Johnston Press to introduce paywalls next week
Regional publisher Johnston Press is about to put up paywalls around some of its weekly newspaper websites.
According to a report on HoldtheFrontPage, JP will begin the rolling-out the paid-for model across the company from Monday.
The subscription system will be the same as that currently used by the Scotsman to view “premium content” on its website, the report said.
It is understood that once the system is in place, users will be unable to view content beyond the homepage without subscribing for £5 for a three month period.
Rupert Murdoch recently announced that his plans to introduce paywalls around News Corp’s sites by Next June could be delayed.
He said the company was behind schedule to introduce a paid-model by the end of News Corporation’s financial year. “I wouldn’t promise that we’re going to meet that date,” he said.