Vice to launch business news site on Sunday
Vice Media is set to debut its finance and business news and video website, Vice Money, this weekend, reports Todd Spangler of Variety. Spangler writes, “The Vice Money channel will go live Sunday, Oct. 9, at news.vice.com/money coinciding with the premiere of the daily ‘Vice News Tonight’ show on HBO and the Vice News site relaunch. Vice Money […]
MLex seeks M&A correspondent in Brussels
International news service MLex seeks a reporter to cover European reviews of mergers and acquisitions and how they create regulatory risk for companies and investors. The Brussels-based job involves tracking merger deals (mainly, although not exclusively at an EU level) and speaking to all parties, with a view to being the first to identify and […]
Bloomberg unveils faster load times on its website
Bloomberg has installed software that allows its website stories to load 30 percent to 50 percent faster, reports Lucia Moses of Digiday. Moses writes, “In tests, Bloomberg said it cut page load time by 30 percent to 50 percent depending on the test. (The company wouldn’t say to what, saying load time varies based on multiple factors […]
FT’s new website could spur more subscribers
Jack Marshall of The Wall Street Journal writes about a faster Financial Times website and its impact on subscribers. Marshall writes, “Publishers are attempting to improve their web offerings as speed and user experience are increasingly seen as ways to differentiate from competitors, especially as users consume more online content via mobile devices. The Washington Post […]
FT rolls out new website
The Financial Times unveiled a new website on Monday that is faster to download. The website now downloads in 1.5 seconds on desktops and in 2.1 second on mobile devices. In addition, the new website features a customization feature where readers can save articles and get information based on their personal interests. The new website […]
The Verge undergoes overhaul as it turns five
Nilay Patel, editor of tech news site The Verge, writes about how it will undergo some changes in the coming months as it celebrates its fifth anniversary. Patel writes, “So over the next few weeks, I’m going to be posting a series of pieces in collaboration with the various people and teams at Vox Media […]
CNBC expands Make It team
Jenna Goudreau, managing editor of CNBC Digital, sent out the following announcement on Monday: I wanted to take the opportunity to give an update on Make It. I joined the digital team in May as the managing editor for the site, and I couldn’t be prouder of the tremendous success we’ve seen in just seven […]
CNNMoney posts second-best month ever in August
CNNMoney posted its second-best month on record in August, maintaining its position as one of the Top 5 business and financial online news destinations. CNNMoney ranked fifth among its competitors with 28 million multi-platform unique visitors in August 2016, a second-best all-time record behind only January 2016. The visitors were up 4 percent from July, […]
Biz news site Benzinga closes on $3 million financing round
Business news site Benzinga announced Thursday that it has closed on a $3 million round of financing that will allow it to expand. The investors include WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm, as well as Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert. “It’s a testament to the talent of our team and the power of our mission […]
CNBC remains No. 1 in video in August
CNBC maintained the No. 1 position for digital video in August for the second consecutive month with 12.8 million unique content video viewers in the business and finance news category, according to the August 2016 comScore U.S. Video Metrix report. Its video viewers were up 73 percent from a year ago. CNBC also held the […]