FT to launch fastFT app for smartwatch
The Financial Times has launched its fastFT service on the Samsung Gear S smartwatch in its first venture into the wearables space. Angela Haggerty of The Drum writes, “The publisher has teamed up with technology provider Spritz to create the app, which will deliver a written content stream to users at a speed of their […]
CNBC’s mobile users are addicted
CNBC’s mobile users are highly-responsive, action takers and wedded to their mobile devices, according to a research study conducted by the financial news network. CNBC’s mobile audience uses multiple platforms at the same time. Eighty-one percent of CNBC iPad App users, 72 percent of CNBC mobile web users, 67 percent of CNBC iPhone users and […]
FT readers connected at all times of the day
World Editors Forum Research Fellow Julie Posetti spoke to Tom Betts, who is vice president of customer analytics and research for Pearson PLC, the parent company of the Financial Times, about its mobile strategy. Here is an excerpt: How has the landscape has changed in the past twelve months from the point of view of your […]
Building a long-term future for Bloomberg
Jasper Jackson of The Media Briefing interviewed Paul Marcum, global head of digital video for Bloomberg Media, about the company’s expansion plans. Jackson writes, “You might expect a company like Bloomberg to be less obsessed with the youth market than its consumer peers, but Smith’s project is aimed at building a long-term future for Bloomberg […]
Reuters to launch TV product for phones and tablets
Reuters editor in chief Steve Adler sent out the following announcement on Monday: Reuters is embarking on an exciting and ambitious new consumer television product for connected devices (such as phones and tablets) which will launch later this year. The new Reuters TV app, to be sold by subscription, will deliver the day’s most important […]
Yahoo Finance unveils redesigned app
Robby Stein, director of product management at Yahoo, writes about its redesigned application for Yahoo FInance. Stein writes: For Android devices, our team rebuilt the app from the ground up, bringing you a new home experience organized around your stock quotes and company news. The new app also delivers push notifications about relevant breaking news […]
Desktop vs. mobile vs. tablet when reading a business story
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes, writes about the difference in how long a reader spends with a business news story when it’s on a desktop computer vs. being read on a mobile device or a tablet. Dvorkin writes, “Consumers did spend less individual time on the post, but did make their way […]
WSJ seeks audience development editor
The Wall Street Journal global newsroom is looking for an audience development editor, responsible for managing a team of social media editors and digital metrics analysts. The right candidate has demonstrable experience in collecting and analyzing reader traffic data and formulating and executing audience-building strategies in a fast-moving news environment. Ready knowledge of social media […]
FT parent reiterates outlook for 2014
Pearson Plc, the parent of the Financial Times, reiterated its profit forecasts for this year but cautioned its expected earnings range could slip if the sterling remains at its current level. Henry Mance of the Financial Times writes, “The FT’s paying readership rose 13 per cent year-on-year to 677,000. That included a 33 per cent […]
The how and why behind the building of a digital FT weekend
Jasper Jackson of The Media Briefing writes about the new digital FT Weekend, launched earlier this month. Jackson writes, “The FT’s launch of a digital FT Weekend section of its app earlier this month suggests part of its answer involves slicing up its content to create new products. “This digital version of FT Weekend features […]
