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MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch's London-based The Times newspaper
announced that it will launch a US edition on 6 June 2006 and will
be available to subscribers at $1, in retail outlets across New
York and New Jersey.
The 64-page newspaper will be printed and distributed by the New
York Post, also owned by Murdoch's News Corp. It will however,
repackage stories from the British publication and be edited by
John Mair, presently the editor of the International edition.
The US edition will also be printed in a smaller tabloid-style
format.
Commenting on the launch, The Times editor-in-chief Robert
Thomson said, "This is a key moment in the development of The
Times as an international media brand. We have seen a large
increase in our Times Online readership in the US and the appearance
of the newspaper on the streets of New York marks the next stage
in our print and web expansion.
"The Times has one of the largest international networks
of any newspaper in the world and US readers want and need sophisticated
global political and economic coverage."
As part of its strategy, the US edition has been timed to coincide
with the football World Cup that kicks off on 9 June in Germany,
for which it will be giving extensive news coverage.
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