Times/Sunday Times: 105,000 pay for web offer
Four months after the introduction of the paid-for web service, the British newspapers Times and Sunday Times have taken stock. There are now 105,000 paying customers, they say.
On Tuesday, News International, the British subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's media group News Corporation, which also owns the British papers, said that around 100,000 people had subscribed to the print and online editions together. In an interview with the British television station BBC, Times editor-in-chief James Harding called the figures extremely encouraging. Online access to the Times costs one pound per day, the digital weekly subscription is two pounds. Since the introduction of the paid-for web service, the total number of Times online and newspaper readers has increased, said James Murdoch, who heads News Corporation's European and Asian business.
Most newspapers continue to make their content available free of charge. Exceptions in the international newspaper industry are the Wall Street Journal, which is also owned by Murdoch, and the Financial Times of the international media group Pearson.
Most newspapers continue to make their content available free of charge. Exceptions in the international newspaper industry are the Wall Street Journal, which is also owned by Murdoch, and the Financial Times of the international media group Pearson.
