I always wondered if Spotify could do it for music (which I think are much more zealously protected), why there is no similar service for news articles?
Is it because a news article is one time consumption, whereas music is not?
There actually was one in the past that did just that. And I don't mean that apple thing because it's way too locked into their walled garden and it's too US centric.
Edit: It was blendle. It seems to be still around even. But it's only focused on the Dutch market now, they used to have bigger plans. They only have some magazines now anyway, they used to have all the major newspapers onboard.
But anyway in the Netherlands we have an excellent state-owned news company (NOS). They're just funded by taxes. So I'm not bothered to pay for anything else. Also, all the other media are in the clammy hands of 2 huge Belgian media concerns (DPG and Mediahuis) and I have no intention of funding them.
Music and articles aren't so different in time based consumption. Most music is short term, like 90% listener fall off within 6 months. Though there are still classics that maintain relevancy, just as there are articles that stay relevant.
Spotify is a great example though, because people would find it preposterous to pay $10/mth to listen to each band they wanted to.
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I always wondered if Spotify could do it for music (which I think are much more zealously protected), why there is no similar service for news articles?
Is it because a news article is one time consumption, whereas music is not?
There actually was one in the past that did just that. And I don't mean that apple thing because it's way too locked into their walled garden and it's too US centric.
Edit: It was blendle. It seems to be still around even. But it's only focused on the Dutch market now, they used to have bigger plans. They only have some magazines now anyway, they used to have all the major newspapers onboard.
But anyway in the Netherlands we have an excellent state-owned news company (NOS). They're just funded by taxes. So I'm not bothered to pay for anything else. Also, all the other media are in the clammy hands of 2 huge Belgian media concerns (DPG and Mediahuis) and I have no intention of funding them.
Music and articles aren't so different in time based consumption. Most music is short term, like 90% listener fall off within 6 months. Though there are still classics that maintain relevancy, just as there are articles that stay relevant.
Spotify is a great example though, because people would find it preposterous to pay $10/mth to listen to each band they wanted to.
Apple News+?
It's how I read a bunch of paywalled content -- New Yorker, NYTs, Slate, etc.
Is there room for multiple "Paid RSS reader where funds are distributed per article reads or time spent reading"..?
Are paid podcasts in the Apple ecosystem successful, or "Join" in Youtube? Maybe people will pay to listen/watch but not to read?