Digiday Publishing Summit

Please pick up your badge at the reception desk. Registration sponsored by Infolinks

Join us at 1:45 pm for opening remarks and content sessions. 

Traditional TV networks are in the enviable position of having built big advertising businesses and in the less enviable position of having to transfer those businesses to streaming. In this session, AMC Networks will break down how it’s making that transition and using programmatic to pull it off.

Fast Company and Inc. are growing memberships and subscriptions to remain relevant in a competitive space. In this session, Stephanie Mehta will share the growth strategy behind this profitable business.

Explore how TIME has successfully diversified its revenue streams while prioritizing user experience. This conversation will highlight how Nativo’s innovative ad formats and seamless integrations have supported TIME’s monetization strategy and direct-sold branded content business.

A year after buying Refinery29, Sundial Media Group is focused on community-driven events to strengthen the new holding company this year. In this session, hear why Sundial Media thinks this is the key to growing a successful digital business.

While some publishers have begun opting to put newsletters behind a paywall, 1440 has committed to the ad-supported model. In this session, the newsletter publisher’s CEO will explain why stick with the ad-only model and the “Moneyball” strategy behind its business.

Join us for coffee and a short networking break in the Cascade Foyer.

Publishers Only.

Join this open and honest discussion to delve into the industry’s challenges and opportunities. This discussion will be conducted under Chatham House Rules and will begin with Digiday’s exclusive research and its infamous Challenge Board.

Sandbox Sessions:

4:45 pm: Raptive: Surviving the Squeeze: How Mid-market Publishers Can Adapt and Win

4:55pm: Letterhead – Email’s Power Shift: The Key Channel Media Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore

By invitation only.

Round 1!

The 8-Minute Meetings are designed to help connect participants with innovative technology platforms and build valuable business relationships.

Cocktails provided by BlueConic 

Join us for a cocktail to wrap day one of the summit. Open to all.

Don’t have dinner plans? Join us on-site at Gessner.

Join us for breakfast before sessions begin.

Damian Pelliccione, CEO and co-founder of Revry shares insights into navigating the complex world of ad tech and data, including the company’s recent dispute with The Trade Desk. Learn how Revry attracts viewership and monetizes those viewers amid a sea of FAST channels.

Join Intent IQ for a fun and insightful session to learn more about Alternative ID’s. Find out how both publishers and advertisers are deploying a new Alternative ID playbook to increase cookieless addressability and revenue while building trust in the programmatic marketplace.

A number of publishers have signed content licensing deals with OpenAI. Dotdash Meredith went a step further. In this session, hear how the publisher has leveraged its OpenAI deal — and the technology behind ChatGPT — to give its contextual ad product, D/Cipher, a large-language lift.

Streaming has hit the big leagues, and it’s taking programmatic with it. In this session, hear how TelevisaUnivision is pitching advertisers on its streaming live sports programming and how programmatic figures into that pitch.

In an ever-evolving media landscape, publishers can find valuable lessons from the strategies and tactics used by Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands. This presentation explores three key trends from the CPG world that can help publishers better engage audiences, enhance monetization, and adapt to changing consumer behaviors.

It’s been just over a year since the BBC launched its all-new website and app — and the updates couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. Over the last few years, the BBC has steadily increased its investment in its U.S. presence amidst the nation’s firestorm of political controversy, as well as a growing backdrop of global conflict. For this session, Digiday senior media and entertainment reporter Alexander Lee will sit down with General Manager & Executive Director of Content, BBC Studios, Ben Goldberger, to discuss the trajectory of the company’s U.S. presence — and where it plans to go from here.

Grab a coffee and light snack before the Town Hall begins.

Publishers Only. 

Join this open and honest discussion to delve into the industry’s challenges and opportunities. This discussion will be conducted under Chatham House Rules and will begin with Digiday’s exclusive research and its infamous Challenge Board.

We’ll devise solutions to some key challenges discussed on Day 1.

Sandbox Sessions:

11:30 am: Liveramp – Why are we talking about cookieless?

11:40 am: Viafoura – Community as a Growth Engine for Publishers

All are welcome.

El Sabor

Open to all attendees.

Join us and our partner RISE for Après Ski drinks at El Sabor, located at the base of Vail Mountain overlooking the Lionshead Gondola.

By invitation only.

The 8-Minute Meetings are designed to help connect participants with innovative technology platforms and build valuable business relationships.

Cocktails provided by Winmo  

Join us for a cocktail to wrap day one of the summit. Open to all.

Grab a quick breakfast before content sessions begin at 9am.

The Guardian has benefited from a “Trump bump,” with a huge surge of reader donations after the president’s reelection. In this session, hear how the Guardian is trying to keep up that momentum and cover a new administration.

AI may be on seemingly every publisher’s product roadmap, but not many media companies have shipped AI-powered products to date. Punchbowl News has. In this session, hear how the news organization built its Enbloc AI and rolled it out to subscribers.

As audience habits shift, AI-powered audio is helping publishers expand reach, boost engagement, and maximize revenue. In this session, Ron Jaworski, CEO & Co-Founder of Trinity Audio, will share how AI-driven audio solutions turn passive readers into active listeners—helping publications hit their yearly goals and stay ahead in the digital race.

In a sea of new AI technology, it can be challenging to determine what tools actually help a publisher’s company and editorial team. In this session, hear how Time evaluates, vets and rolls out AI tech across the company, such as to help manage content libraries or adopt new enterprise platforms.

Since 1843, The Economist has been one of the most recognizable brands in media — but as the industry evolves, it isn’t resting on its laurels. Over the past year, The Economist has engaged in its first brand marketing campaign in over a decade, undergoing a visual refresh in a bid to capture the interest of today’s digital-first audience. In this session, Digiday senior media and entertainment reporter Alexander Lee will speak to The Economist evp of marketing Nada Arnot about what the Economist brand means in 2025, as well as the marketing approach behind the company’s recent brand refresh.

Our editors will provide key takeaways from this week’s sessions. Thank you so much for joining us in Vail!