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Wednesday, June 17 • 15:00 - 16:30
From Bitcoins to Bitnews: Towards the One-Cent Article
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Can the iTunes model fit the news industry? Is it better to sell 100,000 articles at one cent rather than 1,000 articles at one euro? This Bootcamp will reveal the benefits for digital media to unbundle content and use specific sales platforms. The potential is strong: from digital kiosks selling individual articles to paid services using bitcoins. Some predict a brilliant future for these platforms focused on new users but others think the dream of larger distribution will become a nightmare. Penny for your thoughts?

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Toni Piqué

Consultant on content development & newsroom organisation, Sol 361 / Cases i Associats
Toni Piqué has been consulting at more than a hundred media brands from +70 companies in 25 countries across Europe and America. These projects range from small corporate  | magazines to big media groups; from print to radio, TV and web platforms; from  | reporting training camps... Read More →

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Duco van Lanschot

Head of International, Blendle
Duco van Lanschot is Head of International of Blendle, a successful iTunes-like system for journalism from The Netherlands, backed by The New York Times and Axel Springer. One year after launching in the Netherlands, Blendle is at 290.000 users in the Netherlands (most of them under... Read More →
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Kelly Leach

Chief Executive Officer, Piano Media
Kelly Leach is Piano Media’s Chief Executive Officer, appointed to her position in Sept. 2014. She oversees all aspects of Piano Media including: business expansion from Europe and North America into Asia and Latin and South America, new product development and client relationships... Read More →
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Nikolay Malyarov

EVP, Chief Content Officer and General Counsel, PressReader
Since 2003, Nikolay Malyarov has lead the expansion of PressReader’s worldwide community of publishing partners, helping them grow their audience and increase revenues, while meeting their unique business objectives. | | At the forefront of pioneering publishing solutions, Nikolay... Read More →
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Claire Wachter

Vice President – Business Development, Inkl
Claire Wachter joined inkl in February 2015 as Vice President of Business Development. She is tasked with managing all aspects of publisher relationships, content licensing, and developing new products. Most recently, Claire managed business development for all news, magazine and... Read More →

Wednesday June 17, 2015 15:00 - 16:30
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