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North American Publishers That Use A Paywall By Publication Type, October 2012 [CHART]

Four out of 10 media companies reported already using a paywall, with the highest percentage choosing a metered option.

The iPad saw the greatest percentage of publishers charging for content across publication categories.

11% of internet users in the US say they regularly pay for digital content such as newspapers, TV programs, film, eBooks, music and smart phone apps.

Nearly two-thirds of US tablet & 59% of smart phone owners said they would not pay even to access their ‘favorite’ mobile news source.

In November 2012, 62% of magazine tablet apps worldwide and 59% of newspaper tablet apps relied on a paid model.

While Netflix remains the dominant provider of paid alternative TV services, Amazon Instant Video is gaining traction with consumers.

Gaming commands a plurality of revenues, at 43% of the total in 2012 and hovering around that amount through the end of the forecast period.

USBundles.com created this infographic to illustrate how social media sites make money.

Nearly one-fourth (23%) of customers view paid content via gaming consoles, compared with those who view paid content via handheld devices (29%).

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