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.
Launches
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.
Launches
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.
Launches
SpaceNews has launched its first mobile app on Pugpig Bolt, bringing podcasts, virtual events and personalised feeds to 1m+ monthly readers.
Launches
Nordjyske has launched a new app on Pugpig Bolt, with Reels-style vertical video and podcasts bringing a new dimension to its live news and reporting on mobile.
Newsletter
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.
Newsletter
The old metrics of clicks, views and app opens no longer tell publishers what really matters. Using insights from the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2026, we make the case for measuring deeper engagement in owned products.
Newsletter
At a time when audience behaviour is being reshaped, our report shows that apps remain one of publishers’ strongest direct channels, but many are still underused as engines of habit and monetisation.
Newsletter
For publishers rethinking audience growth, here’s what stood out from a full day of sessions at Arc XP Connect London.
News
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.
News
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.
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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.
