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    Cafeyn Group announces the acquisition of Readly’s non-Nordic operations and strengthens its position as the European leader in trusted information and entertainment

    London, April 2nd, 2026 – Cafeyn Group today announces the acquisition of Readly’s non-Nordic operations, marking a significant step forward in its European expansion. This transaction enhances Cafeyn’s scale and reinforces its strategic objective to build a leading platform for digital news and magazine access, delivering value to both readers and publishing partners. Following the transaction, Cafeyn will serve more than 2.5 million users and generate combined revenues of nearly €100 million, significantly strengthening its scale and position across Europe. Tidnings AB

    Readly announces the 2025 category leaders in digital magazine awards

                                 Magazine and newspaper app Readly today announced the winners of its annual ‘Readly Top Title’ awards, which recognises the magazines with the highest readership across each of its 37 categories based on average readership per issue. Returning for a second year, the initiative demonstrates that digital reading continues to deliver strong results for publishers. Readly’s readership data, which is used in circulation reporting and trusted by agencies and auditing bodies such as ABC, provides a credible foundation for publishers' decision-making and

    Eddie The Eagle launches Winter Olympic highlights series with Readly

      With almost 30 million Brits following the Winter Olympic Games in Milano, Cortina this month, ski jumping Olympian Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards partners with Readly to celebrate the Winter Games. The digital magazine and newspaper app looks back at archival content including his heroic landing at the 1988 games, along with the latest features from this month's games.   Research shows the most popular Winter Olympic events to follow are figure skating (36%), ski jumping (32%) and the bobsleigh (29%), made famous by the Jamaican team. Ice hockey (25%), snow boarding (24%),

    Readly partners with Winter Olympic legend ‘Eddie The Eagle’

    Readly, the digital magazine and newspaper app, will enlist the support of Olympic ski jumping legend Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards in a media campaign to launch a nostalgic Winter Olympic retro series with The Evening Standard and promote the forthcoming Winter Olympic content on the Readly app.  The Winter Olympic Series includes stand out retro issues from The Evening Standard covering some of the most memorable moments in Winter Olympic history such as Torvill and Dean winning gold to Bolera at the 1984 Sarajevo games, Robin Cousins winning gold at Lake Placid in 1980 in

    2025 Reading Trends: long form reading, stand alone articles and lifestyle content Brits favourite reads

    The magazine and newspaper app Readly has released its annual report on global and UK reading trends for 2025. This year’s insights show that Brits have read 23 million digital issues on the platform and spent an average of 9 hours a month reading in the app, with lifestyle content ranking top. Subscribers read an average of 12 different magazines and newspaper titles on Readly  per month with the average reading session lasting for 20 minutes. The peak time to read magazines on the app is Wednesday at 6pm and newspapers is Sunday at 7am. Lifestyle

    Readly appoints Chloe Rushmere as new Head of Content UK

    Readly, the digital magazine and newspaper app, has appointed Chloe Rushmere as its new Head of Content UK. Chloe will lead the UK content team, strengthening partnerships with publishers to bring their titles to Readly's global subscriber base and further optimise readership and engagement. With over a decade of experience in the publishing and media industry, Chloe has built an impressive career leading teams across strategic partnerships, business development and publishing innovation. Her previous roles at The Times, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph saw her spearheading

    Q3 Operational update: Readly shows continued growth and improves accessibility in the app

    Readly International AB continues its growth journey with a focus on creating value for both subscribers and publishers. During the third quarter, the number of fully paying subscribers (FPS) increased by 2.7 percent to 427,200 (415,767) compared with the same period last year, adjusted for divestments and acquisitions. Revenues rose by 3.6 percent to SEK 186.1 million (179.7), adjusted for currency effects and acquisitions.– We have a clear strategy going forward. Our focus is to continue building on the momentum we have with subscriber growth, which contributes to an increasing and long-

    Brits say writing standards have declined with the digital era whilst reading opportunities have risen: International Literacy Day (8 September)

    Almost half of Brits (44 percent) believe that their writing standards have declined with technology but that their overall literacy and reading has been positively influenced, says new research.  53 percent of people said that the digital era has had a positive impact on literacy levels overall according to the research by Readly  digital magazine and newspaper app.   40 percent of people are reading more widely than before, 49 percent are reading more on global issues and concerns and 44 percent said they are able to read more in depth about

