Obsolete Media Business Models
Obsolete newspaper business models were predicated on controlling distribution.
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For years publishers haven’t had to worry about business models: they just captured attention and watched the money come in. Those days, though, are over: the publications that survive will start with business models and…
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Publishers are wringing their hands about whether or not to utilize Facebook’s Instant Articles, but the truth is most have no choice
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The fundamental economic model of newspapers is broken; for journalism to survive, new business models must be found.
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Publishers and the Smiling Curve
Publishers used to live at the point of integration. The value of that integration, though, is gone with the Internet, which means value flows to suppliers and aggregators.
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Daily Update: Uber v Lyft in NYC, Defending Surge Pricing, Taylor Swift on Music
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Publishers’ Deal with the Devil
Ay, we must die an everlasting death. What doctrine call you this, Che sera, sera, What will be, shall be? Divinity, adieu! – The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe To evoke Faust as allegory for the ongoing dispute between Amazon and book publishers is appropriate on two levels, the first being the nature […]
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Newspapers Are Dead; Long Live Journalism
The fundamental economic model of newspapers is broken; for journalism to survive, new business models must be found.
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FiveThirtyEight and the End of Average
Just a few minutes ago, Nate Silver’s new FiveThirtyEight site launched. While it’s not known how much ESPN is paying Silver, it’s certainly a substantial amount, especially when you consider 20% of visitors to the New York Times stopped by Silver’s blog. Silver’s FiveThirtyEight is one of a growing number of personality-driven sites and blogs, […]