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Old 08-08-09, 03:21 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by TarJak View Post


There is no way enough people will pay for general news. Specialist reporting I can understand but for daily headline stuff not a chance.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Think about it ... there are literally gigs upon gigs of free porn available online, but people still pay to subscribe (just one example, but was the most obvious...).

Fox News regulars are some of the most loyal viewers there are. I won't be shocked when a major percentage (10%) of them decide to access the online content for a small fee.

And that's just one network.

Ultimately, my prediction is that the networks will partner up and offer subscriptions to ALL of their content in a sort of monthly package deal. This will probably be a few years down the road but it is a far better business model than online ad revenue alone.
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