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Piano Media's Solo paywall approach in western Europe
A look at Piano Media's approach to paywalls as it enters the UK and other markets in western Europe, following the launch of Piano Solo
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 09/05/13#DME13: New York Times considering cheaper subscription option
Asked for a key lesson learnt from developing the New York Times paywall, Paul Smurl tells Journalism.co.uk 'we should have done it sooner'
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 17/04/13#DME13: Lessons in local paywalls from Phoenix, Arizona
Gannett now has 78 regional sites with metered paywalls in the US
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 16/04/13Men's lifestyle site Blokely 'licensing off' nine regions
Blokely is planning to sell licences to journalists who will then run the regional sites as quasi-independent businesses
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 08/04/13Two years in: Reflections on the New York Times paywall
A look at the metered pay model's first two years and some of the key lessons learned along the way
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 28/03/13Telegraph to launch UK metered paywall
Building on its paywall for international users, introduced in November, UK audiences will now also get a monthly allowance of 20 articles before charges apply
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 26/03/13Incisive Media's BusinessGreen latest to launch paywall
Launching the premium content paywall model earlier this month, editor James Murray said readers had signalled a desire for 'more content'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 26/03/13Washington Post announces porous paywall
Readers will be able to click on 20 articles a month before paying, with the homepage remaining open and unlimited articles via search and social links
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19/03/13The digital evolution of the Health Service Journal
The editor of the Health Service Journal shares the title's history and experience of charging for digital content
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 12/03/13#DMS13: Economist considers audio-only subscription
The Economist's Nick Blunden also said the title has found readers are prepared to pay more for a print and digital bundle than for a print-only subscription or digital-only access
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 20/02/13#DMS13 - Paywall lessons from B2B publishers
Three business to business publishers share their experiences of charging for online access
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19/02/13#DMS13: Why Future is focusing on tablets and online
Future's chief executive shares key stats on digital magazines and web traffic at the Digital Media Strategies conference
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19/02/13Google 'experiment' lets content creators charge for articles
The Google Wallet platform lets web users purchase articles from three initial partners for between 25 to 99 cents
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 03/10/12Piano paywall in Slovakia increases subscriber content
According to Piano Media, which provides the national paywall, four participating publishers will again add to their exclusive offerings for subscribers in a bid to further 'increase reach'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 03/10/12Telegraph's director of mobile platforms: iPad 'core to future business model'
Speaking at the World Editors Forum the Telegraph's Mark Challinor said income from mobile platforms 'represents double digit percentage' of digital revenue streams at the Telegraph
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 05/09/12Disqus to add new revenue earner for publishers
Disqus this month announced plans to introduce 'promoted discovery' which will help publishers earn every time a user clicks on content included in its discovery box
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 28/08/12Postmedia launches new metered paywalls for Canadian titles
Metered content models were launched for vancouversun.com, theprovince.com and ottawacitizen.com for all users, as well as a paywall for international users on montrealgazette.com and nationalpost.com
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 21/08/12Scandinavian media hit by paywall craze
Journalist Kristine Lowe looks at the different approaches to paid-for content online being taken by Scandinavian news outlets and the flurry of new and old, tried and untried payment models
Posted by Kristine Lowe on 11/07/12News reader app Pulse offers premium WSJ content channels
With the launch of 'premium sources' users will be able to subscribe to premium content from the Wall Street Journal by paying monthly fees via Apple iOS in-app subscriptions
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 26/06/12Next >
#Podcast - Then and now: Two years of the New York Times paywall
To mark two years of the New York Times metered paywall in operation we discuss the impact of the model on the rest of the industry
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 28 March 2013#Podcast - Paywall pointers: Digital subscription lessons for news outlets
While digital subscriptions may not appeal to every publisher, many news outlets have launched paywalls or more metered-models in recent years as the industry looks for new revenue streams for online journalism. In this week's podcast we hear from those behind established paywalls - The Times, The New York Times and Piano Media - to hear about their approaches and pointers for other news outlets considering online pay models.
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 16 November 2012#wef12: CEO of Australia's Fairfax Media encourages publishers to make 'the big calls now'
Chief executive of Australia's Fairfax Media details the process of restructuring the business and says the newspaper will be placed 'at the end of the process'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 4 September 2012#wef12: WSJ's Raju Narisetti on 'copycat' paywalls and the 'golden' future of digital advertising
Speaking at the World Editors Forum on Monday (3 September), managing editor for the Wall Street Journal’s digital network Raju Narisetti said he had concerns about many US “copycat” paywalls, and whether they would be able to generate the necessary revenues to succeed financially. Instead, he predicted that “the golden age of digital advertising lies [...]
