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Coconuts just turned 10. The online publisher, which puts out city guides across Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bali, and Yangon, has been pushing forward into new formats such as broadcast and streaming platforms. We spoke with Byron Perry, the founder and CEO of Coconuts about the decade of lessons he's had in building one of Asia's most recognizable media startups...

Eugene Kan co-founded MAEKAN in 2016 in Hong Kong after leaving Hypebeast where he was the editorial director. MAEKAN's goal is to celebrate creative culture, and it does that through articles, podcasts, and more recently, an e-commerce store. We talked with Eugene about the changing subculture lifestyle market, and the media and fans who support it. Check out MAEKAN here Follow Eugene Kan on Twit...

The School of Splice is coming together! It's everything you need to build a media startup today. It's all audio, and packs insights from all around this wonderful Splice community. Knowledge, network, funding -- all in one place. The program rolls out next month. Find out more here. http://schoolofsplice.com/

In this episode, we're talking with Simon Vincent, a journalist-turned-game-developer. Simon is a content strategist at Playlogue, a game development services team based in Singapore. He talks about the lessons he's learned about the transformation of media from what began as a board game. Find out more about Playlogue . Connect with Simon on LinkedIn .

Five years in, FactorDaily pivoted to a non-profit entity this year. Its cofounder Pankaj Mishra figured the change would allow him the freedom to stay closer to mission: "To make sense of technology’s impact on the society around us." "No ads. No paywalls. No venture capital funding," Pankaj proclaims on the website. That means some hard decisions on building new business models in an incredibly...

How do you introduce change into a newsroom? Jane Mahoney of Private Media in Melbourne, Australia, has a five-step plan.  What problem are you solving?  Educate everyone, make sure they understand the products you're bringing in.  Empower everyone, make sure they understand their place in the business and how they can help drive everyone towards success. Have some goals in place to actually measu...

We've been following Jane Mahoney over the past couple of weeks as she sets up her new reader revenue team at Private Media in Australia.  This week, she talks about how to market a news subscription product -- running campaigns, working with editorial, and testing. Hosted and produced by Rishad Patel, co-founder of Splice.

MDIF launched a $1 million fund to support early stage media startups around the world. We spoke with Mohamed Nanabhay, Deputy CEO at Media Development Investment Fund about the fund's objective, and why they're launching it now. Hosted and produced by Alan Soon, co-founder of Splice.

Jane Mahoney is Head of Reader Revenue at Private Media in Australia, which owns the popular Crikey, Smart Co, and The Mandarin masthead. We've been following Jane over the past couple of weeks as she sets up her reader revenue team at the company.  In this little episode, she talks about how she onboards a new hire -- it's all about getting the mindset right. Great little bits of knowledge in her...

Jane Mahoney is Head of Reader Revenue at Private Media in Australia, which owns the popular Crikey, Smart Co, and The Mandarin mastheads. We've been following Jane over the past couple of weeks as she sets up her reader revenue team at the company. This week, we check in on her to find out what's she's looking for in terms of talent. Hosted and produced by Rishad Patel, co-founder of Splice.

Jane Mahoney is Head of Reader Revenue at Private Media in Australia, which owns the popular Crikey, Smart Co, and The Mandarin mastheads. When Jane Mahoney at Private Media in Melbourne signed up for our newsletters a couple of weeks ago, she said she was about to set up a reader revenue practice for her company. Obviously I was excited and I asked if she would talk us through her journey and the...

Jane Mahoney is Head of Reader Revenue at Private Media in Australia, which owns the popular Crikey, Smart Co, and The Mandarin mastheads. This is a new role for her after four years as Associate Publisher at Crikey. Jane describes herself on LinkedIn as a “big nerd for reader-funded journalism, data-driven everything, subscription marketing and news product. Always keen to talk about journalism,...

What is opex? Why don't funders respond to my emails? Can I buy a car? We asked funders the questions that media start-ups have always to wanted to ask, so they don't have to. In this episode, we interviewed Kevin Brockland of MDIF, Shuwei Fang of Open Society Foundations, Sasa Vucinic of North Base Media, and Helle Wahlberg of IMS. Created by Splice Media in partnership with PumaPodcast.

This year, we’re taking Splice Beta online! In our new podcast, find out how we’re bringing together Asia's media start-up community online. To find out more, go to splicebeta.com .