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  • New York Magazine Working With Apple on ‘Journalism Project’

    New York Magazine Working With Apple on ‘Journalism Project’

    New York Magazine Editor in Chief, David Haskell has said his publication is working with Apple on a “journalism project.”

    The news industry has been under siege for years, thanks mainly to the rise of digital news and publications. A number of companies have worked on solutions, one of those being Apple News. 

    Various publications have met with differing degrees of success with Apple’s platform, but it appears New York Magazine has not seen game-changing results. Despite that, it appears the publication is working with on a journalistic endeavor with Apple, which Haskell alluded to in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily.

    We’re working with Apple right now on a journalism project together and that has unlocked some opportunities for us. It seems to be fairly consistent with the larger strategy of thinking about this place as a subscription business, but I don’t think Apple News has been a game changer for us.

    It should be interesting to see what Haskell is talking about, and whether the project it’s working on with Apple will be available to other publications as well.

  • Apple News Could Account for $2.2 Billion and 19 Million Users by 2023

    Apple News Could Account for $2.2 Billion and 19 Million Users by 2023

    Investment bank Cowen is predicting Apple News+ will account for $2.2 billion in revenue and have some 19 million users by 2023.

    Apple News+ is the company’s subscription-based news service that provides news and magazines from popular sources. Many of the nation’s largest newspaper’s and news outlets are partners, and subscribers have access to a virtual newsstand of magazines.

    AppleInsider saw a note lead Cowen analyst Krish Sankar sent to investors regarding the service’s potential. In the note, Sankar sees Apple News+ experiencing significant growth, as much as a 31% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

    “We believe Apple’s News app and the News+ paid subscription service (News platform) are well positioned to not only benefit from incremental subscriber additions but also accelerating advertising revenue growth,” Sankar wrote.

    Unlike Google and Facebook, both of which have fought to avoid paying publishers, Apple worked out deals with publishers from the very beginning. While the profit hasn’t always been as high as publishers wanted, due to challenges getting Apple News+ well-established, it appears the service may finally be on the verge of hitting its stride.

  • The New York Times Parts Ways With Apple News

    The New York Times Parts Ways With Apple News

    The New York Times has become one of the first major media outlet to pull out of its deal with Apple News, citing conflicting strategies.

    Apple set out to reimagine the news industry, while at the same time providing a way for beleaguered newspapers to reach new customers in the digital age. Apple News hit the 125 million monthly users milestone earlier this year, and boasts some of the biggest names in news.

    Despite the platform’s success, The Times has announced it will be leaving Apple News, effective June 29. The organization wants to focus on its own distribution and direct relationships with customers, rather than working through a third-party.

    “Core to a healthy model between The Times and the platforms is a direct path for sending those readers back into our environments, where we control the presentation of our report, the relationships with our readers and the nature of our business rules,” Meredith Kopit Levien, chief operating officer, wrote in a memo to employees. “Our relationship with Apple News does not fit within these parameters.”

    It remains to be seen if The Times is a one-off, or if other publishers will follow suit.

  • Apple Unveils New News App For iOS 9 [WWDC]

    Apple Unveils New News App For iOS 9 [WWDC]

    Apple unveiled a new News app for iPhone and iPad today at WWDC. It replaces News Stand and is simply called “News”. It’s essentially an alternative to news readers like Flipboard, and Apple wants to include all publications big and small in it.

    The app will be included with iOS 9, which is due out this fall. It follows over a million topics and pulls relevant stories based on users’ interests, so they can easily be read, shared, and/or saved for later. It’s powered by Apple’s new Apple News Format, which is described as a publishing format that allows publishers to “create beautiful layouts”.

    “News seamlessly delivers the articles you want to read in a beautiful and uncluttered format, while respecting your privacy, because Apple doesn’t share your personal data,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We already have nearly 20 publishers representing more than 50 titles joining us, including Condé Nast, ESPN, The New York Times, Hearst, Time Inc., CNN and Bloomberg.”

    “Condé Nast’s premium content deserves a premium mobile experience and the News app delivers that,” said Bob Sauerberg, President of Condé Nast. “News offers an environment that combines the rich, immersive design of our photography, artwork and editorial expertise with the interactivity and dynamism of digital media — it’s stunning.”

    “ESPN fans are incredibly engaged in the way they consume our content, so the more vibrant experience we can offer, the happier they’ll be,” said John Skipper, President of ESPN Inc. and Co-Chairman of Disney Media Networks. “We’ve seen incredible success with our ESPN apps on iOS, and News is only going to make a richer, more personal experience for our readers so they can stay up-to-date on the sports news that matters to them.”

    The app will be available in the US, UK, and Australia. Publishers who wish to have their content in it can go here. Apple says it will launch additional publishing tools later in the year.

    It will be interesting to see if Apple expands the News app to Android, where it is already launching its new Music service.

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