Taboola announces two-year partnership with one of Australia’s largest multi-channel publishers Are Media

Taboola, a global leader in powering recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like, today announced a new two-year strategic partnership with Are Media, Australia’s leading magazine and multi-channel publisher.

The partnership will see Are Media utilise Taboola’s content discovery feature Taboola Feed, video, Taboola News and Taboola Newsroom.

Are Media is Australia’s leading premium content and experiences company, captivating six in 10 Australian women each month across brands including The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes and Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE.

Taboola’s content recommendation tool will be rolled out across Are Media’s suite of websites, including the Now To Love network which includes The Australian Women’s Weekly and Woman’s Day as well as New Idea, marie claire, Who, Elle, Better Homes and Gardens That’s Life, Gourmet Traveller, Bounty Parents and the Homes To Love network which includes Australian House & Garden.

Are Media’s websites will integrate the Taboola Feed – allowing users to access content recommendations, aimed to enhance audience engagement and referrals.

Taboola Newsroom will give Are Media access to insights and data on content recommended through Taboola, such as the ability to track page views in real-time and use the Taboola Article Engagement Score to measure audience response.

Are Media will also integrate with Taboola News, an offering that creates new engagement opportunities. 

Adam Singolda, CEO and Founder at Taboola, said: “We are excited to partner with Are Media, a premium publisher in the Australian market. Taboola’s success has been built on powering recommendations for audiences, helping them to discover content they may like and explore and creating a richer, deeper audience experience.”

Are Media Head of Product, Asa Rossier, said: “We are constantly looking at ways to enhance our user experience by connecting our audience with the right content, at the right time. Partnering with Taboola gives us access to their powerful recommendation engine that provides us with even more valuable data and insights on the content interests and behaviours of our users. Taboola’s ability to enhance content discovery and audience engagement across our network of sites was a key driver in our decision to work with them.”

The Are Media partnership follows Taboola’s recent announcements of partnerships with the Repco Supercars Championship and Val Morgan Digital.

About Taboola

Taboola powers recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like. The company’s platform, powered by artificial intelligence, is used by digital properties, including websites, devices and mobile apps, to drive monetization and user engagement. Taboola has long-term partnerships with some of the top digital properties in the world, including CNBC, NBC News, Business Insider, The Independent and El Mundo. More than 13,000 advertisers use Taboola to reach over 500 million daily active users in a brand-safe environment. The company has offices in 18 cities worldwide, including New York and Tel Aviv.

Taboola is going public via a merger with ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd. (NYSE: IACA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. For more information visit: https://www.taboola.com/press-release/taboola-goes-public. 

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