Murdoch tries £50 a year Times club

whizzybizzy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:09:07 +0000

“News International has launched a paid membership scheme connected to its Times newspaper titles, as the latest bid to combat the decline in industry revenues by targeting new revenue streams.

The group, headed by Rupert Murdoch, yesterday launched Times+ which provides members with access to special events, offers and meetings with the titles’ journalists for £50 a year. Subscribers to the newspapers will not be charged.”

The newspaper business is still getting to grips with a landscape of online content that is free to access. The new club from the Times allows the paper to leverage its existing assets.

Bloggers playing growing role in fashion market

whizzybizzy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:18:35 +0000

The London Times reported yesterday in a story about fashion in the online world, that Sir Philip Green appears to have changed his tune about the internet

Fashion bloggers were invited to preview and photo-shoot of Arcadia’s autumn and winter lines two weeks ago.

According to the Times, “about 15 per cent of fashion sales are online, a figure that is rising quickly”.

Leon Bailey-Green, the founder of The Online Fashion Agency is quoted by the Times as saying:

“Retailers who fail to take fashion bloggers seriously now will find it difficult to get their attention when they become mainstream”, Mr Bailey-Green said. “It will affect sales.”

Times: Web fashionistas are just a click away from high street acceptance

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Murdoch tries £50 a year Times club

Bloggers playing growing role in fashion market