(Hard) Truth.
Publishers haven't adapted their revenue model to the digital world.
Publishers struggle to monetize their content
Subscriptions and ad revenues are not enough

Too many paywalls
Readers cannot subscribe to all sites

Ad revenues blocked
Too many ads give a bad experience and get readers to install adblockers
How many different publishers do consumers regularly read content from each week?
1 or 2 sources
3%100%
3%100%
3 to 8 sources
33%100%
33%100%
9 to 15 sources
39%100%
39%100%
Over 15 sources
25%100%
25%100%
(Source: The Media Briefing @MediaBrief)

Adblock penetration per online capita
Current industry practices present a hard limit to content consumption

(map by PageFair)
$27.8
billion dollars
Total revenue lost due to adblocking in 2020
(Source: Juniper Research)
Centify is offering publishers new ways to monetize their content :
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Pay to access a page
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Pay to remove ads
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Subscribe for 1 day, 1 week
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Donate

New revenue models for :
Medias
Media sites can get paid to remove ads, to access specific content or for a short period subscription.
Blogs
Monetize their content easily with small amount donations on every page.
Streaming
Instead of a monthly subscription, streaming service can now charge for every song or video played.
Video Games
We dream of a future where gamers will be able to pay only for the time they actually spend playing the game.
Books
Why not paying by the page or chapter read?