Case Studies | First News

Pugpig joins First News on their mission to unlock childrens' minds and unleash their potential

The First News app uses video and seamless integrations to engage their young audience - including Amazon Polly's text-to-speech feature and Hyvor's emoji reactions.

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The Minnesota Star Tribune app retains 81% of readers after 30-day period, launching as part of their digital transformation

The Star Tribune app plays a crucial role in driving audience engagement and reader revenue as this prestigious news brand enters a new era of technology growth. The six week turnaround was supercharged by Bolt’s seamless integrations with Arc XP and Norkon, resulting in a premium product that’s added significant value for loyal subscribers.

Users return to the app almost daily
+174% screen views during election week
40% of the user base have the app downloaded

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The world’s oldest weekly magazine, The Spectator, enjoys incredible digital success

Team Pugpig worked extensively with this iconic news journal to beautifully replicate the look and feel of its premium magazine into their app. As well as digital editions, the app showcases podcasts and editorially-curated content in true The Spectator style.

Lowered their tech spend
4.8/5 rating on App Store
In the top 25 apps in ‘Magazines’ in App Store

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Euromoney’s BCA Research launches highly custom app on Pugpig Bolt

Euromoney’s BCA Research app is a great example of the incredible range of customisation possible on the Bolt platform. From highly curated dynamic timelines to optimising their research reports for mobile, the work of our Professional Services team has been instrumental in improving the Bolt product as a whole, with some of these features now available for all Bolt customers.

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dmg media’s inews app users view almost 16 screens per session

Pugpig’s dmg media portfolio also includes The Knowledge and New Scientist. All three titles use the Bolt platform to deliver highly engaging, trusted content to thousands of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.