As the scholarly journals market moves towards an Open Access future, new data from Outsell lays out the implications, and highlights revenue pressures and diversification responses from providers looking to reduce reliance on falling journal revenues.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Impact of Open Access on Publisher Revenues: Diversification on the Horizon

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: July 02, 2024

Google Cloud’s Vertex AI developer platform will offer access to third-party data for inclusion in prompts, creating a commercial mechanism for grounding generative AI applications in authoritative content independently from model training.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Google’s AI Platform Unlocks New Opportunities for Data Providers

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: July 01, 2024

The Scientific & Technical Information & Solutions segment grew by 3% to $15 billion in 2023, driven by technology and Open Access models despite challenges from Open Access, research integrity, and generative AI. Top players showed strong performance, with opportunities in technology-led solutions.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Scientific & Technical Information & Solutions 2024 Segment View

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 26, 2024

The global Credit Information segment grew by 4% in 2023, impacted by higher interest rates, and is projected to reach $21 billion by 2026. Growth is faster in APAC and Latin America, with trends in data integration, alternative data use, and financial inclusion driving the market.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Credit Information – 2024 Segment View

Author: Sachin Gulab Kalwani

Date: June 20, 2024

The global Company, Contact & Personal Information segment grew by 7% in 2023, impacted by the technology sector recession. Higher growth is expected in 2024 but it will plateau after that. Key trends include the tech segment bounce, managed services, an M&A wave, and stack rationalization.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Company, Contact & Personal Information 2024 Segment View

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: June 19, 2024

2023 was a turbulent year for standards publishers, with technological and regulatory changes forcing tactical responses and the creation of defense strategies. Standards publishers adjust to the new reality of powerful market forces challenging their legacy approach to delivering sustainable value.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Global Standards Publishing 2024 Segment View

Author: Tatiana Khayrullina

Date: June 18, 2024

CUBE’s acquisition of Thomson Reuters’ Regulatory Intelligence businesses marks a pivotal expansion, propelling it to the forefront of the global RegTech market and making it a competitor to watch.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: CUBE Acquires Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence Businesses

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: June 17, 2024

Jason Priem, who is credited with having coined the term “altmetrics“, cofounded the company that has created much of the open science reference infrastructure that researchers use most widely.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Interview with Jason Priem, CEO, OurResearch (OpenAlex, Unsub, UnPaywall)

Author: David Worlock

Date: June 14, 2024

The global Legal & Regulatory Solutions segment grew by 6% in 2023, driven by tech and regulatory compliance, with growth projected to $37 billion by 2026. Key trends include AI in legal research, data commoditization, and increased demand for compliance tools. EMEA shows the fastest growth rate.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Legal & Regulatory 2024 Segment View

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: June 13, 2024

The global Marketing Research segment grew by 5% in 2023, with ResTech players leading the way through subscription platforms, while full-service providers struggled amidst the big tech recession. M&A is heating up despite economic challenges, driven by demand for real-time data and AI efficiencies.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Marketing Research 2024 Segment View

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: June 12, 2024

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Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Outsell Segment View – 11 June 2024 – Teaching & Learning 2024

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 11, 2024

The global Teaching & Learning Solutions segment grew by 4% in 2023, driven by K-12 funding and technology adoption, despite challenges from AI and higher education concerns. Key players saw divergent growth, with New Oriental leading the charge, and tech continuing to offer growth opportunities.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Teaching & Learning 2024 Segment View

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 11, 2024

The B2B Media and Business Information segment grew 14% in 2023, driven by sustained post-COVID events rebound – down from 17% in 2022. However, challenges from big tech’s spending freeze and AI-driven changes to search are reshaping audience acquisition and growth strategies for 2024.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: B2B Media & Business Information 2024 Segment View

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: June 10, 2024

Generative AI vendors are keen to license quality content for model training purposes, especially long-form content that expands their models’ domain knowledge. Content owners can benefit, if they can manage the risks.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Licensing Content to AI Companies: Current State of Play

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 06, 2024

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Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: AI Licensing Deal Tracker – PDF Version

Author: Outsell Analysis

Date: May 28, 2024

Tech companies are cleaning up and building out their AI training corpora, driving demand for training and inference licenses to relevant content. In our AI Licensing Deal Tracker we will track and capture publicized deals as they are announced.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: AI Licensing Deal Tracker

Author: Outsell Analysis

Date: May 28, 2024

When revisiting audience acquisition approaches, events can deliver new exposure and serve as a valuable engagement channel. This analysis looks at the importance of conducting an events audit to align audience acquisition strategy to event-related marketing and sales activities.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Operating Practices: Audience Acquisition and Events

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: May 22, 2024

Deutsche Börse recently announced it would unveil a new data marketplace in Q4 2024. This analysis explores the implications for the broader financial market data industry and essential actions for other exchanges, financial market data providers, and technology vendors.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Deutsche Börse Announces the Launch of Its New Data Marketplace

Author: Sachin Gulab Kalwani

Date: May 14, 2024

Amidst increasing legal scrutiny, OpenAI’s forthcoming Media Manager tool will let creators specify terms for AI training use of their work, offering a new way to protect copyright from Gen AI.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: OpenAI to Release Tool for Publishers to Protect Their Copyright

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: May 13, 2024

Revisiting audience acquisition approaches can help organizations reduce the volatility of what’s happing today in social, a primary engagement channel. This analysis looks at the importance of conducting a social audit to align audience acquisition strategy to social activities.

Read more on the Outsell Platform: Operating Practices: Audience Acquisition and Social

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: May 06, 2024