The Economist goes paid for online access
The Economist is the latest online magazine that is going paid.
The Economist team has alerted the readers that the content would be accessible only through a paid subscription starting October 13.
Wall Street Journal is the most popular online magazine that has paid only access to its online [...]
Analyst: Time Warner could sell magazine division
Gordon Crawford is the managing director of The Capital Group which is currently the largest stakeholder in Time Warner.
He has suggested that Time Warner could sell their magazine division which publishes popular titles like Time, People and Sports Illustrated.
Crawford said: “Time Warner just spun off their cable [...]
Private radio channels in India could soon be able to broadcast news
Private radio stations in India are currently not allowed to broadcast news.
This could soon change as the government is likely to update the guidelines.
A government source has been quoted as saying: “The issue is under active consideration. The modalities will have to [...]
Rajat Sharma set to launch India TV Wiz English news channel
Good news for the fans of India TV. Rajat Sharma has announced their upcoming news channel named India TV Wiz.
India TV Wiz would be a bilingual channel (English and Hindi).
It is incidentally the first new channel to be approved by the newly formed [...]
Sunday Times to be tested for paid access by News Corp
Market sources say that the British newspaper Sunday Times would become the test pad for the paid access service being planned by News Corp on all their news properties.
Sunday Times currently share their website with The Times daily.
News Corp would shift Sunday Times [...]
News Corp. to make all their news properties pay only access
News Corp. has announced that they are going to start charging for access to their news sites from next year.
The Rupert Murdoch owned media giant has been critical of free access to news information online since some time now.
This means, web users would have [...]
AOL: Tim Armstrong says job cuts possible in the future
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has admitted that they cannot rule out job cuts in the future as the company aims to get back to profitability.
He has been working hard on restructuring the company to ensure that they do not waste any resources.
The company [...]
Yahoo might be looking for a buyer for HotJobs and Yahoo Small Business
Industry sources have reported that the US based internet media giant Yahoo is considering selling some of their web based assets.
HotJobs and Yahoo Small Business might soon be put on sale if we are to believe reports in the media.
The company [...]
BusinessWeek might be next to be sold
BusinessWeek is a popular news media magazine.
However, it is struggling to generate enough revenues for the parent company McGraw-Hill.
McGraw-Hill has revealed that they are now exploring strategic options for BusinessWeek.
This could potentially result in the sale of this property.
BusinessWeek however is not alone. Almost every [...]
New York Times considering charging for online access
Bloomberg has reported that the US based news media giant New York Times is considering charging for online access to their news articles.
They have asked some of their print subscribers if they would be willing to pay a small fee to access the content online.
The charges could [...]
