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Hangout with CEO of news subscription aggregator Inkl on the state of the news media

The CEO of news aggregator service Inkl joined Mumbrella for a hangout looking at the future of the news industry.

Former Fairfax strategy director Gautam Mishra started Inkl in 2013 aiming to provide a global subscription solution for news sites – offering a monthly subscription or pay as you read rate for articles.

Today Mishra talking not only about Inkl but about wider issues in the industry including the launch of Facebook’s Instant Articles, the Toronto Star talking down its paywalls, and Fairfax look towards a mobile first strategy.

Mishra comes from a background in consultancy, having worked with Cap Gemini, Principal and Booz & Company, before spending three years as strategy director at Fairfax Media, where he led the project to install pawalls on its metro news sites.

He was be in conversation with Mumbrella editor Alex Hayes.

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