www.thesun.co.uk
With an amazing 18.2m people visiting the The Sun online globally, we have become one of the biggest UK newspaper websites.
But, even with this fantastic accomplishment, we’re not a site for standing still. We continue to unveil multiple new applications and new technology along with a new-look homepage. All of these design and usability advancements had the user’s experience at the core of their development.
- Sun Talk is the first newspaper site to feature a live phone-in show on the internet featuring Sony award winning DJ, Jon Gaunt with famous guests & regular scheduled contributions from Sun columnists.
- Sun TV streamed 62.5 million videos.
- Dream Team is the No 1 pay to play Fantasy Football Game in the world.
- MY SUN our thriving community now boasts over 431,000 users interacting with our stories and each other. Subscription is increasing at a rate of 4,000 new sign-ups every week.
- Bizarre USA, launched in July 2008 extends our Showbiz brand and takes on the big American sites like TMZ and Perez Hilton.
- Sport became a go-to destination for live football with our MATCH CENTRE providing goal alerts and live text commentary.
- The Scottish Sun Online was launched in 2008. The site has grown 141 per cent in the last twleve months as the Daily Record grew only 33 per cent.
Source: Hitbox 2009
