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'NYT' Not Confirming End of TimesSelect Pay Status -- But Borrell Thinks They Should

By E&P Staff

Published: August 07, 2007 2:30 PM ET

NEW YORK Despite an alleged scoop in the New York Post today, The New York Times is not confirming -- or for that matter, denying -- that it will end the pay provision for its closely-watched TimesSelect service.

New York Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis declined to confirm or deny that TimesSelect was being yanked, but did point out that it has steadily grown since it launched in September 2005.

Still, she would not say what the future of TimesSelect would be: “We continue to evaluate the best approach for NYTimes.com.” When asked if the service would be altered in any way, she said “that I can’t answer. We are certainly doing a lot to make it better.”

The Post had reported: "After much internal debate, Times executives -- including publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. -- made the decision to end the subscription-only TimesSelect service but have yet to make an official announcement, according to a source briefed on the matter."

The rest of the story here.