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Thomson to tap genealogy interest
Media group DC Thomson, is set tap into growing interest in family history research through its £25 million acquisition of the social networking site Friends Reunited.
DC Thomson, publisher of the Beano and Dundee's The Courier, acquired Friends Reunited from ITV after the broadcaster reported a £105 million half-year loss.
Friends Reunited started as an online service for reuniting school friends, but in 2003 launched a sister service called Genes Reunited, which publisher DC Thomson will now run alongside its own family history site, findmypast.com.
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