Well, it looks like they're going to give it a go. With display ad revenues not enough to make substantial, or indeed any, profit, according to a survey from the Association of Online Publishers, around 70% of online publishers in the newspaper, magazine or TV industries will pay for content online...
Rupert Murdoch seems to think that you will. After the huge financial losses just announced by News Corp, Murdoch has decreed that, possibly from as soon as next year, he will charge for all his newspaper websites including The Times and The Sun. It isn't clear whether this will extend to broadcast...
Since its beta launch at the end of last year the music streaming service Spotify has quickly become a bit of a "fans" favourite, offering a wide catalogue of music to its users to listen to for free with relatively little interference from advertising. With an interface that ingeniously 'borrows'...
