Licht Journal — Business News https://licht-journal.com/business-news/ Ad market forecasts, subscription results, platform earnings and regulation covered for their effect on publisher and creator income. en-US Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:31:22 GMT Business News How The New York Times bundled its way past 11 million digital subscribers https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-the-new-york-times-bundled-its-way-past-11-million-digital-subscribers/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-the-new-york-times-bundled-its-way-past-11-million-digital-subscribers/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:55:01 GMT Michael Hayes Business News The New York Times raised prices for loyal subscribers, and ARPU followed https://licht-journal.com/business-news/the-new-york-times-raised-prices-for-loyal-subscribers-and-arpu-followed-bf126933/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/the-new-york-times-raised-prices-for-loyal-subscribers-and-arpu-followed-bf126933/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:44:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News How Google Discover picks stories, and why publishers can't game it directly https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-google-discover-picks-stories-and-why-publishers-can-t-game-it-directly/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-google-discover-picks-stories-and-why-publishers-can-t-game-it-directly/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:44:46 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Structuring a small newsroom's product team: what to build, buy and skip https://licht-journal.com/business-news/news-product-team-structure-guide/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/news-product-team-structure-guide/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News How ads.txt protects publisher ad revenue, and where fraud still gets through https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-ads-txt-protects-publisher-ad-revenue-and-where-fraud-still-gets-through-e9be422c/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-ads-txt-protects-publisher-ad-revenue-and-where-fraud-still-gets-through-e9be422c/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:44:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Venture capital met the creator economy — a decade of experiments, condensed https://licht-journal.com/business-news/creator-economy-venture-funding-analysis/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/creator-economy-venture-funding-analysis/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Media layoffs, read honestly: what the numbers show and what they don't https://licht-journal.com/business-news/media-layoffs-trend-analysis/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/media-layoffs-trend-analysis/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Streaming unbundled television, then rebundled it at a higher price — the arc explains publishing's bundle math https://licht-journal.com/business-news/streaming-bundling-price-hikes-analysis/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/streaming-bundling-price-hikes-analysis/ Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Sponsorships versus programmatic display: which advertising actually funds niche publishers https://licht-journal.com/business-news/sponsorship-vs-display-ad-revenue/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/sponsorship-vs-display-ad-revenue/ Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Wirecutter and the affiliate model: what the review-site economics really allow https://licht-journal.com/business-news/affiliate-commerce-wirecutter-model/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/affiliate-commerce-wirecutter-model/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Nonprofit news is growing fast — and hitting the ceiling its founders always knew about https://licht-journal.com/business-news/nonprofit-news-business-model-growth/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/nonprofit-news-business-model-growth/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Google and Meta still take the majority of US digital ad spending https://licht-journal.com/business-news/digital-ad-duopoly-analysis/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/digital-ad-duopoly-analysis/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Live events can be a publisher's second-best revenue line — if the unit economics hold https://licht-journal.com/business-news/events-revenue-publishers-guide/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/events-revenue-publishers-guide/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News Beyond advertising: what a durable publisher revenue mix actually looks like https://licht-journal.com/business-news/revenue-diversification-beyond-advertising/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/revenue-diversification-beyond-advertising/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Business News