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Video can certainly expand a publisher’s reach. However, its strategic value depends on what develops from that exposure: repeat demand for its ...

Every publisher strategy deck now has a slide on diversification, and the reasoning is sound. Google referrals are shrinking, so publishers are building ...

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In 1982, General Motors closed its assembly plant in Fremont, California. The workforce there had a reputation that the man who ran the UAW’s western region later called “well earned”: chronic ...

For publishers, it has long seemed obvious that when AI answers a user’s question directly, there is less reason to click through to the source. Over the past year, research has repeatedly confirmed ...

Podcast powerhouse Goalhanger attracted more than 1.8 billion views and streams across its audio, video and social content in 2025. More than 250,000 people also pay for membership clubs attached to ...

Google has repeatedly argued that AI Overviews improve search, d eliver higher-quality traffic to publishers, and create more opportunities for websites to be discovered and clicked. New independent ...

DCN’s Q2 2026 Digital Subscription Tracking Report shows that the U.S. digital subscription marketplace continues to evolve as consumers actively manage their subscription portfolios rather than ...

For Rough Draft Atlanta, newsletters aren’t just a distribution channel. They’re the engine powering its digital reinvention. Recognizing their value, publisher Keith Pepper rebuilt editorial ...

The annual Digital News Report is a must read for media leaders. Its findings routinely offer valuable insights that publishers can use to shape and inform their revenue strategies, content formats ...