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Thursday, February 20 2020 - 01:37
AsiaNet
PressReader enters into licensing agreement with Dow Jones
VANCOUVER, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

-- New initiative will see The Wall Street Journal's U.S. digital replica made 
available for the first time via PressReader

PressReader, the world's largest all-you-can-read newspaper and magazine 
platform, today announced a new licensing deal with Dow Jones and its flagship 
Wall Street Journal brand. 

Under the terms of the deal, The Wall Street Journal's US digital replica daily 
edition will be made available to PressReader subscribers outside of the U.S. 
via PressReader.com and PressReader's award-winning iOS and Android app. 

"We see this partnership as an opportunity to increase the reach of our U.S. 
digital replica edition globally, and to share our high-quality journalism with 
more people around the world," said Jonathan Wright, Global Managing Director, 
Dow Jones. "There has never been a more important time for people to access 
professional journalism. The Wall Street Journal is consistently cited as the 
most trusted newspaper in America. We see this deal as an important part of our 
efforts to continue to grow our brand and audiences globally." 

Through the PressReader agreement, The Wall Street Journal will be positioned 
to further expand its global reach and attract new members to its WSJ.com 
platform by driving subscriptions through PressReader's established 
international network of brand partners. The network includes global hotel 
brands, international airlines, cruise ship customers and healthcare 
businesses. This includes millions of hotel guests, airline, cruise and ferry 
passengers, healthcare patients, and offshore crews who frequent Marriott 
hotels, AccorHotels, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Air Canada, Le Centre 
Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Seabourn, and Uniworld cruise lines, to name just a 
few.

Commenting on the partnership, Alex Kroogman, the CEO of PressReader Group of 
Companies, noted: "PressReader has over the past 20 years, built a solid 
network of content, customers, and commercial partners which continues to 
deliver outstanding value to our publishing partners. This new partnership with 
The Wall Street Journal is a testament to the unique value we deliver.  The 
Wall Street Journal is a highly respected and trusted name in journalism and is 
well regarded for its unparalleled analysis and unique reporting."

Recognized for its outstanding and accurate journalism with 38 Pulitzer prizes 
to its credit, The Wall Street Journal digital replica will bring tangible 
value to PressReader's discerning subscribers who appreciate the importance of 
premium news content.

The Wall Street Journal joins PressReader's prestigious collection of the 
world's best newspapers and magazines, which includes The Washington Post, The 
Globe and Mail, Newsweek, The Guardian, Forbes, Hearst Magazines, The 
Australian, Le Figaro, and El País .

As consumers continue to show a keen affinity for quality aggregated content, 
as evidenced by the success of Netflix and Spotify, PressReader looks to 
continue to attract premium content to its platform to fulfill readers' desires 
for trusted journalism on whatever platform they choose.

Notes to Editors

About Dow Jones
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering 
content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple 
formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has 
produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of 
the world's largest newsgathering operations globally. It produces leading 
publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's 
largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion 
Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. 
Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About PressReader
PressReader( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2724451-1&h=1315946466&u=https%3A%2F%2Fabout.pressreader.com%2F&a=PressReader 
) is on a mission to improve the way people discover stories that matter to 
them.  With offices in Vancouver, Dublin, and Manila, the company provides the 
largest all-you-can-read platform of newspapers and magazines where people can 
discover relevant and trusted content from anywhere in the world.

Using their phone, tablet, or computer, readers can browse content online( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2724451-1&h=3614222733&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressreader.com%2F&a=browse+content+online 
) or download entire issues using the PressReader app( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2724451-1&h=781107706&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2444849-1%26h%3D2334360188%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpressreader.app.link%252FpRaoJ5qhHQ%253F_p%253Df053265bf629c265609d0f79%26a%3D%25C2%25A0PressReader%2Bapp&a=PressReader+app 
). They can subscribe for unlimited access, or get the full experience 
sponsored by any one of thousands  of PressReader's brand partners - businesses 
that leverage the premium content platform to enhance their customers' 
experience - household names like British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Cathay 
Pacific, Air Canada, Marriott, Fairmont Hotels, Seabourn Cruise Lines, 
Princeton University, and the New York Public Library.

PressReader's digital edition technology (Branded Editions( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2724451-1&h=2711561213&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brandededitions.com%2F&a=Branded+Editions 
)) also powers many of the world's most prestigious brands, including The New 
York Times, The Washington Post, and News Corp's The Times (of London).

For more info, visit about.pressreader.com; Media Inquiries: Mike Twining, 
Director, Business Marketing, mike@pressreader.com



SOURCE: PressReader Inc.

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