Would you pay for online news content ?
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No. These people are being really, really stupid. Terrible business decision IMHO. They believe 'their own press' way too much (which is really rather ironic isnt it?).
You cant give away free net newsprint/magazine content (look at the online car mags that never get off the ground) let alone get people to actually pay for content.
Terrible decision.
You cant give away free net newsprint/magazine content (look at the online car mags that never get off the ground) let alone get people to actually pay for content.
Terrible decision.
If it's not in the red heads it's not news?
JagLover said:
Commercial news organisations seeking to charge for their websites in this country are rather screwed by the vast resources the BBC puts into its own website.
The only ones who can are those, like the Financial Times, which cover subjects not covered by the mainstream media.
Wot he says...The only ones who can are those, like the Financial Times, which cover subjects not covered by the mainstream media.
JagLover said:
Commercial news organisations seeking to charge for their websites in this country are rather screwed by the vast resources the BBC puts into its own website.
The only ones who can are those, like the Financial Times, which cover subjects not covered by the mainstream media.
Am I the only one who thinks the BBC News site is lacking? Some things are covered well, but there are not timely updates compared to the other news suppliers, and the whole site is very last decade.The only ones who can are those, like the Financial Times, which cover subjects not covered by the mainstream media.
king way. But then I might be rare in that I actually buy a newspaper. I still look at the websites though.BOR said:
Even more worrying, if The Daily Mail start to charge, will it mean the end of News, Politics and Economics ?
The Daily Mail has the e.editions (an on-line copy of the paper) which it charges for at £50 a year. I'd expect that to be popular with ex-pats so they can keep up with UK events. I know when I've been abroad on hols and bought a day old copy of the paper it cost a lot!Our local freebie paper also does the e.editions but doesn't charge.
JagLover said:
Commercial news organisations seeking to charge for their websites in this country are rather screwed by the vast resources the BBC puts into its own website.
If the BBC didn't exist, wouldn't people say the same about the likes of CNN and Reuters? I'm not sure that it's the BBC who are preventing news companies from charging, or whether it's just the nature of news on the internet.MX7 said:
JagLover said:
Commercial news organisations seeking to charge for their websites in this country are rather screwed by the vast resources the BBC puts into its own website.
If the BBC didn't exist, wouldn't people say the same about the likes of CNN and Reuters? I'm not sure that it's the BBC who are preventing news companies from charging, or whether it's just the nature of news on the internet.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff