ClickZ: Free or Fee in Spain, Revisited

Vin Crosbie revisited the topic of Spain's dailies, which chose divergent paths, some remaining free online, others requiring subscriptions or at least registrations. The update proves a bit inconclusive. Certainly El Mundo and ABC, the two big newspapers still free online, are happy that the others started limiting access, as they've been the beneficiaries of more traffic, helping their advertising efforts. El Pais, the biggest paper and the one that now charges a subscription fee for most content, reports that it's making serious revenues, but it's difficult as yet to tell if they're making a profit, or still more unclear, if they'd be making more money with a larger online circulation via advertising.