FT Group revenue up 4 percent in 2012
The Financial Times Group, which operates the business newspaper, reported a 4 percent increase in revenue in 2012. In addition, digital and services now account for 50 percent of FT Group revenues, up from 31 percent in 2008, according to data released Monday. Content revenues comprised 61 percent of total revenues, up from 48 percent […]
FT content now available on HTC BlinkFeed news aggregator
The Financial Times is partnering with HTC for the launch of HTC BlinkFeed, a news aggregator available on the new HTC One smartphones devices, offering select FT content for free. HTC BlinkFeed brings content to the device’s home screen, enabling users to see content that is most interesting to them without having to open a […]
One-third of WSJ’s traffic coming from mobile
Almost one third of the Wall Street Journal’s online readers access the content on a device that has a screen size of between four and seven inches, Raju Narisetti, head of WSJ Digital Network, told a conference Tuesday. Sarah Marshall of Journalism.co.uk writes, “Narisetti told Digital Media Strategies, which is taking place in London today, […]
FT expands digital staff, readies new functionality
Andy Plesser of BeetTV.com talked to Martin Dickson of The Financial Times about the paper’s new digital strategy.
WSJ launches index of influential New Yorkers
The Wall Street Journal announced Monday the launch of NYIndex, an interactive, dynamically updating list of influential New Yorkers. Encompassing power players in all of the city’s major sectors, from finance to fashion, education to entertainment, and powered by real-time data from Factiva, one of the world’s most comprehensive databases of news, the NYIndex uses […]
The FT moving into the digital age
Eric Pfanner of The New York Times writes about how the Financial Times has transformed itself into more of a digital publication as it celebrates its 125th anniversary this week. Pfanner wrtites, “The F.T. was one of the first newspapers to charge readers for access to its Web site, which it did in 2002. It […]
YouTube cuts funding for WSJ, Reuters channels
YouTube has cut off funding to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters that formed part of its $150 million dollar plan to help launch more than 100 premium channels, repots Hamish McKenzie of PandoDaily.com. McKenzie writes, “The termination of the one-year deals, which has resulted in contractors losing their positions at Reuters, comes even as […]
An auto reporter takes a multimedia approach
Bob Mong, the editor of the Dallas Morning News, writes about how the paper’s auto writer, Terry Box, used his multimedia skills to cover the Detroit Auto Show. Mong writes, “Don’t just think of him as Terry Box, auto writer, any longer. Picture him, instead, as Terry Box, multimedia journalist. Here’s why. “No question, Terry […]
WSJ Digital Network makes biz move in ratings
The WSJDigitalNetwork is the biggest mover on the YouTube Original Channel Tracker this week, writes Mallory Russell of Advertising Age, with the help of Pixar. Russell writes, “A teaser for the animation company’s short film ‘The Blue Umbrella,’ which was posted on the channel, led to a big jump in viewership. The channel grew by […]
Why the biz side of Forbes is at the CES
Tim Peterson of Adweek writes about why the business side of Forbe magazine is at the Consumer Electronics Show. Peterson writes, “This quarter the publisher plans to roll out a new design style to its mobile site and eventually its tablet site, said Forbes svp of digital ad strategy Mark Howard. Right now users can […]
