A Media Operator

Digital media companies have spent a long time trying to arbitrage free traffic. And that era is coming to an end. In today's A Media Operator, we explore what this means, who hasn't quite learned the lesson and what comes next. #media https://lnkd.in/eKf8NPew

Future reported its FY 2024 financials today and the markets are happy. But in our A Media Operator take, we ask: is the business preparing for the coming drops in traffic from the rise in AI? #media https://lnkd.in/ePQEHKCr

Mill Media is charting its path forward, seeing growth and profit amid a tough UK local news market. Joshi Herrmann talks to Kari McMahon and A Media Operator about what's working. #media #localnews #uk https://lnkd.in/g29PDXBG

Breaking: Firecrown, owner of FreightWaves, FLYING Magazine and more has acquired the Marine Group from Active Interest Media. #media https://lnkd.in/ecNq6s4G

Breaking: TechTarget shareholders voted today to complete the merger with Informa Tech. #b2bmedia #b2bmarketing https://lnkd.in/eRaeAxgw

Clarion Events Inc. - North America has launched a new division called Clarion Connect, which is focused on one-on-one connections in small, curated meetings. This new division follows the acquisition of a number of various events companies. #media #events https://lnkd.in/eyV35cgr

Village Media continues to grow and expanded into Toronto a few weeks ago. But now it's got its next big idea. Jeff Elgie tells A Media Operator that it has created a new product it calls Spaces, which is sort of like if Facebook groups, Reddit and Nextdoor had a baby. #localnews #media https://lnkd.in/gHNTrt7b

Douglas Emslie sold Tarsus Group to Informa in 2023. Now he's working on his next era, first with the acquisition of Raccoon Media Group and now a minority investment in Jacobs Media. Kari McMahon reported on where things are headed with Jacobs. #media #b2bmedia https://lnkd.in/e8gk-xTt

Google has come down hard on publishers like Forbes using third-parties to power their affiliate marketing. And as we wrote on A Media Operator, the question is whether the easy dollars are gone for affiliate marketing. And if so, what comes next? #media #seo #affiliatemarketing https://lnkd.in/e_q3VvVc

Niche Is Good. Niching Deeper into that Niche is Better Andrew Clurman, President and CEO of Active Interest Media, told AMO about how it is building new, uber-niche products to engage its audience. A driver of that has been investments in new tech, including Omeda. #media https://lnkd.in/eynsm8YD