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Murdoch: You'll Pay For Mobile WSJ, Hulu

Read the The Wall Street Journal on your iPhone or Blackberry? Yeah, Rupert Murdoch is ready to start charging you for that. While he didn't offer a specific time line, the News Corp. head told attendees at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII Conference to expect to start paying in the next few months. More surprising, Hulu -- originally a joint venture between News Corp. and NBCU -- will eventually require viewers to pay a fee. We know Murdoch promised to start charging for all content under his control, but Hulu was developed and marketed to users as a free service. It would appear as though Murdoch has really lost all confidence in online advertising.

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