BBC launches paywall in US for website and app

The BBC introduced a payment wall for people who look at the website of the website and the United States.

US -based BBC.com visitors will now have to pay $ 49.99 (£ 36) a year or $ 8.99 per month to access most BBC news story and feature and broadcast BBC News channel.

Those who do not pay, selected global breaking news, BBC Radio 4 and world service, language services, and some bulletins and Podcasts will have advertising -supported access.

BBC Studios Global Media & Streaming CEO Rebecca Glashow described the movement as a “big milestone” that would “unlock new opportunities for growth.

There will be no changes in BBC’s UK viewers or other parts of the world.

The company hopes that the proposal will collect money to finance the services of the UK with the income of the UK and the UK households, which cost £ 174.50 a year and constitutes approximately two -thirds of its total income last year.

The BBC said he expects to have a budget deficit of 492 million pounds for the last financial year.

The British government is preparing to review the company’s financing model, but the General Manager of the BBC said that switching to a subscription system for the UK audience will not exceed a “universally reliable public service test”.

BBC’s new US share model, similar subscription systems used by other publications, including New York Times, and Telegraph and The Sun’s likes put stories and content selected behind the payment walls in the UK.

BBC.com reaches 139 million visitors globally, including about 60 million in the USA.

British viewers will be able to access BBC News while traveling to America if they have the latest version of the application.

Ms. Glashow said that BBC wanted to redesign how we present it “news and factual content to the United States.

“Our goal is to unlock new opportunities for our audience better than ever before,” he said.

“Today, the next stage of this vision becomes reality. We bring more than the BBC’s reliable, high quality content to a strong, easy access point.”

In the coming months, more documentaries, podcasts and newsletters will be added to the subscription proposal.

BBC comes after explaining that most stations in the BBC Sounds application are blocked for masses other than the UK.