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1,000 homepages.
All curated.

In 2001, Steve Jobs stood on stage and said something that changed an industry:

"1,000 songs in your pocket."

Steve Jobs, October 2001

Five words that turned digital music from a clunky PC experience into something personal. Front Studio makes a similar promise to publishers:

1,000 homepages. All feel manually curated.

The best homepages are still made by humans

No algorithm reads your audience the way your editors do. They know which story leads, when to break the pattern, and how to feel the pulse of the day.

Quality was never the issue. Doing it at scale was.

In an ideal world, every reader would have their own homepage — one for first-time visitors, one for someone who was here ten minutes ago, one for subscribers, one for readers who never click on finance.

That isn't possible by hand. So most publishers settle for one homepage for everyone — usually tuned to the most engaged readers, while everyone else gets something that doesn't quite fit.

Front Studio changes that

With Front Studio, you're not stuck with a single homepage. You make many — and every one is still editorially controlled.

Front Studio takes your priorities, your stories, and your presentation, and adapts the homepage automatically based on:

👤Subscriber vs. non-subscriber
🎯Audience segments
📊Reader behavior

Every reader sees a homepage that feels like someone actually chose it for them.

Editors stay 100% in control

This is the part that matters most. Front Studio doesn't replace editorial judgment — it extends it, giving editors more reach without giving up control.

Pin any story — Lock it to the top for everyone — or only for specific segments.
Override at any time — Breaking news? Take full manual control instantly.
See why content is ranked — No mystery. Full transparency on every decision the system makes.
Define the rules — You decide what the system optimizes for. Engagement? Conversions? Breadth? Your call.

Think of it like this: you're still the editor. Front Studio is your team of 1,000 layout designers, each arranging the page for a different reader — and each working from your brief.

In practice, this means

📰The most important stories reach more people
Premium content is placed where it performs best
👋First-time visitors get a more relevant starting point
🔄The homepage becomes more dynamic and engaging

The impact

Higher engagement
More page views per session
Increased conversions
Stronger reader loyalty

1,000 homepages.

All feel manually curated.

Ready to see how Front Studio works for your newsroom?