[Dow Jones Newswires] Rupert Murdoch predicts newspapers will evolve onto a mobile, electronic platform that updates every hour or two.The chairman of News Corporation, in an interview on the Fox Business Network, said a large-scale conversion to the new platform is about two to three years away and will win consumer acceptance in a 10- to 15-year time frame.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25555007-7582,00.htmlAlso see:Future of newspapers is digital: Murdoch
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has said that the future of newspapers is digital, but it may be ten to 15 years before readers go fully electronic.Murdoch, in an interview with the News Corp-owned Fox Business Network, also said that newspapers, faced with eroding print advertising revenue and circulation, are going to have to start charging readers on the web.
http://business.theage.com.au/business/future-of-newspapers-is-digital-murdoch-20090529-bpbl.htmlAlso see the Fox Business interview online at:
www.foxbusiness.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=5417118&referralPlaylistId=1292d14d0e3afdcf0b31500afefb92724c08f046
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