New York Times Removes Digital Videos from Paywall

The New York Times announced today that they are removing all videos on their website from their Paywall. In the past, you could only watch 10 per month, before you had to pay a monthly fee to watch videos and read articles. Now, it is possible to watch unlimited content, without ever having to pay. The New York Times Paywall system has been live in some form or another since 2011. The shift to giving people enough free content and then making them pay, was a savvy one. In the last quarter circulation revenue rose 16.1% to $257.8 million mainly because of growth in digital subscriptions. They currently have a digital subscription base of 640,000 and seems to be increasing by double digit figures every quarter. The majority of digital subscribers use the website and various apps for mobile/tablets to catch up on the days news. The New York Times basically dangles a few free stories to rope people into paying, but there are common ways in the internet browser to bypass it. The shift to free videos, will put more eyes on one of the few global newspaper brands and hopefully increase the digital subscription rate. New York Times Removes Digital Videos from Paywall is a post from: E-Reader News

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