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The latest updates to our mobile app platform focus on turning more anonymous readers into registered users and subscribers, and making audio and video easier to find and use across your apps. Here’s what we’ve been working on.

Our 2026 roadmap sets out how Bolt, our mobile app platform, is evolving across personalisation, audio, video, monetisation and experimentation, with a clear focus on habit, flexibility and long-term control for publishers.

As more publishers experiment with vertical video inside their apps, early data is starting to emerge. We look at customer insights, real usage patterns and industry trends to understand where vertical video is adding value, and how publishers should think about rolling it out.

Key takeaways from David Buttle’s session ‘Reaching & Engaging Audiences in the age of AI’ at the Pugpig Customer Summit 2025

James Martin from The Independent shared the strategy behind Bulletin, a new short-form, audio-led, AI-supported news app built for time-poor users. The thinking behind it offers clear takeaways for publishers navigating changing habits and user behaviour.

Vertical video in Pugpig Bolt gives publishers a powerful way to showcase short-form content inside their own app. Built to feel as smooth as TikTok and Reels, Bolt’s vertical video tabs help you extend the value of video you’re already creating, drive deeper engagement and keep audiences on platforms you control.

At our recent Customer Summit, Katie Vanneck-Smith shared how Hearst UK is making brand truth, audience value and habit the heart of its strategy. The conversation revealed why utility, consistency and trust are now central to building sustainable growth.

We've made some exciting updates to Bolt, our mobile app platform. Let's take a deeper look at some of the new features and improvements and what they mean for our customers.

Our new partnership with FT Strategies will help publishers worldwide create stronger mobile strategies and better reader experiences. Read more about how we’re joining forces to support the industry.

Our new partnership with Newspack makes it easier and more affordable for local publishers to build fully native, deeply engaging mobile apps. Read more about the partnership and the publishers already live with feature-rich apps.

Follow is here. The Baltimore Banner is the first publisher to launch our powerful personalisation feature.

Packed with insights from our network of 140 publishers and 400 apps, it provides a valuable resource for any media company getting to grips with their app strategy.

Complete with a refreshed search interface and the introduction of haptic feedback - check out what's new with Pugpig Bolt 4.5.

Catch the highlights from this month's Pugpig publisher check-in, featuring Bolt's new IAP subscriptions modal, our response to the US Apple App Store changes, and a sneak peek at the 2025 State of Mobile Publishing report.

Pugpig publisher, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), has won Best New Digital Product and overall Best in North America at the INMA Global Media Awards 2025.

Pugpig's Jonny Kaldor takes a sunny stroll through Prince Alfred Park in Surrey Hills Sydney with Pippa Leary, the Managing Director and Publisher of Free News and Lifestyle at News Corp Australia. It’s digital advertising masterclass for publishers.

Catch up on the highlights from this month's Pugpig publisher check-in, including an update on Bolt Follow, customer news and more.

Catch up on the highlights from this month's Pugpig publisher check-in, including product releases, customer news and more.

Join us on Thursday 3rd April to learn how The Boston Globe tripled engagement with push notifications and winning personalisation strategies from Airship.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Minnesota Star Tribune apps, powered by Pugpig, have been shortlisted for Best New Digital Product at the 2025 INMA Global Media Awards.

Catch up on the highlights from this month's Pugpig publisher check-in, including product releases, customer news and more.

Join us on Tuesday 4th March for a live webinar with PushPushGo where we'll explore how publishers can optimise their push notification strategy to boost engagement, retention, and revenue.

Learn which features & initiatives are taking priority on our 2025 product roadmap and see what they might mean for your mobile app strategy.

Catch up on the highlights from our 2024 Pugpig Customer Summit, plus full recordings of each session.

From vertical video carousels to improved UX, take a look at what new features are in Pugpig Bolt 4.2

Jonny Kaldor, Co-Founder of Pugpig, shares expert insights on how mobile apps can drive engagement and loyalty for news publishers on the latest podcast episode from Norkon.

We're looking forward to seeing so many of our amazing customers on Thursday 5th December for what's set to be a fantastic event.

Both The Week UK & US have seen a huge uplift in app engagement since introducing daily digital editions in their app.

Download your free copy of our latest report, which draws on the latest industry insights, exclusive data from over 400 Pugpig apps and a survey of more than 70 publishers to cover how publishers are thinking about their mobile strategy in 2024 and beyond.

Join Pugpig's Jonny Kaldor on the latest episode podcast to chat all things digital publishing and mobile.

What a great night! Pugpig was described as the best in class for delivering scalable solutions, impressive partnerships, and close publisher relationships.

Pugpig Bolt version 4.0 is here. Let's take a deeper look at some of the new features and improvements and what they mean for our customers.

We’re delighted to announce we’ve been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Media Technology Partner category of the AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2024. 

We’re thrilled that two Pugpig apps, CNN Business Arabic & The Logic have been named as finalists in the INMA Global Media Awards 2024. Winners will be announced at the World Media Congress on 25th April.

