What better way to lead into a post on my adventures at this year’s Business Insider Ignition: Future of Digital conference than with a Bloomberg News story suggesting that BI’s new Berlin-based owners, Axel Springer, is considering putting the digitally native news site behind a paywall. It’s part of a larger push by the German newspaper publisher to re-invent itself through U.S. investments in digital media:

“The changes are part of a wider plan by Chief Executive Officer Mathias Doepfner to spend aggressively on digital media, mainly in the English-speaking world. Axel Springer on Tuesday said it raised its stake in New York-based social video producer NowThis Media Inc. to 14.6 percent from 4.3 percent, after leading a $16 million funding round. It’s also backing Thrillist Media Group, a lifestyle portal targeting male readers.”

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