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Splice Beta is your media festival.
We believe in the importance of an ecosystem-based approach, and Splice Beta is where it all comes together — where we all come together. It’s a celebration of the amazing work that media startups are doing.
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“#splicebeta has created a virtual space for information, collaboration, and inspiration as well as amazing networking!”
— Patricia Torres-Burd, MDIF
How to build a collaborative, community-focused media space
Cutting advertising meant losing revenue in exchange for trust. For DailySocial, it was a worthy tradeoff, says founder Rama Mamuaya.
Masuma Ahuja wants to change the way we tell stories of what it is to be a girl in our world — and you can help her.
Meet Girlhood, a digital media by and for teenage girls, that empowers and enables them to tell their own stories.
Mediabridge hopes to be the Airbnb of media. Here’s what they’re working on.
The digital marketplace aims to connect newsrooms so they collaborate on projects — and share the costs of coverage, say the team behind Mediabridge.
The media of tomorrow: Inside the world of Malaysian esports
The rise of esports is just as much about a new world of gameplay as it is the birth of a new form of entertainment, explains What’s The Meta Today’s founder Mariah Ahmad.
From radio network to cross-media platform: Exploring KBR’s exclusive podcast deal with Spotify
While the podcast scene is growing in Indonesia, few are exploring journalistic storytelling podcasts like Citra Prastuti and her team at KBR Prime.
Breaking down the fundamentals of media management
Your company’s vision is the big change you wish to bring about, while your strategy is how you plan to achieve it, says Henrik Keith Hansen at IMS.
Kickstarting your commercial revenue streams for a post-Covid media world
A sustainable commercial revenue business requires a list of clients and a means for communicating with them, says Ross Settles at HKU.
What we learned about running memberships in newsrooms
Reader-centric decision-making requires an entire organization to shift its mindset, say Malaysiakini’s Lynn D'Cruz and New Naratif’s Deborah Augustin.
Media is like any other business — asking the right questions will give you a better chance at success
MDIF’s Koreel Lahiri has developed a collection of 150+ questions to help guide founders through the process of starting up a media venture.