With graduation ceremonies across the nation being cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, local media sites are looking to offer students the… Read more
News & Views
News, information, and tips to assist local news organizations in covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
MOLINE, IL — May 28, 2020 — Even before COVID-19 ravaged the world economy, local media organizations—especially newspapers—faced daunting cha… Read more
When TownNews announced the Support Local Journalism initiative, David Cook, Publisher for Aspen Daily News, took swift action to participate.… Read more
With the mandatory closures for COVID-19, small and medium businesses are being impacted like never before. Retailers are looking for creative… Read more
A lot of ink (digital and otherwise) has been spent examining the economic havoc of COVID-19, but the impacts are being felt everywhere. Stude… Read more
Whether you're reporting from your basement or covering in-progress events from a safe distance, live video is a vital way to provide the late… Read more
TownNews and World Table are pleased to announce a joint effort to provide Single Sign-On (SSO) for commenting on the BLOX CMS platform using … Read more
Like many media organizations, the team at the Jackson Hole News&Guide (the Teton County, Wyoming newspaper of record) recognizes that sub… Read more
Provide your visitors with full coverage of national, state, and local races—complete with robust interactive maps from the Associated Press. Read more
TownNews team members share why they've dedicated their careers to serving the needs of the local media industry. Read more
MOLINE, IL — Feb. 6, 2020 — TownNews, the industry-leading digital services provider for local media organizations, today announced a strategi… Read more
Sort and better display articles by related content with the new "child type" query rule. This is great for featuring articles with videos, ph…
BLOX Notifier puts the management of push notifications and social messages right in the middle of the editorial process allowing your editors…
When users forget their password or are having trouble logging in, it can be a frustrating experience for them, and the customer support staff…
We've partnered with Fotomoto to bring new features to BLOX Photo Sales. These new features include digital downloads, smart cropping, and cus…
This week we will be making significant improvements to BLOX Notifier and how automated announcements are formatted.
In this week's release, we are adding a new property that allows site administrators to choose different styles for how letterboxed images are…
This new header and navigation option dynamically changes based on the specific scenario to create the best user interface for the end user. O…
A new feature released this week allows sites to set the behavior of ads on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) separately from normal web pages.
BLOX Subscription Pro now has support for promotional rates and promo codes.
Enable Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) for BLOX Calendar events to improve the mobile user experience and help with rankings on Google search r…
In this week's Flex Templates release, we are happy to introduce a new block, "Card: Promo boxes." This new block creates a thin row across th…
This small feature can have a big impact on your site. This new setting allows you to choose a max width of 1200 pixels or 1396 pixels. This a…
User registration should be as frictionless as possible, especially in a world of GDPR and privacy legislation. In our ongoing endeavor to ass…
This week we are launching a new mobile-friendly grid called Centerpiece. In this new grid, there is a column in the center of the main layout…
Users can now crop photos in BLOX Ad-Owl or the User Dashboard once the image is uploaded as part of an online order. This allows end users to…
We are thrilled to announce several new features being released in BLOX Now app 3.0. Designed to make your app a unique experience and more pr…
Advanced Automatic Ads is being expanded to support AMP article pages. This new technology provides for lazy-loaded, auto-refreshing ads in a …
A new region has been added to all Flex Templates grids called the "front and index bottom container." This grid inherits from the front page …
A new tool is now available in BLOX CMS: the BLOX Media Library. Found in the "Design" -> "Media Library" menu, this new application will p…
Introducing Advanced Automatic Ads for articles, a major change in how article ads are treated and a step towards programmatic control of ad p…
At our May 2020 customer webinar, Rick Rogers, chief revenue officer at TownNews, and Richard Green, CEO of Evvnt gave an overview of the new …
At this special webinar, the TownNews team shared ideas and best practices for serving your audience and generating revenue during the coronav…
At our March customer webinar, we introduced SmartSend, an all-new text and email marketing app that allows your clients to easily send instan…
When it comes to audience engagement, email is still tops. But how do you know you’re getting the best possible results from your email newsle…
At our January webinar, we gave a sneak peek at two new data-powered solutions that will transform your digital growth in 2020: iQ Audience+ a…
At our November customer webinar, Susan Bell, product manager, and Christine Masters, director of product management, showed off what’s new in…
Join Tim Turner, iQ Engage program manager at TownNews, and Tim McDonough, manager of client strategy at Lotame, as they show you how TownNews…
Though videos and podcasts are all the rage, the workaday, unsung article still accounts for more than half of all page views across the TownN…
At TownNews, our number one goal is to empower YOU to generate revenue with your digital presence. At our September customer webinar, Christin…
At our August customer webinar, Joe Hansen, Senior Product Manager for TownNews, continued our series on digital advertising. We discussed cur…
Become a master of efficiency and automation with the latest updates from TownNews. At our June customer webinar, Christine Masters, director …
At this customer webinar, Christine Masters, director of product management, and Doug Green, product manager, introduced Programmatic Ads for …
At our May customer webinar, Doug Green, product manager for TownNews, introduced BLOX Offers and showed how you can launch a turnkey digital …
At our April customer webinar, Bridget Sibthorp-Moeker, corporate director of digital subscriptions for Lee Enterprises, and Tim Turner, progr…
At our March customer webinar, Christine Masters, director of product management at TownNews, introduced BLOX Notifier—an all-new BLOX CMS app…
Podcasts
On Episode 5 of BLOXCast, Rick Rogers talks with Susan Bell, senior product manager at TownNews, about the development of the new BLOX Now mob…
Do you want to know how a family-owned newspaper group is working to position itself as a digital media leader? Learn more about how Wick Comm…
Jed Williams, Chief Innovation Officer for the Local Media Association, joins Rick to discuss the topics that are top-of-mind for local media …
In this episode, Derek Gebler, vice president of broadcast and video services for TownNews.com, joins Rick Rogers to talk all things video and…
Rick Rogers, VP of sales at TownNews.com, sits down with his first guest, Guy Tasaka, to discuss over the top (OTT) video streaming services a…
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