Focus on Local, Not 'Trending', News Fuels Record Newsquest Digital Growth

Focus on local, not 'trending', news fuels record Newsquest digital growth

Paid digital subscriptions at UK regional publishing giant Newsquest have risen from 100,000 to 135,000 in the past year. Article page views across the second biggest regional media group in the UK reached 208 million in August, up 11% year on year, and the publisher also reported 61 million unique visitors in the month. “Two per cent of that 61 million – 1.3 million users – generate about 30% of our editorial page views,” Newsquest chief execut…

An interview with Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker on the regional publisher's focus on local news; paid digital subs have risen 35% YoY to 135K

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