This presentation was created in 2004 to promote ideas about how public radio could leverage the new opportunities online. It's part analysis of differences between broadcast hierarchies and IP networks, part tactical ideas for services, and part detailed description of technical solutions for free and subscription services.

1. PUBLIC RADIO ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION and PAID ACCESS WEB SERVICES Why Public Radio needs them : How they work S T E P H E N H I L L

2. the Network Era : a sea change for broadcasters

20. subscription service network diagram flow diagram for user relationship with content provider or syndicator; (diagram for user relationship with station would vary slightly) streaming server station website transaction gateway online reports tracking plug-in authentication network subscriber credit card company content provider or syndicator merchant bank provides web interface electronic transfer "register" content auth orize authenticate authentication and clearing tracking data station's bank $ commissions Verisign, iBill, Paycom, PayPal MindPort, etc. $ $

21. Entriq media authorization network This is the vendor Hearts of Space is working with to build these functions. Microsoft will offer this functionality eventually in the Windows Media platform.

22. Entriq network feature set