{"id":477705,"date":"2010-03-26T18:21:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T22:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techdirt.com\/articles\/20100326\/0239558728.shtml"},"modified":"2010-03-26T18:21:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T22:21:22","slug":"murdoch-puts-up-some-more-paywalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/477705","title":{"rendered":"Murdoch Puts Up Some More Paywalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year there were rumors that two publications that Rupert Murdoch owned in the UK, The Times of London and The Sunday Times — separate operations, but who share a website and a common owner — would begin experimenting<\/a> with a different sort of business model, which actually didn’t sound too bad. Rather than charging for news, the rumor was that it would involve a “membership club,” where people would be purchasing access to additional benefits — which actually sounded like a CwF+RtB<\/a> kind of plan. Of course, there weren’t many details, and we wondered what the benefits would be, and if they’d be enough to make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the details look like the rumor was wrong, or the plans changed entirely, because now it looks like both publications are going with your standard everyday super expensive paywall<\/a>. Starting in June, both publications will begin charging a whopping £1 per day or £2 per week for access — which is actually pretty steep, especially in a market where there’s an awful lot of competition. On a yearly basis, it’s only a bit less than what Newsday is charging for its website — which has been a colossal failure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Good luck, Rupert, because it seems like you’re going to need it. On the other hand, this might explain why the Times Online is already trying to block companies<\/a> from sending them visitors. It’s as if they don’t want anyone to know they exist online.<\/p>\n

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