News of the World to close down

[bazaarboy]

quite impressed by that:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14070733

 

[eddie101]

About time!

 

[Duke]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18292484

Already being talked about in there.

 

[nydryl]

Merge?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18292484

 

[Brian8bit]

Call me sceptical, but I suspect this probably has less to do with the hacking and more to do with people moving to digital distribution and Murdoch has seized the opportunity to cut losses.

 

[Morba]

Like it will make any difference. the Sun will just be 7 days a week now instead i bet.

 

[bazaarboy]

certainly not an act of remorse, that's for sure, but still shocking

 

[kingy666]

This sunday will be the last copy of News of the World. Following Sunday will be the first copy of Worldly News.

 

[nydryl]

This sunday will be the last copy of News of the World. Following Sunday will be the first copy of Worldly News.

I think you'll find it'll be The Sun on Sunday or The Sunday Sun

 

[bazaarboy]

the market viability of NoW was lost - so, it appears to be more of a re branding exercise

 

[ChroniC]

Wonder what they have on there front page come Sunday.

 

[TheCenturion]

Great marketing move, so much money will be made from this last copy.

 

[Robbo]

Do we really need a separate thread?

 

[bazaarboy]

i feel sorry for the poor hard-working employees, who had nothing to do with past indiscressions - but lost their jobs - Rebekah Brooks ought to go too

 

[wez130]

I think you'll find it'll be The Sun on Sunday or The Sunday Sun

We've had a sunday sun up here in the north east for ages

 

[Jonny69]

Call me sceptical, but I suspect this probably has less to do with the hacking and more to do with people moving to digital distribution and Murdoch has seized the opportunity to cut losses.

I agree. Perfect timing for them.

 

[Biohazard]

Tommy Sheridans trial has now been labelled unsafe as a result of these revelations, Couslon swore under oath that there was no emails regarding paying police.

Now, it would appear someone has got hold of the emails....

Hmmmm.

 

[englishpremier]

Great marketing move, so much money will be made from this last copy.

It's completely ad free - all proceeds form the cover price will be donated to charity and good causes.

Happy to see it go, but it'll be replaced with worse no doubt.

 

[bazaarboy]

Do we really need a separate thread?

mods feel free to merge thread with the other one, I would suggest that this is newsworthy in its own right and has a different angle to the Milly Dowler case

 

[bazaarboy]

lol the www.thesunonsunday.com domain was registered two days ago