    Q2 Operational update: Readly returns to subscriber growth and has continued 2025 with robust profitability

    Readly International AB has continued 2025 with robust profitability and revenue growth. In the second quarter, revenue grew by 5.8 per cent to SEK 183.7 million (173.6), adjusted for currency effects. The number of fully paying subscribers (FPS) increased by 1.6 per cent to 430,056 (423,303) adjusted for divestments/acquisitions. FX adjusted publisher revenue amounted to 108.3 MSEK, an increase of 4.3 percent compared to the same period last year. Readly also initiated the first phase of its launch in Norway during the quarter.– Readly’s increasing subscriber number marks the realization

    Readly’s delisting application approved – last day of trading will be 13 June 2025

    As previously announced, Readly International AB (publ) ("Readly") has applied for delisting of the Readly share from Nasdaq First North Growth Market in the light of Tidnings AB Marieberg owning over 90 percent of the shares and votes in Readly.Nasdaq First North Growth Market has today approved Readly’s application for delisting and decided that the last day of trading will be 13 June 2025. For more information, please contact:Linnéa Aguero, Head of CommunicationsTel: +46 725 03 32 31E-mail: linnea.aguero@readly.com About ReadlyReadly is a European category leader for

    Bonnier News initiates compulsory redemption and Readly applies for delisting

    As announced on 21 May 2025, Tidnings AB Marieberg ("Bonnier News") has increased its ownership in Readly International AB (publ) ("Readly") to over 90 per cent of the shares and have thereby declared the recommended cash offer unconditional.Bonnier News has today initiated compulsory redemption of the remaining shares in Readly in accordance with Chapter 22 of the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551). As a result, the board of directors of Readly has resolved to apply for delisting of the Readly share from Nasdaq First North Growth Market. The last day of trading in the share will be

    Bonnier News increases its ownership in Readly to over 92% and declares the offer unconditional

    Tidnings AB Marieberg ("Bonnier News" or the "Bidder") has today announced that they increase its ownership in Readly International AB (publ) ("Readly" or the "Company") to approximately 92.37 per cent of the shares and have thereby declared the recommended cash offer unconditional.On 14 April 2025, Bonnier News, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonnier News Group AB, announced a recommended public offer to the shareholders of Readly to acquire all shares in Readly not already held by Bonnier News (the "Offer"). Today, Bonnier News has announced that Bonnier News through acquisitions becomes

    Crime time: Readly and The Evening Standard launch true crime series

      Readly, the digital magazine and newspaper app, has today launched a true crime retro series with The Evening Standard, featuring some of the most well known crimes across the last 130 years.   This is the first time Readly has offered its readers a crime series and responds to latest research showing that the appetite for reading in the genre is high with 74 percent of people saying they choose to read the category with reasons cited including to understand the psychological nature of a criminal (61%), the mystery involved in solving cases (53%) and fuelling the

    Chilling reads: two thirds of Brits read true crime as Criminal Psychologist reveals why we are so intrigued by crime

    From notorious criminals to high profile robberies and real-life horrors, interest in true crime is high with 74 percent of people choosing to read the category as it records the highest average reading times across several genres on the Readly app.   When it comes to the nature of crimes people follow, 47 percent read high profile crimes with major twists, 41 percent chose to read about notorious serial killers that were eventually unmasked and 35 percent are gripped by criminals who lead double lives.   A third (32 percent) are captivated by disappearances with no

    Crime time: Readly and The Evening Standard launch true crime series

       Readly, the digital magazine and newspaper app, has today launched a true crime retro series with The Evening Standard, featuring some of the most well known crimes across the last 130 years.   This is the first time Readly has offered its readers a crime series and responds to latest research showing that the appetite for reading in the genre is high with 74 percent of people saying they choose to read the category with reasons cited including to understand the psychological nature of a criminal (61%), the mystery involved in solving cases (53%) and fuelling the

