US EditionBBC Unveils Paid Subscription Plans for US Users
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – BBC introduces a $49.99 yearly subscription for US users with a dynamic paywall, aiming to increase overseas revenue amid funding cuts and serve nearly 60 million American visitors.
- On Thursday, the BBC launched a US subscription service at $49.99 yearly or $8.99 monthly, offering unlimited access to news and live streams.
- Amid a £492m deficit and declining licence fee income, the BBC launched the US paywall to boost revenue and fund its services.
- BBC.com employs a dynamic, engagement-based paywall for US visitors, assessing their reading time and article count while remaining ad-supported with limited free access.
- U.S. visitors must now subscribe to access full content, while non-subscribers can still view select news stories and listen to BBC radio streams.
- Beyond the initial rollout, the BBC's upcoming content additions and the 2027 royal charter review could signal a shift away from the traditional licence fee model.
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BBC News launched the first phase of its US pay model today (Thursday 26th June), with visitors of BBC.com expected to subscribe in order to access content.The commercially funded website is reported to reach 60 million visitors in the US alone, and operates separately from the BBC's UK platforms.The move was previously reported by The Guardian, which claimed BBC bosses were considering charging US-based consumers earlier this month in a bid to …
The BBC announced on Thursday the launch of a pay offer for users in the United States to have unlimited access to online articles and BBC News and to contribute to "the financing of journalism" of the British public audiovisual group.
BBC.com launches dynamic paywall for US users
The BBC has launched its first website paywall, charging users in the US for unlimited access to news on BBC.com. The cost will be $8.99 (£6.55) per month or $49.99 (£36.40) per year. For comparison CNN’s website paywall, which launched last autumn, costs $3.99 monthly. The BBC said it will be a dynamic paywall, meaning all users visiting from within the US will be assessed by an engagement-based model around how much they read and how long they…
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