BBC to start charging US-based consumers for news and TV coverage
by Michael Savage Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y84T)
Premium experience' for US users will include BBC News livestream as broadcaster looks overseas for income boost
The BBC is to begin charging US-based users for unlimited access to its news content and rolling televised coverage, as it searches for new ways to ease the pressure on its finances.
In the first scheme asking users outside the UK to pay a direct subscription for its news content, US users will be offered the chance to pay for a premium experience", including unlimited news and feature articles and a livestream of the BBC News channel.
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