ESPN is planning on merging its magazine and other online offerings, including Web videos from the the cable network, into a paid subscription site in August, Jon Fine reports in BusinessWeek
There has been much talk about the viability of pay models for media, clearly the folks at ESPN are betting that sports fans will pay.
http://www.beet.tv/2009/06/espn-to-charge-for-online-subs-business-week-reports.html
Last week in California at D: All Things Digital, Jon talked about the profound changes in the media landscape. He says that the turmoil in the media industry has made it a very exciting beat to cover.