Stories for Nov. 12, 2002

OPA Forms a European Version: The Online Publishers Association, the N.Y.-based association of U.S. online publishers, has opened a European… Read more »

Will MyWay.com Have Its Way Against Yahoo?: The ad-free, fee-free online portal MyWay.com, the newest and the strangest entrance in the sect… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 11, 2002

Audible.com Goes the Retail Route to Sell Subscriptions: Here’s an idea: go offline. Audible.com has signed up with direct reseller Zones to… Read more »

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MarketWatch.com Eyes EDGAR; Spurned by TheStreet.com: EDGAR Online, which has been struggling of late in face of competition from upstarts s… Read more »

Service Plans to Sell Answers on Hoover’s: Find/SVP, a consulting and research firm, will offer an online answer research service to users o… Read more »

T-Mobile To Sell Sony Picture’ Content (subscription required): Wireless operator T-Mobile has agreed to buy and distribute content world-wi… Read more »

Not for online content, but for TV and mobile phone services. “It became clear that, in addition to movies, sport would be the key to persua… Read more »

British Newspaper The Sun Launches SMS Dieting Service: This one has to take the prize for sheer innovation, and maybe U.S. newspapers could… Read more »

Movielink ready to roll: Movielink, a joint venture between 5 major movie studios, will launch on Monday after two years of development (mus… Read more »

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Stories for Nov. 10, 2002

WSJ.com’s Price Increase to Generate $5 Million in Additional Revenues in 2003: This according to the Q3 10-Q filed by WSJ.com’s parent comp… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 9, 2002

Will You Accept WSJ.com Subscription Charge on Your Phone Bill?: This could be a common reality, if PaymentOne has its way. An interview wit… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 8, 2002

AtomShockwave Launches Paid Video Game Service: AtomShockwave has launched a new subscription video game service on its Shockwave.com websit… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 7, 2002

Terra Lycos’ Paying Subscribers Now Contribute 11 Percent of Revenues: Even as the Spanish portal widened its quarterly loss and missed its… Read more »

Digital Versions of Magazines on Tablet PC: Digital versions of BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Technology Review and PC Magazine wil… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 6, 2002

ContentBiz Delays Plans to Launch a Subscription Site: This one comes as a personal disappointment to me–there is nobody more qualified to… Read more »

FT.com, not traditionally known for its sports coverage, has tied up with Sportinglife.com. The sports site, which was set up by the Press A… Read more »

Online Game Economies Get Real: There’s more to the virtual reality in massive multiplayer online games than digital otherworlds that look r… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 5, 2002

Broadcasting & Cable Magazine Turns Into a Subscription Site (via IWantMedia.com: TV industry trade magazine Broadcasting & Cable has turned… Read more »

Youbet.com Wagering Service Charges Money From Inactive Users: Youbet.com, the online live event and wagering company, will begin charging s… Read more »

Convenience and Organization Key for Content Sales: Vin Crosbie writes a provocative column about the role of convenience in access and paym… Read more »

Nokia Enters Wireless Gaming Market: Nokia plans to start selling a combination game console and cell phone in February next year, hoping to… Read more »

Is There Money in Pop-Up Free Versions: News sites should consider offering a pop- up free environment for those site visitors willing to pa… Read more »

Digital delivery technology firm NewsStand has closed an $8 million third round of venture financing from Adams Capital Management. This fun… Read more »

British Music Service Signs Up With Universal: OD2, the British technology company co-founded by recording artist Peter Gabriel, has signed… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 4, 2002

News.com examines the imminent launch of online movie delivery service Movielink, a joint venture among MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictur… Read more »

Tablet PC to Make a Debut: The much-awaited Tablet PC will make a debut this week, backed by HP and six other hardware manufacturers. The st… Read more »

Online CD sales down 39%: ComScore research indicates that revenue from the online sale of CDs is down to 39% to $545 million from $730 mill… Read more »

The Potential for Net-Delivered Movies: News.com article on both the legal and customer challenges facing online movie delivery services suc… Read more »

Stories for Nov. 2, 2002
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