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How Long Play hopes to shake-up Finnish media with e-singles
Long Play, which publishes in-depth investigative stories, is said to be nearing profit less than a year since launch
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 01/10/137 innovative ways magazine publishers are adding value
Industry examples of how magazine publishers are innovating both in print and online, and in many cases introducing new revenue streams in the process
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 24/09/13Investigative news site Exaro brings down its paywall
Exaro takes down paywall in move away from digital subscriptions, with a new focus on 'add-on data services '
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21/08/13Sun+: Comment and analysis from around the web
A summary of views on the Sun's new paywall from expert bloggers and media commentators
Posted by Alastair Reid on 01/08/13The Sun shares app plans on eve of paywall launch
Readers will need to pay £2-a-week to access news and sport content, or buy a paper containing an access code
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 31/07/13Press+ riding the wave of the metered model into Europe
Following the appointment of a business development director for the region, founders of digital subscription platform Press+ discuss its latest push into Europe and how attitudes differ to the US
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 02/07/13New York Times mobile app to launch metered paywall
New model will allow non-subscribers three articles per day to realign with website paywall system
Posted by Alastair Reid on 20/06/13New platform to help journalists monetise long-form content
When launched, Beacon Publishing will enable journalists to self-publish content to a paywalled website, and to iPad, Kindle and other e-readers
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 12/06/13Washington Post's metered paywall to be 'phased in' from 12 June
The Post has also now announced it will charge $9.99 a month for access to the site on desktop and mobile, or $14.99 for complete digital access, including apps
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 05/06/13#editors13: 'Do what you do best and link to the rest'
Jeff Jarvis delivers keynote 'challenging industrial assumptions' at the World Editors Forum, warning delegates to 'beware of the sudden golden pill'
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 05/06/13#editors13: Paywall lessons from Canada's Globe and Mail
The editor-in-chief shared advice with other publishers at the World Editors Forum in Bangkok
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 03/06/13Jurnid 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 13/05/13Piano 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 Bartlett 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 08/04/13Then 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 Bartlett on 28/03/13Two 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
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#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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett on 3 September 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 Bartlett on 14 February 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 2011European publishers to hold meeting over Apple's proposed subscriptions change
Earlier this month it was alleged that Apple had told a number of European newspapers that soon they would not be able to offer print subscribers free access to iPad editions through the App Store. According to this report by Apple Insider, Apple is keen to make the change to prevent publishers cutting it out [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 2 February 2011Rumour mill cranks up over upcoming New York Times 'paywall'
Rumoured details of the yet-to-be-launched New York Times ‘paywall’ are starting to emerge, with the Wall Street Journal reporting today on possible subscription plans, such as a month for a digital bundle package or less than half of that for a web-only deal. Under the new system, expected to be rolled out next month, [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25 January 2011Joanna Geary: Microsharing – a future we're ignoring?
Joanna Geary raises a new angle on the paid content debate on her blog. The concept is Microsharing: where purchased online content or data is licensed to be shared with selected others. Is it a payment model which could change not only the way we view paying for content, but sharing it as well? In [...]
Posted by Alice Vincent on 5 January 2011Ofcom to allow product placement on UK TV
Broadcast industry regulator Ofcom has announced that product placement will be allowed in UK TV programmes from 28 February 2011. The rules for paid-for references on radio broadcasts have also been revised. Full news release on Ofcom’s website…
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Guardian boss discusses paywalls and privacy
'We are not anti-paywall,' Andrew Miller, chief executive of the Guardian says, but adds that 'we are going to have to ask our readers for more money in the future'
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 07/10/13