Paywall

Meredith Expands Coastal Living With New Subscription Model

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
E-commerce, Open access, Paywall, Apple News

At the same time, Coastal Living continues to have a strong newsstand presence with a $12.99 cover price.

Key Points: 
  • At the same time, Coastal Living continues to have a strong newsstand presence with a $12.99 cover price.
  • "We are giving the passionate readers of Coastal Living what they want the opportunity to secure annual and biannual subscriptions to this beloved brand," said Doug Olson, President, Meredith Magazines.
  • "With a substantialcustomer base that is looking for premium, high-quality niche content, Coastal Living is a good example of a consumer-driven product with what I'd call an analog paywall."
  • Coastal Living is produced by Meredith Corporation, a leading content company that engages 185 million consumers every month through its portfolio of premium brands across platforms.

Google News Initiative Partners with Lee Enterprises and TownNews on Dynamic Paywall

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Monday, November 11, 2019
World Wide Web, Alphabet Inc., Companies, Websites, Paywall, Google, Lee

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a leading provider of news, information, and advertising in 50 markets, announced today that the Google News Initiative is partnering with Lee Enterprises and its digital technology subsidiary, TownNews, to expedite the development of a machine learning-based paywall technology.

Key Points: 
  • DAVENPORT, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a leading provider of news, information, and advertising in 50 markets, announced today that the Google News Initiative is partnering with Lee Enterprises and its digital technology subsidiary, TownNews, to expedite the development of a machine learning-based paywall technology.
  • Google and TownNews are the leading technology providers for our industry, and Google ML, coupled with TownNews technology platform, is ideally suited to turn data were already gathering into action, said Lee Vice President of Digital James Green.
  • We're thrilled to use Google's machine learning technology to help Lee and TownNews develop a dynamic paywall, which will provide a tailored experience for readers and the right meter strategy for Lee's business.
  • Lee Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE.

NCLA Calls Out CPSC for Hiding Infant Bath Seat Safety Standards Behind a Paywall

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Monday, October 21, 2019
E-commerce, Open access, Paywall

This proposed rule provides neither fair notice nor due process.

Key Points: 
  • This proposed rule provides neither fair notice nor due process.
  • But CPSC, like many federal agencies, continues to hide the law behind a paywall simply because it is easier for the agency.
  • As a former CPSC staffer, I learned firsthand about nonpublic laws and have objected to them from day one.
  • CPSC may point to a statute it implements as the culprit here, but NCLA does not believe the practice of secret law will survive a court challenge.

Nami ML Emerges from Stealth to Unveil the Future of Mobile App Subscriptions

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Technology, Data management, Venture capital, Internet, Software, Mobile, Wireless, Professional services, Communications, Marketing, Publishing, E-commerce, Open access, Paywall, Nami, Mobile app

Nami ML revealed the future of mobile app monetization to a packed audience of developers, investors, and industry heavyweights just a few blocks from Apples World Wide Developers Conference.

Key Points: 
  • Nami ML revealed the future of mobile app monetization to a packed audience of developers, investors, and industry heavyweights just a few blocks from Apples World Wide Developers Conference.
  • Using their cloud-based platform, Nami demonstrated how publishers can manage their mobile app paywalls, and optimize in-app revenue by utilizing Nami machine learning capabilities.
  • The Nami Smart Paywall makes it easier than ever to generate mobile app subscription revenue by giving publishers more flexibility and control, said Dan Burcaw, Co-Founder and CEO.
  • Mobile app publishers can request an invite at: http://nami.ml
    Nami ML is a trademark of Nami ML Inc., all other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Turnitin Partners with CORE, the World’s Leading Aggregator of Open Access Research Articles

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Friday, May 31, 2019
Education, University, Technology, Data management, Internet, Software, Research, Science, Publishing, Academic publishing, Academia, Open access, Knowledge, Open-access repository, Turnitin, COnnecting REpositories, Paywall, Base

Open access repositories provide free access to scholarly publications that have historically been kept behind paywalls or limited to use at a single institution.

Key Points: 
  • Open access repositories provide free access to scholarly publications that have historically been kept behind paywalls or limited to use at a single institution.
  • As the use of open access repositories grows, so do associated risks because the open nature of this content makes it vulnerable to intentional and unintentional plagiarism.
  • In gathering the majority of its open access metadata from CORE, Turnitin is crawling the latest open access content and adding it into its database, providing the most up-to-date protection for authors and institutions.
  • As a company deeply invested in research integrity, we appreciate Turnitins commitment to safeguarding the originality of scholarly articles and open access content.

