Le Monde bets on the Olympics
The Olympics in Paris this summer will shine a spotlight on France and one publication will be hoping…
The Daily Beast tries again
Digital news site The Daily Beast is named after the fictional name Evelyn Waugh gave his protagonist's employer…
Atlantic scores big – by changing little
For an example of how - when it comes to media business models - what’s old is new…
Is Sports Illustrated key to Minute IPO?
Minute Media - the 13-year-old, US-UK-Israel sports digital owner of The Players’ Tribune, FanSided, 90min and STN Video…
Where’s the profit for Reddit?
Within the next few weeks, the first social media company IPO in half a decade will debut. On…
What next for public broadcasters?
Public service broadcasters (PSB) come in various shapes and sizes, but pretty much all of them are now…
Can WaPo catch up?
It’s been another tough few months for US news media, with layoffs at a slew of outlets, including…
Messenger: end of an ads-funded dream?
Plenty of new media business launches have been met with skepticism, often undue. The New European, in the…
The hopes and fears of media in 2024
A New Year is meant to be full of possibilities and opportunities, a chance to look ahead optimistically.…
Trying to get the AI balance right…
Since the last Flashes & Flames piece on AI, perhaps the biggest AI story of the year broke.…