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A Missed Opportunity for Media Giants to Partner for Content Licensing

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  • The speaker suggested partnering with other media companies to create an association that would license premium content to a single player, such as Google or Microsoft.
  • This suggestion was rejected by the New York Times board due to concerns of antitrust issues.
  • The board instead chose to allow Google and other companies to freely crawl their data, leading to a shift towards an advertising-focused business model.
  • The speaker believes this decision was a major mistake and the New York Times should course-correct by implementing a metered paywall.

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