US households will have to pay up to $8.99 a month for broadcaster’s ‘premium service’

Move is significant step forward in driving overseas revenue for the UK’s public service broadcaster

US households will have to pay up to $8.99 a month for broadcaster’s ‘premium service’

US-based users will have to pay $49.99 (£36) a year for access to most BBC News content.

LONDON: The BBC is rolling out paid subscriptions in the United States, it said on Thursday, as the publicly-funded broadcaster explores new revenue streams amid negotiations with…