Internet news devotees have had to become very selective about the articles they read due to the abundance of available content, which has led many to adopt dedicated digital platforms that only display news from sources they choose. Apps like PressReader and Newsbeat have stepped up to fill the gap, and offer customizable options for current news, including region-specific … [Read more...] about Need for Digital News Drives Users towards Dedicated Platforms
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New Zealanders of All Ages Are Reading Digital Newspapers
A survey conducted by Impact PR agency took at a look at the digital newspaper consumption of New Zealanders. Their research has shown that 2/3 of the population has read a newspaper on their smartphone or tablet, using an app in the last year.The most interesting aspect of the report is that digital newspaper usage is not limited to youth. Â The older generation is … [Read more...] about New Zealanders of All Ages Are Reading Digital Newspapers
UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
It has taken legacy newspaper publishers a number of years to find their groove in the digital age. Â Advertising in the traditional paper has declined 40% in recent years and this has prompted everyone to look for alternative means to profits. Some have rolled out successful paywal strategies, while others embrace the metered approach.The Times and The Sunday Times recently … [Read more...] about UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
Digital Newspaper Consumption Reaches Record Highs
US newspaper digital adoption has hit new peaks this year as more adults have been embracing paid content. This October, roughly 166 million adults accessed newspaper content on digital platforms, such as replica editions and dedicated apps. This equated to a 17% increase over the previous year.The key growth area in digital newspaper consumption is directly attributed to … [Read more...] about Digital Newspaper Consumption Reaches Record Highs
New York Times Bets the Future of News is not Paywalls
The New York Times is betting the future of newspapers is not paywalls or digital subscriptions, but charging on a per article basis. The Times recently invested in Netherlands based startup Blendle to usher in a new area.Blendle recently attained three million dollars from the NY Times and and German media giant Axel Springer. The company launched in 2013 and has … [Read more...] about New York Times Bets the Future of News is not Paywalls
Apple Patents the Future of Newspapers
Newspapers have two forms when it comes to digital reading, apps and replica editions. Â Apple is betting on the future of flexible displays with strong media enhancements for sharing the stories that matter the most.The device - first spotted by Patently Apple - could be used to try and replicate the experience of reading a printed newspaper or magazine but on a large … [Read more...] about Apple Patents the Future of Newspapers
Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do?
It's no secret that newspapers as a whole are on the decline. Some of the longest-standing family-owned outlets in the country have already shuttered their doors, and the ones who are managing to stay afloat are doing so with the help of digitization efforts and an online presence. This characteristic of journalistic publishing made the news this past spring that Jeff Bezos, … [Read more...] about Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do?
Newsbeat App Provides Audio of Top News Stories
Newspapers and magazines are struggling to keep their heads above water, not just due to the rise in tablet penetration that has made more consumers turn to their devices for reading material, but also thanks to the abundance of free information available all day long on search engines and websites. Tactics like lower cost subscriptions to digital editions, paywalls, and … [Read more...] about Newsbeat App Provides Audio of Top News Stories
Washington Post Gives Away Free Digital Access
The Washington Post is giving a free digital subscriptions to their online website and the myriad of apps they have to existing premium subscribers of other newspapers. Â Smaller newspapers can leverage themselves to give away a free digital subscription to the Washington Post, on top of their normal promotions.The new program will officially kick off in May and the … [Read more...] about Washington Post Gives Away Free Digital Access
NYT Now App: Abridged News on Mobile Devices at Half the Cost
Are consumers too busy to read?In the ongoing experimentation from newspapers to adapt to a world of digital consumers while still making a profit, the New York Times has announced its newest option: abridged stories from its own publications, and other source around the internet, optimized for mobile device reading. Thanks to a new app, NYT Now, subscribers to the app's … [Read more...] about NYT Now App: Abridged News on Mobile Devices at Half the Cost
Japan Enjoys a Stable Newspaper Subscription Base but the Future is Digital
Newspapers in North America are in a state of flux and the entire industry is a cacophony of mergers, acquisitions or bankrupt companies. Ailing advertising revenue is prompting many local, regional and major papers to adopt the New York Times Paywall strategy, to varying amounts of success. The Washington Post was sold to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and general upheaval has forced … [Read more...] about Japan Enjoys a Stable Newspaper Subscription Base but the Future is Digital
Satirical Newspaper The Onion Goes Strictly Digital
After twenty-five years of providing satirical headlines, articles, and features, some of them meant to take a stab at politics or religion, others simply intended to be pointlessly funny, The Onion will no longer be available in print.According to an article on the move to digital by Lynne Marek for Crain's Chicago Business, the paper has been slowly phasing out some of … [Read more...] about Satirical Newspaper The Onion Goes Strictly Digital
Newspapers Are Going Digital, But Not Under the Direction of Digital Natives
Newspapers around the world are discovering one by one that their customers are coming to rely on digital editions, and as such, many long-established icons of journalism are turning to digital, either in a hybrid capacity which lets the consumers choose print, digital, or both; or in a natural evolution towards a strictly digital landscape. Unfortunately, according to a recent … [Read more...] about Newspapers Are Going Digital, But Not Under the Direction of Digital Natives
Popular UK Newspapers Increase Digital Subscriptions by 20%
Digital newspapers are doing quite fine in the UK as the Times and Sunday Times have seen their digital circulation increase by over 20%. Currently over 150,000 readers subscribe to the digital editions only of the two publications and their print side accounts for 350,000."The Times and Sunday Times pioneered digital subscriptions and today we can see a solid customer … [Read more...] about Popular UK Newspapers Increase Digital Subscriptions by 20%