The Digital Media Awards Asia was first launched in 2009 to recognise news media organisations that are leaders and innovators in the adoption of digital media strategies as news consumption trends shifted from print to online. One hundred and thirty-six entries were submitted in this year’s competition. The winners were presented with their coveted prizes at a ceremony at the Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara on Wednesday night as part of the Digital Media Asia conference, Asia-Pacific’s largest regional digital news media conference. SPH Media won five Gold and three Silvers whereas the South C ..read more

As a special item for our Reader Revenue newsletter, we would like to take this opportunity to highlight those who won in our “Digital Subscription / Reader Revenue Project” category for each of those regions. Please note that in some cases the awards vary slightly from region to region. For example, for the Americas, separate awards are given for news publishers based on whether they are a large publishing house or a local/smaller one. Digital Media Awards Europe Best Digital Subscription / Reader Revenue Project Project: The launch of +Allt – Bonnier News’ first bundled product Company ..read more

“This transformation is happening whether or not you are fostering collaboration in your organisations, whether you are formalising it or not,” Purva Misra, Chief Human Resource of the India Today Group recently told participants at our Digital Media India conference in New Delhi. Simply put, “No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come,” she said quoting Victor Hugo. And the time for news publishers to get moving is really right now. Through its four 24/7 national television channels, 18 digital platforms, and nine magazines, India Today Group reaches a monthly audience of 500 mill ..read more

Die deutschsprachige Version lesen. On a net area of around 140,000 m², almost 1,600 exhibitors from 50 nations will present the entire spectrum of current trends and innovations relating to printing technologies across 18 exhibition halls, according to the trade fair organiser Messe Düsseldorf. Over 11 days, the show will present innovative technologies, solutions, and topics that are driving the industry forward both now and in the future. Exhibitors, visitors and the media can find out more about show here. Resuming after eight years drupa (formerly DRUPA, a German abbreviation of Druck und ..read more

“Newspaper of the people” and “Conscience of the nation.” These words appeared on the cover of the first edition of Kompas, Indonesia’s largest daily newspaper, published in 1965. They continue to guide the newspaper’s mission. “Fast forward 58 years later, and the same words are still written on our masthead, and we still try to continue the mission that was stated by our founders,” said Andy Budiman, CEO of KG Media, the media group that publishes Kompas. What began as a print newspaper has grown into a major media group with a wide range of print, digital and broadcast media brands. In tota ..read more

The partnership is underpinned by Internews’ Ads for News Initiative, which employs in-country media experts to vet local news websites, ensuring the quality of supply. This non-profit work is conducted globally, using extensive evaluation criteria including the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) brand safety and suitability standards. Via PubMatic, the quality news sites and domains vetted by Ads for News, can be accessed directly through a local market inclusion list, private marketplaces (PMPs) or a package of inventory against a biddable price. Leveraging leading-edge technologie ..read more

Exploration and cautious optimism. This seems to be the attitude that more and more publishers have as they consider the role of AI in shaping the future of news content creation. For instance, Times Internet Ltd., India’s largest digital products company, has taken an open-minded approach to experimenting with AI for a wide range of use cases – apart from using it to create fully AI-generated content. “Our AI policy is that we will not create a zero-to-one content piece using AI. But we will do everything else that’s possible with AI,“ Puneet Gupt, the company’s COO, told participants at ..read more

With a population of 170 million and a growing economy, Bangladesh is projected to become the ninth largest commercial market in Asia by 2030, Md. Tajdin Hassan, The Daily Star’s Chief Business Officer, told participants during our Digital Media India conference in March in New Delhi. A sizeable percentage of the country’s population are young, and tech-savvy, with 90 percent of internet subscribers having mobile subscriptions, said Hassan, who is also Keeron’s Chief Operating Officer. As a result of this vast technology-based growth, areas like e-commerce are surging, with related revenues e ..read more

En esta interesante entrevista exclusiva con Carlos Núñez, Presidente Ejecutivo de PRISA Media para la nueva sección ‘Líderes’ de WAN-IFRA, abordamos temas como la evolución de los ingresos digitales, la medición de las audiencias, la apuesta por la innovación y el nuevo acuerdo la colaboración de PRISA Media con OpenAI, entre otros. ¿Podrías darnos una idea de cómo ha evolucionado vuestra estrategia de negocio y en qué punto se encuentra actualmente? El business plan que presentamos en el Capital Markets Day de marzo de 2022 está evolucionando según lo previsto. Ese plan establecía que íbamos ..read more

Vaibhav Khanna, Head of Product & Subscriptions, at NDTV Profit, (formerly Bloomberg Quint Prime), speaking at our Digital Media India conference in New Delhi in March.  He offered a peek into how the business and financial news brand has been leveraging data for acquisition, retention and engagement. “Publishers must learn to balance ad revenue while building a subscription layer through data-backed strategising,” he said. Must-haves when working with data “Data is the key to finding the balance between securing subscription revenue and maximising advertising impressions,” said Khann ..read more