Apple News is losing one of its biggest publishers with the New York Times leaving the platform. Two of the biggest factors was the outlet saying “Apple had given it little in the way of direct relationships with readers and little control over the business.”
The New York Times shared the news in its own publication with the decision taking effect today, Monday, June 29:
NYT highlights it is one of the first major media companies to leave Apple News and says the platform didn’t meet its goals:
NYT’s COO Meredith Kopit Levien shared more on leaving Apple News:
For its part, Apple said it’s “committed to supporting quality journalism.”
The NYT highlights that Apple News has around 125 million readers but that advertising monetization was weak and that Apple takes its 30% cut of any subscriptions purchased through the app.
Notably, the New York Times passed on being a part of Apple News+, Apple’s paid subscription for news and magazines. But even with today’s big blow to Apple News and saying no from the outset to Apple News+, it sounds as if NYT and Apple will continue working together on things like podcasts and apps.
