04-07-2006, 10:30 AM
Quote:The number of UK media groups charging for online content has nearly halved over the last year, according to the Association of Online Publishers (AOP).
The association said just 37% of its members now charged for some online content, compared with 63% in 2005...
"While there remains a strong view from consumers that web content must be free, the healthy online ad market has probably convinced most publishers that there is little point in... trying to convert customers to paying,"...
full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4880150.stm