Bloomberg Media getting into the education business
Bloomberg Media is partnering with education provider Emeritus to launch Bloomberg Learning, a suite of online courses, reports Ray Schultz of Publishers Daily. Schultz reports, “The programming, featuring content from domain experts, will be four to six hours a week for six weeks. Participants will also receive a subscription to Bloomberg.com during their enrollment. “The first AI […]
WSJ’s Tucker talks shifting to an audience-first mentality
Brian Morrissey of The Rebooting spoke with Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker about how she’s trying to change the publication. Morrissey writes, “Some takeaways from our conversation: “Transitioning from a ‘print ethos.’ Print still gives publications heft, and I suspect that will become more valuable in a world filled with synthetic content, much of it […]
CNET is combining its ad business with Best Buy
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy and tech news site CNET are creating a new retail media model, reports Kathryn Lundstrom of Adweek. Lundstrom reports, “The electronics retailer and the publisher are combining their ad inventory, allowing advertisers to buy across Best Buy Ads’ retail media network and alongside CNET’s tech-review-focused editorial content and measure whether ads seen […]
Berke’s cannabis newsletter nearing 15,000 subscribers
Jeremy Berke, who left Business Insider in late 2022 to start his own daily newsletter, says “Cultivated Daily” is up to nearly 15,000 subscribers. Berke just announced a strategic partnership with Grown In to increase the subscriber base. “Right now, we are focused on growing the list as large as possible, so these are all […]
The strategy behind Sherwood news
Bron Maher of Press Gazette looks at Sherwood News and its strategy. Maher writes, “Robinhood’s core service is an app that allows users to easily trade stocks, something which brought it to wider attention during the retail trading boom of the early Covid era and the widely-publicised growth in meme stocks. “And although Sherwood News is written […]
Yahoo Finance rolls out premium offerings, new content
Yahoo Finance, which has more unique visitors and page views than any other U.S. business news site, is launching a premium version and new content. The prices range from the Bronze Plan at $9.95 a month, a Silver Plan at $24.95 a month, to the Gold Plan at $49.95 a month. A 20% discount is […]
What kind of content will Sherwood News provide?
Sara Fischer of Axios examines Sherwood News, the news organization launched this week by retail trading company Robinhood. Fischer writes, “The new website is launching with original stories across several dedicated content sections, including markets, business, tech, crypto, power, world, personal finance and culture. “The editorial is produced by nearly two dozen veteran journalists, including former […]
Sports biz journalist Rovell launches site to cover collectibles
Sports business journalist Darren Rovell has launched Cllct, a website that will cover the sports collectibles industry, reports Dylan Manfre of Sportico. Manfre writes, “Cllct raised $4 million from a group that includes David Blitzer’s Bolt Venture, Gabe Plotkin’s Tallwoods Capital, Roger Ehrenberg’s Eberg Capital, Stephen Ross’ Amity Supply and Phoenix Capital Ventures. It also includes personal investments from […]
Ex-Business Insider leaders starting personal finance newsletter
Jim Edwards, who previously ran Business Insider’s UK operations, and two other co-founders are starting MoneyIn2, which will offer personal finance advice to new investors and young people, reports Clara Aberneithie of Press Gazette. Aberneithie writes, “Childs said that MoneyIn2 will respond to two information gaps in the current personal finance news service. The first […]
How a cannabis industry news site thrives in Vermont
Gretchen Peck writes for Editor & Publisher about Green Mountain Vermont Cannabis News, which is covering the cannabis industry in the state and is adding 35 to 50 new subscribers each week. Peck writes, “The newsroom team reports on news from the cannabis board, The Cannabis Retailer Association of Vermont and the Vermont Growers Association. […]
