Marketing Week: FT.com adds premium subscription service

Posted on 17 December, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"The FT Newsmine is a weekly email service distributed on Fridays that extracts hidden nuggets from FT articles and provides a snapshot of global market-related data, trends and observations that may have been missed during the week."

Econsultancy: Another popular tech blog embraces paid content

Posted on 11 September, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"There's a lot of talk about newspapers charging for their content online but quietly, something interesting is happening: the very blogs that are usually associated with 'free' are dipping their toes in the waters of paid content."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Post-Gazette launching members-only Web site

Posted on 1 September, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will launch PG+, a members-only Web site with interactive features and exclusive content by Post-Gazette staffers above and beyond what the Post-Gazette already provides in its daily print and online versions ... The annual membership fee will be $36. Monthly memberships will be $3.99."

Breaking News Online: The iPhone App is Live & Worth Buying

Posted on 4 August, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"The [Breaking News On] app uses the iPhone's new push notification service to deliver important news updates from around the world to your phone with some control over priority levels and a delivery shut-off time scheduling option. It isn't perfect, but is it worth two bucks to get important world news updates pushed automatically to your phone? You bet it is."

SteveOuting.com: What Men’s Health Workouts can teach you about paid mobile

Posted on 9 July, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"Till now, iPhone apps could be purchased for a one-time fee (typically ranging from 99 cents to $9.99), and as a buyer you get free upgrades as new versions come out. But now, in addition to charging for the app itself, publishers can charge for additional (premium) content from within the app."

Advertising Age: Men’s Health iPhone App: New Digital Distribution Channel?

Posted on 21 June, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"Men's Health magazine has introduced an iPhone application that uses new software capabilities to sell additional content directly through the app itself. ... The $1.99 app, the first from Men's Health, comes with photos, instructions and the ability to track one's progress for 18 workouts and more than 125 exercises. But the app also offers additional groups of workouts for 99 cents and up..."

paidContent.org: ESPN The Magazine To Charge For Content Online

Posted on 7 June, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"ESPN The Magazine becomes the latest print publication to try charging for its content online. The magazine announced on its website Friday that its online version, ESPNTheMag.com, was merging with the ESPN Insider service, which charges $39.95 a year for specialized sports content. "

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