerings and across its broader portfolio of products and services.