Digital Intelligence

Over the last year social media has taken a battering with fake news, data scandals and brand safety concerns causing many to question social platforms.

16/05/2018  |  Full story...

Steel Media and Maysalward have launched of Pocket Gamer Middle East, a site about and for the Arabic-language mobile games scene.

10/05/2018  |  Full story...

In a bid to improve online publishing standards and advertising practices, a number of major news brands in the UK have adopted new best practice guidelines set by the AOP and JICWEBS.

04/05/2018  |  Full story...

Video is the biggest priority for B2B marketers this year, according to the B2B Video Report released today by LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional network. Despite this, the industry continues to face challenges around its measurement, the study also found.

16/04/2018  |  Full story...

Publishers’ total digital revenue has increased by 5.6% on a 12-month rolling basis to December 2017, largely driven by display advertising, according to new research.

09/04/2018  |  Full story...

News agency Reuters has launched Lynx Insight, an AI-powered tool designed to help its journalists create stories, in a move that could also have implications for content marketing.

12/03/2018  |  Full story...

Iconic UK music magazine NME is going to print the final edition of its weekly music magazine on Friday, its publisher has announced.

07/03/2018  |  Full story...

Content discovery platform Outbrain has unveiled Sphere an audience development platform that brings high-quality content to users and delivers new sources of revenue for digital publishers, while reducing their reliance on Facebook.

15/02/2018  |  Full story...

Bauer Media has partnered with content discovery platform Taboola, in an exclusive two year partnership to help expand its revenue and engage consumers, using a new ‘Taboola Feed’ tool.

07/02/2018  |  Full story...

There has been a 6.7% increase in UK publisher revenue from £77.6m in Q3 2016 to £82.8 in Q3 2017, coupled with a boost in industry confidence, according to new research.

31/01/2018  |  Full story...

Video advertising and paid-for content are set to fuel digital publishing as content monetisation strategy adapts to changing audience needs, according to new research.

13/11/2017  |  Full story...

Consumers rank premium publishers far ahead of Facebook and Twitter for trust, transparency and engagement, according to new research.

02/11/2017  |  Full story...

Google has played down reports that it is planning on splitting revenues with publishers in exchange for subscriber aid.

24/10/2017  |  Full story...

With just 2 weeks until the general election, new research shows 15 million Brits are doubling their consumption of traditional news outlets, revealing a backlash against the social media filter bubble and so-called “fake news” on social sites.

25/05/2017  |  Full story...

Growth forecasts for UK digital publishers have increased for the 12 months from December 2016, driven by an annual rise of 28% in sponsorship revenue.

27/03/2017  |  Full story...

Content from social platforms such as Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram saw some of the biggest gains in visibility in Google searches during the last year, while online publications saw a major decline, according to new research.

25/01/2017  |  Full story...

Publishing platform Medium is cutting a third of its staff and closing two US offices as part of a major reshuffle to tackle a "broken" ad-based revenue system.

09/01/2017  |  Full story...

Video inventory management platform SpotX and video discovery and distribution platform Vemba have partnered on a product suite that manages the syndication and monetisation of premium video content.

25/10/2016  |  Full story...

Sport publisher Goal has been named the most shared publisher on social media, ahead of the likes of the BBC, Buzzfeed, Mail Online and The Huffington Post.

11/10/2016  |  Full story...

Fashion magazine Vogue courted controversy last week after it published an article naming bloggers as ‘pathetic’ ‘desperate’ and ‘embarrassing’ during Milan Fashion Week.

03/10/2016  |  Full story...

Amid the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, more than half of UK publishers reported positive growth this quarter compared to Q2 2015, according to new research.

29/09/2016  |  Full story...

Adblock Plus is now selling “acceptable” ads themselves, aimed at replacing intrusive ads with less annoying ones, it claims.

14/09/2016  |  Full story...

Swipe is joining Time Out, NME, and Shortlist as the latest free magazine to hit London’s streets. But this one has a twist: it’s the internet, in print.

31/05/2016  |  Full story...

Adblock Plus has joined up with Flattr to create "Flattr Plus," a system for web users who want to pay online content creators.

04/05/2016  |  Full story...

WHSmith is announcing its latest digital advertising initiative with the launch of digital display screens in the windows of 100 stores across the UK.

04/04/2016  |  Full story...