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So, Facebook decided to pull the plug on links from Australian news organizations in response to a suggested new law that will force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for links to content. Good. For. Them. Facebook, I mean. Now, I am by no means a Facebook fan, but I think there are so… Continue reading Zuck versus Murdoch
A coalition of Danish media companies are out with an open letter trying to yet again put pressure on Danish parliament to regulate Big Tech. The rationale seems to be that the timing couldn't be better; the role of Big Tech - especially social media - in recent US events these last few weeks have… Continue reading The media circus
As a former insider turned outsider it continues to be interesting to follow the innovative developments within the media space. Over a short period of years we have gone from monoliths over new entrants with ambitions to become digital monoliths to individual talents and a plethora of ambitious (monoliths-in-spe?) platforms aggressively hawking their capabilities towards… Continue reading The new media mixtape
Despite every intention otherwise, I keep returning to commenting on the industry, where I got my education and served a significant part of my career: The media industry. I just can't escape the fact that I get almost emotional every time someone within the industry makes an argument that only serves to prolong the suicidal… Continue reading Cakes, laptops…and news
Nathan Robinson from 'Current Affairs' has an excellent opinion piece out, where he argues that the big problem with paywalls is that while you're keeping quality knowledge and information behind bars, fake news remains in the open and free. Wow! Think about it for a second; as traditional publishers of information, content and news are… Continue reading Lies are free
Twitter is reportedly exploring adding a subscription model to their offering. Good for them! However, they should go full throttle and turn Twitter into a full blown subscription product with no free tier. Why? First of all, my bet is that there is a great willingness to pay from those who see Twitter as a… Continue reading Go for subscription, Twitter
People inside and outside the media industry are starting to take notice of the value of quality content; content that people are actually willing to pay for. Hooray! Better late than never, I guess. And yes, this goes out to you late bloomers in the media industry, who are finally getting around to the idea… Continue reading Insight is value
A new study from the Reuters Institute at Oxford University has found that there seems to be a co-relation between users with media subscriptions like Netflix and Spotify and the willingness to pay for online news. Naturally, legacy media executives are already starting to misinterpret the findings to fit into their own worldview. A willingness… Continue reading Willingness to pay…for what?