The Drum
Telegraph Media Group has today announced that it is launching an online paywall in the UK, with non-subscribers to be able to access 20 articles a month for free. Telegraph has revealed that there will be two subscription models: the Web Pack, which combines unlimited web access with our smartphone apps, for GBP1.99 a month; or a full Digital Pack, which includes tablet editions, for GBP9.99 a month.
Business Insider
According to two sources briefed on the company's plans, Spotify intends to become an on-demand music and video service - one that would invest in original content and compete heads-on with Netflix. Ultimately, Spotify's metamorphosis would also put it into competition with content creators and providers such as HBO.
Poynter
The database features the names of 60 women who attended BBC Academy's "Expert Women" training days, as well as contact information for 120 women who "showed promise" in their BBC Academy applications. More than 2,000 women applied for the first training day, and only 30 spots were available. During the training, women received voice coaching tips and talked about their areas of expertise. The BBC Expert Women YouTube channel features some of these talks.
GigaOm
Nick D'Aloisio, who just sold his mobile news-reading startup Summly to Yahoo for a rumored $30 million, won't take the money and run -- even at 17. While many seem to be assuming the young entrepreneur will take his windfall and flee the faded internet portal as soon as he possibly can, D'Aloisio said in an interview that he has no intention of doing this - on the contrary, he says he wants to stay and help Yahoo capitalize on its strengths and find a way to return it to greatness.
Cnet
Swedish news outlet Sverigesradio reported Tuesday that Google's lawyers contacted the Language Council after it announced that it would make "ungoogleable" (or, in Swedish, "ogooglebar") an official word. After "a long e-mail exchange" with the lawyers, the council decided to drop its bid to make it a word, saying that it took "too much time and resources away from other work."
Press Gazette
Alan Rusbridger has revealed that he is "unenthusiastic about endorsing a messy compromise" on press reform. Rusbridger had previously offered cautious support to the use of statute to underpin a new system of press regulation. But writing in The Guardian today he said of the Royal Charter-backed press regulation deal: "It would be wrong to rush it through at this stage if it enshrines some things that are still far from fully worked out.
The Independent
Any hip 20-something who logged on to list-loving social media site BuzzFeed Monday - and thousands around the world do daily - they noticed something a little different. Alongside pieces like "29 Baby Animals George W Bush Should Paint Next" and "Cats Offering Helpful Advice To Lindsay Lohan" were "The Autocorrect Map Of Britain" and "18 Weird And Wonderful British Foods You Need To Try".
The Drum
The latest financial figures for the five month period leading up until the end of February reveal that the publisher's reported group revenue is the same as in 2012, despite Mail Online growing to reach 111 million unique users during that period. Mobile and tablet access accounted for 43% of that traffic to the site. The site's revenue for March has been forecast at around GBP3.4 million, with the full year's revenue expected to be around GBP45 million.
The Drum
Car Share sees Kay play the part of a supermarket worker forced into the passenger seat of a colleague to get to work as part of a company car-share scheme. Stretching to half a dozen episodes of half an hour each the entire series will be shown online in its entirety before being aired on BBC One, part of a wider trial of 40 hours of content to provide a litmus test of popularity.
The Drum
Trinity Mirror is set to launch a new dedicated digital data journalism unit in to tap into the growing popularity of data interpretation and provide content for both online and print publications. The unit will be led by the hub news editor at the Manchester Evening News, David Ottewell, and Cardiff reporter Claire Miller has been recruited. Miller developed the WalesOnline datastore and has built her reputation on her ability to create value content and visuals from accessible data.