Publish to Apple News from any CMS.

Media businesses of all sizes use FlatPlan to deliver fully branded, feature rich articles to Apple News.

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The easy route to millions of readers.

125 million people read 5 billion articles¹ on Apple News every month. Stories appear in fast-loading Apple News Format articles, surfaced to readers based on browsing history, taste and human-meets-algorithm curation.

FlatPlan empowers publishers to reach this huge audience in beautifully branded publications, on optimised articles built to maximise growth on the platform. FlatPlan handles all the heavy lifting including delivery, reporting and optimisation without costly development requirements or maintenance.

FlatPlan has opened up our content to a wide new audience – crucially, without infringing on our day-to-day operations or draining our resource.

Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon, Head of Digital, HELLO!

Why FlatPlan?

FlatPlan makes it easy for publishers to build their brand and their business. Here’s why.

Stand out.

Make a lasting impression with a beautifully designed, fully-branded publication, optimised for every Apple device.

Drive growth.

Turn new readers into loyal audiences with tools to increase traction, from inline Follow buttons to in-article recirculation widgets.

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Increase revenue.

Monetize this new audience with advertising, plus full support for native, affiliate, video, backfill, subscription and ecommerce revenue streams.

Measure success.

Improve audience engagement, inform editorial decisions and increase loyal readership with tools to monitor content performance.

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No-code. No maintenance.

FlatPlan seamlessly handles the gathering of content, conversion of stories and delivery to Apple. It works with any CMS, sidestepping costly development sprints or maintenance.

Apple News approved

FlatPlan is an Apple News approved provider. As such, we can offer fast implementation², access to exclusive features, enhanced analytics and support from the Apple News team.

Media businesses of all sizes trust FlatPlan to help them master Apple News.

Small

^£299_/mo

Apple News Format articles delivered instantly from any CMS, plus:
Publication branding
Delivery of up to 50 articles/month
Reach of up to 1M impressions/month
Analytics spike alerts
Ticketed support
Inline Follow buttons
Direct/Apple backfill advertising
Channel sections
Article footer with link
Social media/newsletter footer

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Medium

^£499_/mo

Apple News Format articles delivered instantly from any CMS, plus:
Publication branding
Delivery of up to 300 articles/month
Reach of up to 2M impressions/month
Analytics spike alerts
Ticketed support
Inline Follow buttons
Direct/Apple backfill advertising
Channel sections
Article footer with link
Social media/newsletter footer

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Large Publisher

POA

Built to publisher needs. Everything covered in the Medium plan, plus options that include fully bespoke design/branding, priority support, enhanced analytics, tailored widgets and custom requests.

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¹ Apple News “draws over 125 million monthly active users” – users “read more than 5 billion articles each month”
² All new channel requests must first be approved by the Apple News team

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