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5/23/2023
12 : 55
Dotdash Meredith Makes Big Bet on Contextual Ads
Plus... Newsletters for subscribers to boost retention
5/16/2023
12 : 34
Deals Show Niche Is the Path Forward for Digital Media
Deals Show Niche Is the Path Forward for Digital Media There is a lot going on in the world of media. Vice has declared bankruptcy. Forbes has a buyer (sort of). The Messenger launched its quest to
5/15/2023
9 : 44
You'll start receiving A Media Operator soon
You're on the free AMO No images? Click here Thanks for signing up! You have officially signed up for a free subscription to A Media Operator. Starting on Tuesday, you will begin receiving my
2/14/2023
13 : 24
Potential Forbes Deal Hinges on Insanely Lofty Goals
Potential Forbes Deal Hinges on Insanely Lofty Goals The floor has fallen out from under media valuations, but if you're Forbes Media's owner, you still think that you can command a high
2/2/2023
17 : 25
Survey: How's Revenue Looking So Far?
No images? Click here How's the year so far? I've been writing about how media companies are doing in this economy but forgot a key constituency: you. I've created a short survey that I
1/31/2023
13 : 44
It Was All a Dream
It Was All a Dream The post-pandemic hangover continues to play out as companies in the tech and media spaces come to grips with the fact that much of their growth over the past couple of years was not
1/24/2023
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Lots of M&A Talk, But Will Anything Happen?
Plus... US News & World Report Under Pressure Lots of M&A Talk, But Will Anything Happen? There has been a lot of coverage about possible media acquisitions over the past couple of weeks;
1/20/2023
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Growth of Ad-First Platforms Demonstrates Subscriptions Have Limits
Growth of Ad-First Platforms Demonstrates Subscriptions Have Limits Any operator will tell you that having consumers pay for content is the ideal relationship, especially with subscriptions turned on
1/10/2023
13 : 24
Should Bloomberg Go After Dow Jones and The Washington Post?
Should Bloomberg Go After Dow Jones and The Washington Post? It's been a few weeks since the mid-holiday break scoop that Mike Bloomberg was considering an acquisition of either The Washington Post
1/3/2023
13 : 34
Looking Ahead to 2023
Plus... An Update on AMO. Looking Ahead to 2023 I sat at my keyboard a year ago, thinking about what would happen in 2022. I wasn't terribly controversial with my opinions—events would continue to
12/23/2022
14 : 24
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays! Hey everyone— I want to wish you all a wonderful holiday. I hope you take some time to relax and recharge. As I've told my teams, next year will be busy, so getting caught up on
12/20/2022
13 : 24
Crypto Media Can't Beat Its Built-In Cycles
Plus... Not building on rented land Crypto Media Can't Beat Its Built-In Cycles Any media company focused on a specific topic or industry can find itself at the whims of cycles. Few industries are
12/13/2022
14 : 14
Media Companies Looking to Get Out of Software Business
Media Companies Looking to Get Out of Software Business Once considered a viable way to grow revenue, media companies are rethinking whether they want to be in the software licensing business. And for
12/6/2022
13 : 34
Building General Interest Media Companies is Very Hard
Building General Interest Media Companies is Very Hard Building a media company is challenging and a lot of work. No one can say otherwise. It takes a lot of time to build an audience, especially if
11/29/2022
13 : 14
Investors Agree: News Corp/Fox Merger is Bad For Them
Plus... Individual newsletters turning into brands Investors Agree: News Corp/Fox Merger is Bad For Them Despite having a nearly 40% stake in both businesses, the Murdoch clan may not be able to
11/22/2022
13 : 44
We Can't Depend on Platforms Anymore
We Can't Depend on Platforms Anymore Whether publishers realize it or not, we may be reaching the end of an era of our overreliance on social platforms. Due to how the economy is weakening and
11/15/2022
12 : 44
Ad Markets Struggled in Q3
Ad Markets Struggled in Q3 When the economy gets rough, the first budget to go is marketing. It's the most manageable variable expense for a CFO to zero in on. And so, it's no wonder we're
11/8/2022
13 : 34
No AMO Today
No AMO Today Hey— There will be no AMO today. But I'll be back on Friday. If you're in the United States, don't forget to vote today. Have a great day. Jacob Unsubscribe to stop receiving
11/1/2022
12 : 44
Bloomberg an Example of 1st-Party Data Done Right
Plus... Dotdash Bloomberg an Example of 1st-Party Data Done Right It's been a couple of weeks since Bloomberg revealed that it was removing 3rd-party programmatic advertising from its site. In an
10/25/2022
11 : 15
A Case For News Corp Splitting Further, Not Merging
A Case For News Corp Splitting Further, Not Merging It often feels like the big winners in business are the lawyers and bankers that help with merging and splitting businesses. While once it was part