Fewer UK Sites Charge For Content This Year

The number of UK media groups charging for online content has nearly halved over the last year, according to the Association of Online Publishers. Just 37% of its members (among the top online sites and companies in UK) now charged for some online content, compared with 63% in 2005.

The rest that do charge for online material said it earned them more than $8.75 million in 2005.

AOP release: Display advertising remains the largest slice, making up for 41 per cent of online revenue. The next most important source is paid-for content, contributing 18 per cent. Of that, more than three-quarters (78 per cent) is subscriptions, and 22 per cent is from one-off payments. Sponsorship makes up nine per cent of online revenue.

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