In this webinar hosted by Pugpig & Arc XP in February 2024, Pugpig CEO Jonny Kaldor gives a quick overview of the recent Retention Economics report.

Pugpig's Jonny Kaldor takes a stroll along the West Side Highway in Manhattan towards Chelsea Piers with Karl Wells, newly-apppointed Chief Growth Officer at The Washington Post and a News UK colleague from years ago. It’s definitely worth a listen if you’re focusing on reader revenue right now.

Pugpig's Jonny Kaldor takes a stroll around Central Park with Ariscielle Novicio, a News Corp colleague from many years ago and now CTO at New York Post.

Get the lowdown on how we’re digging into customer app data, using it to drive our product strategy and help our customers get the most from our platform. Plus, find out all about two of our newest offerings, Pugpig Basic Insights & Pugpig Advanced Insights.

Find out all about the latest product developments and features that have been keeping us busy here at Pugpig HQ, plus what's on our product roadmap for the year ahead.

Let's take a look at the key takeaways from our 2023 Customer Summit. You'll also find recordings of each session within the article.

Pugpig Bolt version 3.17 is here. Let's take a deeper look at some of the new features and improvements and what they mean for our customers.

At Pugpig Consulting, we develop practical solutions tailored to your business. Learn the key challenges facing publishers and tactics to overcome and grow.

Read how these two Pugpig Bolt apps are implementing Apple's External Link Entitlement and learn what it means for publishers.

New Statesman recently reported their readership is at a 40-year high and we’re extremely pleased to have built them a world class mobile app that’s played a key part in their success.

We're super excited to announce that we have today acquired Bondi Digital, the digital archive platform behind Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, CREEM, Macleans and many more.

Brought to you by Team Pugpig, Manifesto Growth Architects and In Digital, The Engagement Economics Report aims to unpick the relationship between engagement and subscriber value by breaking down the levers that you can control; the audience that you attract, the actions that you make them take and how active you encourage them to be.

Brought to you by Team Pugpig, Manifesto Growth Architects and In Digital, The Engagement Economics Report aims to unpick the relationship between engagement and subscriber value by breaking down the levers that you can control; the audience that you attract, the actions that you make them take and how active you encourage them to be.

This article by Press Gazette shows the performance of the top 20 digital editions across the UK, all but one of which are seeing double digital growth.

Would you like to know how to better execute your ASO strategy to grow your mobile app’s audience and engagement? Watch our masterclass with our partners and ASO agency of the year, Yodel Mobile, where we discuss the importance of a result-driven ASO strategy and its impact on the long-term growth of your mobile app. 

ACM says the roll out of its apps, which are currently available for 10 of the daily mastheads, have also helped boost engagement levels, with the average session times on the app at six minutes and 21 seconds, according to Google Analytics.

Would you like to know how to better execute your ASO strategy to grow your mobile app’s audience and engagement? Join us on Thursday, February 10 at 16:00 BST (11:00 EST) for a masterclass with our partners and ASO agency of the year, Yodel Mobile, where we will discuss the importance of a result-driven ASO strategy and its impact on the long-term growth of your mobile app. 

In October 2021 Reach PLC, currently one of the UK and Ireland's largest commercial and regional news publishers, launched four apps on the Pugpig Publish platform. Reach PLC is one of the biggest names in regional and national news, and now they have updated the Daily Star and Daily Express newspaper apps onto our platform.

Australia’s “trusted voice,” ACM have launched four more titles with the Pugpig platform adding to their growing portfolio with us.  We’ve launched Bendigo Advertiser, The Daily Advertiser, The Standard and The Advocate.  Readers of the regional papers are now enjoying  a quintessential blend of both local and international news on our user-friendly digital platforms, designed […]

Last Summer, the Caravan and Motorhome app introduced innovative adaptations following its launch with Pugpig.  Supporting Europe's largest touring community means providing both on-the-go, easy to read digital content. So, we have made accessing expert travel advice just that bit easier, with the implementation of distinct Pugpig features.

Leading platform Trade Finance Global have just launched magazine editions, as well as website content on our Pugpig Bolt app. The app provides live news updates mean users held current at all times, ensuring they will be the first to hear the latest.

Having recently signed an exclusive licensing deal with Penske Media Corporation, Stream Publishing have launched digital and print titles of Rolling Stone UK.

Pugpig celebrates its birthday in style with customers, partners, team members and alumni at the M Den in Threadneedle Street, London

ACM have added an additional four titles to their community media portfolio with Pugpig.

Marketing and advertising agency SMRS have created an app with Pugpig, SMRS Backpack, filled with all things brand, culture and attraction.

We've done a deep dive into iOS and Android platform changes and their impacts to date, what's coming in 2021, and what that means for Pugpig and you in this video session.

Our Condé Nast portfolio continues to spread across the globe as Condé Nast España is the latest country to migrate to Pugpig.

We've relaunched the New Scientist app to deliver brand new audio content in every edition and showcase their award-winning podcasts.

How can publishers best leverage engagement to drive subscriptions growth?

We've added yet another brand to our portfolio with Crain Communications.

