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Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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80 Blog Posts

AI pushes licensing to become a third revenue stream

12 October 2026 By Benji Stalvey, Matt Lindsay, Nathan Hart

Subscription benchmarks reveal dynamic strategies set top news publishers apart

15 June 2026 By Peter Doucette & Madelin Zwingelberg

In the age of AI, publisher monetisation must move from defense to offense

15 April 2026 By James Henderson & Ariel Burkett

New business models shaped 2025; digital rights, content licensing on horizon for 2026

15 December 2025 By Matt Lindsay

Collaborative research outlines road map for accelerating digital revenue, sustainable business transformation

23 November 2025 By Patrick Tornabene, Bill Tevis, Peter Doucette

News publishers rethink digital pricing, move beyond one-size-fits-all strategies

15 October 2025 By Matt Lindsay

What Q2 2025 promotional offer benchmarks reveal about digital subscription growth

19 August 2025 By Dustin Tetley & Chris Mateer

Audience growth, churn mitigation among key data to scale digital subscriptions

14 July 2025 By Peter Doucette

AI transforms audience monetisation with smarter paywalls, stronger revenue

13 April 2025 Michael O'Neill & Matt Lindsay

Next-gen paywalls balance privacy, engagement, revenue growth

9 February 2025 Ariel Burkett & Michael O'Neill

2025 newsroom trends point toward team unification, AI integration

29 December 2024 Mather

Consider goals, tech readiness to unlock opportunities for AI-powered paywalls

20 October 2024 Katherine Ruane

Subscription pricing during print delivery transitions varies across markets, subscriber cohorts

14 August 2024 Becca Bettinger & Nathan Hart

Paywall intercept rates on “closed” and “open” news sites yield revenue optimisation insights

19 June 2024 Joel Medford & Matt Lindsay

Business model transformation, AI tools top of mind for media industry leaders

21 April 2024 Matt Lindsay

6-level data maturity pyramid offers strategic growth blueprint for media

13 February 2024 Peter Doucette

AI, value-added products, first-party data will remain at the forefront in 2024

13 December 2023 Matt Lindsay

Keep it simple, sometimes: Embracing complexity often benefits news companies

22 October 2023 Matt Lindsay

Increasing digital ARPU is a necessity for news publishers

15 August 2023 Peter Doucette & Matt Lindsay

Bundling is an art of getting lower-value products in front of consumers

25 June 2023 Matt Lindsay

Introductory offer, bundling are important considerations in subscription pricing strategy

29 March 2023 Matt Lindsay

Lower site traffic, dramatic economic climate impacted 2022 for news publishers (+ likely 2023 trends)

26 December 2022 Matt Lindsay

These 4 tips can turn inflation into an opportunity for media companies

7 November 2022 Nathan Hart & Luke Boutwell

Print subscription pricing strategy aggressiveness depends on print runway

29 September 2022 Peter Doucette & Matt Lindsay

3 data science use cases demonstrate news publisher monetisation options

29 August 2022 Matt Lindsay & Arvid Tchivzhel

Research: Digital product acquisition, consumer spending on subscriptions are likely to remain steady

26 July 2022 Matt Lindsay

3 case studies show how offer optimisation can grow readers, revenue

15 June 2022 Nick Truitt, Matt Lindsay, Arvid Tchivzhel

These levers, relationships impact the lifetime value North Star

16 May 2022 Nick Truitt, Matt Lindsay, Arvid Tchivzhel

Media should optimise go-to market offers with lifetime value as North Star

12 April 2022 Nick Truitt, Matt Lindsay, Arvid Tchivzhel

Research shows difference in COVID, Ukraine news engagement

20 March 2022 Matt Lindsay & Arvid Tchivzhel

Premium content models, customer lifetime value add necessary layer to monetisation strategies

16 February 2022 Matt Lindsay & Arvid Tchivzhel

Protect high-rate subscribers from price increases to reduce price reduction requests

12 January 2022 Matt Lindsay, Ian Fitton, Luke Boutwell, Matthew Lulay

ROI is strong with media brand marketing, acquisition campaigns

14 December 2021 Matt Lindsay

Mather’s Benchmark reports shed light on recent media trends, insights

9 November 2021 Matt Lindsay

News publishers can maximise revenue with subscriber-only (premium) content

11 October 2021 Matt Lindsay & Arvid Tchivzhel

E-edition engagement is a leading indicator for print-to-digital conversions

13 September 2021 Matthew Lulay

Research shows the potential of digital reader revenue

8 August 2021 Matt Lindsay & Arvid Tchivzhel

7 best practices for media reflect industry innovation, transformation

13 July 2021 Matt Lindsay