Mather Report with David Clinch

Mather Report with David Clinch

Happy Thursday and welcome to our?review of the important #MediaRevenue?stories this week. Let me know if I missed anything or if you have any questions about any of the stories.

As mentioned, Peter Doucette has now joined our Mather Strategic Consultancy practice so please connect with him to learn more about our work supporting news media organizations in the U.S., and around the world, as they optimize their revenue strategies.

Always?let me know on Twitter?if you spot any?#MediaRevenue?stories I may have missed. If you have any questions or comments about these updates,?please get in touch.?

Here is this week's curated selection of?#MediaRevenue?news:

Digital subscription growth continues despite news fatigue, world events

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Subscription Platform Zuora to Acquire Zephr in $44 Million Deal

"The purchase gives Zuora, a pioneer of the subscription economy, access to dynamic paywall software, which it will extend beyond the media industry."

Should Disney Get Rid of ESPN? The Debate Returns

"An activist investor’s suggestion this week that Disney spin-off ESPN rekindled a long-running debate over what the company should do with a sports network that has been a major profit engine for years but whose subscriber base is eroding."

‘Cable Cowboy’ John Malone Sees More Streaming Bundles Ahead

"Mr. Malone said he endorsed the Discovery deal, in part, because he thinks smaller media companies need to get bigger to compete with the streaming giants like Disney and Netflix. He predicted further consolidation, with minor players either merging or bundling their services."

TripAdvisor and the Weather Channel bundle their premium products

"Tripadvisor has partnered with the Weather Channel to bundle together the two companies' subscription products, saving consumers $39 per year."

How media companies like The New York Times, BuzzFeed and Gannett are managing costs in an economic downturn

"The approaches — announced by The New York Times, BuzzFeed, Gannett and IAC during their respective quarterly earnings calls this month — vary, from cutting back on marketing budgets to slowing hiring or undergoing layoffs."

MoviePass Returns

"Subscription-based theater ticket plans?to start?again at $10 a month."

Lawmakers debut updated news competition bill modeled after Australia

"Even with bipartisan support, it's unclear whether the bill will advance, especially in a midterm year."

Local News Would Get Help Against Big Tech in Revamped Bill

"The definition of digital journalism provider is refined in the bill to mean entities that “engage professionals to create, edit, produce, and distribute original content concerning local, national, or international matters of public interest"

Bill to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content wends its way toward center stage

"If successful, the legislation could infuse billions of dollars from Google and Facebook to pay journalists over its eight-year duration. A similar law in Australia – population 27 million – has so far brought news organizations there $140 million in new revenue."

News Showcase is launching in New Zealand

Google: "Starting today, News Showcase is rolling out in New Zealand with seven news publishers representing more than 20 publications"

Lachlan Murdoch accuses Australian news site Crikey of using legal threat to attract subscriptions

"“Private Media has continued to use the SMH article and their (false) allegations about Murdoch intimidating them, to promote the article and the Crikey website in order to increase its number of subscribers for financial gain,” the writ alleges."

How Now This became a social media news powerhouse

"Stephanopoulos said they heavily rely on data, particularly dwell times on videos, to inform the topics they cover, as well as the way they edit videos."

Black Headline News is launching

"This collaboration between Black media organizations was birthed out of a networking session the Black Media Initiative hosted in April."

How has the UK consumer magazine industry evolved?

"Verticals like men’s magazines have been hard hit by competition from visual platforms such as?Instagram, while sectors such as news and current affairs have remained more resilient."

Digital magazine and newspaper app Readly eyes 'sustainable growth' as it adds podcasts to mix

"Readly’s full-paying subscriber numbers increased steadily from before the Covid-19 pandemic throughout that period, reaching a peak of 478,362 at the end of 2021."

Shane Smith divorce settlement reveals his $1.6 million Vice salary and stock holdings

"The value of Smith's Vice holdings hinges on the outcome of the company's sale efforts."

David Clinch

#MediaRevenue Consultant at MGP. VP Partnerships - Mather Economics. #MediaRevenue

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