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ePaper growth in Germany, podcasts declining and AI editors: Twipe’s Weekly News Digest

Welcome to Twipe’s Weekly News Digest. This week, we take a look at stories from across the world of publishing and news tech, touching on topics like ePaper growth in Germany, a declining number of podcast launches, the FT appointing an AI editor and more. Read our top 5 stories of the week below. 1.[…]

How German publishers are successfully converting subscribers from print to digital

Germany continues to be a leader in digital news consumption. In their latest report launched this week, BDZV and Schickler revealed that 75% of publishers are pursuing strategies to convert print subscribers to the ePaper whilst 93% of publishers see the importance of ePapers as having grown compared to previous years. We dive into the numbers[…]

Digital users in Europe are up 100 million from 2019. How can publishers capitalise on this?

Across the world, we’ve seen exponential digital growth. McKinsey’s latest report on digital reported a net gain of 100 million digital users across Europe since 2019. That’s a whopping 13% of the total population of Europe! Today, we examine the state of digital within publishing and look at how publishers can improve their digital offering.   High frequency of digital users[…]

Local Newspapers

What is local news in 2022 and how are publishers adapting?

Growing up in Knutsford, UK, I used to go out to buy my local newspaper every week. I was proud to see my name next to my weekly match report for my hockey team and walked home with my Knutsford Guardian copy like a badge of honour. Each time I return home, I’m amazed how[…]

Mit welchen digitalen Beilagen können Publisher die Leseaktivität steigern?

“Viele Verlage wissen bis heute nicht, auf welchem Papier sie im dritten oder vierten Quartal ihre Zeitschriften drucken sollen”, sagte Philipp Welte beim European Publishing Congress letzte Woche in Wien. Die Gewinnung von digitalen Abonnenten war auf diesem ein zentrales Thema. Vor allem vor dem Hintergrund der derzeitigen Papierknappheit, die für die deutsche Medienlandschaft zu einer echten[…]

Recognising AI, ePaper and Gen Z focused initiatives at the INMA Global Media Awards

Publishers are leveraging tools across the digital sphere to bring their digital strategy to the next level. We have handpicked some of the best-in-class ideas presented at the INMA Global Media Awards from AI reporting on regional football driving a 50% renewal rate to dispelling fake news on TikTok to reach Gen Z. Norwegian robots[…]

EngageReaders heatmap

Why leveraging the ePaper can be vital in defining the new role of print

America’s top 25 titles have lost 30% of their print sales in 2 years. In a new article in the ePaper in the spotlight series we explore how ePaper can become a strategic tool in the process of transitioning to a digital first strategy and defining the new role of print. 1. The potential reach[…]

The strategic role of ePapers being leveraged across the world

In a world where we are seeing the process of digitalisation tearing through society and people show greater awareness to the problems facing the planet, the ePaper has become a strategic solution for publishers. Throughout the pandemic, ePaper consumption grew worldwide. This is a trend that has continued. 60.6% of publishers told our survey that[…]

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