The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices
Episodes
Turning readers into subscribers: top tips for converting via newsletters
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of this season of The Publisher Podcast from Media Voices, we're bringing you a panel from our last Publisher Summit, all about st...
Informa's Alex Roth on their three-pronged approach to AI
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this special season of The Publisher Podcast, bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and Events...
Is AI a golden opportunity for exhibitions and events organisers?
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our special season bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and Events, which we held with F...
Mumsnet's Sue Macmillan on how AI has changed everything
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this special season of The Publisher Podcast, bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and Events...
DMG Media's Danny Groom on using AI to offer targeting and personalisation
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this special season of The Publisher Podcast, bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and E...
AI regulation, IP and copyright issues. What can be achieved – and what can’t? What are the risks and compromises?
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our special season bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and Events, which we held with F...
Financial Times' Jon Slade on using AI as a catalyst to evolve, with quality journalism as the foundation
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this special season of The Publisher Podcast, bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and E...
How AI is changing newsrooms and media content
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our special season bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and Events, which we held with F...
Hearst UK’s Toby Wiseman on using AI to reconnect with communities
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this special season of The Publisher Podcast, bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and E...
How AI is already a vital part of B2B data and information
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our special season bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and Events, which we held with F...
The Independent’s CEO Christian Broughton on using AI to do more and be more human
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this special season of The Publisher Podcast, bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Information and E...
AI and the future of trusted media
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Publisher Podcast, and the first in our special season bringing you the best sessions from the Definitive AI Forum for Media, Info...
2025 highlights from media leaders, and our outlook for 2026
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our end-of-year episode, we talk through a busy year at MediaVoices, and outline what our favourite interviews from the year have been and why. Pet...
Media Briefs: WoodWing’s Jeroen Goemans on using AI for measurable workflow upgrade
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most publishers know they should be doing more with AI, but the gap between strategy decks and the reality of nightly, weekly or even monthly publishi...
DC Thomson's Rebecca Miskin on the secrets of successful business transformation
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is Rebecca Miskin, CEO of family-owned Scottish publisher DC Thomson. Peter caught up with Rebecca at FIPP Congress in October ahead...
Mediahuis' Liesbeth Nizet on engaging and monetising younger audiences
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on The Publisher Podcast this week is Liesbeth Nizet, Head of Future Audiences Monetization at Mediahuis, a media group with a presence in B...
The Atlantic's Megha Garibaldi on growing subscribers in a challenging landscape
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we're joined by Megha Garibaldi, Chief Growth Officer at The Atlantic. Megha leads the consumer reven...
Kyiv Independent’s Zakhar Protsiuk on its campaign-led approach to audience growth
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Launched on November 11th 2021, just three months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent (KI) is four years old. The award-winnin...
Communiqué's David Adeleke on turning a newsletter into a sustainable media business
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we're joined by David Adeleke, founder and CEO of Communiqué, a media business that analyses African...
Highlights from FIPP Congress 2025: "An existential moment"
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over 500 media and publishing professionals gathered in the beautiful CÃrculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid to hear leading speakers discuss their strate...
Financial Times' Juliet Riddell on finding new ways to tell stories using video
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on The Publisher Podcast is Juliet Riddell, Head of New Formats at the Financial Times. Her focus is on telling stories using video,...
Like the Wind magazine's Simon Freeman on 'niche-ification' and sustainable indie magazine publishing
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on The Publisher Podcast is Simon Freeman, Publisher at Like the Wind, a quarterly print magazine dedicated to exploring the culture...
What makes video work for magazine publishers?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From conceptualization to execution, Crowdfindervideo's Simon Elliott shares his expertise on what makes video work for magazine publishers, providing...
Immediate Media's Sean Cornwell on investing in AI experimentation, innovation and upskilling
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on The Publisher Podcast is Sean Cornwell, CEO of Immediate Media. Sean will be speaking to Colin Morrison at our November AI Forum ...
The PPA's Mel McVeigh on the evolution of publisher products in a fragmented ecosystem
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on The Publisher Podcast is Mel McVeigh, Head of Digital at the Professional Publisher's Association (PPA). Mel has been at the PPA ...
People Inc.'s Neil Vogel on positioning for success in a complicated AI era
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Publisher Podcast, People Inc. CEO Neil Vogel talks about the power of print - as long as you're not sentimental about scale - ...
Flow Magazine's Irene Smit on her 'paper, not print' philosophy
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Peter Houston interviews Irene Smit, the co-founder of Flow Magazine. As you’ll see from this episode’s title Irene’s founding ...
