Magazine readers want quicker, easier access to content that doesn't make them flip through pages, eMarketer finds via research from The Association of Magazine Media. That same research found the U.S. magazine audience grew 9.3% between December 2013 ...
One of the sports fan's greatest fears is to be left behind and miss a critical moment that everyone is talking about. Justin Ellis reports on USA Today's new sports app, which is designed to address that worry, focusing only on an ever-changing collec...
ESPN has finally released an iPad version of its app, reports Ryan Lawler, and at the same time it's rebranding its news apps away from the "SportsCenter" brand. Design-wise, the move is a step closer to unfiying the ESPN experience across all screens ...
In a mobile-centric media world, desktop got a confidence vote with the advent of a Web browser version of popular newsreader app Flipboard. Originally designed for tablets, 70% of Flipboard's user activity is now coming through smartphones, and the co...
For publishers trying to understand why they should care so much about Snapchat's Discover feature, witness Dan Frommer's fervent appreciation of "Literally Can't Even," one of its first content efforts. Frommer praises the show's "short, fast-paced, f...
Publishers know too well their current dilemma -- a surge of mobile traffic to their content and a massive monetization gap trailing behind it. It's not because the ad dollars aren't flooding into mobile, Michael Sebastien reports. Marketers are expect...
Apple was the top smartphone manufacturer in December 2014 with 41.6% OEM market share, while Google Android led as the top smartphone platform with 53.1% market share, according to data released from comScore on Monday. Facebook ranked as the top smar...
With app usage on the rise, app publishers are making changes more in line with consumer needs. One is that monetization models are changing: in-app advertising models are on the rise, while paid apps are decreasing. Developers and publishers are also ...