Ancestry Collaborates with Gannett to Digitally Archive More Than 80 U.S. Newspapers
August 24 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Cincinnati Enquirer the First Gannett Archive
Launched with Over 4 Million Pages Online
Ancestry, the leader in family history and consumer genetics,
today announced its collaboration with Gannett Co., Inc., the
largest local-to-national media company, to digitize more than 80
daily newspapers across the nation. Newspapers.com, an Ancestry
business unit, and Gannett will provide a historical newspaper
viewing experience complete with full text search, clipping and
sharing features. Together, they expect to deliver more than 100
million full-page images of historical newspapers in a simple,
easy-to-use online archive.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Gannett to deliver newspapers
from the past directly to subscribers’ devices, allowing them to
step back in time and experience the news as it was happening on
that day, from new babies and marriages to war updates and other
major news events,” stated Brent Carter, senior director of
business development at Newspapers.com.
Through this collaboration, more than four million searchable
pages of The Cincinnati Enquirer were made available online.
Newspapers.com and Gannett will begin the rollout phase of all
public archives of more than 80 daily newspapers, including Detroit
Free Press, The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star, The
Tennessean and many others to follow. Each archive will ultimately
include every available page from the first date of publication up
to issues from 30 days ago.
Each new archive will be accessible through an “Archives” link
in the newspaper’s primary online navigation, mobile Web site and
native mobile app. Archives will be updated on a regular basis with
content from the previous month. Gannett digital subscribers will
have access to the most recent two years of content included in
full-access subscriptions. Complete archives will be available to
everyone with an affordable monthly or annual subscription.
“This collaboration is a significant value add for our
subscribers. We share a commitment to providing
individuals with information about the people and events that
shaped their history and are excited that this joint effort will
unlock new ways for people to discover and share that
information,” stated Maribel Perez Wadsworth, chief strategy
officer at Gannett.
About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com is the world's largest online family history
resource with more than 2 million paying subscribers across all its
websites. More than 16 billion records have been added, and users
have created more than 70 million family trees to the core Ancestry
websites, including its flagship site www.ancestry.com and its
affiliated international websites. Ancestry.com offers a suite of
online family history brands, including Archives.com, Fold3.com,
Newspapers.com, as well as the AncestryDNA product, sold by its
subsidiary, Ancestry.com DNA, LLC, all of which along with its core
Ancestry websites, are designed to empower people to discover,
preserve and share their family history.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such
risks and uncertainties include a variety of factors, some of which
are beyond the company’s control. In particular, such risks and
uncertainties include the company's ability to add tools and
features, and provide value to satisfy customer demand. Information
concerning additional factors that could cause events or results to
differ materially is contained under the caption “Risk Factors” in
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for Ancestry.com LLC for the
period ended March 31, 2015, which was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2015, and in discussions in other
of the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing our views as of any subsequent date and we assume no
obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking
statements.
About Gannett Co., Inc.
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a new kind of media company
committed to strengthening communities across the nation. Through
trusted, compelling content and unmatched local-to-national reach,
the company touches the lives of nearly 100 million people monthly.
With more than 100 markets internationally, it is known for
Pulitzer Prize-winning newsrooms, powerhouse brands such as USA
TODAY and specialized media properties. To connect with us, visit
www.gannett.com.
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