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 4 September 2012#wef12: 5 steps from New York Times Company on building digital subs model
The latest results reported by the New York Times Company showed a total of more than 500,ooo paid digital subscribers. This was an increase on the 454,000 paying subscribers recorded a year after NYT.com launched its online subscriptions model, which refers to subscribers across the New York Times and International Herald Tribune. And this is not [...]
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 3 September 2012#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - monetising a niche audience
Five lessons for sites with niche audiences
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19 June 2012#paywalls12 - The Economist: 'We have doubled content in two years'
'We want to be ahead of of the game when people move from print to digital', says vice president of customer engagement at the Economist
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23 February 2012#paywalls12 - Looking outside: five paid-content lessons from Denmark, Slovakia and Slovenia
Five lessons from Denmark's largest private media company and from Piano Media, which is behind Slovakia and Slovenia's joint paywalls
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23 February 2012#paywalls12 - Niche content paywalls: three success stories
How Lloyds List, Incisive Media and Haymarket's motorsport titles are making money from digital content
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23 February 2012Media release: Piano Media raises paywall price with 'steady revenue' in place
Piano Media has announced that it is raising the price of the national paywall it established in Slovakia last year, a move its CEO Tomas Bella says in a release was planned for once it was 'accepted'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 14 February 2012#jpod - Paywalls: Helping readers over the fence
A look at how publishers are working in collaboration to set up paywalls and a digital kiosk to sell content for tablets and how the Financial Times and New York Times could be encouraging online subscriptions by raising the cost of their print publications
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 13 January 2012#news2011: Paywalls - 'the solution is going to be unique and individual'
The discussion at the Global Editors Network news summit looked at paywalls and paid-for apps
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 29 November 2011Sydney Morning Herald: The Australian to reveal paywall details this week
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that News Limited (the Australian arm of News Corporation) will officially announce its paywall for the Australian this week, after it outlined plans for a ‘freemium’ subscription model for its online content back in June. It had already been announced that the model will offer access to some content [...]
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 18 October 2011#wef11: Publishers share paywall strategies and lessons learnt
“Don’t be afraid” – this was just one of many messages given by a panel of publishers at the World Editors Forum today, who shared their experiences of erecting “paywalls” or what came to be termed by the panel as “leaky walls”. The panel featured three news outlets which have all established paid-content systems in [...]
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 15 October 2011OJR: Apps v eBooks - are we missing paid content opportunity?
On the Online Journalism Review Robert Niles assess the missed opportunities for news organisations overlooking value of eBooks
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 14 September 2011News International to rethink 'iron-curtain' paywall approach for the Sun
During a debate at City University London, News International's head of marketing has revealed the Sun online will remain outside the paywall until a suitable paid content model is found, while the Guardian's media editor confirmed a commitment to a free website
Posted by Ben Whitelaw on 10 May 2011Slovakian media goes behind the paywall
Yesterday nine news outlets in Slovakia joined together to put up a joint paywall in front of parts of its content – some more than others – as part of a new premium content subscription model by Piano Media. The platform means users pay a monthly fee of €2.90 (.20) for unlimited access to all [...]
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 19 April 2011Will the Shropshire and Wolverhampton walls pay?
Part-paywalls have gone up at the UK’s biggest-selling regional daily, the Wolverhampton-based Express and Star, and at sister title, the Shropshire Star. Breaking news will remain free but other content, such as football reports, are now behind the wall. But will Wolverhampton and Shropshire pay? At £2.19 more a month than the Times, is £12.18 [...]
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 5 April 2011Bloomberg: US publisher Gannett trialing paid-content model
US publisher Gannett (which is parent company to Newsquest in the UK) is trying out a paid-content model at three of its newspaper websites while it considers a broader online payment model, Bloomberg reported this week. Chief executive officer Craig Dubow told Bloomberg that Gannett is likely to experiment more before making a decision about [...]
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 8 March 2011Telegraph web rumours: Is metered charging the best way forward?
Speculation that Telegraph Media Group is planning to start charging for some of its online content has been brought up again today by Marketing magazine. The magazine’s report claims that the publisher is talking to digital agencies about overhauling Telegraph.co.uk and is considering a hybrid part-paid, part-free model from September. Officially, TMG says it is [...]
Posted by Paul McNally on 22 February 2011
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Jurnid allows journalists to set their own paywall
New site will let journalists monetise their work as well as offering a platform for mentorship
Posted by Alastair Reid on 13/05/13