
ContentNext is an independent media and information company based in Santa Monica, California and New York City, covering the business of digital media. The company operates paidContent.org, mocoNews.net, contentSutra.com and paidContent:UK.
Founded by journalist Rafat Ali in 2002, the company's news sites chronicle the economic evolution of digital content that is shaping the future of the media, information and entertainment industries. Our belief is that in the near future, all media will be digital media, and we are helping define sustainable business models and innovation within this sector.
"ContentNext’s flagship paidContent, founded in 2002, has quickly established itself as a must-read among executives in the media and digital media sector."
Reuters
paidContent.org, flagship of the ContentNext Media network, provides global coverage of the business of digital content.
Rafat Ali
Publisher & Co-Editor
Staci D. Kramer
Co-Editor
David Kaplan
Senior Correspondent
Joseph Weisenthal
Correspondent
Robert Andrews
U.K. Editor
Amanda Natividad
Editorial Producer
mocoNews.net is a news site covering the business of mobile content.
Rafat Ali
Publisher & Co-Editor
Staci D. Kramer
Co-Editor
Tricia Duryee
Principal Correspondent
Dianne See Morrison
Contributing Writer
James Quintana Pearce
Contributing Writer
Robert Andrews
U.K. Editor
contentSutra.com is a news site covering Indian digital content market.
Rafat Ali
Publisher
Nikhil Pahwa
Editor
Cerius Shah
Contributing Writer
paidContent:UK covers the business of digital media for the U.K. and European markets.
Robert Andrews
U.K. Editor
Staci D. Kramer
Co-Editor
Dianne See Morrison
Contributing Writer
Ingrid Lunden
U.K. Contributor
Rafat Ali
Publisher





ContentNext has hosted more than 15 mixers in New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston, New Delhi and Mumbai. The mixers—typically each attended by 500+ senior executives—provide industry leaders with the opportunity to network with each other in a semi-casual and relaxed environment.