Media Economics
Media economics is the study of how media businesses make money: the cost of production, the value of attention, and the terms on which distribution is obtained.
Why It Matters
The cost of making journalism is largely fixed while the revenue per reader is not, which is what makes distribution shifts existential rather than inconvenient.
Related Terms
- Attention EconomyThe attention economy describes markets in which the scarce resource being competed for is people's time and focus, which is then sold to advertisers or converted into subscriptions.
- Digital PublishingDigital publishing is the business of producing and distributing editorial content online, funded by subscriptions, advertising, licensing or a mixture.
- Programmatic AdvertisingProgrammatic advertising is the automated buying and selling of advertising space, with each impression auctioned in the moment a page loads.
- Creator EconomyThe creator economy is the set of businesses built around individuals publishing directly to an audience, funded by advertising, subscriptions, commerce or brand deals.
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