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NYT adds 'biggest change' to subs in years | Guardian US and Canada revenue up 23%
Plus Refinery29 closes UK office, how Conde Nast in the UK plans for digital to match print within a year, and check out the winners of Press Gazette's fourth Future of Media Awards
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In the year that US editor Betsy Reed appealed for support over The Guardian’s endorsements (and other publishers’ lack of them) in the presidential election race, revenue was up by £13.5m (or 23%) in the US and Canada where The Guardian has 430,000 paying online readers.
The Guardian’s reader revenue strategy was actually recognised at our annual Future of Media Awards last night (which are open to publishers internationally - not just in the UK).
Other big winners included the Daily Mail’s live coverage, Politico’s London Playbook, Latin America-based environmental publisher Mongabay, and a video investigation from The Sun. Check out the full list here.
Meanwhile, at The New York Times members of the same family can now get their own Wordle streaks and favourite sports teams in The Athletic (if they pay slightly more).
He conjures a lovely, old-fashioned image of a family sitting around a wooden breakfast table sharing out the sections of the print newspaper.
I’ve also spoken to the chief business officer for Conde Nast in the UK, Andrea Latten, about her vision for getting digital to equal print revenue. She’s embracing the idea of them being “a luxury publisher for the social media platforms”.
Although the US and UK businesses are separate, the company has become increasingly global over the past few years. Anna Wintour came up once in our conversation: apparently she loved the Vogue Wellness Retreat that launched in the UK this year and wants it to be rolled out in all other markets.
And finally, US-based lifestyle publisher Refinery29 has closed its operations in the UK. You’ll want to read the statement from its parent company, which described it as a “pivotal moment for Sundial Media & Technology Group as we step forward into our more fulsome potential as a human connections company”.
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Guardian reports bumper year for digital reader revenue
Title now has 1.3 million regular supporters and subscribers.
New York Times adds family deals in ‘biggest change’ to subscriptions structure in years
New package allows family members to have customised accounts.
Conde Nast UK’s plan for digital revenue to match print within a year
Chief business officer Andrea Latten says social media platforms are opportunity for business not threat.
Lifestyle brand Refinery29 closes UK office and lays off journalists
Refinery29 will continue operations in the US, France, and Germany.
Future of Media Awards 2025: Guardian and FT are double winners and The i Paper is national site of the year
The Future of Media Awards celebrate the best in online journalism and technical and commercial innovation, providing a platform for great editorial work.