Case Studies | dmg media
Pugpig's dmg media portfolio also includes The Knowledge and New Scientist. All three titles use the Bolt platform to deliver highly engaging, trusted content to thousands of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Since becoming a standalone news platform in 2016, inews has been delivering news in an easy, digestible format to cater for time-poor readers. As well as trusted news coverage and fact checks, it also publishes opinion pieces amongst money, travel, business and sports news.
Opinion pieces are a key component of the iNews editorial strategy, so it was important for these to be a key focal point in the app’s live news feed. We used visual skyline carousels comprised of an image and headline to make them a standout element of the timeline.
We carried out custom article card design work on live reporting/developing news stories so it’s as easy as possible for readers to stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. The eye-catching design makes them stand out against standard articles.
The inews app uses our Puzzler integration to easily build an addictive puzzles section to drive engagement. It’s reachable from the bottom nav, features today’s puzzles and looks back at the past week’s puzzles using our timeline navigation.
The inews app has proved deeply engaging for users, as they view an average of 16 screens per visit. This really is a great demonstration of how blending live news and digital editions can be a huge win for your engagement levels.
Team Pugpig carried out a fair bit of CSS work to ensure the inews colours, styling and branding were spot on across the app. Colours, borders and card configurations effortlessly differentiate between sections.
The team at inews know their readers love to listen to news stories on the go, so wanted to make this a standout feature of the app build. Thanks to our integration with Amazon Polly, every story is available as audio as well as text.
News media
Team Pugpig worked extensively with this iconic news journal to beautifully replicate the look and feel of its premium magazine into their app. As well as digital editions, the app showcases podcasts and editorially-curated content in true The Spectator style.
12 monthly sessions per user, on average
4.8/5 rating on App Store
In the top 25 apps in ‘Magazines’ in App Store
News media
Euromoney’s BCA Research app is a great example of the incredible range of customisation possible on the Bolt platform. From highly curated dynamic timelines to optimising their research reports for mobile, the work of our Professional Services team has been instrumental in improving the Bolt product as a whole, with some of these features now available for all Bolt customers.
News media
From Daily Mirror to OK! Magazine, 25 of Reach’s most influential brands are powered by Pugpig Bolt.
News media
The Baltimore Banner app truly captures the essence of a premium local news app. It uses our domain linking feature so links from newsletters, social or inline open seamlessly in-app.
8 week project turnaround
Screen views increasing month on month since launch4.8/5 App Store rating