Readly, a digital magazines and newspaper platform, has launched the Daily Mirror retro series with the 80th anniversary of D-Day as the first issue to appear in the series. Readly says The Daily Mirror retro series is its 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
Ranj Begley, UK MD and chief content officer at Readly said: “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.”
Fergus McKenna, content sales director, Reach plc said: “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.”
Published by Reach plc, Readly says it 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 says it launched the first 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 7 th June alongside more than 7,700 titles as part of the all you can read digital magazine and newspaper subscription.
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