The Times to have a US edition

The Times to have a US edition

Rupert Murdoch’s London-based newspaper The Times would launch a US specific version, which would be printed at facilities owned the New York Post.

Times editor Robert Thomson said in a statement: “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 U.S. and the appearance of the newspaper on the streets of New York marks the next stage in our print and web expansion.”

The Times US edition would be launched next month to coincide with the starting of the Fifa Soccer world cup.

It will add on to the existing newspapers based in UK including the Financial Times and a weekly edition of the Guardian. The Times is the second best selling “quality” newspaper in Britain and is trying to overtake the leaders The Telegraph.