Robert Andrews
Dec 14, 2011 3:53 AM
It may seem retrograde, but The Economist, like many publishers, is super-bullish about how digital tablets, more than websites, align perfectly with ye olde analogue print magazines’ best qualities.
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Robert Andrews
Feb 4, 2011 6:10 AM
Fair to say, due to a combination of system complexity and ongoing iOS-mania, publishers have been slow to embrace Android.
But here is a demo of a forthcoming The Economist app for upcoming Android tablets…
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Robert Andrews
Mar 12, 2010 4:44 AM
On Monday morning, I helped Beet.tv executive producer Andy Plesser host his latest roundtable discussion on the future of online video, at The Guardian’s Kings Place HQ. In this video, Andy hears from The Economist executive editor Daniel Franklin that the “book-like” experience of e-readers and iPads can reboot considered,…
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Tameka Kee
Sep 3, 2009 8:09 PM
Mobile content, sorta: Add this to the list of paid content scenarios currently being tested by news publishers ... The Economist has rolled out a cellphone-based delivery service in New York, per AdAge. Each Thursday, the financial publication will send out a text detailing the topics for the coming week’s…
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Robert Andrews
Dec 3, 2007 11:01 AM
Economist Group‘s online advertising revenue grew 15 percent year-on-year, interim results for the year to September 30 show. That’s not as fast as it’s growing at some other publishers out there, but now constitutes 17 percent of all group revenue. Internet development was one of three annual group priorities but…
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