The FT is no longer a newspaper

Mark Chillingworth of PCWorld writes about Financial Times chief information officer Christina Scott, who pontificates about the media company’s strategy. Chillingworth writes, “‘Technology has moved people’s habits,’ says Christina Scott, CIO at the Financial Times. Scott joined the FT in May 2012 as the financial news provider looked to put technology at the heart of […]

Financial Times launches fastFT

The Financial Times unveiled on Wednesday fastFT, a service that provides news and views 24 hours a day. fastFT provides reporting and commentary in short, sharp and informed dispatches. It expands and deepens the FT’s existing content offerings – from breaking and investigative news, opinion and analysis to blogs, interactive journalism and videos – by […]

FT launches Spanish-language service for Latin America

The Financial Times launched Tuesday a new service in Latin America providing FT news and analysis translated into Spanish. Available through the FT Syndication service, which offers media organizations the right to republish FT content, subscribers will receive 10 articles per week covering international trends and developments relevant to Latin America. The service will include […]

Financial Times website is hacked

The Financial Times is the latest news outlet to be hacked by supporters of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, following a phishing attack on the company’s email accounts. Henry Mance of The Financial Times writes, “Twelve posts entitled ‘Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army’ appeared on the FT’s tech blog between 12.38pm and 12.42pm on […]

Financial Times launches on Flipboard

The Financial Times launched on Flipboard on Thursday. Flipboard users across all Android and iOS devices will now have access to a range of FT content, including news, commentary, analysis, blogs and video. The launch marks the latest development in the FT’s digital strategy of offering its content across an array of devices and platforms […]

Bloomberg’s praise for FT fuels speculation

Mike Bloomberg’s comments at an event honoring The Financial Times‘ 125th birthday has once again fueled speculation that he is interested in purchasing the financial newspaper, reports Amy Chozick of the New York Times. Chozick writes, “In a speech for the occasion, Mr. Bloomberg said he was there ‘to celebrate my second favorite financial news […]

Staying close to your audience and customers

John Ridding, the CEO of the Financial Times, was interviewed on Tuesday after ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, about the business newspaper’s 125 years and what it’s plans are for the future.

FT.com offers discount as part of 125th anniversary

Lauren Indvik of Mashable writes about how the Financial Times is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Indvik writes, “The Financial Times is celebrating its 125th anniversary this week, offering a one-year standard subscription to the FT.com for $125, approximately 62% off the regular retail price. “The offer is valid to first-time U.S. subscribers only through May […]

FT adjusting to the sense of a finite read

Stuart Dredge of The Guardian writes about how the Financial Times has continued to evolve its web application. Dredge writes, “Grimshaw adds that 12% of the FT’s digital advertising revenues are currently coming from mobile devices. ‘We would like that to be higher, but it’s substantially above the industry average,’ he says. “A large portion […]

Financial Times faces weak ad market

Mark Sweney of The Guradian reports that Pearson Plc, the parent of the Financial Times, is saying that the business newspaper is facing a weak advertising market. Sweney writes, “Pearson has said that the Financial Times faced a ‘weak’ advertising market in the first quarter of this year, but nevertheless managed to increase its digital […]