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Encyclopaedia Britannica takes stock of a new strategy

Nov 28, 2014
Britannica has moved away from books and toward free content on the web.

TV news paywalls are coming

Jan 2, 2014
A local TV station in Cincinnati will start charging for online content in early January. It’s among the first stations in the country to put up a so-called paywall.

Washington Post puts up paywall

Jun 12, 2013
The Washington Post is erecting a paywall. It’s one in a long list of newspapers that are trying this business model. So, how's it working out for them?

Putting a price on YouTube

May 6, 2013
YouTube is set to start charging a monthly fee for certain video channels. But most content will still be free.

Sandy knocks down Times and Journal paywalls

Oct 30, 2012
In the teeth of a not-so-perfect storm savaging the East Coast, the freer the flow of digital news, the better. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have temporarily taken down their paywalls.

Los Angeles Times begins charging for online content

Mar 2, 2012
The newspaper is following a national trend by instituting a so-called pay wall to read online content. But there is no guarantee the move will work as well in Los Angeles as it has for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

The big green paywall

Sep 12, 2011
Fans of the Red Sox and Yankees may be bitter enemies, but after rolling out the paywall for the Boston Globe, their newspapers have one thing in...

For public good, not for profit.

Getting around NY Times paywall is even easier than you thought

Mar 29, 2011
Now that the paywall is officially up and running, Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land put it through its paces to see what kind of reading...

Times starts plugging holes

Mar 23, 2011
Apparently, the New York Times has started reading the same stories we have about the various ways to get around the paywall barriers on the site....

Details on New York Times paywall emerge

Jan 24, 2011
The Wall Street Journal has some leaked information on what the upcoming paywall for the New York Times might look like. The Times model is being ...