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Consumer Spending On Content Rises Overall--But Falls At News Sites

  • MediaPost, Tuesday, November 1, 2005 11:32 AM
US consumers spent almost $1 billion on online content during the first half of the year, MediaPost reports, 16 percent more than the same period last year. The surge was led by substantial increases in entertainment and lifestyle purchases. However, worryingly for newspaper companies, news-content spending dipped 14 percent, bringing the pay for news model into question as consumers find ways to get their fill of news for free.

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