February 19, 2015

Sling TV Makes Cutting the Cable Cord Easy – 15 Channels, $20/Month, No Contract

The disruption of the cable market continues with last week’s launch of Sling TV, Dish Network’s answer to pricey cable bills. Sling TV, an over-the-top (OTT) TV service that delivers television programs directly to consumers over the Internet, is now offering TV subscriptions to its service for as low as $20/month. Sling TV is one of the first players in the OTT market, allowing U.S. consumers to cut the costly cable cord with streaming video. The…

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The Irish Times Bets Big On Digital Subscriptions

Next Monday The Irish Times is implementing a metered subscription offering, becoming the first Irish paper ensconced behind a paywall since the paper abandoned its last version in 2001. Visitors to the website will be able to browse stories on IrishTimes.com but will be limited to viewing only 10 articles per month. It is akin to the metered paywall the New York Times implemented in 2011 that’s proven somewhat successful in curbing a once-precipitous decline. Research by…

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