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Former KGB agent buys Independent's newspapers - for R11
NEWSWATCH: Two Independent News & Media newspapers have been bought by Russian billionaire and former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev for £1 (about R11), reports The Guardian, UK. Meanwhile, closer to home, the new Nando's advertisement has ruffled the feathers of at least one customer who reckons it promotes infidelity, reports IOL. Finally, it seems free news via websites is under more pressure… according to bbc.co.uk, June will see UK papers The Times and Sunday Times charging users who want to access their websites, and here in SA, the Sunday Times website is now viewable only by subscribers to the print edition, Times Live has announced.
For more:
- The Guardian: Lebedev buys Independent newspapers… He has bought the Independent and Independent on Sunday for £1 from Irish publisher Independent News & Media.
- IOL: Fast food chain ruffles a feather with advert… One customer reckons the advert is not ‘i-best'.
- bbc.co.uk: Times and Sunday Times websites to charge from June… Users will pay £1 (about R11) for a day's access and £2 (about R22) for a week's subscription.
- Times Live: Sunday Times says: NOTE: In the future this page will only be viewable by Sunday Times subscribers… So when is this going to happen? And who's next?
