- Reuters' Plan For Paywall Is Good Sales Strategy
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, July 8, 2020
It is another sign of how news organizations are developing revenue strategies aside from advertising sales. ...
- 'Bloomberg' Offers College Students 3-Month Free Subscription
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Bloomberg Media says it wants to help university students stay informed while they are taking classes virtually. ...
- Digital News Subscriptions Jump During Pandemic
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The growth rate for digital news and media subscriptions tripled last month from a year earlier, amid heightened demand from those stuck indoors. ...
- 'Texas Monthly' Eliminates Paywall For 2020, Cites Need For Service Journalism
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The hope is that readers will see the full breadth of the magazine - and choose to subscribe when the paywall returns. ...
- Is Dropping Paywalls A Mistake During The COVID-19 Pandemic?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
People shouldn't expect newspapers to give their product away any more than they demand grocery stores hand out free food. ...
- McClatchy Gains Subscribers, Paywall Returns
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
McClatchy added 10,200 subscriptions in March, despite dropping the paywall on COVID-19 content across its network of 30 local newspapers. ...
- Conde Nast Lifts Paywalls As Pandemic Keeps People Home
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, April 2, 2020
The publishing giant's efforts include free access to its websites, special digital issues, email newsletters and articles that help to provide comfort and inspiration. ...
- Archant To Ask For Donations To Keep Local Papers Running
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Local newspaper group Archant is poised to ask online readers to pay for access through a donation scheme similar to the way "The Guardian" operates, according to "Press Gazette." ...
- Slate Puts Up Metered Paywall
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, March 27, 2020
'Slate' hope to convert its "most loyal readers" to paying members, says EIC Jared Hohlt. 'Slate' Plus costs $35 for the first year, and goes up to $59 annually. ...
- Gannett, McClatchy Drop Paywalls On COVID-19 Content
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, March 23, 2020
McClatchy newsrooms have produced more than 2,500 coronavirus-related articles. Also, Gannett launched Support Local, a platform created to help small businesses facing significant economic
challenges. ...
- Microsoft Bing Tracks COVID-19 Confirmed Cases, Aggregates Data And Articles
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Saturday, March 14, 2020
Microsoft Bing has launched a COVID-19 Tracker website that provides details on confirmed cases as well as active cases, recoveries, and fatalities. The map is interactive and changes frequently. ...
- Can Local Newspapers Survive Behind A Paywall?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 13, 2020
The first trial ended with the paywall coming down, and now a second title is hoping to charge for online access. ...
- 'Fortune' Puts More Content Behind Paywall, Introduces Subscription Tiers
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Fortune Media has put its long-form, in-depth stories behind a paywall, as well as its on-demand video library. ...
- Six Nations Is Not Ruling Out Switch To Pay TV
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 2, 2020
The Six Nations rugby tournament is not ruling out launching on pay tv when it invites bids next month for its tv rights, "The Guardian" writes. The paper believes that ...
- 'The New Republic' Redesigns, Erects Metered Paywall
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The redesign will premiere in the March issue, with a new logo, typography, layout, photography and illustration. It also carries a strong editorial message to address industrial capitalism. ...
- 'New York Times' 15-Year Stock High Reflects Subscription Gold Mine
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, February 7, 2020
The results highlight how some publishers are adapting their businesses for the digital age, amid heightened competition for ad dollars. ...
- Reach Finishes Local Paper Paywall Experiment
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
"Press Gazette" reveals that Reach has ended a paywall experiment on one of its local newspapers and has now made all content on the site free again, despite claiming that ...
- 'Fortune' Launches New Website And App, Establishes Pay Wall
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The 90-year-old Fortune magazine is experiencing a digital upgrade with a new suite of premium offerings. ...
- Reader Revenue Goals Sharpen Marketing Strategies
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The growing dependence on reader revenue has serious implications for news publishers, especially local newspapers struggling to survive. ...
- Digital Subscribers Overtake Print Purchasers At 'The Telegraph'
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, December 6, 2019
"The Telegraph" has reached a milestone as the number of digital subscribers surpasses its print circulation for the first time, Press Gazette reports. ...
- Kalmbach Media Redesigns 'Discover' Website, Launches New Subscription Box
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, December 3, 2019
The new design features content categories displayed in a more intuitive way. 'Discover' has also created new avenues for revenue and advertising opportunities into the site. ...
- 'The Telegraph' Takes Down Its Paywall To Celebrate 25th Birthday
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 13, 2019
"The Telegraph" has taken down the paywall on its website to offer the public free access today and until 7am tomorrow. "Press Gazette" reveals that the move is a celebration ...
- Is $3.99 A Week The Best Subscription Price For Newspapers?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, November 1, 2019
The key to maximizing subscription revenue is identifying target customers who are most loyal, in line with the "80/20 rule." ...
- The "i" Newspaper Launches Paid-For App
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, October 22, 2019
The "i" newspaper has launched a paid-for app for its news content that updates three times per day, "Press Gazette" reveals. ...
- Independent Builds Partial Pay Wall
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, October 15, 2019
"Press Gazette" reported that "The Independent" has put premium content behind a paywall. ...
- Hearst's Connecticut Newspapers Plan Paywall For 'Insider' Exclusives
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, September 16, 2019
By creating a hybrid of paywall and free content, Hearst Connecticut aims to generate reader revenue, while also supporting "significant" web traffic that supports ad sales. ...
- 'Chicago Sun-Times' Makes Headlines By Not Printing One
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, September 10, 2019
On the day of circulation, "The Blank Page" spread ample awareness, driving an increase of traffic to the paper's website that surpassed the average visits by 16.6%. ...
- Reach Experiments With A Local Paywall
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, September 6, 2019
Reach, formerly Trinity Mirror, is trialling a paywall on a its "Examiner Live" website for Huddersfield to establish if there is a willingness among readers to pay for local content. ...
- 'New York Times' Tests Stricter Registration Wall
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, August 29, 2019
Since early July, The New York Times has increased its testing of online registration and log-on strategies, as part of its efforts to further optimize its pay model. ...
- 'Atlantic' Revisits Paywall Launch After 18-Month Delay
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Publishers want site traffic and bigger scale to appeal to major advertisers, but it's difficult to compete with digital giants like Google and Facebook. ...
