Now Online News Won't Be Free As We Need to Pay For It

Survey reveals the facts underlying in the market. The plans which were suggested by Rupert Murdoch for incurring charges for online newspapers are near to implemenation. It is revealed that 48 per cent of British and American residents are interested in paying a few pounds on a monthly basis for quality online news. The study undertaken by the Boston Consulting Group has exposed that Britain and the United States are ranking as the bottom nations among the total nine countries which are hardly showing interest for paid online news service. Quite astonishingly, 66 per cent of Finns, 62 per cent of Italians and 63 per cent of Germans are willing to pay the charges for visiting news portals.

More specifically in the present scenario British readers comprising of 12 % would like to pay at least a small amount for accessing online news. According to the study the average amount which UK people are ready to pay is $4(£2.40) on a monthly basis. It is fairly bigger amount than the $3 what American and Australian readers are ready to pay off. On the other hand, Spaniards are willing to pay $6, Italians for $7 whereas German and French readers are open for $5. Sooner or later we will have to pay for reading online newspapers. Even the mobile users who have Internet accessibility might require to pay minimum charges for reading online mobile news. The New York Times is thinking parallel to the News Corporation empire owned by Murdoch but the rival like The Guardian vows to remain as free.