Digital Media Europe 2017: Premium ad market and new frontiers for content monetization take centre stage in Copenhagen

The leading digital revenue event for the European news industry, Digital Media Europe, will be held in Copenhagen from 24 to 26 April 2017. Digital decision-makers from across the continent, and the rest of the world will discuss why and how the new relationship economy is key to reload legacy media subscription models and retain reader loyalty. This year in Vienna, delegates explored how world-beaters stayed on top through constant re-invention. DME17 will show the way forward in reclaiming the premium ad market and developing new frontiers for digital revenues.

NELA returns with mixed impressions from WPE 2016

NELA considers WPE an important industry event and, therefore, the trade fair is a fixed date in the annual show calendar. This year, however, the plate automation specialist decided last minute for a participation in Vienna, expectations were rather conservative in view of reduced exhibition space and moderate visitor forecasts in a drupa-year.

New report from World Editors Forum explores best practices for online comment moderation to generate audience loyalty and revenue

A new report from The World Editors Forum (WEF), the network for editors within the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), explores how news media are managing conversations with their audiences in an increasingly toxic online environment; and highlights best practice where comments are generating reader loyalty and revenue.

Austria’s news in education work honoured for excellence

Zeitung in der Schule (ZiS – News at School), an initiative founded by the Austrian Newspaper Association (VÖZ), has been been honored as a “Center of Youth Engagement Excellence” by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), for its innovative and strong News in Education programs that have reached more than 1 million students in the past decade.

World Publishing Expo and new Digital Content Expo coming to Berlin in 2017

While the countdown continues for next weeks World Publishing Expo in Vienna, WAN-IFRA announced today that next years revamped event will be returning to Berlin. Under the motto “Make Publishing Successful”, the IFRA World Publishing Expo and the new parallel DCX Digital Content Expo will both highlight the numerous opportunities opening up to the industry.

Malaysia youth team takes top World Young Reader Prize

R.AGE, the youth initiative of The Star in Malaysia, has taken the top award in the annual World Young Reader Prize of WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, for its innovative use of video, compelling journalistic storytelling and audience involvement in ways that can inform news publishers around the world.