Fox has made good on its promise to begin delaying new episodes of its shows by eight days to viewers who aren’t subscribed to cable, satellite or Hulu Plus. Attempting to watch the latest episode of Hell’s Kitchen on Hulu will result in a 90 second preview video unless you sign in with your Dish Network credentials. Dish Network is the only television provider Fox is working with at the moment.

We’re starting to witness the beginning of a widespread television paywall. It may not seem like a big deal at first, but the days of watching new episodes the day after they air for free are limited. Fox recently announced it would delay the release of new episodes of its shows for eight days unless customers subscribe to Hulu Plus or Dish Network. Chances are Fox will gain the support of other major cable providers. How long before the other networks follow suit?

A lot of people (myself included) have cut the cable cord in favor of internet-fueled media consumption. The logic that led to this decision was simple. The way I saw it, I never watched that many television shows on cable anyway. I could just go online and watch them the next day while saving money at the same time. Well, the networks have gotten wise to devious little plans such as this. Fox for example, will soon delay the online releases of some of its shows for customers who don’t pay for television service.

Shortly after The New York Times put up their paywall it was announced that those who subscribed to the paper on the Kindle would get full access to the website. Now we know that the feature won’t just be available to those who use Amazon’s eReader. Nook users will also get full access. Nook subscribers more »

The Wall Street Journal has long been a fan of the paywall business model, the method by which readers have to subscribe via monthly payments to WSJ in order to read content. But now, it seems, the New York Times will be joining WSJ by placing its content behind the bars of a paywall as more »

The news industry in trying to discover new ways to earn money as print sales and subscriptions continue to follow years-long declines. The New York Times is going back an old method of making money: charging readers for their online content. Times executives at a PaidContent.org conference explained that NYTimes.com will implement a “metered model” more »

The New York Times has announced that a year from now they will begin charging for access to their website. The new pay model won’t apply to the entire site, but instead offer a specific number of articles for free each month. Once that number is reached the reader must pay to continue. Subscribers to more »

Like all print media now-a-days business on the print side is suffering. This includes the juggernaut of all newspapers and print media alike, the New York Times. For the past months, NYTimes.com has been updated with all of the latest stories and up until now, has been open to everyone for no cost. Not surprisingly, more »