‘We took ownership’: How The Guardian rid itself of hidden ad tech fees

"The market continues to operate under this veil of mystery which hides self-serving behavior."

How The New York Times is encouraging binge-watching of its short-form videos

“Conception” is a video series from The New York Times that explores the experiences of motherhood through different perspectives. One episode centers on a father who underwent a sex change after his child was born. Another episode focuses on a woman who could not get pregnant and whose sister had her baby. The series of […]

The Rundown: The home page is back. Again.

For digital publishers, the home page is back in vogue. In the depths of the Facebook referral era, it wasn’t uncommon to hear the homepage was “dead” and why article pages had become “the new homepage.” With users most often finding their way to publishers’ sites through links to specific articles instead of their bookmarks […]

Podcast: Publishers play it safe with new investments in video

The Digiday+ Deep Dive is a podcast available exclusively to Digiday+ members. Digiday editors discuss the week’s biggest stories, and offer a glimpse into what’s being talked about in the newsroom.  This week, Digiday senior reporter Sahil Patel joins Digiday+ managing director Jack Marshall to discuss how digital publishers are turning to outside partners to refocus […]

Retail Briefing: DTC brands embrace the online waitlist

Online waitlists have become de rigueur for DTC brands, but there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes than building a basic marketing buzz.

Digiday Research: Marketers diversify content marketing formats

The number of marketers using written articles for the majority of the content marketing purposes has declined by more than half in the past year.

Video Briefing: Netflix isn’t embracing ads because it doesn’t need to (right now)

Repeat after me: Netflix is not going to include ads anytime soon.

‘A kinder, gentler Amazon’: eBay tries to charm small businesses

EBay is expanding its Retail Revival program to more small cities.