Knowledge Bridge

Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition

Networking giant Cisco predicts more mobile data devices than people by end of 2013

US networking giant Cisco has released its latest five year forecast for mobile data use. The report highlights how rapidly increasing mobile data use will have profound implications for news organisations as mobile becomes the primary way…

//February 12 / 2013 //read more

Tempo Media’s Harymurti: the digital transition is all about the timing

In the first Digital Briefing Live video from MDLF’s Media Forum 2012, we interviewed Bambang Harymurti, the CEO of Tempo Media in Indonesia, who discusses how media leaders can successfully transition to digital media. The trick is not to…

//December 20 / 2012 //read more

Required Reading: QR codes in Kenya, data journalism resource in Russian and changes to Facebook pages

In this week’s edition of required reading, we’ll do a brief round-up of important stories affecting media around the world plus a couple of must reads for publishers and editors including changes to Facebook’s promoted posts and how it…

//October 19 / 2012 //read more

Required reading: Newspapers turn to video for new revenue opportunities

In the latest installment of our Required Reading feature, we focus on television and digital video as well as some of the latest trends and tools in mobile and social media. Online advertising may overtake television advertising in the US…

//September 7 / 2012 //read more

Zimbabwean newspaper publisher holds hackathon to spur innovation

Hackathons are an excellent way of getting editors, journalists and developers to work together at news organisations to create new mobile and web applications that the paper, website or radio or TV station can use. Focusing on content,…

//August 2 / 2012 //read more

African news organisations need to embrace mobile web opportunities

Africa is set to become the world’s second largest mobile market by the end of this year. Audiences and advertisers are rapidly moving to mobile, with many African mobile owners only accessing the web via their phones. News organisations…

//July 26 / 2012 //read more

Social media’s challenges in India: Monetizing its mobile users

Emerging markets have been the engines of growth for major social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, with India being one of the biggest success stories. Much of this growth has come from mobile users in India, and Facebook is…

//July 9 / 2012 //read more

Advertisers and publishers look to tap rising smartphone use in India

In India, as in many other emerging markets, the explosive growth in smartphone usage is leading advertisers to seek innovative ad formats and designs tailored to this new medium. Services like real-time bidding and competitive auctions…

//June 28 / 2012 //read more

Hyperlocal, smart targeted mobile ads may earn even higher revenues

While the internet is increasingly being accessed through mobile devices, we are starting to see proof from Facebook that mobile ads can be even more lucrative than desktop ads – when done correctly. Apple also joins the game by…

//June 27 / 2012 //read more

Growing smartphone use opens opportunities for Indonesian advertisers

Sales of smartphones are growing rapidly in Indonesia, which is presenting new opportunities for mobile advertising. Mobile advertising impressions grew 99% in the last year alone, according InMobile. News organisations should monitor this…

//June 26 / 2012 //read more