The North American Guitar, the "Home of the World's Finest Guitars" finds its home on Pugpig Publish

We're pleased to announce that we are gold sponsors for America's Newspaper's Spring PIVOT 2021 Conference, May 11-12th, which focuses on local news media.

The Intercooler, a groundbreaking car and motorsport subscription app, has launched on our Pugpig Platform.

We'd like to say a huge congratulations to all of our Pugpig customers who have been shortlisted for the PPA Awards 2021.

We're proud to announce that Pugpig Publish is the chosen platform for Burlington Media Group's new app: Briefing.

MNA's Express & Star have launched a new Bolt news app on our Pugpig platform, adding to their Pugpig portfolio.

We've launched UnHerd's exclusive, slick and user-friendly app on Pugpig Bolt.

Our partnership with Crain Communications continues to blossom as we add Ad Age Mag to our growing portfolio.

10 years ago today, a little Pugpig was born. We're so lucky to have such an amazing team, product and the awesome group of publishers we work with.

We've recently launched the SHD Logistics app on Pugpig Publish, in partnership with Informa, making the publication digital-only.

Pugpig's Jonny Kaldor gives insights on the digital publishing market and what to expect from 2021 in the Media Voices Podcast.

Ad Age and Crain's Chicago Business launch on Pugpig Bolt, kicking off our new partnership with Crain Communications.

British regional news has found a digital home on Pugpig with the addition of the Express & Star and Shropshire Star to our platforms.

We've worked closely with Tortoise to relaunch their website with Pugpig Site. The beautifully designed website is one of the latest and greatest Pugpig Sites in our growing portfolio.

Australian Community Media have just launched brand new apps, powered by Pugpig Publish, for The Canberra Times and The Newcastle Herald.

Where are we now and what does the future hold? As the digital publishing platform provider for hundreds of news media brands, we’ve created a comprehensive industry report covering the state of digital publishing.

Condé Nast has launched two unique membership clubs, providing readers with access to exclusive events and a deeper connection with the publications.

Condé Nast have launched a brand new "ultimate style guide" app for GQ in France, powered by Pugpig Bolt.

Nikkei Asia has rebranded as the "Voice of the Asian Century" this week with a freshly developed news app on our Pugpig Bolt platform.

The oldest weekly magazine in the world, Britain's own The Spectator, is now available digitally with its US edition via the Pugpig platform.

The team behind Rugby Pass. have kicked off their premium sports journalism subscription website, The XV, using Pugpig Site. The team approached Pugpig in June and after just a few short weeks, their new website is moving forward towards their ultimate goal.

NEA Today is the flagship publication for the National Education Association and we're proud to say that this important membership communication is published using Pugpig Bolt.

We're so proud to announce that The Companion - the new home of sci-fi - has launched digitally via a new app and content website on the Pugpig platform at the end of August.

We're continually improving our software stability, resiliency and support for our customers. We've now made our infrastructure operational system updates available to view, including our internal systems uptime and links to external integrations.

Many congratulations to the team at the American Chemical Society and Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) publishing team for taking home the top prize, a gold medal, at the Association Media & Publishing EXCEL awards.

According to the PPA panel, "Our judges described Emillie as a real hero and said her tireless work has clearly been instrumental to the success of Pugpig. Alongside delivering new products and improving existing ones, Emillie shows strong leadership in coaching and mentoring staff and excellent collaborative skills with clients."

General Manager (UK) Tim Rowell and Senior Strategist (EMEA) Matthew Harrison of Piano take us through how to segment audiences, match your user needs and then deploy the right tactics and messages to these audience segments. The presentation includes several benchmarking statistics across the publishing industry.

Pugpig Co-Founder and CEO Jonny Kaldor is joined by Michael Kowalski, Head of Product at Tortoise Media and Clare Evans, Senior Product Manager of the BBC.

In this session we welcome Karl Wells, GM of Membership and Subscriptions at the Wall Street Journal and Matt Kelly, Chief content officer at Archant.

The first masterclass of our Building a Subscription Business series in partnership with Manifesto Growth Architects and Piano is now available online to view.

With decades of combined experiences in the publishing sector, these masterclasses offer free top tips to help businesses on their journeys, no matter their starting point. Join a masterclass at https://buildingasubscriptionbusiness.com/

We are so pleased to say that all three of our PPA 2020 Awards entries were worthy of the shortlist nod and we're over the moon thrilled at this achievement!

All the best chats happen out of the office and in this podcast, Pugpig co-founder Jonny Kaldor joins interesting people in publishing for ambling walks through the streets of London, New York and beyond in order to try and find out what makes them tick.

As a leading membership organisation for psychologists in the UK, the British Psychological Society is actively developing new ways to support these medical professionals, and psychology as a science, for the greater public good.

The Sir Linkalot app, that has free access during this challenging time, provides a fun yet effective way of learning in a number of disciplines, beginning with SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) with more subjects to follow.

Launched on Pugpig Publish in January 2019, we send many congratulations to Andy Salmon and the Sir Linkalot team.