Readly launches Daily Mirror Retro series with D-Day anniversary issue
Readly launches Daily Mirror Retro series with D-Day anniversary issue
Readly, a European market leader in digital magazines and newspapers, today launches the Daily Mirror retro series with the 80th anniversary of D-Day as the first issue to appear in the series. The Daily Mirror retro series is Readly’s first retro series with a national newspaper and is part of Readly’s long term plan to deliver its subscribers with a breadth of quality content as part of the subscription.
The Daily Mirror retro series will involve a nostalgic issue being launched on the Readly platform every few weeks with the first five issues including:
● D Day - 80 years - 7th June (1944)
● Wessex Wedding - 25 years - 21st June (1999)
● Michael Jackson Death - 15 years - 26th June (2009)
● Marlon Brando Death - 20 years - 3rd July (2004)
● Moon Landing Special - 19th July (2019) containing a free souvenir pullout to celebrate 50 years of the moon landing
“We are delighted to announce our exciting partnership with Reach plc to present the Daily Mirror retro series. Recognising our readers' passion for both current news and historical world events, we are confident that the retro series will be a hit. At our core, we are dedicated to providing our subscribers with the content they crave and are committed to offering intriguing and distinctive material. We anticipate that the retro series will captivate our subscribers' interest, complementing the array of magazines and newspapers available on our app”, says Ranj Begley, UK MD and Chief Content Officer at Readly.
“We are delighted that subscribers of Readly will be able to access and enjoy a selection of curated historical editions from the archives of the Daily Mirror. The Mirror has been reporting on world events and breaking major news exclusives for over 120 years. This series will give subscribers the opportunity to read first hand accounts of these historical events from the leading journalists of their day, illustrated with incredible pictures from our pioneering photographers”, says Fergus McKenna, Content Sales Director, Reach PLC
Published by Reach plc, Readly has had the Daily Mirror on its app since 2020. The launch of the Daily Mirror retro series is the latest in a series of retro launches for Readly. Earlier this year, Readly launched the first even issue of T3 on its platform and previously Motorsport retro series and BBC Music Magazine retros.
The Daily Mirror Retro with D- Day landing is available to Readly subscribers from the 7th June alongside more than 7,700 titles as part of the all you can read digital magazine and newspaper subscription.
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For more details contact: kate.tegelaars@readly.com or 07879 818 711
About Readly
Readly is a European category leader for digital magazines. The company offers a digital subscription service that gives customers unlimited access to 7,700 magazines and newspapers. Readly has subscribers in more than 50 countries and content available in 17 different languages. In collaboration with 1200 publishers worldwide, Readly is digitising the magazine and newspaper industry. In 2023, revenues amounted to SEK 677 million. The Readly share is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. For more information, please visit https://corporate.readly.com
