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It was not clear how many of those Globe Unlimited digital subscribers are also five- and six-day print subscribers, who are entitled to free and unlimited online access.
On Thursday, Leonard Asper, CEO of the now-defunct Canwest, stopped by the Winnipeg Free Press News Cafe to talk about the end of the company.
It's undeniable that paywalls could provide an important new revenue stream for cash-strapped media outlets, but as Alexandra Posadzki reports, they also pose unique challenges—and perhaps some hidden opportunity—for freelance reporters.
When a journalism student declared he had never bought a physical newspaper, Torstar chair John Honderich shot back: “Is that something you’re proud of?” But as Joy Blenman explains, the student’s statement is a sign of the times: the future of journalism is digital, and the transition has already begun.
Oft-lamented is the fact that despite gains in digital ad revenue, a sustainable business model for online news in traditional media has not yet been found. But does this mean the same is true in niche publications? Eric Mark Do reports on Torstar’s two new online-only local business news sites that seem to be attempting to follow in the path of one of Canada’s rare profitable digital news operations: AllNovaScotia.com.
In a rare act of freelancer solidarity, six writers for OpenFile Montreal signed their names to a public letter, calling on the start-up to pay them. As Rhiannon Russell finds, that hasn’t happened yet, but for now they’re happy with regular updates from OpenFile CEO Wilf Dinnick.
Kelly Toughill talks with OpenFile CEO Wilf Dinnick about what has happened since the online start-up ceased publication nearly six weeks ago, the lessons he has learned and the new partnerships he hopes to pursue for OpenFile moving forward.
OpenFile announced that it has temporarily suspended publication of its six city editions, leaving questions about the future of the news organization and its editors, curators and reporters. Eric Mark Do explains what has happened, OpenFile’s business model and hints at some changes that are to come for the online news start-up.
What is the status of Bell's proposed acquisition of Astral Media after its week-long CRTC hearing? Steve Faguy breaks it down for us in this explainer: What the deal is worth, who is opposed and why, and the controversial tangible benefits package that would bring a new all-news French-language channel to the media scene.
Local television news shows may be hit hard as funding from the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF) disappears over the next two years. Angelina Irinici reports why the CRTC feels the fund has served its purpose and what broadcasters think of its elimination.
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