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Apple refreshes subscription program in app store overhaul

Posted by Esther Kezia Harding on Sep 7, 2016 11:04:11 AM

Apple have announced a host of changes to its subscription service ahead of its Keynote September 2016 event.

Although few of these seem groundbreaking, they are an indication that the company are taking a keen interest in the changes developers and users need to see in the Store.

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Topics: monetisation, News, revenue, subscriptions, app store, apple, apps, Blog, General, search ads

What are chatbots (and why should I care)?

Posted by Esther Kezia Harding on Apr 20, 2016 4:18:58 PM

Forget video. Since Facebook's F8 conference last week, the new hot topic is the humble chatbot.

Bots are by no means new to us. From the voice guiding you through a call centre to the spam in your inbox, they are ingrained in our lives to take on simple and repetitive tasks.

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Topics: News, Technology, Blog

Apple to only support page-turning magazine apps

Posted by Graham Duffill on Apr 1, 2016 8:00:06 AM

Apple have renounced all support for responsive magazine apps in a surprise move to focus on the future of Apple News.

According to well-placed sources in Apple’s California headquarters, the company is about to announce its decision to support only page-turning magazine apps in the future.

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Topics: News, Blog

Do single story payments spell trouble for publishers?

Posted by Esther Kezia Harding on Mar 24, 2016 12:08:47 PM

Blendle, an article micropayment app has launched in the US this week, seeking to reinvent how readers "can discover and support the best journalism in the country".

Could this be the long-awaited "iTunes of journalism" that finally turns the broken publishing model around? Blendle and its partners certainly hope so, and they place great emphasis on making it second nature to pay for content.

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Topics: micropayment, monetisation, News, Apple News, Articles, Blendle, Blog, Comment, content, facebook, Instant Articles

Spotlight casting directories go digital with Page Lizard

Posted by Daisy Ware-Jarrett on Dec 8, 2015 12:00:05 PM

Spotlight have taken the digital leap by transforming their flagship casting directories into beautiful digital editions.

Thousands of production companies, broadcasters, advertising agencies and independent casting directors use the iconic Spotlight directories as a casting resource to access over 60,000 performers across the UK.

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Topics: News, spotlight, spotlight app editions, spotlight digital editions, acting directory, Blog, Client focus, digital acting directory, digital app, Showcase, Showcase - apps

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