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The Daily goes dodo: News Corp retires iPad app on December 15

, Dec 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Ambitious iPad digital newspaper The Daily will be shuttered and the brand folded into other News Corp channels including The Post, the publisher has revealed, with the app ceasing on December 15. "Our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term" News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said of the decision; the initially iOS-only app was launched with no lack of fanfare back in February 2011, described as the first way to "true news discovery" on Apple's tablet. Read The Full Story

The Daily To Erect Paywall Next Week

, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [2]

The iTunes exclusive newspaper, The Daily, was the first to adopt Apple's new in-app subscription model but has been offering up its content for free waiting for the arrival of iOS 4.3. After the new iOS arrived, The Daily offered an additional week free, but is now reminding people that they will have to pay starting next week. This news comes just on the heels of the New York Times' paywall announcement. However, the two publishers have very different subscription costs. Read The Full Story

The Daily subscription fees imminent; Western Europe next in line

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [1]

News Corp plans to begin charging for The Daily from next week, having been offering the iPad-only newspaper subscription-free since its launch back in early February. Jonathan Miller, News Corps' chief digital officer, confirmed the switch at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, reports The Telegraph, as well as announcing that Western Europe would get its own version of The Daily before the end of June 2011. Read The Full Story

The Daily Coming to Android Very Soon

, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

A couple weeks back The Daily made its splashy introduction exclusively on Apple’s iPad. That exclusivity will be gone in a couple months as The Daily is set to launch on Android sometime in the second quarter of this year. The announcement is a bit of a surprise since The Daily flaunted its relationship and exclusivity with Apple so much prior to its launch. Read The Full Story

Apple App Store subscriptions system gets official

, Feb 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

Hardly a great surprise, since we saw it used on The Daily and Apple VP Eddy Cue said it was coming soon, but Apple has officially launched subscriptions for the App Store. Publishers will be able to set the price and length of the subscription, whether weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, bi-yearly or yearly, and then users will be able to opt into their subscription length of choice. Read The Full Story

The Daily Indexed bypasses News Corp’s iPad paywall

, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

Back at News Corp's launch of its iPad digital newspaper, The Daily, editor-in-chief Jesse Angelo confirmed that, while HTML versions of articles would be posted online so that they could be shared from the app, there wouldn't be a web interface to access them. Unfortunately for them, developer Andy Baio has stepped in and addressed that, with his new - and potentially short-lived - site The Daily: Indexed. Read The Full Story

Apple in-app purchase deadline March 31 tips developer

, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple's tightening restrictions on in-app payment support in iOS software, believed to be the reason Sony's Reader app was rejected from inclusion in the App Store, will really begin to bite from March 31, according to one developer. Digital publishing specialists Yudu told the WSJ that, as of the end of March, apps without payment support through the iTunes store will be rejected. Read The Full Story

The Daily debuts new iTunes Subscription agreement

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

In a new move, iPad digital newspaper The Daily has its own Application License Agreement in the App Store [iTunes link], with a new section on subscriptions. Further in, there's also confirmation that Apple "may ask for your permission to provide the name, email address and ZIP code listed in your Account to the Licensor." Read The Full Story

Murdoch: “This year and maybe next year belong to Apple”

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [9]

The Daily owner Rupert Murdoch has confirmed that News Corp will be looking to other tablets beyond the iPad, stating during the launch Q&A that "we would expect to be on all major tablets." However, while that's the intention, he says "we believe that last year, this year and maybe next year belong to Apple." Read The Full Story

Apple: App subscription system announcement “soon”

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple VP of internet services Eddy Cue took the stage with Rupert Murdoch today to announce The Daily, and has confirmed that publishers can expect to "hear an announcement from us soon" as to when they might be able to access the same subscription model as unveiled today. The Daily will use a new recurring billing system, offering weekly payments of $9.99 for seven issues, or $39.99 for a year's access. Read The Full Story

The Daily gets official: iPad app for “true news discovery”

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [2]

News Corp has officially announced The Daily, an iPad digital newspaper that promises “true news discovery.” The app will be published 365 days a year, and include over 100 pages of news, lifestyle, entertainment, opinion and sports content together with original videos, 360-degree photos, infographics and more, all for just 14 cents per day

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iPad The Daily mag launch February 2 2011

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

As tipped earlier this week, News Corp's The Daily digital-only publication is now set to launch on February 2 2011 in New York, with CEO Rupert Murdoch joining Apple VP of internet services Eddy Cue on stage. The iPad-specific newspaper is expected to make use of a new subscriptions API developed by Apple, which will allow for regular delivery of new content and periodic billing. Read The Full Story
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