Artificial Intelligence & News: Build or Buy? 🛠️💰 Our latest report, created in partnership with the Google News Initiative, presents insights from the inaugural AI Launchpad Programme involving publishers from eight EMEA countries. The report addresses key AI questions, including: 1️⃣ Where to start and which AI applications to experiment with first 3️⃣ Should I ‘Build or Buy’ AI technology? 3️⃣ How to integrate AI beyond initial experiments and proofs of concepts You can download the report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5bnpqq8
FT Strategies
Business Consulting and Services
London, London 37,349 followers
Specialist Media Consulting from the Financial Times.
About us
FT Strategies is the specialist media consultancy owned by the Financial Times. Staffed by the experts who successfully transformed the FT’s business model in the face of disruption, FT Strategies works with news and media organisations globally, to help them address strategic challenges, drive sustainable growth and innovate using AI, technology and data.
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- digital transformation, digital subscriptions, digital customer growth, monetisation of audiences, and recurring revenue
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📢 We are delighted to announce that the global partnership between FT Strategies and the Google News Initiative has been extended to support 1,000 news organisations globally by 2027. Since its inception in 2020, our partnership has helped over 700 news and media publishers build sustainable business models, achieve audience growth, and integrate AI effectively into their workflows. From 2025, we will place greater emphasis on AI and technology, building on the success of this year's AI programmes. We are also expanding the geographical scope of our work, with an increased focus on Central and Latin America alongside our existing work in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. We look forward to supporting more news organisations globally as we strive for sustainable change in the news industry. Find out more at ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHY5v7-Q
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🗣️ FT Strategies' AI Lead, Sam Gould, and the Financial Times' Director of Product, Liz Lohn, will be speaking at The Future of Media Technology Conference on September 12th. The conference will focus on strategies, solutions, and ideas that enable quality journalism and media to thrive in the digital era. It aims to bring together senior decision-makers from publishers, media groups, and technology providers to share their best practices and success stories. Don't miss their session at 19:20 PST, 'Case Study 3: From experiments to practical applications: applying lessons from AI newsroom tools'. https://lnkd.in/eSDU9FSa
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The Guardian is preparing to launch an e-commerce platform amid a continuing revenue diversification strategy.
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📈 This month's special edition newsletter is the second part of our two-part series on achieving profitability. In this edition, we offer insights on improving organisational efficiency and navigating the shift from print to digital. We also highlight the Beyond Print Toolkit, created by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the American Press Institute in partnership with FT Strategies. This valuable guide aims to help publishers adapt to the evolving media landscape. Find out more in the full update below 👇
📈Your September update: The path to profitability
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📣 Only a few spots left for the Artificial Intelligence Design Sprint in Germany! This one-day, in-person workshop is based on proven design methodologies tailored to help news organisations accelerate their AI capabilities. During the session, you'll work through some of the challenges and opportunities of AI, identifying possible design solutions. You'll then generate an action plan, developing a strategy for success to continue your journey. The workshop will take place on Thursday 12 September in Berlin, Germany. To find out more and apply, head to the link 👉https://lnkd.in/gKHSvCmT
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Financial Times CEO John Ridding says the business is now in a "very strong position" but it was a "bumpy journey to get there". Speaking at the FT Strategies News in the Digital Age conference yesterday, he spoke about three key decisions that turned everything around and continue to inform everything the FT does. And he spoke about the two big challenges looming now: connecting with young audiences and AI. https://lnkd.in/eq_G9sXE
FT CEO John Ridding on 'three moments' that changed everything – and what’s next
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🎉 That's a wrap on News in the Digital Age 2024! A big thank you to our partner, the Google News Initiative, our incredible speakers, and all our wonderful attendees for making the event so special. It was a pleasure to host so many leading media executives, editors and industry trailblazers from across the news ecosystem. The day was filled with community-building and knowledge-sharing. Look out for a recap from our team members in the coming weeks, focusing on the core ideas discussed and interesting thoughts that emerged from the discussions. 👀 #NITDA24 Our speakers 👇 Joanna Levesque, Sulina Connal, John Ridding, Lisa MacLeod, Arun Venkataraman, Mirja Cartia d'Asero, Styli C., Madhumita Murgia, Ezra Eeman, Lea Korsgaard, Matt Cooke, Jodie Jackson, Khalil A. Cassimally, Nick Petrie, Sarah Marshall, Dímitra Létsa, Jim Egan, Yvette Uloma Dimiri, Keith Underwood, Koen Meeusen, Maria Toycheva, Peter Nagy, Rudolf Gruner, David Dinis,Julia Harris, Estefania N. , Fernando Hernández Morondo, Shirin Shity, Jose Gutierrez Cuellar, Nadia Kohler, Dimitar Mitkov, George Montagu, Danny Spears, Alessandro De Zanche, Katie Le Ruez, Emanuele Porfiri, McKinley Muir Hyden, Adriana Menezes Whiteley,
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4️⃣ Diversifying revenue for long-term success In our fourth and final main stage session today, our panel explored the new strategies for diversification in news media and how to execute them for sustainable growth. The speakers shared innovative approaches to generating revenue beyond the immediate news core, ranging from events and affiliate revenue to new advertising formats and gaming. Our panellists: Jim Egan Liz Moseley Yvette Uloma Dimiri Keith Underwood Moderated by: Dímitra Létsa #NITDA24 Google News Initiative
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3️⃣ Serving the news audiences of 2030 and beyond with innovative products During our third main stage session of the day, each one of our panellists delivered a specialised talk. Our panellists: 🔹Jodie Jackson spoke about solutions journalism and the significance of news literacy in young people 🔹Khalil A. Cassimally talked about the importance of connecting academia to the public via a safe environment where ideas can be challenged 🔹Nick Petrie provided guidance on boosting innovation through internal alignment 🔹Sarah Marshall discussed the significance of asking tough questions about audience and tech trends to ensure readiness for them Moderated by: Matt Cooke #NITDA24 Google News Initiative