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Streaming’s remuneration model cannot be ‘fixed’

Mark Mulligan

12 Aug 2020

Music

Streaming

remuneration

The #brokenrecord debate continues to build momentum and new models such as user-centric are getting increased attention, including at governmental level in the UK. But as Mat Dryhurst correctly observes...

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Quick Take: Facebook Deprioritises Publishers

Zach Fuller

12 Jan 2018

Facebook

Instagram

Media

Facebook has once again updated its news feed and in the tradition of its tense relationship with content creators, it does not appear to favour publishers. It is worth viewing such a move in the context...

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Publishers Are Finally Uniting Against Adblocking Users, But It Won’t Solve The Adblocking Problem

Karol Severin

29 Apr 2016

adblocker user attitude

adblocker user behavior

adblocking

As I highlighted in a blogpost in October 2015 – uniting fragmented defence tactics against the already united adblocking consumers is a critical move to mitigate publishers revenue losses. Now half...

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Publishers Are Leading Fragmented Battles In The Ad Blocking War Against United Consumers

Karol Severin

22 Oct 2015

Adblock

adblocker

adblocking

There is one key difference between consumers and publishers in the ad blocking war: Ad blocking users are united by their actions (using adblockers) and fragmented by the ideology behind them (cost, time,...

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