iPad

Media companies hope to build solid revenue streams by betting on user payment on mobile platforms. But a look at Apple’s top grossing lists for iPhone and iPad sends a warning signal.

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One in five Norwegians now consume media content on mobile platforms on a daily basis. Changes happen so fast that media companies struggle to keep up.

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Helping publishers easily produce HTML5 apps

by Guest Blogger on April 27, 2011 · 5 comments

Developers from Poland create an easy Do-It-Yourself tool for publishers to prepare tablet apps on their own.

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Six ways Scandinavian media companies approach iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on February 20, 2011 · 9 comments

Less than a year after iPad was launched, media products for the device flourish in the Scandinavian market. Here are six media approaches to the new platform.

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iPad apps – still more dash than cash

by The Guardian on January 10, 2011 · 0 comments

Apple’s ‘Jesus tablet’ seemed to be the news industry’s best hope of salvation but few publishers are finding apps to be the moneyspinners they so desperately want

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How user payment will improve journalism

by John Einar Sandvand on November 28, 2010 · 5 comments

Many paywall experiments will fail during the next year. That will lead to better journalism in many media companies. Here is why.

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iPad is all male fun in high tech country Sweden

by John Einar Sandvand on November 25, 2010 · 3 comments

Even before iPad has been launched in Scandinavia, ten thousands of people have managed to get hold of a tablet. But they are almost all male!

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iPad chokes netbook sales

by The Guardian on October 14, 2010 · 1 comment

Gartner and IDC data shows slower growth in sales of PCs than expected – with Apple tablet reckoned to account for shortfall

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Ten examples of how media sites try to make users pay for content

by John Einar Sandvand on September 27, 2010 · 12 comments

Media companies can only succeed in charging users for content if they provide unique value. Here are examples of how some sites try to achieve this.

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Why premium media products should be platform agnostic

by John Einar Sandvand on September 5, 2010 · 13 comments

Media companies face a critical choice as they struggle to introduce user payment for digital content:
Should they introduce separate products for each new platform, such as iPad, or try to sell a cross-platform subscription?

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