Overview
- US visitors to BBC.com must pay $8.99 per month or $49.99 per year for unlimited news articles and the 24/7 livestream of the BBC News channel.
- A dynamic paywall will target loyal readers with a subscription prompt while allowing casual users free access to breaking news, newsletters and radio streams.
- Rebecca Glashow, CEO of BBC Global Media and Streaming, says ad-free documentaries, early-release podcasts and exclusive newsletters will be added in the coming months.
- BBC.com attracts nearly 60 million US visitors, and the subscription rollout is designed to boost commercial income as domestic licence fee revenue falls.
- The paywall applies only in North America and UK licence fee payers visiting the US can still access content through the BBC News app.