DEAR Readers, Welcome to news+. This new digital experience takes the reinvigorated couriermail.com.au and mobile site, plus our tablet app and adds the power of FOX SPORTS and News Limited's national network.

For the first time, we're offering the very best news, analysis and opinion plus premium content such as live, 24/7 FOX SPORTS News streamed to any of your connected devices.

This is a special moment for a newspaper that has served this region for 167 years. We have evolved from a weekly paper in 1846 to a bi-weekly and then tri-weekly publication. In 1861, we became a daily newspaper.

During that time, we have seen massive changes to the print medium. The front page, which traditionally carried only advertisements, began placing news stories. Those front pages would soon use photographs to better tell the stories of the day. And those photos would eventually be printed by colour presses, bringing newspapers to life.

Technology has enabled readers to find other ways to read the latest news. The Courier-Mail has kept pace with an iPad edition and a website that leads the state for breaking news.

couriermail.com.au today takes the next step in our evolution, joining some of the world's leading newspapers on the path to the future of news delivery.

From today, couriermail.com.au will offer digital subscriptions, providing a new world of subscriber-only content.

This subscriber model has been pioneered by The New York Times, Financial Times and the UK's Daily Telegraph.

couriermail.com.au subscribers receive:

* Access to the richest and broadest range of quality journalism in Australia from the best-selling News Limited mastheads including The Courier-Mail, Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph and Adelaide Advertiser.

* News from the largest team of journalists in Queensland - three times larger than the ABC's editorial team.

* Insight and analysis from the state's most informed journalists.

* The most enhanced digital news experience in the nation with full access to a new-look website based on extensive research with readers.

* A new-look mobile site, with more stories, easier navigation and better performance for readers who need news quickly.

By combining the power of FOX SPORTS, subscribers will also get an unrivalled sports package including:

FOX SPORTS News 24/7 live streaming and match news videos;

* On-demand sports entertainment shows including NRL 360, Rugby HQ, the Back Page; Super Rugby Extra Time and AFL shows On the Couch and Open Mike.

* News Limited's suite of respected sports journalists contributing their unique insights to FOX SPORTS.

news+ also gives readers unprecedented access to our world-class food, health, fitness, fashion, beauty, travel, gossip and entertainment content in a seamless subscription experience.

While digital subscribers will have full access, non-subscribers to couriermail.com.au can still access five stories each week for free. Reader registration will provide access to another 10 stories each week.

Our journalists break exclusive stories through our digital channels and, collectively across Australia, we publish more than 2.5 million articles online a year.

So, how do you get started? Go to couriermail.com.au and start exploring. You'll be guided through your new digital destination and automatically presented with a range of subscription options to suit your lifestyle and budget. For less than the price of a coffee, you can be experiencing unlimited access to the best news, views and analysis.

We hope you enjoy this latest step on the journey with The Courier-Mail.

Originally published as New digital experience for readers