US EditionBBC Unveils Paid Subscription Plans for US Users
- The BBC launched a paid subscription service today for US users, charging $49.99 yearly or $8.99 monthly for unlimited news and livestream access.
- This initiative continues a daring effort launched over three years ago to transform the way BBC delivers its trusted journalism and factual programming to audiences in the United States.
- The new dynamic paywall evaluates users based on their reading habits and time spent, allowing frequent readers enhanced benefits while still providing some free content access.
- BBC.com attracts 139 million visitors worldwide, including close to 60 million users in the US, where the site has experienced double-digit growth in traffic for seven consecutive months, highlighting strong audience interest.
- This subscription aims to diversify BBC revenue amid license fee declines, supporting journalism funding and potentially expanding to ad-free documentaries and exclusive content soon.
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Professor says BBC is 'desperate to increase its revenue'. Now comes subscription scheme.
BBC News set to charge US audiences for the first time – costs revealed
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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