The Publisher Summits: Why Reach turned to Substack for newsletter expansion and experimentation
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest in a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days i...
The Publisher Summits: How The Economist and Financial Times manage personality-driven newsletters
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest in a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days i...
The Publisher Summits: How Hearst UK and Stylist use app extra features to enhance reader relationships
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest in a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days i...
The Publisher Summits: Pop-up and limited-run newsletter strategies from The Times and National World
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest in a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days i...
The Publisher Summits: Why the FT’s app is its most powerful retention tool
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest in a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days i...
The Publisher Summits: How the Observer marries its audio and app strategies for audience retention
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest in a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days i...
Inside the print revival: Publishers find success with premium magazines
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode of The Publisher Podcast is an audio teaser for our Inside the Print Revival report, published by Media Voices. If you haven't al...
The Publisher Summits: Newsletter marketing strategies from Metro.co.uk and The Spectator
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of a series of sessions from The Publisher Summits, which were held in June. The Summits covered four product areas across 2 days in...
Highlights from Flashes & Flames' Monetising B2B Information & Events conference
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was standing room only at the inaugural Monetising B2B conference, organised by Flashes & Flames, at London's historic Stationers' Hall on 20th...
Media Briefs: Bridged Media's Maanas Mediratta on why ROI is increasingly important in AI
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For publishers, the conversation around AI has moved on from how to incorporate it into the business. Now, 'Fear of missing out' has been replaced by ...
Building recurring revenue and audience connections: in conversation with Memberful's Jen Matichuk
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Publisher Podcast, sponsored by Memberful, we hear from Jen Matichuk, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Memberful. Jen sp...
Immediate Media’s Alex White on giving staff the space to innovate
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Publisher podcast we hear from Alex White, Group Managing Director for Immediate Media’s Knowledge portfolio which i...
Deutsche Welle's Sam Baker on solving the problem of podcast promotion
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Sam Baker, Senior Producer of Deutsche Welle's award-winning podcast Don't Drink The Milk. She t...
Bloomberg's Marissa Zanetti-Crume on strategy for audience-first news products
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Marissa Zanetti-Crume, Bloomberg Media’s Global Head of Product. Marissa talks abou...
Zetland's Tav Klitgaard on designing news products that younger people will pay for
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Tav Klitgaard, Group CEO of Zetland Media. As well as news publication Zetland, th...
Metro's Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton on the future of publishers' newsletters
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast, Metro.co.uk’s Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton takes us through… everything newsletter. From...
Women’s Running’s Esther Newman on serving a range of audience needs
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Esther Newman, Senior Editor and Podcast Host at Women’s Running. Esther explains tha...
Reach Plc's Dan Russell on achieving 4 million referrals from WhatsApp
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Dan Russell, Reach Plc's Engagement Director (for short). Reach Plc achieved its best eve...
Press Gazette's Richard Jamieson on monetising a 60-year-old B2B brand
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Press Gazette's Chief Commercial Officer Richard Jamieson. He takes us for a behin...
Media Briefs: Norkon's Eirik Næsje and Birger Søiland on the power of live
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live content is a crucial tool for publishers for attracting and retaining readers, especially younger audiences used to finding real-time information...
Hearst's Katie Vanneck Smith on making magazine memberships successful
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Publisher Podcast we speak to Katie Vanneck Smith, CEO at Hearst UK. Katie's career spans The Times, The Wall Street Journal and the ...
January 2025 wrap-up
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, Chris Sutcliffe, Esther Thorpe and Peter Houston take a look at what’s happened in t...
Which?'s Hannah Ballantyne on the importance of social media for building trust and relevance
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we speak to Hannah Ballantyne, Senior Social Media Manager at Which?, a not-for-profit consumer-focus...
1440's Tim Huelskamp on finding white space for a newsletter-based media business
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Publisher Podcast we hear from Tim Huelskamp, CEO and co-founder of 1440, a daily curated newsletter that now reaches over 4 million ...
Wessenden Marketing’s Jim Bilton on publisher product priorities for 2025 and beyond
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off 2025’s first season of The Publisher Podcast by talking to Jim Bilton, Managing Director at Wessenden Marketing and Brandlab Res...
Pod in a Pub: Publishing's pivotal moments this year, and predictions for 2025
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices – our last for this season – was recorded at the White Swan in Aldgate, London on November 2...
