Comments on: How Cable & Satellite Can Save the Newspaper Business

By: Philip Turet

Philip Turet — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:28:44 +0000

Yesterday (4/20/09) Arianna Huffington admitted that she still (sic) reads newspapers. I made the comment that I was glad to hear that but that I hoped that she would PAY for it. They didn’t post it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/my-late-night-visits-from_b_189275.html

By: archer crosley

archer crosley — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:13:05 +0000

Why don’t people want to pay for newspaper content on the web? 1. The web isn’t tangible enough; people like to hold something when they shell out their money (don’t underestimate the power nested within the psychology of human possessiveness). 2. You can’t comfortably read a computer while lying down (and people like to read in all sorts of positions). 3. People prefer to not sit at a computer and read (which is one reason why they print stuff out). What this means is that for newspapers to sell content on the web, someone will need to create a portable, light, foldable internet reader whose only purpose is to read content on the web. Such a reader will have to have an on-screen touch keyboard. Now, I have the notion that Apple is working on this right now as are many other companies. Such a device should be able to save the newspaper industry. Would I pay for a year’s subscription to the NY Times on-line? I would if I had an internet reader.

By: Jules Crittenden » Whither Print

Jules Crittenden » Whither Print — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:27:35 +0000

[...] Because the Internet leaks news like a sieve, what Murdoch is talking about may require concerted action to work, which raises the spectre of abominations such as the AP* or the government having a hand in it. There was some talk recently about cable-style Internet news content bundling. [...]

By: emilywsussman

emilywsussman — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:36:09 +0000

Hi, Mark:

It seems like as good an idea as any of the others out there to generate new revenue for news outlets. But if I could sum up its problems in a nutshell (as identified by your own readers):

“Kip”: Would I have to yet another username a password?

“DG”: Too much of a hassle.

In the future (both immediate and imminent), existing newspaper brands will only be sustained with paid subscriptions — and that will come in the form of a package deal. But it’s got to be broader and less delineated than the package you propose here between cable and newspapers… otherwise, the dreaded “hassle factor.”

Emily W. Sussman
MA Student, New Media
Missouri School of Journalism
http://informationvalet.org

“The problem is that the newspapers are dumb enough to put their original work on the net for free.”
–Mark Cuban

From MC> There are multiple solutions for universal logins. Iagree, it has to be easy. They cant require unique logins for everything. But its an easy prob to solve

By: Another Mark

Another Mark — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:04:03 +0000

NY Times already tried this with their popular and influential opinion columns: Frank Rich, Paul Krugman, David Brooks, etc. They called it “Times Select” and charged customers a monthly fee for access to this premium content. Long story short, they scrapped it after a few months because they were losing “eyeballs”, and these formerly influential columnists were becoming less influential! How does having the ISPs collect the fees make it a better business model? IMHO it’s just another race to the bottom, it’s hard to charge for content when there’s always somebody willing to provide it for free! Internet got off on the wrong foot by making people expect free everything, now it’s hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube!

By: Another one bites the dust « Wendt Unwired

Another one bites the dust « Wendt Unwired — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:54:36 +0000

[...] Blog Maverick detailed a plan for newspapers to mold their business models into that of online video sites. What if The New York Times created an agreement with a cable giant like Comcast. Suppose Comcast gave their customers exclusive rights to the online edition of The New York Times for a small fee. Each entity would help with advertising for the other. Comcast becomes a purveyor of one of the most influential news chains in history, while The New York Times gains revenue and expanded readership. [...]

By: Google Will Fix It

Google Will Fix It — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:35 +0000

Mark–

Did you consult with Google? They own the Internet and all acceptable online business models must be blessed by them.

Sincerely,

Google

By: CableTechTalk » Blog Archive » Should All Content Be Online for Free?

CableTechTalk » Blog Archive » Should All Content Be Online for Free? — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:25:28 +0000

[...] Cuban summed it up in the title of his blog post: How Cable & Satellite Can Save the Newspaper Business. Cuban argues that selling content “a la carte” is a difficult business venture and [...]

By: M

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:43:24 +0000

TV and Print are already merged. You might be surprised what is already in beta trials around the country and what many of the major media companies are lining up to do. Do to the disruptive nature of the technology not many outside of engineers and core media industry managers even knows how big a change is coming. But it is coming soon. A change is coming. The Internet is no longer the story.

By: J.R. Mooneyham

J.R. Mooneyham — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:47:57 +0000

Maybe this will help.

Between 1990 and 2002 I performed my own in-depth research into the future of society and technology. During the process I often did focus pieces based on feedback I got from readers of my work. Among this feedback were requests from newspaper reporters to write about how newspapers might survive in the future. One of my conclusions was that news organizations would indeed find it in their best interests to join forces with (or become themselves) local internet service providers, for a variety of reasons, some of which may be different than what is seen in blogmaverick. Below is a link to my text and references regarding the subject:

2050 milestone: Mid-sized and smaller local news organizations (such as
newspaper publishers) have undergone a revolution in many regions of
USAmerica and other developed nations
http://www.jrmooneyham.com/s2081ref.html#section12.5