I (newspaper) I (newspaper) The i is a British newspaper owned and published by JPIMedia, which also publishes the "Yorkshire Post" and "The Scotsman". It is aimed at "readers and lapsed readers" of all ages and commuters with limited time, and was launched on 26 October 2010, costing 20 pence. The "i" was launched as a sister paper to "The Independent" (with which it shared some content), but was bought by Johnston Press in February 2016 when "The Independent" moved to digital-only publication. The "i" came under the control of JPIMedia a day after Johnston Press filed for administration on 16 November
Metro (British newspaper) Sun". He told a press conference he was watching the free newspaper market "keenly and apprehensively". Murdoch's News International subsequently launched a London-based evening freesheet in 2006 called "The London Paper". This was closed on 18 September 2009. "London Lite" was another free, evening newspaper published in central London only from 2006 to 2009, at the time owned by the same parent company as "Metro", and was seen as a 'spoiler' to protect against the commercial threat from "The London Paper". Another rival is the "London Evening Standard", which became a freesheet in 2009, although unlike "Metro" it is only