Get the lowdown on what’s happening in the world of Pugpig, from product updates and launches to tips on making the most of our platform. Find out about upcoming events and hear our thoughts on the latest industry news.
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Diario de Yucatán’s new app is now live on Pugpig Bolt, bringing coverage from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico and the world to mobile, with personalised feeds, video, puzzles and digital editions.
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Media24 has launched Daily Sun’s first app on Pugpig Bolt, bringing Reels-style Clips, live coverage, text-to-speech audio and podcasts to its fully digital audience.
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YubaNet, the local news outlet serving Nevada County, California, has launched a new mobile app on Pugpig Bolt. Built through our partnership with Newspack, the app brings real-time wildfire and emergency coverage, live community updates and a searchable events calendar to iOS and Android.
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The Bangor Daily News has launched a new app on Pugpig Bolt through our partnership with Newspack – replacing an older e-paper-only app with live news, personalisation, games and obituaries for Maine’s only independently owned daily newspaper.
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Publishers are increasingly paying Google for traffic they used to get for free, whilst Google is beginning to pay for content used in its AI products. But with Google determining the price on both sides, building direct audience relationships has never been more important.
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The recurring relationship is the core strategic asset in media and publishing, and the app is the best place to nurture it.
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Pew’s four engagement groups suggest that publishers need more than one funnel, with apps, audio, newsletters and local services creating different routes into a lasting media relationship.
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As open-web ad supply comes under pressure, publishers are looking to apps to build higher-quality advertising products around engaged audiences, stronger signals and more valuable formats.
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Pugpig Bolt’s latest updates include more flexible paywalls, easier saved content filtering and faster timelines. We’ve also introduced a refreshed Android subscription modal and are making ongoing improvements to vertical video in Clips.
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This latest round of updates brings short-form vertical video into the app experience with Clips, alongside better third-party compatibility, cleaner second-level navigation on web and a refreshed Android interface.
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We’ve made some exciting updates to Bolt, our mobile app platform. This latest round includes an update on Liquid Glass for Bolt, along with a number of improvements that give publishers more flexibility over reader experience and app setup. We’re also revisiting an existing feature that can help simplify content navigation.
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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.
