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News International, owner of The Times, The Sunday Times and TimesOnline.co.uk becomes Legacy.com’s latest affiliate

 

One of Europe’s leading newspapers and online brands joins website’s network of more than 650 U.K., Canadian and U.S. newspapers

 

 

EVANSTON, Ill., April 28, 2008 – Legacy.com — which hosts online obituaries, memorials, and other family announcements for more than 650 U.S., Canadian and United Kingdom newspapers and provides readers with new ways of remembering and celebrating their loved ones’ lives — has attracted one of Europe’s leading newspapers and online brands as an affiliate.

 

Readers of the U.K.’s The Times, The Sunday Times and TimesOnline.co.UK may now access obituaries, memorials and other family announcements online via Legacy.com. They also are able to send messages or offer remembrances and condolences in guest books accompanying each announcement that Legacy.com hosts, and to take advantage of other services offered by the site.

 

“With many of the United States’ best and largest newspapers now affiliated with Legacy.com, we’ve expanded our capabilities to serve select international markets,” said Stopher Bartol, president and CEO of Legacy.com. “We’ve built a business that makes a difference in peoples’ lives while also helping newspapers better connect with their readers. We’re excited that an international newspaper and online brand the caliber of The Times, The Sunday Times and TimesOnline.co.UK recognize the value we provide to our newspaper affiliates in Europe, Canada and the United States.”

 

Long considered the newspaper of record in the U.K.’s crowded and fiercely competitive newspaper market, The Times and The Sunday Times were named the country’s leading daily newspapers for businesspeople by the independent British Business Survey (BBS) in its most recent triennial survey.

 

The newspapers’ parent, News International, has enormous worldwide reach. According to the most recent figures compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and online sources, The Sunday Times’ audited circulation is almost 1.15 million, the daily circulation of The Times is more than 615,000 and the worldwide audience of the TimesOnline.co.UK is 7.1 million.

 

 

The Times is the original “Times” newspaper, serving as a namesake for many other papers around the world, including Legacy.com’s largest U.S. affiliate, The New York Times. It was the originator of the Times Roman typeface, which remains one of the most popular fonts in print and digital communications.

 

About 160 daily and non-daily U.K. newspapers are currently Legacy.com affiliates.

 

 

ABOUT LEGACY.COM

Founded in 1998, Legacy.com (http://www.legacy.com) is an innovative online media company that collaborates with more than 650 newspapers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to provide ways for readers to express condolences and share remembrances of loved ones. As the leader in the online memorial and obituary market, Legacy.com is visited by more than 10 million users each month. It collaborates with more than three-quarters of the largest 100 U.S. newspapers and features obituaries and guest books for more than 60 percent of people who die in the United States. The company has expanded to host “Celebrations” for newspaper affiliates, including birth, marriage, commitment, graduation and other announcements. A privately held company whose investors include the Tribune Company, Legacy.com is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. Learn more about Legacy.com by visiting http://www.AboutLegacy.com. Legacy.com: where life stories live on.

 

ABOUT THE SUNDAY TIMES

The Sunday Times is Britain’s most successful and innovative broadsheet newspaper.

 

It is renowned for the courage of its investigative journalism, the authority of its opinion pages, the indispensability of its news and business coverage, and the breadth and depth of its features.

 

The recent triumphs of The Sunday Times include many major world exclusives, but courageous and campaigning investigative journalism is only one part of what makes The Sunday Times Britain’s most authoritative newspaper. The newspaper is equally known for the rigor of its political coverage, the vigor of its editorials, and its commitment to providing a platform for a diverse and pluralistic range of options.

 

ABOUT THE TIMES

The Times has been at the forefront of British journalism since it was founded as The Daily Universal Register in 1785.

 

More than 200 years later, it has adapted to the changing interests and lifestyles of its readers.

 

Today, The Times maintains its position as the journal of record across a broad range of areas. In addition to Home and World News, Business, and Sport, the paper covers Lifestyle, Health and Fashion, Home and Interiors, Arts and Entertainment, Property, Travel, Motoring, Jobs, and Careers. It is renowned for the quality of its journalism, and its writers and columnists include some of the biggest names in journalism.

 

ABOUT TIMESONLINE.CO.UK

TimesOnline.co.UK is the Web site of The Times and The Sunday Times.

 

Providing live news plus views, TimesOnline.com.UK offers News, Comment, Business, Sport, Life & Style and Arts & Entertainment. It also includes extensive audio and video content.

 

TimesOnline.co.UK has built a strong reputation and is able to offer users the ability to further harness the benefits of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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