As many governments begin to ease lockdown restrictions, Digiday reporters took a (virtual) trip around the world to see where activity is beginning to restart.
| Slowly but surely, governments around the world are easing lockdown restrictions. Daily life almost seems to have regained normality as businesses reopen and companies begin to get a clearer picture of what the rest of 2020 has in store. For some countries, that means their economies have reignited and losses from March and April are starting to be made up. For others, the healing process will take longer. Digiday reporters took a (virtual) trip around the world to see where activity is beginning to restart. Read more below. In China, while there was an acceleration in spending in the second quarter to make up for first-quarter losses, the full impact of coronavirus on the country's ad industry remains unclear. HBO Max -- WarnerMedia's big bet on streaming -- comes at the premium price of $15 a month. As the pandemic rages on and the economy slips further into a recession, the circumstances beg the question: How can the service possibly reach its goal of 50 million subscribers in 2025? Exclusively for Digiday+ members, the latest Digiday Guide covers everything you need to know about subscription strategies explores the key considerations publishers need to make when evaluating their consumer revenue strategies. Despite taking a hit on ad revenue in the second quarter, a focus on subscriptions has helped Danish newspaper Information weather the worst of the coronavirus storm. For Digiday+ members, BuzzFeed initially took a hit after Amazon cut back on its affiliate program, but it has since been able to rebuild its commerce revenue stream by tapping into more direct relationships with retail partners. Other things to know about On this week’s The New Normal, Digiday editor-in-chief Brian Morrissey will be joined by National Geographic director of Instagram Josh Raab to discuss how they’ve adapted their feed in a world where travel and travel photography have become increasingly complicated. Register here to join us on Friday at 12 p.m. ET. Experts are racing to identify new ways to optimize measurement strategies across TV and digital, from comparing spend across channels to verifying that ads are being viewed by real people. Here are five of the most important techniques. Sponsored by Moat by Oracle Data Cloud. | | |
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howdy! | DIGIDAY+ MEMBER EXCLUSIVE | | Digiday Guide: Everything you need to know about subscription strategies | | In this guide, we’ll explore the key considerations publishers need to make when evaluating their consumer revenue strategies. We walk through how some major companies have thought through their strategies, thinking through content strategy, measuring success, distribution issues, and product strategies. The publications profiled in the document have different business models, different resources, and different structures. Their approaches are presented not as prescriptions but as ways to help think about reader revenue and where it might fit into your organization. | | |
howdy! howdy! howdy! | | | Telemundo’s Romina Rosado on why the Hispanic network is betting on streaming | | For Telemundo, shifting to streaming platforms -- everything from parent company Comcast's Peacock to Quibi -- is an obvious choice based on a simple fact: The median age for Latinos in the U.S. is 28, much lower than that of the country as a whole. For Telemundo SVP of Digital Romina Rosado, that means the network needs to be on every new platform it can be to reach the 60 million Hispanics in the U.S. |
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