The Road to a fully Digital-Funded Newsroom
The focus on reader revenue means the newsroom is shifting slowly from cost-sink to profit centre. We talk to three leaders focused on content-driven subscription growth.
How Schibsted hit 1 Billion Krone reader revenue
Publishers like Schibsted have managed to hit huge stretch targets for subscription growth over the last few years, and are now targeting digital sustainability.
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SVP Consumer Marketing and Revenue, Schibsted Media, Norway
Impact of investigative journalism on subscription
French pure digital player Mediapart has proved that strong content can drive a business based purely on reader revenue (!) - backed up by a solid and highly professional subscription strategy.
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Managing Director, Mediapart, France
The F+ Strategy
When leading up-market German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung launched the comprehensive digital only F+ product for only €11.80 per month, this signified a major change in direction for the brand. They have steadily winning new subscribers, giving them one year to establish a habit, before increasing the price to closer to €20. Buhr explains how the strategy is working out so far.
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Distribution Director, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
