Murdoch Wakes Up From Dream Of Leading News Industry’s Digital Aggregation | paidContent:UK: "The publisher may be right in the middle of introducing fees for its own online newspapers, but it is putting on ice Rupert Murdoch’s grander ambition of creating a pay-for digital news service comprising content from the entire UK news industry. At the same time, sources familiar with the company’s plans say similar efforts in the U.S. have been put on a slower track, but not being canceled.
Perhaps the most ambitious of the digital projects underway across News Corp.,� “Project Alesia”, was attempting to underpin digital news with a paid economy, much sought after by some publishers, by aggregating its own content with that of rival publishers. In the UK, more than 80 contractors and significant number of staffers were working on the project; most of the jobs are ending while News Int. absorbs some.� A source familiar with News Corp.‘s plans said some of the technology could be used for other in-house digital developments."
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