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Washington Post’s Sheikholeslami on "online vs. mobile"

Online vs. Mobile: “We do treat them as separate platforms, I think that the users’ expectations are different on the two platforms and we want to make sure we build for the mobile platform. We’re focused on the fact that it’s a different screen size, people are usually sort of in transit, on the go, also, on the iPhone in the app store, the expectation from customers to pay for digital content is there as well. It also gives us a place where we can experiment. We do think that readers and users will pay for content that’s unique and customized, valuable experiences.”

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Filed under  //   cross-platform   digital+media   mobile   Online   paidcontent   washington+post  
Posted March 4, 2010
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Yahoo’s SVP Schneider: ‘Local Is Digital Crack’

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Filed under  //   hyperlocal   local   news   paidcontent  
Posted March 2, 2010
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paidContent 2010 Stream

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Filed under  //   media   paidcontent   video  
Posted February 19, 2010
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Like this quote on "Freemium"

Says McClure, "There is a role for freemium, but unless you missed the TPS report the FREE part is only a loss-leader for the MEE-YUM part -- it's a test-drive before you buy something. If your users are just kicking the tires then you need to kick them to the curb eventually.

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Posted February 1, 2010
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A Quick Thought On Paid Content After Seeing Rafat Ali On Beet.TV

Rafat Ali mentions how the pay wall efforts may subside as the ad market picks back up. I think the larger challenge is what mix media companies bring to the table for their constituencies. Conventional wisdom points to a hybrid model -- combining micro-payments and the typical monthly and annual subscription scenarios. Talking that a bit further is where it gets interesting. AOL, Demand Media and others are aggressively pursuing the citizen journalist. You have to think the media companies that can monetize those types of ancillary channels are the ones that'll have the head start in 2010. What do you think. What else are you seeing?

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Filed under  //   advertising   AOL   beet.tv   content+strategy   demand+media   media   paidcontent  
Posted December 29, 2009
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Esquire Has Retooled Its iPhone App Approach

 Via MediaBistro // http://x.vu/14598

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Filed under  //   brands   Esquire   iphone   media+bistro   mobile   paidcontent  
Posted December 21, 2009
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Beet.TV Has Details on Justin.tv's New Pay-Per-View Service

Livestream's CEO Max Haot thinks by 2015 half of the web's video will be delivered live. That sounds about right. And I think much of the differentiation between providers will have to do with who can provision the best publishing tools and applications. Make it easy for us to build our own media empires.

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Filed under  //   beet.tv   content+providers   content+strategy   justin.tv   online+publishing   paidcontent   video  
Posted December 20, 2009
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Reuters Reports On Sony's Content Deals For Its E-reader

Sony said subscriptions would be available shortly from its e-reader website, with monthly prices set at $14.99 for The Wall Street Journal, $10.99 for MarketWatch, and $9.99 for the New York Post. The publications will be jointly marketed by the companies.

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Filed under  //   content+providers   content+strategy   e-readers   ebooks   media   paidcontent   sony   Wall+Street+Journal  
Posted December 17, 2009
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UBS Media Quote On Opportunities For Local Media To Charge For Content @ UBS Media Week: Crovitz: More Opportunities For Local Media To Charge For Premium | paidContent

Crovitz said that news sites could target a 10 percent slice of its audience for paid content. “There’s one thing that stands out when we look at traffic patterns for local media,” Crovitz said. “The quality of the journalism at local papers is often unique. Unlike the major outlets, where there’s a lot of overlap of coverage, that differentiates local media

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Filed under  //   content   paidcontent   paywalls   publishers   UBS+Media  
Posted December 9, 2009
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NBA Making Live Games More Interactive

Multichannel Nov 11, 2009 6:44 PM ET

NBA League Pass

AJAX Indicator

"NBA Digital is tipping off a toggling computer companion to the pro basketball league’s telecasts"

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Posted November 12, 2009
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