Johnston Press chief: BBC should be limited to three stories per city per day
October 15th, 2010Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Local media
A curious strategy by Johnston Press’ chief executive John Fry, who has reportedly written to the BBC Trust asking the body to limit the number of news stories the BBC’s website publishes online to three per city or region.
The BBC’s coverage could thwart JP’s plans to launch more paid-for digital services. No mention of its failed paywall pilots though…
Full story on Telegraph.co.uk at this link…
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