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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