Bloomberg TV is launching two new shows
Bloomberg Television is launching two new shows later this spring. “Provenance” will examine the business of fine art as it is bought and sold and the money that people make from the art business. “Leagues of Nations” looks at the global business of soccer and the cost of teams, player contracts and stadiums. In addition, […]
Bloomberg partnering with Twitter on live-streaming network
Bloomberg and Twitter are partnering on a new 24/7 live-streaming video network, reports Lukas Alpert of The Wall Street Journal. Alpert writes, “The social-media company is joining forces with the global financial news outlet to create a service that will stream news produced solely for Twitter 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “‘It is going […]
Bloomberg works with Postlight to annotate news
Benjamin Mullin of The Poynter Institute writes about how Bloomberg has worked with Postlight to provide annotated information in stories. Mullin writes, “Bloomberg — with its ever-present emphasis on speed — thinks there should be a better way. So, the financial news colossus has teamed up with Postlight, the digital studio co-founded by journalist and programmer […]
Cheddar hits 1 million live views per day
David Pierce of Wired writes about Cheddar, a business news channel aimed at millennials that airs its content via Twitter and other online systems. Pierce writes, “After almost a full year of broadcasting, Steinberg says Cheddar is up to a million live views per day across platforms, and is reaching the audience it wants: On Facebook, […]
Economist seeks Snapchat editor
Are you interested in creating powerful visual journalism day in, day out? Does the challenge of bringing The Economist to life on a radically different platform, in a way that remains true to its voice, values and 174-year history, appeal to you? Do you know, get and use Snapchat? If the answer is yes, and you […]
LinkedIn starts business news section
LinkedIn on Wednesday launched a section on its network dedicated to business news, seeking to draw users onto the service more frequently to read and talk about current events. David Ingram of Reuters writes, “LinkedIn is calling the section ‘Trending Storylines.’ It will have a stream of links to outside news sources mixed with related posts […]
How the FT is getting people to share videos
Lucinda Southern of Digiday writes about how the Financial Times is trying to increase people sharing its video content. Southern writes, “Despite keeping its text behind a paywall, the FT’s video is free to access. Currently, it creates about 200 video clips a month across platforms, including graphics, charts, Live, series and long-form features, opinion and 360 […]
What’s behind Forbes new mobile app
Lucinda Southern of Digiday interviewed Forbes chief product officer Lewis Dvorkin about its new mobile application, which was rolled out this week. Here is an excerpt: Why did you choose to design the product this way? I don’t believe in native content apps. The average American has 1.5 news apps; it’s never going to be Forbes. But this […]
Forbes rolls out new mobile site with faster download
Forbes on Tuesday is beginning the public roll out of its new mobile site, which it says loads in 0.8 seconds, down from anywhere from 3 to 12 seconds on its current mobile site, reports Joseph Lichterman of the Nieman Lab. Lichterman writes, “As part of its new mobile site, Forbes is introducing a new story format […]
How social media works with editorial at Forbes
Lucia Moses of Digiday looks at how Forbes uses social media. Moses writes, “Forbes has a team of seven led by Shauna Gleason, director of social media. Formed over the past six months, the team has platform-specific experts who collaborate with the rest of editorial, including design and video. With only seven people, the social team […]
