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  • The Times paywall brings in the bucks

    The Times paywall brings in the bucks

    New figures reveal that it's making decent money 2 November 2010 11:58 GMT

    Controversial it may be, and its erection may have haemorrhaged readers, but latest subscription figures revealed by News International show that The Times Online is turning over a tidy sum since it went behind a paywall.

    The publisher has...

  • Times haemorrhages readers after building paywall

    Times haemorrhages readers after building paywall

    Site loses almost 90 per cent of its following 20 July 2010 8:45 GMT

    Since adopting a pay model, the website of UK newspapers The Times and The Sunday Times has lost around 90 per cent of its readership. 

    Since 15 June, readers are required to pay a subscription of £2 per week, or £1 per day if they just want...

  • The Times paywall goes up bringing with it the end of the free ride

    The Times paywall goes up bringing with it the end of the free ride

    The big gamble begins 2 July 2010 10:14 GMT

    The Times, one of the UK's largest and oldest newspapers, has raised its paywall on Friday; shutting out anyone who isn’t willing to pay and bringing with it the dawn of, what could be, a very different online experience.

    From 2 July...

  • Web bigwigs: Murdoch's paywalls are a mistake

    Web bigwigs: Murdoch's paywalls are a mistake

    New ad methods are the way forward according to expert panel 8 June 2010 23:51 GMT

    Leading industry figures from the web have rounded on Rupert Murdoch and suggested that he was wrong to put The Times behind a paywall. 

    Speaking during a panel at the Future of Media event during Internet Week New York, Google News senior...

  • The Times prepares for paywall launch

    The Times prepares for paywall launch

    Stripped down sites now open for preview 25 May 2010 12:16 GMT

    Rupert Murdoch's quest for further riches has, this week, seen the launch of the new Times and Sunday Times websites, which Murdoch's company News International is planning to hide away behind a paywall.

    For £1 a day, or £2 a week, readers...

  • Times and Sunday Times websites to charge from June

    Times and Sunday Times websites to charge from June

    £1 a day to access the news 26 March 2010 9:15 GMT

    The way we access the Internet will most likely fundamentally change following the decision by The Times and Sunday Times to start charging to visit their websites.

    Called a "paywall", the newspaper will charge users £1 for a day's access and...

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