Sun Media Charging For Online Content

[Sled]

http://www.marketingmag.ca/news/media-news/sun-media-papers-to-move-to-pay-per-view-model-66978?p=66978?utm_source=EmailMarketing&utm_medium =email&utm_campaign=marketing_daily_AM

Only a matter of time it seems that we are paying for all online local news it seems.

[MarchHare]

Oh good, now I can not pay to not visit a crappy news source I wouldn't visit anyway.

[REDVAN]

I get all my news here on CP anyway.

[Rudee]

A metered pay-per-view system for local news? If this was April 1st I would swear it was an April Fool's joke. You got to be kidding me! Good luck with that.

[Huntingwhale]

I pity the fools who actually end up forking over their hard earned money for a crap paper like the sun.

[Tyler]

I would pay to have Rick Bell never write another column ever again

[Senator Clay Davis]

I thought all premium comedy websites charged for their content....wait, the Sun is a newspaper?!?!?!?

[troutman]

What is an Ezra Levant essay worth?

[FlameOn]

Why would anyone pay for the Sun? I only read it sometimes when I get my coffee at Timmy's and McD.

Much better news sources that are free and will remain free like the BBC. Thank you British taxpayers

[WilderPegasus]

If it is like the Globe and Mail paywall only suckers who can't figure out how to delete their cookies will pay.

[jammies]

Originally Posted by Tyler

I would pay to have Rick Bell never write another column ever again

I get the Sun free with an iPad news subscription and I'll occasionally read his column just to marvel at his masterful command of irrelevance and the mighty non sequitur. "City council wastes money! Bargle bargle bargle! Here's some random facts about spending with no context! Bargle bargle bargle!"

[rubecube]

Well, I mean the Sun's political ideology is a good 20-30 years behind the times, so might as well match their technological ideology.

[1stLand]

Originally Posted by WilderPegasus

If it is like the Globe and Mail paywall only suckers who can't figure out how to delete their cookies will pay.

Can you explain how this works?

[WilderPegasus]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

Can you explain how this works?

Sure. For $9.99 / month though.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

Can you explain how this works?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+do+I+delete+my+cookies

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

$6 per month for the privilege of reading at a fourth grade level?

I bet most of you still pay for your 2 minutes of Eric Francis hate.

[Misterpants]

Hopefully they spend some of this new revenue stream on getting better Sunshine girls.

[SebC]

If this means fewer misinformed rednecks, I'm all for it.

[Northendzone]

can i still look at the sunshine girls for free?

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

I never got the purpose of a sunshine girl on the website - it isn't as though the internet is known for it's dearth of moderately attractive females in tight clothing. Oh what's that - they are cheering on local sports team and favourite player to victory?