Dow Jones' Emma O'Brian on the backroom magic behind a specialised portfolio
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we hear from Emma O’Brian, SVP Strategy for Dow Jones. Everyone knows Dow Jones – or at least a f...
Will Hayward on relaunching a successful solo newsletter
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Will Hayward, journalist, author and columnist specialising in Welsh politics. He ...
Media Briefs: BlueConic’s Patrick Crane on managing data strategies in times of constant transformation
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Third-party cookies aren’t going away any time soon, but many publishers have already reduced dependency on them as a revenue stream. As the landsca...
Total Politics' Ludovica D'Angelo on the primacy of product in a shifting media landscape
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Publisher Podcast, as part of the product-oriented remit we’ve set ourselves for the series, we hear from Ludovica D’Angelo, Dire...
Saveur’s Kat Craddock on rebuilding a premium print presence on digital foundations
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Kat Craddock Editor-in-Chief, CEO and owner of Saveur magazine, a 30-y...
Farmers Weekly’s Daniel Smith on creating and monetising a podcast for farmers
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Daniel Smith, Managing Director of the Mark Allen Group’s Agricultur...
Torstar Corporation's Brandon Grosvenor on early micropayment experiments
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to Brandon Grosvenor, Chief Revenue Officer at Torstar Corporation, home of ...
The Knowledge's Jon Connell on why newsletters are aimed at mindsets, not demographics
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Media Voices, we hear from The Knowledge’s founder Jon Connell. The Knowledge is a free-to-read newsletter aimed not a...
The Economist's John Shields on growing subscriber-only podcasts
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to John Shields, Director of Podcasts at The Economist. They made the bold m...
Morningcrunch's Paul Ostwald on growing and monetising a German-language daily newsletter
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Paul Ostwald, co-founder of Morningcrunch, a German-language media brand...
The Baltimore Banner's Eric Ulken on the value of an app to a local news start-up
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to Eric Ulken, Vice President of Product at The Baltimore Banner. The Baltim...
Media Briefs: Purple’s John Rahim on why a scalable CMS is key to future-proofing your digital publishing strategy
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fast-paced world of digital publishing, a robust content management system (CMS) plays a pivotal role in shaping success. It can empower publis...
Greater Govanhill's Rhiannon J Davies on the power of print to connect communities
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Rhiannon J Davies, Founder and Editor at Greater Govanhill, a community ...
The Evening Standard's Simon Kurs on an award-winning commercial podcast strategy
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode - the first of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices - we speak to Simon Kurs, Commercial Editor at the Evening Standard. The p...
5 podcast and newsletter lessons from leading publishers: Publisher Summit special with journalism.co.uk
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Newsletters and podcasts have a lot in common. As well as being low-cost, they can be intimate and personal; perfect for building lasting relationship...
How Hamburger Morgenpost has embraced AI and digital technologies to reengineer their business model: in conversation with Purple
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Digital transformation is not a one-and-done process, as anyone who has ever worked in the publishing industry can attest. For Hamburger Morgenpost th...
How broadcaster SPORT1 uses AI and automation to maximise social media impact: in conversation with Echobox
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This summer sees a packed sports calendar with the Euros in Germany and the Olympics and Paralympics in France. Adding these global events to the regu...
Media Briefs: How live blogging adds an audience-first dimension to election coverage
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time magazine has called 2024 the ultimate election year, with people going to the polls from India to the UK and America. Rolling election coverage g...
Preview: The Publisher Podcast & Newsletter Summit 2024
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While the podcast is on a break we've been hard at work assembling the industry's best and brightest publishers to share the strategies and learnings ...
The Atlantic's Nicholas Thompson on milestones, paywalls, and setting future goals
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of Media Voices, we hear from Nicholas Thompson, CEO at The Atlantic. We first had Nicholas as a guest on the podcast back in 20...
Media Briefs: Setting new KPIs to rescue SMB display-ad revenues
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Focusing on key digital advertising accounts makes sense for publishers, but there is huge revenue potential in the small and medium sized businesses ...
Podnews' James Cridland on running a profitable newsletter-first publication
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode - the last of the season - we hear from James Cridland, Podnews editor and radio futurologist. Podnews is a daily email newslet...
The Wall Street Journal's Edward Hyatt on the changing SEO landscape
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode Edward Hyatt, Director of Newsroom SEO at The Wall Street Journal takes us through staying abreast and ahead of changes to the ...
TotallyEV's Chris Minasians on building audience trust in product reviews
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear from Chris Minasians, Director and Editor at TotallyEV, an independent site dedicated to articles, reviews and interviews about elec...
