"There is no ceiling on how far contributions can go." Guardian News and Media's David Pemsel discusses the ability of philanthropic contributions to fund publishing, publishers' relationship with Facebook and more in this Q&A from the latest issue of Digiday magazine.

When comedy video network Laugh Out Loud launched in August, it focused mostly on building awareness as a network. Now, it's working to diversify its revenue with paid subscriptions, live events, a new radio channel and TV shows.

The rise of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin has led to the emergence of cryptojacking, which is when a user's browser is leveraged to mine cryptocurrency. Here's an explainer.

Sixty-three percent of business-to-consumer marketers surveyed in the U.S. by GroupM's Catalyst said they would increase their spending on Amazon over the next year. These four charts illustrate Amazon's push into advertising.

Since June, The Economist's subscriber count on YouTube has increased 140 percent, the result of the publisher's focus on the platform.

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'Our relationship with Facebook is difficult': The Guardian's David Pemsel says the platform doesn't value quality

Jessica Davies

David Pemsel, CEO of Guardian News and Media, is concerned about Facebook but bullish on the ability of philanthropic contributions to fund publishing.

How Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud comedy network aims to diversify its revenue

Sahil Patel

Laugh Out Loud, a comedy network from Kevin Hart and Lionsgate, is eyeing paid subscriptions, live events, producing TV shows and a radio channel in 2018.

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Amazon's push to grow its ad business, in 4 charts

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