Plus... Arkaea does a deal
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On October 20-21 here in New York City, we are bringing together 250+ of the best media and events operators for a day-and-a-half of in-depth discussion on what’s working and not. We’ll be discussing: |
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I spoke with Adam White, Co-Founder and CEO of Front Office Sports, for the AMO Show this week. In this episode, we dug into how FOS went from a freshman class project to projecting $20-24 million in revenue this year, why he felt giving up 51% of the company to his first investor at a $1.5 million valuation was the decision that made everything else possible and why FOS still doesn't charge readers a dime—and may never have to. |
Watch it on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you get your podcasts. |
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Subscriptions
Hearst's Weather Coverage Is Among its Biggest Converters |
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The San Francisco Chronicle's weather coverage is among the top converters of readers to paying subscribers. It's become such an important part of the paper's growth story that they hired a dedicated meteorologist. And then a second one. Hearst has since been rolling this out across its portfolio of newspapers. |
Read full story here. |
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M&A
Arkaea Buys Decoding Bio, Pushes Into Video as Revenue Hits $3.1M |
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Arkaea Media Group, a B2B media company that currently covers the space and defense sectors, today announced the acquisition of Decoding Bio, a research and events company at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotech, and gave an update on its new executive membership business. |
Read full story here. |
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AI & Content
At the Heart of Hearst’s AI, Editorial Innovation Strategy |
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In this interview, A Media Operator sits down with Hearst's Tim O'Rourke — vice president of editorial innovation and AI strategy, and head of DevHub — to explore how the team builds new tools and rolls them out across the portfolio of newspapers. |
Read full story here. |
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