The advertising-based revenue model for journalism is severely challenged due to the
effects of digitization. Providers of journalistic content have therefore put increasing …

This study empirically investigates characteristics that influence the use of paid content
streaming, or over-the-top (OTT) media services. We surveyed paid OTT service users from …

Increased demand for knowledge, evolving consumer attitudes, and the convenient online
transaction opportunities provided by Internet technology have led to the rapid rise and …

Getting users to pay for news remains a key challenge in journalism. With advertising
revenues dwindling, news organizations have become increasingly dependent on reader …

The funding model crisis for newspapers is a matter of public concern; and it is not only a
business issue, but also a social and political one, as news organisations are considered to …

Digital news publishers strive to balance revenue streams in their business models: as
standard advertising declines, alternatives for sustaining digital journalism arise in the forms …

The decline of the news business model for print newspapers in many Western countries
and the digital disruption caused by the Internet have influenced the rise of digital-born news …

The advertising-based business model of journalism is under massive economic pressure.
Thus, paid online content is becoming increasingly important for publishers. However, most …

How audiences behave behind newspaper paywalls is, in research, almost unknown
territory. In editorial offices, however, this has become common knowledge, since traffic data …

This paper examines the discourse of Spanish media outlets to justify changing their digital
business model by introducing paywalls. For the last few years, this sector has been …