As it has for the last four quarters, Gannett’s profits rose thanks mostly to revenues from its local TV stations and continued cost cutting at its newspapers. Meanwhile, slight improvement at CareerBuilder, which had been a drag on digital revenues for over a year, pushed Gannett’s interactive segment up 8.3 percent. Company-wide digital revenues,...
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With advertiser interest in Gannett’s USA Today iPad app still running high, CEO Craig Dubow said that the app will remain free and ad supported at least through Q3. USAT has a set of free news and travel apps available across Apple’s portable devices, including the iPhone and iPod touch as well as on...
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Gannett’s 81 community newspapers can hope to get a boost from a new local ad sales partnership with Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO). The deal also includes Gannett’s broadcasting stations, suggesting that it goes beyond membership in Yahoo Newspaper Consortium, which has over 800 papers.
After a nearly four-month search to replace Chris Saridakis as chief digital officer, sources tell paidContent Gannett (NYSE: GCI) is close to promoting Josh Resnik to the post. A Gannett rep said that the company had no comment. If Gannett does move Resnik up as expected, it would be passing up former...
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Gannett (NYSE: GCI) is joining some of its fellow newspaper chains in testing paywalls at several of its papers, possibly in preparation for a wider rollout. Poynter‘s Bill Mitchell has the run-down, saying that Gannett is now charging $9.95 per month for full online access to Read more »
During Gannett’s last earnings call, CEO Craig Dubow said the company would introduce a subscription model for its USA Today iPad app just after July 4. Of course, Dubow made that statement about two weeks after the iPad’s release, before Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) said it had sold 2 million...
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Gannett (NYSE: GCI) is continuing to build local community sites, but now, it’s concentrating on its broadcast side in addition to its newspapers. The McLean, VA.-based company is working with hyperlocal tech firm DataSphere to create social nets in 10 markets grounded by Gannett’s TV stations. It’s not clear why Gannett decided...
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For the past two years, Gannett (NYSE: GCI) has focused its local digital efforts on content, but now, the publisher is ready to show more of its marketing side. The McLean, VA.-based publisher has debuted its first GannettLocal unit in Phoenix, and has named Brad Robertson, currently publisher of...
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The News Corp. chief says he's almost ready to deliver an "innovative subscription model" for digital news. But he still hasn't convinced other publishers to join him.
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As it continues its search to replace ex-digital head Chris Saridakis, Gannett (NYSE: GCI) is trying to make the most of its two successful digital units by bringing them more closely together. Under the new plan, rich media provider PointRoll will oversee social media marketing unit
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