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Across the sites where it’s currently in use, the company’s purchase prediction model has been able to identify groups of readers three to five times more likely than average to buy a subscription, and advertise offers to them differently.
VGTV, an offshoot of the tabloid Verdens Gang, has benefited from Schibsted’s strategy for innovation: separate the new business from the mothership until it is well established, and then reintegrate it back with the whole.
“This is not a reorganization that is forced upon a publisher. It’s a joint realization that if we join forces we can do more than by operating on our own.”
“Esta no es una reorganización que se le esté imponiendo a un editor. Es fruto de entender que uniendo fuerzas se puede hacer más que trabajando por nuestra propia cuenta”.
The Scandinavian media giant surveyed thousands of its users to figure out characteristics of effective mobile ads. One finding: Static images were more effective than rich media or video ads.
In the second part of our series on European models of news industry innovation, Ken Doctor looks at a Norwegian media company that’s expanded far beyond national borders — and found revenue success with online classifieds.
The news business needs to pay attention to Hulu and Netflix: Name-brand content is worth investing in — even if it means cutting back elsewhere.