How the Economist’s film operation is working
Ricardo Bilton of the Nieman Lab takes a look at the new film operation at the Economist.
Asset TV boosting coverage of hedge funds, private equity, sports biz
Asset TV, which provides video content on a number of business and financial topics, is expanding its coverage of hedge funds and private equity under former Absolute Return reporter Gillian Kemmerer. Kemmerer, who was hired in April as head of institutional and alternatives programming, has boosted Asset TV’s programs in hedge funds, private equity, institutional investment […]
Behind Investopedia’s video boost
Sahil Patel of Digiday writes about Investopedia and its push behind adding more video to its website. Patel writes, “In January, IAC-owned Investopedia hired CNN veteran Caleb Silver as its first vp of content to focus on video. Silver’s team of three produces roughly 300 videos per quarter. Investopedia’s goal is to launch a studio that can create […]
How Quartz is reinventing the email newsletter
Greg Dool of Folio writes about how the financial news website Quartz is having success with is email newsletter. Dool writes, “Four years, 16 million unique monthly readers, two international expansions, and one messaging-style mobile news app later, Quartz has become a prime embodiment of the ‘digital native’ media brand archetype—thanks in no small part to its witty, […]
A personal finance podcast that uses voice mail
Ricardo Bilton of the Nieman Lab writes about Kitchen Table Politics, a personal finance podcast from FiveThirtyEight.com. Bilton writes, “The episodes, airing over the next five weeks, will follow specific personal finance issues that nearly every American faces at some point. The first episode looks at childcare and paid family leave. Future episodes will examine […]
Reuters rolls out new version of Reuters TV
Reuters rolled out a new version of its Reuters TV service on Wednesday. This new version includes featured programs – thematic programs curated and hosted by Reuters journalists – alongside live feeds of global events and personalized video newscasts. The update includes a major redesign on both Apple TV and the Web that seeks to […]
How the Economist is using Facebook Live video
Lucinda Southern of Digiday writes Monday about how The Economist is using Facebook Live video to have its journalists interact with readers. Southern writes, “The Economist has been experimenting with Facebook Live since January, but the publisher has far from figured out how to translate its polished journalistic brand to the low-fi format. The Economist now uses multi-camera […]
How The Economist’s Espresso attracts readers
Allison Schultes of Storybench.org interviewed Jason Palmer, the founding editor of The Economist’s Espresso, which presents the top stories of the day in 150-word snippets. Here is an excerpt: In terms of The Economist being a weekly publication and Espresso being daily, how does that work in terms of workflow? Do you feel like you’re […]
SF Biz Times launches podcast on biotech
San Francisco Business Times editor Patrick Chu sent out the following announcement on Friday: The San Francisco Business Times has launched its first podcast today as part of a broader effort by our parent company, American City Business Journals, to attract, increase and engage our audience. BioFlash will initially be a bi-weekly podcast and will focus on […]
How the Economist is betting on virtual reality
Lucinda Southern of Digiday writes about how The Economist is betting on virtual reality. Southern writes, “Still, Henry Stuart, co-founder and CEO of agency Visualise, which helped develop The Economist app, told Digiday that from recent confidential conversations, more publishers in the U.K. will launch VR apps in the coming months. “‘It’s so that people can view their content […]
