Google CEO on the future of newspapers
Danny Sullivan, author of the leading blog search engine land hs interviewed Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the future role of newspapers and how Google plans to work with newspapers to find new models. This interview comes after a prolonged debate about wether Google is harming the future of newspapers. In this insightful article Schmidt tries [...]
Charging for (some) online content starts at Times and Sunday Times
Following the heated debate over the past months newspapers are making the first moves in trying out revenue models for their online content. “The Times and the Sunday Times have launched a membership scheme offering their readers special offers and access to exclusive events in return for a £50 annual fee. The initiative, called Times+, [...]
Rupert Murdoch against the internet
Rupert Murdoch’s decission to start charging for online content of his newspapers has received a lot of attention. This in-depth article by Michael Wolff in Vanity Fair analyses Murdoch’s attitude to the internet, his past ventures and the likelyhood of his approach being correct or not. “In one of my favorite Murdoch stories, his wife, [...]
Brutal market needs new revenue streams
In the ongoing debate about paying for content online the Guardian talked to the CEO of the Financial Times, a newspaper that has experimented with online pay models and is allready charging for content. Newspapers can and should find ways to charge for online content if they are to safeguard the future of quality journalism, [...]
Warner music video’s back on youtube
YouTube said Tuesday that music videos from Warner Music Group Corp. will return to the video site in the coming months after a nine-month dispute over splitting ad revenue. Most of the catalog of videos from artists such as Madonna, Metallica and Green Day will be available for free viewing by the end of the [...]
Getty Images official photographic partner to the Champions League twenty20
Getty Images, Inc. announced today that it has been appointed by Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) as the official photographic partner to The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20). The CLT20 brings together domestic leagues from seven nations as they clash for the top spot in Twenty20 cricket. The tournament takes place in India from 8th – 23rd October [...]
IREX launching new digital bookreader
A new book, magazine and newspaper reader was unveiled today. This will further drive he adoption of new ways to consume media and the need to find apropriare licensing models. The IREX Digital Reader will compete with Amazon’s Kindle in the market for wireless digital reading devices. The price in the US will be $399,-. The [...]
Getty Images makes investment in Daylife
Getty Images announced a strategic investment in Daylife today. Daylife is a leading content services company. Getty Images and Daylife will create new “SmartMedia” prodcucts that allow imagery to be incorporated in websites more easily and effectively. The first product is called Smartgallery and is allready live on the Getty Images website. From the press release “This [...]
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Newspapers collaborating to charge for online content
Journalism online to launch online payment for over 500 newspapers Brand republic reports that more than 500 newspapers have signed up with a company called journalism online and will start charging for online use of content. A quote from the mission statement of journalism online says:” Grounded by the common-sense principle that those who invest in and [...]
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