The Financial Times is to introduce a full “pay-per-view” model for accessing online articles by next summer and is reviewing whether any content on FT.com will remain free to access.Pearson’s business and financial broadsheet is exploring online payment systems that offer a user-friendly “one-click” process, such as Amazon and Apple’s iTunes.
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Rupert Murdoch has vowed to charge for all the online content of his newspapers and television news channels, going well beyond his prediction in May that the company would test pay models on one of its stronger papers within the year.The comments by News Corp’s chairman came as he predicted a “high single digit” rebound […]

Falling terminal sales have prompted Bloomberg to make one-off payments to staff whose pay packages would otherwise have come in more than 20 per cent below expectations.In a rare disclosure by the privately held news and data company, Bloomberg said its total terminal numbers had fallen by 11,470, or 4 per cent, from a peak […]

The federal government is preparing an inquiry into the endangered field of news and reporting — and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz is dropping some broad hints about what will be in it.In an exclusive interview with TheWrap, Leibowitz expressed some sympathy to easing antitrust enforcement of media consolidations to prevent more newspapers from […]

The Sunday Times said on Monday that it was to set up its own website, and online readers may be charged to read articles from it.It would be the first time that a UK Sunday newspaper has set up its own site. Previously, they have always published under the same internet banner as daily sister […]

Guardian News and Media was on Sunday considering options for the future of the UK’s Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, that could see the 218-year-old title close in its current form.GNM has started work on a three-year strategic plan, including radical measures aimed at assuring the future of The Guardian, the group’s daily newspaper, […]

In an interview with B&C marking his first month on the job, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski discusses the commission’s “core justifications” for regulating over-the-air TV, his intention to pursue an inquiry into the state of the journalism industry, and his expectation that the FCC will meet its Feb. 17, 2010, deadline to deliver a new […]

There were drastic gains, and losses, in average time spent at the 30 top newspapers sites in June.It should be noted, however, that effective in June Nielsen expanded its panel eightfold allowing for the inclusion of thousands of more sites for measurement. This change could affect year-over-year comparisons, according to Nielsen.
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Trinity Mirror has reported an ad revenue fall of 34.5% at its regional newspaper division and 14.4% at its national titles in the first six months of 2009, but revenue decline across its operation has slowed.Overall, Trinity Mirror, owner of the Daily Mirror and more than 140 regional newspapers, said that total group revenues fell […]

Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed a 10-year global search advertising deal forecast to generate revenues of $500m (£305m) a year.The deal gives Microsoft backing for its recently relaunched Bing search engine, and it gives Yahoo much-needed cost savings and income during the recession. Yahoo estimates the agreement will boost its operating income by $500m and […]