As Google referral traffic has declined, social has become a more important source of audience engagement for media companies. Facebook remains a ...

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The news industry is entering an era where collaboration is becoming a business necessity. Publishers still compete fiercely for audiences, subscriptions, ...

The annual Digital News Report is a must read for media leaders. Its findings routinely offer valuable insights that publishers can use to shape and inform their revenue strategies, content formats ...

Podcasting continues to expand its influence in the digital media landscape, reaching more consumers than ever as it evolves beyond its audio-only roots. What began as an on-demand listening format ...

For decades, publishers have adapted as new technologies and platforms reshaped the path between content and audiences online. Search changed how information was found, social media influenced how it ...

A remarkable milestone just slipped by without a peep from industry pundits. In the last quarter, Google and Meta surpassed an annual run rate of one half of a trillion dollars in advertising revenues ...

Across sessions and conversations, the members-only 2026 DCN Summit revealed a clearer picture of an industry being reshaped by AI. That includes the erosion of traditional discovery pathways, ...

For many media organizations, the threat of “Google Zero” is increasingly becoming a reality. Between November 2024 and November 2025, traffic from Google Search to more than 2,500 sites in the ...

For media companies, the start of a new year is an opportunity to take stock of the big trends and reassess priorities for the year ahead. AI inevitably looms large in this mix in 2026, particularly ...

In 2026, media companies are operating in an environment shaped by multiple, overlapping shifts. Audience discovery continues to fragment as search and social become increasingly unreliable traffic ...