Licht Journal https://licht-journal.com Licht Journal covers media business, including Publishing, Digital and Creators, with clear reporting, context, and practical guides. en-US Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:49:43 GMT Media News Publishing Business News Digital Creators What Meta's Canada news ban actually did to publisher traffic https://licht-journal.com/media-news/what-metas-canada-news-ban-did-to-publisher-referrals-3/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/what-metas-canada-news-ban-did-to-publisher-referrals-3/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:55:03 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News What a free newsletter subscriber is actually worth https://licht-journal.com/publishing/what-a-free-newsletter-subscriber-is-actually-worth-3/ https://licht-journal.com/publishing/what-a-free-newsletter-subscriber-is-actually-worth-3/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:55:02 GMT Gabriela Montoya Publishing 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-3/ https://licht-journal.com/business-news/how-the-new-york-times-bundled-its-way-past-11-million-digital-subscribers-3/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:55:01 GMT Michael Hayes Business News What five years of product bundling did to The New York Times' subscriber math https://licht-journal.com/publishing/what-five-years-of-product-bundling-did-to-the-new-york-times-subscriber-math/ https://licht-journal.com/publishing/what-five-years-of-product-bundling-did-to-the-new-york-times-subscriber-math/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:44:52 GMT Gabriela Montoya Publishing 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 Substack takes 10% of newsletter subscriptions; beehiiv and Ghost take none https://licht-journal.com/publishing/substack-takes-10-of-newsletter-subscriptions-beehiiv-and-ghost-take-none/ https://licht-journal.com/publishing/substack-takes-10-of-newsletter-subscriptions-beehiiv-and-ghost-take-none/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:44:51 GMT Gabriela Montoya Publishing Why Substack keeps 10% of subscriber revenue and two rivals keep 0% https://licht-journal.com/media-news/why-substack-keeps-10-of-subscriber-revenue-and-two-rivals-keep-0/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/why-substack-keeps-10-of-subscriber-revenue-and-two-rivals-keep-0/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:44:49 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News YouTube raises new-channel monetization to 8,000 watch hours https://licht-journal.com/media-news/youtube-raises-new-channel-monetization-to-8-000-watch-hours/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/youtube-raises-new-channel-monetization-to-8-000-watch-hours/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:44:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News Service providers now field over a million DMCA notices a day https://licht-journal.com/digital/service-providers-now-field-over-a-million-dmca-notices-a-day/ https://licht-journal.com/digital/service-providers-now-field-over-a-million-dmca-notices-a-day/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:44:48 GMT Amara Okonkwo Digital What Patreon, Substack, Ghost, and YouTube actually take from creator revenue https://licht-journal.com/creators/what-patreon-substack-ghost-and-youtube-actually-take-from-creator-revenue/ https://licht-journal.com/creators/what-patreon-substack-ghost-and-youtube-actually-take-from-creator-revenue/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:44:47 GMT Michael Hayes Creators Sustainable cadence: how creators publish for years without burning out https://licht-journal.com/creators/creator-sabbatical-burnout-output/ https://licht-journal.com/creators/creator-sabbatical-burnout-output/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Creators 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 Why media consolidation accelerated in 2025 — and what the deal logic actually was https://licht-journal.com/media-news/media-ma-consolidation-2025-review/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/media-ma-consolidation-2025-review/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News The 2024 Gmail and Yahoo sender rules, two years on: what publishers changed and what still bites https://licht-journal.com/digital/email-deliverability-2024-sender-rules/ https://licht-journal.com/digital/email-deliverability-2024-sender-rules/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Digital Publisher–AI licensing deals explained: what the News Corp–OpenAI agreement established https://licht-journal.com/publishing/publisher-ai-licensing-explainer-news-corp/ https://licht-journal.com/publishing/publisher-ai-licensing-explainer-news-corp/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gabriela Montoya Publishing The first hires a solo creator should make — in order https://licht-journal.com/creators/first-hires-solo-creator-business/ https://licht-journal.com/creators/first-hires-solo-creator-business/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michael Hayes Creators 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 The podcast ad market in numbers: growth, video's rise and what creators actually earn https://licht-journal.com/media-news/podcast-ad-market-latest-figures/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/podcast-ad-market-latest-figures/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Colin Reyes Media News