Ridding also said that there is "tremendous potential" for newspapers to charge for their content given that subscriptions to FT.com, which charges for some of its content, rose by 18 per cent.
The Week: People news - FT boosts digital income
John Ridding, the chief executive of the Financial Times, has revealed that digital income now accounts for 20 per cent of its revenues, up from 14 per cent in 2007.