    Readly completes the acquisition of Arcy

    Readly International AB (publ) ("Readly" or the "Company") has today completed the acquisition of all shares in Arcy AB ("Arcy") as announced by Readly on 14 April 2025.On 14 April 2025 Readly announced that the Company had entered into an agreement to acquire all 250 shares in Arcy from Tidnings AB Marieberg ("Bonnier News"). The completion of the acquisition was conditional upon the approval of the acquisition by the Company's annual general meeting. The Company's annual general meeting resolved earlier today, on 14 May 2025, to approve the acquisition. Readly has today paid the initial

    Announcement from Readly International AB's (publ) annual general meeting

    The annual general meeting of Readly International AB (publ) ("Readly" or the "Company") was held today on 14 May 2025 in Stockholm and the following resolutions were passed by the meeting.ADOPTION OF THE INCOME STATEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET The annual general meeting resolved to adopt Readly's income statement and balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet.  DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT The annual general meeting resolved on a dividend to shareholders of 1.00 SEK per share. The record date was set for Friday 16 May 2025. The dividend is

    Notice to annual general meeting in Readly International AB (publ)

    The shareholders of Readly International AB (publ), 556912-9553 (“Readly” or the “Company”), are hereby convened to the annual general meeting to be held on Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 14.00 (CEST), at the Company's premises at Gjörwellsgatan 30 in Stockholm. Admission and registration will begin at 13.30 (CEST).The board of directors has decided, pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 4a of the Swedish Companies Act and the Company’s articles of association, that shareholders shall have the right to exercise their voting rights by postal voting. Shareholders may therefore choose to exercise their

    Statement from the independent bid committee of Readly International AB (publ) in response to the public cash offer by Tidnings AB Marieberg, a subsidiary of Bonnier News Group AB

    The independent bid committee of Readly International AB (publ) (“Readly” or the “Company”) unanimously recommends the shareholders to accept the offer from Tidnings AB Marieberg (“Bonnier News” or the “Bidder”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bonnier News Group AB (Bonnier News Group AB, together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, “Bonnier News Group”).This statement is made by the independent bid committee[1] of Readly in accordance with section II.19 of the Stock Market Self-Regulation Committee’s Takeover rules for certain trading platforms (the “Takeover Rules”).[1]The

    Readly enters into agreement with Bonnier News to acquire the magazine app Arcy, strengthening its leading position in Sweden

    Readly International AB (publ) (“Readly” or the “Company”), has entered into a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) to acquire all shares in Arcy AB (“Arcy”, the “Transaction”) from Tidnings AB Marieberg (“Bonnier News”),  a wholly owned subsidiary of Bonnier News Group AB (together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, “Bonnier News Group”), conditional upon approval by the general meeting. Arcy currently has approximately 11,600 subscribers and is a content provider to Bonnier News Group's offering +Allt, which has over 900,000 subscribers. Payment for the shares in Arcy shall be made

    Readly enters 2025 with robust profitability and continued strong revenue growth

    Readly International AB (publ) enters 2025 with robust profitability and continued strong revenue growth. Revenue grew by 5.0 per cent to SEK 182.6 million (174.0), corresponding to an underlying growth of 15.8 percent when adjusted for currency effects and divestments. Gross profit increased to SEK 73.8 million (68.1), with a corresponding gross margin of 40.4 per cent (39.1). Adjusted operating margin (EBITA) amounted to 8.1 per cent (1.1) and free cash flow reached SEK 12.9 million (7.1). The number of fully paying subscribers (FPS) decreased slightly by 1.3 per cent to 426,525 (432,096)

    Trust lost, facts wanted: concern over fake news heightens

    Fake news remains one of the greatest challenges for a democratic society with two thirds of people in the UK (65%) saying they are worried about disinformation and how it affects democracy. Furthermore, one in two (45%) people are concerned about fake news in other countries and its impact on democracy globally, shows the research by Readly digital magazine and newspaper app. The main challenges people believe fake news brings is a threat to national security and confusion over global health issues. Half of people (47%) said that overseas fake news can impact national

    Readly Annual Report and Sustainability Report 2024

    Readly International AB (publ) publishes its Annual Report and Sustainability Report for the financial year 2024. The report is now available on https://corporate.readly.com.For more information, please contact:Linnéa Aguero, Head of PR & Communications, +46 725 03 32 31, linnea.aguero@readly.com This information is such information that Readly International AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information in this press release has been published by the above contact person, at the time specified by the Company's news

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