The presentation adopts a "Mad Max" narrative to examine 4 trends that currently define the media industry. At the same time, it identifies 5 tent poles for every publisher, media and content creator to be aware of. Most findings are based on the Journalism, Media & Technology 2016 report by the Reuters Institute, focusing on the European & Greek market.
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FOUR TRENDS
1. Disaggregation of viewing habits
2. The collapse* of the expectation to pay for content
3. Increased advertising efficiencies
4. History repeating
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FOUR TRENDS
1. Disaggregation of viewing habits
2. The collapse* of the expectation to pay for content
3. Increased advertising efficiencies
4. History repeating
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FOUR TRENDS
1. Disaggregation of viewing habits
2. The collapse* of the expectation to pay for content
3. Increased advertising efficiencies
4. History repeating
14. “DEN FTANEI POY KONOMATE
APO TA CLICKS MOU!!1!”
Unknown (Internet User, Everywhere, Everytime)
2. PAY FOR CONTENT
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FOUR TRENDS
1. Disaggregation of viewing habits
2. The collapse* of the expectation to pay for content
3. Increased advertising efficiencies
4. History repeating
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FOUR TRENDS
1. Disaggregation of viewing habits
2. The collapse* of the expectation to pay for content
3. Increased advertising efficiencies
4. History repeating
24. “OUR PHONES ARE MORE IMPORTANT
FOR OUR JOURNEY THAN ANYTHING,
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD”
Wael (Refugee from Homs, Middle East Online, 19/08/15)
A. SMARTPHONES
29. “THERE IS A GENERATION WHO IS NOT
READING ANYTHING LONGER THAN A
NOTIFICATION”
Otto Toth (CTO, Huffington Post, 2015)
B. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
30. B. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
1. Glanceable Content
2. Relevant
3. All The News That’s Fit To Send
4. Teams assigned to them
5. Headline writers are the new…
31. GROWTH (%) IN PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
FRANCE
USA
SPAIN
ITALY
0 3.5 7 10.5 14
7
8
13
14
4
5
6
6 2014 2015
SOURCE: REUTERS INSTITUTE DIGITAL NEWS REPORT 2015
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WE COULD START AGAIN
1. Back to Storytelling
2. Focus on Engagement
3. Embrace technology (data/analytics)
4. Seek Alternative Sources of Revenue (just in case)