subscription content for the iliad

vvoi666 · 05-29-2006, 08:16 AM

hi,

has anyone heard something new about subscription content for the iliad?
all i know about is the test run with 'de tijd' (begium) and an agreement (whatever that means) with 'la republica' (italy).

nothing interesting here for me (either language or subject wise).

i want something in english or german (daily newspaper, cars, gadgets, internet, games, science, weekly magazines like german 'spiegel', 'focus' etc). are any of these things coming in the near future?

Alexander Turcic · 05-29-2006, 09:28 AM

I know of the following (planned) trials:

De Tijd three-month trial with 200 devices.
New York Times plans a trial of 300 devices.
International Herald Tribune is in discussions to make subscriptions available this year.
Les Echos (parent of The Financial Times) plans to trial the Sony Reader with as many as 500 readers, however it will offer a customized version of its newspaper with a different look from the traditional paper format (remember the Sony Reader has a lower resolution than the iRex making customized layout almost inevitable). Other reader devices are also under consideration.
French Le Monde, La Parisienne and L'Equipe are also to offer trials.

Also, the following publishers participate in the eNews initiative for addressing the e-paper market (iRex is also member):

Bonnier/Expressen (Sweden), De Telegraaf (the Netherlands), Edipresse Publications (Switzerland), Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. (Germany), New York Times Company (U.S.A.), Nordjyske Medier (Denmark), Orkla Media (Norway), La Parisienne (France), PrisaCom/El País (Spain), Rheinische Post (Germany), Sanoma Corp. (Finland), Schibsted/Aftonbladet (Norway and Sweden), Stampen/ Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden), Styria Medien (Austria), Tamedia AG (Switzerland), Telegraph Group (U.K.), Tribune Interactive (U.S.A.), Voralberger Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei (Austria), Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany), Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan).

vvoi666 · 05-29-2006, 10:04 AM

to me, this sounds like subscription content for 'average users' is at least one year away.

test phase -> evaluate test phase -> make decisions -> start distributing content = we won't see it in 2006

i guess i'll stick with my 770 for a while

05-29-2006, 08:16 AM	#1
vvoi666 Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 29 Join Date: May 2006	subscription content for the iliad hi, has anyone heard something new about subscription content for the iliad? all i know about is the test run with 'de tijd' (begium) and an agreement (whatever that means) with 'la republica' (italy). nothing interesting here for me (either language or subject wise). i want something in english or german (daily newspaper, cars, gadgets, internet, games, science, weekly magazines like german 'spiegel', 'focus' etc). are any of these things coming in the near future?

05-29-2006, 09:28 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I know of the following (planned) trials: De Tijd three-month trial with 200 devices. New York Times plans a trial of 300 devices. International Herald Tribune is in discussions to make subscriptions available this year. Les Echos (parent of The Financial Times) plans to trial the Sony Reader with as many as 500 readers, however it will offer a customized version of its newspaper with a different look from the traditional paper format (remember the Sony Reader has a lower resolution than the iRex making customized layout almost inevitable). Other reader devices are also under consideration. French Le Monde, La Parisienne and L'Equipe are also to offer trials. Also, the following publishers participate in the eNews initiative for addressing the e-paper market (iRex is also member): Bonnier/Expressen (Sweden), De Telegraaf (the Netherlands), Edipresse Publications (Switzerland), Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. (Germany), New York Times Company (U.S.A.), Nordjyske Medier (Denmark), Orkla Media (Norway), La Parisienne (France), PrisaCom/El País (Spain), Rheinische Post (Germany), Sanoma Corp. (Finland), Schibsted/Aftonbladet (Norway and Sweden), Stampen/ Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden), Styria Medien (Austria), Tamedia AG (Switzerland), Telegraph Group (U.K.), Tribune Interactive (U.S.A.), Voralberger Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei (Austria), Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany), Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan).

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05-29-2006, 10:04 AM	#3
vvoi666 Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 29 Join Date: May 2006	to me, this sounds like subscription content for 'average users' is at least one year away. test phase -> evaluate test phase -> make decisions -> start distributing content = we won't see it in 2006 i guess i'll stick with my 770 for a while

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