Overview
- The product launches today with an ad-lite experience, subscriber-only long reads, a daily News Digest and in-app puzzles.
- Pricing is £1 for the first month, then £4.99 per month or £39.99 per year.
- Access is controlled by a metered paywall that activates after a set number of free articles, with much daily news remaining free.
- Reach plans to extend subscriptions to the Liverpool Echo and Wales Online in the coming weeks, followed by more titles in 2026.
- The shift targets revenue diversification as MEN reports 14 million monthly visitors and a 19% year-on-year drop in H1 2025 daily print sales to 5,291.