Paid Content dot org is the industry's webletter of debate and news on whether these old models can figure out how to convert to the google dispersal model. Can they? Their first conference in NYC is heavily geared towards old standards (NYT, WSJ, FT) leading the way, just look at their discussion topics. Industry Analysis: Why Consumers Want to Pay for Access to Content 8:25am - 8:45am • AuditoriumHulu started it, now Vevo, Next Issue Media, Epix, Canoe and others are following: companies in the same vertical banding together for joint ventures and consortiums. What happens when companies that haven’t been able to crack the code on their own combine for scale, reach and sales power? When does it make sense? And when is it a barrier? The Business of Digital News 10:55 am – 11:55 am • Auditorium As ad revenues decline, publishers continue to experiment with new areas of content and distribution platforms. What will users pay for? What’s working, or rather, what holds the most potential for growth? Local, niche? Subscriptions, metered? When the internet levels the playing field and anyone can be a publisher or reporter, how do news outlets create the kind of value that equals real revenue?Lunch with The New York Times Q&A: The Future Will Be Metered 12:20pm - 1:45pm The Truth About the Subscription Business 1:50 pm - 2:45 pm • Auditorium Digital subscriptions are all the buzz now but the idea is far from new—and far from certain. How can the needle be moved on an idea that worked so well for newspapers and magazines so well for so long? Does selling music by the song or news by the article have a better shot than subscriptions? How does the advent of cloud computing change the view? Do mobile apps make it easier to sell subscriptions? And can multi-platform access shore up traditional sources like print, cable, ISP?The Rise of Content Super-Distributors 3:10pm - 4:10pm • Auditorium Content-generating machines like Demand Media, Associated Content, Mahalo and About.com, are fueled by SEO and, of course, Google. Is this the future for a big subsector of the content industry? Will this mass amount of content swamp the smaller scale work of traditional and new outlets – and their chances for new pay models?  How can super-distributors avoid being viewed as content farms? A Plethora Of Portability: How Smartphones, E-Readers And, Yes, Tablets, Are Changing The Game 4:10pm - 5:00pm • Auditorium A premium ecosystem has been spawned by the advent of smartphones and e-readers. News outlets unwilling to charge for online news don’t flinch at fees for news by app. Book publishers are pushing aside the idea that digital means cheaper. New dedicated e-readers are closer than any before to fulfilling the promise of formats that work for magazines and newspapers. And the advent of the tablet – years after Bill Gates proclaimed it the future – offers everyone a chance to ride a new wave of creativity – and commerce. Where do we go from here?