Last week the PPA’s Digital Collective - our community for sharing best practice, supplier insights, and new tech updates - came together to discuss building sustainable digital publishing products, common challenges and what good digital strategy looks like.
Last week we partnered with Zephr to bring together B2B leaders to discuss their subscription strategies.
The olive shop sells an extensive selection of gourmet ingredients, drinks, and gifts including speciality coffee, artisan gins, and cheese pairings, plus spices and flavourings helping to elevate every meal.
In a new study of choice in news, it has identified concerns around the impact of online news ‘gatekeepers' – particularly social media, such as Facebook, but also search engines and news apps such as Apple News and Google News.
In the Autumn Budget, it has been announced that the government will bring forward the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill – the legislation that will empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) – to parliament in the current parliamentary session (i.e. before next summer). This is a significant victory as before now the Government had only promised to introduce a draft Bill with no timetable on when it would materialise.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, opened proceedings by laying out the unprecedented economic headwinds, referencing the ongoing energy crisis, cost of living, and supply chain pressures caused by the war in Ukraine. He did note that he wanted to protect the vulnerable within his statement as “to be British is to be compassionate and this is a compassionate government”.
Royal Mail’s plans, announced today in their H1 Financial Results, will restrict citizens’ access to timely information and hurt the sustainability of the print publishing sector.
Immediate Media Co announces the acquisition of Nutracheck, the subscription-based weight management and dietary improvement platform. With 350,000 premium subscribers, Nutracheck is one of the biggest digital subscription apps in the UK.
This will be the second external review of the independence and effectiveness of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
The pieces by Hackney Dave will also be exhibited in Hackney Wick, and put on sale to raise money for Big Issue Group.
It has been reportedthat the long-delayed Online Safety Bill will return to Parliament later this month, but with the ‘legal but harmful’ content category removed from the Bill’s scope.
Paul Scully MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy, overseeing online safety, digital markets regulation, and online advertising. He will also retain the role of Minister for London.
NewstrAid, the charity supporting people working in the sale and distribution of magazines and newspapers in the UK, has announced that it will be hosting its 30th Christmas Carol Concert this December, thanks to support from the industry it serves.
Sir Kier Starmer has voiced his support for Digital Markets Unit legislation in an op-ed for the Journalism Matters campaign.
Signature Publishing has partnered with The Lumistella Company to offer two special magazines dedicated to The Elf on the Shelf brand.
Hearst Magazines today announced that Katie Vanneck-Smith has been named Chief Executive Officer of Hearst UK.
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