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?
Is it because a news article is one time consumption, whereas music is not?
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.
Spotify is a great example though, because people would find it preposterous to pay $10/mth to listen to each band they wanted to.
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?