Digital business

Tech for fans and planners puts thrill back in events

Sep 20, 2020 at 12:44 am by Staff

As more events go virtual, a new Alibaba unit has shown how sports events can be planned and arranged, optimising positioning "without moving a single piece of physical kit"..... Read More

Time to limit platforms' legal protection, says Chavern

Sep 16, 2020 at 06:13 pm by Staff

A US law which protects "interactive computer services" such as Facebook and Google from liability for user posts is "a government license to build rage machines", NMA's David.... Read More

Eight join Google programme to build subs revenue

Sep 15, 2020 at 09:49 pm by Staff

Eight Asia Pacific publishers will take part in a Google-funded regional 'subscriptions lab', starting next month. The intensive four-month training programme was announced by.... Read More

Fears code could 'further entrench' traditional media, as Google softens

Sep 15, 2020 at 09:31 pm by Staff

If you thought Google were threatening to withdraw news from its platform if Australia's ACCC went ahead with its mandatory code, you must of course, have been imagining it. A.... Read More

'Trees for prospects' promotion to grow CMS

Sep 10, 2020 at 08:10 pm by Staff

As part of a promotion for its new ACE web CMS, Atex has committed to plant a tree for every new prospect it gains. Designed specifically for news publishing, ACE is an API fi.... Read More