Its content will focus on deep reads, including analysis and features.
This is not the FT’s first foray into chat apps. Last year, FT launched on WhatsApp, delivering a mixture of daily free-to-read articles and more frequent Brexit updates to a new audience.
“This move is part of a broader engagement strategy to reach audiences — both subscribers and new readers — wherever they are,” said Renée Kaplan, head of audience engagement at the Financial Times, in a statement. “Line will allow us better serve our audience in Asia, which has been growing steadily since the launch of the FT’s Asia edition in 2003.”
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