Company history
1998
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Associated New Media (“ANM”) launched
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Launch of Soccernet sports site
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Launch of Evening Standard companion site This is London
1999
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Launch of This is Money
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Soccernet sold to Disney
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Launch of Big Blue Dog job site
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Launch of Charlotte Street female lifestyle site
2000
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Under One Roof property site acquired
2001
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Launch of Femail
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Big Blue Dog rebranded as This is London Jobs
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Under One Roof rebranded as This is London Homes
2002
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Launch of This is Travel
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Launch of Travelads classifieds site
2003
- Launch of Londonjobs
- This is Money wins consumer website of the year
2004
- Northcliffe Electronic Publishing collects three separate awards at the Newspaper Society: Best Web Design; Best Digital Media Development and Best Promotion of an Online Service
- Launch of the Mail Online
- Launch of Homes&Property
- Jobsite UK Ltd. acquired
- FindaProperty.com acquired
2005
- Headline History wins BAFTA in the Children's Learning category of the Interactive BAFTAs, the People's Voice Award in the Broadband category at the American Webbys and the Newspaper Society Best Web Design award
- Top Consultant and Office Recruit niche jobs boards acquired
- Primelocation.com acquired
- “This is” local network hits 20 million monthly page views
- Launch of pharmaceutical, secretarial and Scottish jobs websites by Jobsite
2006
- Formation of Associated Northcliffe Digital (“AND”) from NEP and ANM
- AND reintegrated with Associated Newspapers at Northcliffe House; print and digital newsrooms converged
- DMR, Autoexposure and Carsource automotive sites acquired
- Launch of Thinkmotors automotive classified aggregation site
- Allegran dating portfolio acquired
- “This is “ local network hits 40 million page impressions per month, doubling year-on-year
- InRetail and Productionbase jobs sites acquired
- Launch of Stuff4Sale free consumer-to-consumer classifieds site
- Launch of Quickflirt dating site
- SimplySwitch.com price comparison site acquired
- AND wins AOP Digital consumer publisher of the year award
2007
- This is Money wins financial website of the year
- Launch of the AND Advertising Network
- NPD division launches obituaries site LastingTribute, local history wiki, You&Yesterday, and green consumer site TheBigGreenSwitch
- Integration of property, jobs and autos vertical sites with local news network
- Launch of LetJoKnow mobile recruitment platform
- AND network of sites reaches 31% of the UK online population
- JobsGroup.net acquired
- Integration of Jobsite, FindaProperty.com and Motors.co.uk into local 'thisis' network of sites
- Only 3 years after launch Mail Online becomes 2nd biggest UK newspaper website