RawStory.com Launches Premium, Paid Multi-site Subscription Package Powered by Admiral's Digital Subscription Platform

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
E-commerce, Service industries, Marketing, Media in the United States, Open access, Paywall, The Raw Story, General Data Protection Regulation, Subscription business model, AlterNet, Customer-relationship management

To implement, RawStory.com chose Admiral's Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) platform as its subscription, engagement and paywall engine.

Key Points: 
  • To implement, RawStory.com chose Admiral's Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) platform as its subscription, engagement and paywall engine.
  • "Raw Story sees its future in original, reader-supported journalism, powered by reader subscriptions," said Raw Story founder and CEO John Byrne.
  • The subscription offer includes seamless ad-free access across a bundle of political news sites including RawStory.com, AlterNet.org and DCReport.org .
  • Admiral's platform includes the free Measure analytics module, and a suite of engagement, privacy compliance, subscription, and revenue growth tools including Engage, Recover, Transact, and GDPR/CCPA Consent modules.

NAB 2019: FreeCast "Channelize and Monetize" Solution Injects Revenue into Existing Content Libraries

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
E-commerce, FreeCast, Internet television, Media aggregation platform, Paywall, Digital technology, Computing, Information and communications technology

FreeCast is currently working to help major networks and media brands monetize their back catalogs of content by creating digital television channels that can be delivered at low cost and large scale via the internet.

Key Points: 
  • FreeCast is currently working to help major networks and media brands monetize their back catalogs of content by creating digital television channels that can be delivered at low cost and large scale via the internet.
  • Paired with the most sophisticated form of advertising available, Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI), this allows content that may not be viable behind a subscription paywall to generate revenue.
  • As one of the world's first media aggregation platforms, FreeCast has a long track record of creating digital channels and driving an increasingly elusive online audience towards content.
  • At NAB 2019 we have a full schedule of meetings with content owners, producers, and distributors to simply help them realize a profit from an asset that otherwise wouldn't be generating a dime."

InPlayer Teams up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Secure and Monetize Video Assets

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Monday, April 8, 2019
Entertainment, Technology, Internet, Software, Audio, Video, Online, Computing, Digital technology, World Wide Web, E-commerce, Amazon CloudFront, Paywall, Amazon Web Services, Monetization, Amazon

InPlayer, a global provider of paywall services, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide secure protection & monetization of video assets.

Key Points: 
  • InPlayer, a global provider of paywall services, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide secure protection & monetization of video assets.
  • Through API integration between the InPlayer paywall platform and AWS Elemental MediaConvert and Amazon CloudFront, customers can now monetize videos behind a secure paywall via pay-per view and subscription.
  • Through this API integration, content owners can monetize their content and deliver compelling media experiences without the complexity of building their own video processing and monetizing infrastructure.
  • This is an exciting time and opportunity to be working with Amazon Web Services.

InPlayer Joins Kaltura’s Video Technology Marketplace as a Premier Partner

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Other Consumer, Entertainment, Technology, Consumer electronics, Data management, Audio, Video, Film & Motion Pictures, Online, Consumer, Video hosting, World Wide Web, Image hosting, Kaltura, E-commerce, Paywall, Web hosting

InPlayer is pleased to announce that it has joined the Kaltura Video Technology Marketplace as a Premier Partner to provide a deeper level of integration with Kalturas platform and a seamless user experience.

Key Points: 
  • InPlayer is pleased to announce that it has joined the Kaltura Video Technology Marketplace as a Premier Partner to provide a deeper level of integration with Kalturas platform and a seamless user experience.
  • This Premier Partner agreement enables Kaltura to offer InPlayers fully-featured paywall to all Kaltura customers who are looking for pay-per-view or subscription services.
  • The InPlayer Paywall Platform is fully integrated into the Kaltura Management Console (KMC) and Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) solutions.
  • Kaltura and InPlayer have been long term partners and have collaborated on number of successful customer deployments says George Meek, CEO of InPlayer.

shots.net Drops Paywall with Relaunch

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Friday, March 1, 2019
Creative technology, Marketing, Paywall, Advertising, Design, Communication

By lifting the paywall, shots is inviting everyone in the industry to enjoy and share its in-depth coverage and compelling interviews that celebrate and showcase the world's talented creatives and their best work.

Key Points: 
  • By lifting the paywall, shots is inviting everyone in the industry to enjoy and share its in-depth coverage and compelling interviews that celebrate and showcase the world's talented creatives and their best work.
  • Source is a platform used by ad agencies, production companies, advertisers and other members of the global creative community for inspiration and building connections.
  • This integration of shots.net and Source combines first-rate editorial with the world's largest archive of commercials and credits in a single, user-friendly platform.
  • ER connects the buy and sell sides of the advertising ecosystem for the new way creative gets everywhere.