Staci D. Kramer
Sep 25, 2009 9:30 AM
While others stress over whether to try paywalls and fees, the Wall Street Journal does the Murdoch March to its own drummer. Or, as Gordon McLeod, the president of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, says, “to us, it’s a no brainer.” That’s why the company’s surveys of its iPhone…
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Patrick Smith
Sep 17, 2009 5:42 PM
The man behind The Wall Street Journal’s pay-for mobile app says charging for content isn’t the sole answer for mobile publishers—ads, he says, should also be part of the monetization strategy. Read on for excerpts from our interview with Paul Reddick, CEO of app developer Handmark, which makes apps for…
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Staci D. Kramer
Sep 17, 2009 10:15 AM
Rupert Murdoch’s plans to charge for mobile access to the Wall Street Journal kick into full gear next month, with $104 fees for non-print or online subscribers for the Wall Street Journal Mobile Reader—and a pay wall for m.wsj.com as well. Current subscribers to print or online will be charged…
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David Kaplan
Sep 15, 2009 11:52 AM
The Wall Street Journal is ready to start charging for mobile access on the Blackberry and iPhone, News Corp (NYSE: NWS). CEO and chairman Rupert Murdoch told attendees at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII Conference. He didn’t offer a time frame for the charges, but indicated it would it start…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jul 9, 2009 3:29 PM
Updated In the latest round of will he-won’t he, Rupert Murdoch told his own Fox Business Network not to expect a Kindle-like device from News Corp (NYSE: NWS). Speaking in Sun Valley, where he is participating in the Allen & Co. conference, Murdoch said: “I don’t think that’s likely. We’re…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jun 30, 2009 7:04 PM
Rupert Murdoch has already said News Corp (NYSE: NWS) intends to charge “handsomely” for its WSJ iPhone and Blackberry apps eventually. How much and when? Still unclear but WSJ.com is surveying iPhone users about their willingness to pay for what is now a completely free product. The idea seems to…
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