South Texas paper says days of free content over, to begin charging for online access

October 9th, 2009 AP, News Corp bosses say pay upBEIJING — The message from some of the world's leading news providers at the first Beijing international media summit was clear: It's time to demand payment for online use of content. After free-falling profits and massive changes in technology and in the way people obtain their news, global media leaders who gathered in Beijing said Friday that it is time for search engines and others who use articles, photos and video without fair compensation to pay up.

September 17th, 2009 Variety trade newspaper to charge for online siteLOS ANGELES — Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay wall" that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday. The changes at the Hollywood trade publication will take place early next year and come with new online features such as a better archive, publisher Brian Gott said.

September 15th, 2009 After outcry, T-Mobile drops paper billing feeNEW YORK — T-Mobile USA has dropped a plan to begin charging customers $1.50 per month to get a paper copy of their bill in the mail. The wireless phone carrier had recently informed its 33 million customers that the fee would go into effect this past Saturday and apply to anyone who didn't sign up for a paperless billing plan, in which bills can only be viewed on the Internet.

September 10th, 2009 AT&T launches an online video site like HuluDALLAS — AT&T Inc. on Thursday unveiled a Web site that offers free access to TV shows and movies.

August 7th, 2009 News Corp. plans fees for newspaper Web sitesNEW YORK — Visitors to the Web sites of newspapers owned by News Corp. will have to start paying fees to read the news within the next year, Chairman Rupert Murdoch said.

August 7th, 2009 Boston Globe ponders charges for online contentBOSTON — The Boston Globe is moving toward charging readers for online content, while its parent, The New York Times Co., explores a possible — but not certain — sale of the newspaper. "Nothing is absolute, but we are heading toward some sort of consumer pay model," for its Web site Boston.com, Globe spokesman Bob Powers said Friday.

August 3rd, 2009 Web service connects hunters with Texas locationsAUSTIN, Texas — A new free Web service aims to connect hunters with hunting opportunities posted by private landowners in Texas. The Hunt Texas Online Connection was created by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

July 29th, 2009 NY newspaper to drop most free online contentSCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Daily Gazette of Schenectady will resume charging for online content after offering free access to most articles and photos since late 2007.

July 23rd, 2009 Disney CEO: Hulu could charge for contentPASADENA, Calif. — Walt Disney Co.

July 10th, 2009 UW-Madison: New Google deal boosts access to booksMADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a new agreement with Google will expand public access to its library collection.

July 9th, 2009 WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Ticketmaster and Priceline.com say they will team up in order to give the ticket seller's online customers access to various travel services.

July 1st, 2009 Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paperNEW YORK — If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash. The recently launched Alice.com lets people buy all manner of necessities from different manufacturers.

June 24th, 2009 Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trialsPHILADELPHIA — Time Warner and Comcast are joining forces to bring cable TV shows to the Internet, but only for paying subscribers. Starting next month, the companies will launch online video trials nationwide giving 5,000 Comcast Corp.

June 24th, 2009 News startup expects 10 pct of Web readers to paySAN FRANCISCO — A startup planning to sell news online is hoping to get money from about 10 percent of Internet readers accustomed to mostly free access to newspaper and magazine Web sites since the 1990s. The still-developing venture, Journalism Online, made the projection Wednesday in a New York meeting with reporters that The Associated Press joined on a telephone.

May 29th, 2009 Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazinesNEW YORK — One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet. Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes told an investor conference Friday that he doesn't think it makes much sense for publishers to provide their content without a way to recover the production costs.