Washington Post Should Know Paywall Not Enough
By Tien Tzuo, CEO The Washington Post, one of the last holdouts of the old free model, has announced the likelihood of putting their content behind a paywall. But the Washington Post, as it unveils its paywall in 2013, would do well to learn the lessons of Variety magazine. A paywall does not equate […]
Pandora & Subscriptions: Should’ve, Would’ve, Could’ve
By Tien Tzuo, CEO Pandora has had a rough quarter. The popular music streaming service has seen its finances dissected across business journals, its business model questioned, and a very public campaign to amend copyright law mocked by recording artists. Many believe that the solution to Pandora’s problems is to fight to lower […]
The Fear of Paywalls and the Newspaper Industry’s Need to Change
by Tien Tzuo The Wall Street Journal’s Papers Put Faith in Firewalls perfectly encapsulates what’s wrong with the publishing industry right now. Instead of celebrating innovation and seeking new ways to adapt to a rapidly-changing media dynamic, the WSJ Russell Adams’ voices the skepticism of the industry, the very same skepticism which has led […]