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NBC's customers are advertisers. The product they are selling is viewer's eyeballs. NYT is different as they are still selling a newspaper.
by coob 15y ago
NBC's customers are advertisers. The product they are selling is viewer's eyeballs.
NYT is different as they are still selling a newspaper.
- fpgeek 15y ago> NYT is different as they are still selling a newspaper Not really. As I understand it, ads are where newspapers and magazines make their money. The subscription fee is nice, but it is as much (or more) about qualifying their readers for advertisers as it is for the income. Take a look at the recent complaints about iOS magazine subscriptions including ads, for example.