New York Times: Planned payment model concretized
The New York Times has announced details of its paid content plans. From next year, the renowned newspaper intends to offer both free and paid content via a freemium model.
Articles could then continue to be read free of charge up to a certain number, but after a certain point the reader would be charged a flat fee for the rest of the month. The newspaper has not revealed exactly how many articles this will be and how high the fee will be. For subscribers to the print edition, access will remain completely free.
The New York Times has been available for free on the web for the past 15 years. "We have enough reach and scale to make this move," Martin Nisentholtz, Senior Vice President Digital Operations at the New York Times, is quoted as saying by the industry service Pressetext. "We hope that the interim model will allow us to remain a very large website and get a second revenue channel."
The New York Times has been available for free on the web for the past 15 years. "We have enough reach and scale to make this move," Martin Nisentholtz, Senior Vice President Digital Operations at the New York Times, is quoted as saying by the industry service Pressetext. "We hope that the interim model will allow us to remain a very large website and get a second revenue channel."
