New York Times cuts free access to online articles

Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): American daily newspaper 'The New York Times' has announced that it is cutting back on free access to its online content.

The media company said it would be moving the "pay gate" at NYTimes.com from 20 free articles per month to ten.

"With this change, The Times's digital subscription plan will continue to allow for access to a generous amount of free content on the website and across multiple digital platforms," the company said.

According to News24, one year after launching paid digital subscriptions, The Times had approximately 454 000 subscribers to its various digital subscription packages, e-readers and replica editions of The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune.

The news firm has three subscription plans ranging from 15 to 35 dollars per month, allowing access on computers, smartphones and tablet devices.

It has a current promotion allowing access for 99 cents for the first four weeks.

The company's chair and chief executive Arthur Sulzberger Jr, announced that currently, around a half million people are paying for digital content from The Times and the IHT. (ANI)