Murdoch’s News International has unveiled its new model for The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers (www.timesonline.co.uk) newspapers with the launch of a membership scheme that gives readers access to exclusive events and special offers in return for a GBP 50 annual fee, FT reported.
Although Times+ (www.timesplus.co.uk), that is how this initiative is officially called, looks like just another attempt to charge its readers amid weak advertising markets and declines in print circulation, it is far more than that. It’s a strategic shift that builds upon the broader “content is …

After webcasters, artists and record labels have come to an agreement on royalty rates, Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora, announced in a blog post, that his service will have to limit free listening to 40 hours per month to accommodate for the new economic realities of webcasting. Listeners to hit this limit can opt for an unlimited listening for the remainder of that month for just $0.99 – that’s equal the price of a regular song on Apple’s iTunes.

Interesting video interview on with David Hallerman on beet.tv, eMarketer Senior Analyst. Read the take-aways from the interview or watch the full interview.