iPad News: Murdoch's iPad Tabloid Coming Soon?

Posted Oct 22, 2010 at 3:34PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: iPad News Tags: apple, ios, news, tablet

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As existing titles scramble to get their apps ready for the iTunes store and publishers squabble with Apple over subscriptions, one media mogul is trying an entirely new idea. According to a report at Forbes.com, NesCorp’s Rupert Murdoch is planning the launch of a news tabloid designed expressly for the tablet format. The working name of this tab is the Daily Planet, but since DC Comics owns the rights to Superman’s favorite paper, Murdoch will probably have to settle for “The Daily.” Former NY Post editors Jesse Angelo and Richard Johnson are already working on the title, which is currently projected to launch in December. If done right, this could be an interesting concept. I hope by “tabloid,” they mean lots of current news and gossip being constantly updated. Readers have become spoiled by the 24/7 coverage provided by blogs like Perez Hilton and news/gossip sites like TMZ and RadarOnline. They aren’t going to be interested in a newspaper that’s static and doesn’t offer the news as it happens—with videos and other interactive features, of course.

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