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The Big Mac Index: a tool for comparing subscription price across the media industry

Markus SchöberlbyMarkus Schöberl
29 June, 2025
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Article originally published in German on pv digest, a German language trade publication on the reader revenue side of journalism by Markus Schöberl.

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