The Telegraph's Maire Bonheim and David Alexander on newsletters for different business goals
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to The Telegraph’s Head of Newsletters Maire Bonheim, and Deputy Head of Newsletters David Alexander, about the publisher's newsl...
War correspondent Jane Ferguson on how tech is evolving conflict reporting
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode we hear from Jane Ferguson, an award-winning journalist with a huge amount of experience covering wars and conflicts the world ...
Immediate Media's Ridhi Radia on making inclusion a strategic priority
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear from Ridhi Radia, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Immediate Media, about where media sits on the change spectrum for di...
JournalismAI's Tshepo Tshabalala on practical AI use cases for small newsrooms
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Media Voices we hear from Tshepo Tshabalala, project manager & team lead at the LSE’s JournalismAI project. Rather th...
Media Briefs: Democratising AI for publishers
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the 95% of publishers who haven't yet adopted AI, identifying a use case they can start with is usually the biggest roadblock. But the tools also ...
The Economist's Nada Arnot on why publishers should be running more brand campaigns
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Media Voices we hear from The Economist's Executive Vice President of Marketing Nada Arnot. Marketing isn't something we tal...
The Quality Edit's Lauren Kleinman & Lee Joselowitz on performance publishing
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear from Lauren Kleinman and Lee Joselowitz, co-founders of The Quality Edit. The Quality Edit was founded in 2021 when Lauren, Lee and ...
The Paper's Oliver Gabe and Owen Davies on print, community, and eating competitions
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear from two of the three editors of The Paper, an intimidatingly-sized Welsh indie magazine. Oliver Gabe and Owen Davies take us throug...
Futureproofing local news: Tools and trends that will shape the next decade
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a special four-part podcast series, supported by the Google News Initiative, we’ve been talking to publishers and experts across Europe ...
Futureproofing local news: Evolving company culture and practice
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a special four-part podcast series, supported by the Google News Initiative, we’ve been talking to publishers and experts across Europe ...
Futureproofing local news: Finding resilient business models
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a special four-part podcast series, supported by the Google News Initiative, we’ve been talking to publishers and experts across Europe ...
Futureproofing local news: State of the market
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a special four-part podcast series, supported by the Google News Initiative, we’ve been talking to publishers and experts across Europe ...
Integrating AI into newsrooms: experiment, report, measure
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of this two-part series from Mx3 AI, a new pop-up conference we collaborated on with Media Makers Meet, we look at why, how and ...
AI in the newsroom: Opportunities, regulation and risk
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this last episode of Media Voices in 2023 we take a big picture look at AI, based off our recent collaboration with Media Makers Meet on their Mx3 ...
Project 23’s Elaine dela Cruz on creating DE&I programmes in media
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the podcast Elaine dela Cruz, co-founder of DE&I consultancy firm Project 23, tells us about what is creating positive c...
The Addition’s Charlotte Henry on changing TV consumption habits
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast (which is also this week’s edition of The Addition) we hear from author, journalist and broadcaster Charlotte Henry. She cr...
Reuters Institute’s Dr Amy Ross Arguedas on studying trust
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, to help us dissect the year in trust, we're joined by Dr Amy Ross Arguedas, a Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow at the Reuters Institute for t...
Newsrewired special with Journalism.co.uk: leadership, AI and business models
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s top of mind for today’s news leaders? Evolving at pace, finding your USP - but not burning out in the process. Last week, we were at the Ne...
WalesOnline’s Jillian MacMath on transforming a portfolio of newsletters
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear from Jillian MacMath, Audience Editor at WalesOnline. She was chosen by the judges as the winner of the first ever Hero of the Year ...
Media Briefs: Yes, you can use Apple News to build first-party data
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No, Apple doesn’t share customer data directly. But there are some clear pathways for publishers to leverage and drive first-party data capture in t...
Motor Sport Magazine’s Zamir Walimohamed on making subscriptions work
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of the podcast we take a deep dive into the subscription trends of the past year. To get insight from someone who’s had exp...
LADbible Group’s Jake Strong-Jones on the best use of social platforms
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we hear from LADbible Group's Operations Lead Jake Strong-Jones on how the group's verticals make best use of social platforms....
MyLocal’s Daniel Ionescu on platforms for sustainable local news
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by Daniel Ionescu, founder of The Lincolnite, an independent local news publisher in Lincolnshire. He is also the founder and e...