What subscribers for The Verge opt to pay for
Nilay Patel, the editor in chief of The Verge, writes about the trends that the tech news site is seeing with its subscribers. Patel writes, “We hit our subscriber goals for 2025, and an astonishing 85 percent of you are choosing annual plans, which is the sort of durable, long-term relationship we can count on […]
Bloomberg overhauls its Japan website
Bloomberg has overhauled its Japanese-language news website, adding localized features tailored to the preferences of Japanese audiences. Changes include expanded local-language news content, enhanced multimedia offerings in Japanese, more translations of Bloomberg’s reporting, including investigative articles and economic outlook and insights from Bloomberg Businessweek, and a live Bloomberg TV+ feed with Japanese captions. “The new […]
Business Insider lifts its paywall
Business Insider quietly lifted its paywall recently, reports Oliver Darcy of Status. Darcy reports, “The change was not announced publicly—perhaps because it directly undercuts the story chief executive Barbara Peng and Editor-In-Chief Jamie Heller have spent the past year trying to sell to staff and readers: that BI was moving away from the old traffic hamster […]
Reuters launches Arabic website
Reuters launched its Arabic website on Tuesday, marking the company’s third dedicated language platform in addition to English and Japanese. Reuters will provide over 100 Arabic-language stories daily. The launch is the latest in Reuters broader Middle East expansion strategy. Earlier this year, digital subscriptions for Reuters.com were introduced in the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait […]
ETF.com sold to events industry execs
The parent of ETF.com, which provides news about exchange traded funds, has sold a majority stake to two entrepreneurs with a background in the events business. Terms were not disclosed. ETFS Capital has retained a minority stake. One of the buyers, Matt Middleton, will become CEO of the company. He is the founder and CEO […]
The Verge is allowing readers to personalize its website
The Verge is adding some exciting new features that will let readers personalize exactly how they read the site. Executive editor Jacob Kastrenakes writes, “You’ll be able to follow individual topics and authors, then read them in a custom homepage feed and through a daily email digest that’s specific to you. “On the front page, you’ll now see […]
Sharf named managing editor of Variety.com
Zack Sharf has been named managing editor of Variety.com. A story on Variety’s website states, “He previously served as digital news director since 2022. Sharf is tasked with driving digital growth through coverage of breaking news, trending stories and in showcasing Variety‘s array of editorial content across online and social platforms. “‘In the last three years, Zack […]
The Real Deal revamps its website
Real estate news site The Real Deal has overhauled its website to include an audio feature and push notifications.
Bloomberg passes Fox Business among biz news sites
Bloomberg News passed Fox Business to become the No. 7 business news site in December, according to data from Comscore. Bloomberg had a 6% drop in unique visitors to 23.3 million, but Fox Business reported a larger drop, falling 16% to 21.9 million unique visitors. CNN Business, the No. 9 website, had a 15% decline […]
The Logic doubled paid subscribers and traffic in 2024
David Skok, the editor of The Logic, writes about the progress of the Canadian business news site in the past year. Skok writes, “Since launching six and a half years ago, we’ve built a powerful audience that includes the country’s C-suites, its leading investors and political decision makers, and increasingly, readers from across Canadian business […]
