Not really . That was more syndication. But the thing is that people never did want to pay
for news. They would pay for in depth articles, mostly back in the days when it was the only source, and one would read the newspaper whilst eating breakfast or whilst expelling one's dinner.
At least since the advent of TV, newspapers never made their money from sales to consumers. They make their money from selling at a very low price - sometimes even at a loss - to increase the circulation in order to attract advertising.
Why would companies want to invest in advertising behind paywalls? It just doesn't make sense. It is just reducing the about of eyes which will see the advert, or convert on it.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 8th 2019 at 08:30:31
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- The Athletic - don't get it (NCFC) - ede, Aug 8, 06:41:42
- I guess they're hoping to go the way of the FT (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 8, 10:12:45
- Media companies need to join together and create a co-owned Netflix for news (NCFC) - Ben, Aug 8, 07:40:18
- There's a bit of that through amazon prime (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 8, 10:06:20
- No (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 8, 08:25:05
- Isn't that what Apple news tried to do, albeit poorly? (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Aug 8, 08:16:05
- Not really . That was more syndication. But the thing is that people never did want to pay (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 8, 08:30:31
- I dont think enough people want to pay for it full stop (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 8, 08:02:01
- I think a lot of people like living in a bubble.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 8, 08:00:36
- I don’t like their CEOs stated aim of wiping out local media. For that reason I (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 8, 07:30:43
- Cool, I have a subscription because the content is interesting enough so far. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Aug 8, 07:06:51
- I think they're going to specialise in long reads and inside scoops (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 8, 06:47:32
- I struggle with how they’ll have better access to the inside info than pinkun (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 8, 06:56:38
- Pooling info amongst each other? (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 8, 07:36:43
- I'm not a fan of it, but (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 8, 07:09:29
- Can we sell The Athletic our Wrath rumours is what I'm wondering. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Aug 8, 07:02:09
- They'll probably copyright 'Saxonwatch' (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 8, 07:28:28
- Which I suppose is fair enough if that's the case. I thought it was just norm news. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Aug 8, 06:52:12
- The secret wrather. (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 8, 07:10:09
- I struggle with how they’ll have better access to the inside info than pinkun (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 8, 06:56:38
- Just like other 'pay for' news sites, free one's will copy the stuff on it as soon.. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Aug 8, 06:46:35
- Aye. Archant did that yesterday. Like Bailey never left (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 8, 06:53:45
- For news, its rather like paywall news. Free sites simply then quote the salient bits. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Aug 8, 06:58:50
- Aye. Archant did that yesterday. Like Bailey never left (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 8, 06:53:45
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