Broadcaster finds some solace after losing live games, as BT Sport and News UK strike deal for internet and mobile clip rightsITV has secured the TV rights to highlights of Uefa Champions League and Europa matches, weeks after losing the live rights to BT Sport.Separately, BT Sport and Sun... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest Sharjah International Book Fair underscored its role in bringing together partners from countries and regions often on the fringes of other fairs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert Kasher, a consultant with Firstsource and digi-EXPress, argues that automating publishing rights and permission should be a priority for the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Shore gets UK, US deals William Heinemann publisher Jason Arthur pre-empted world English... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Frankfurt Book Fair's annual International Rights Directors Meeting, experts identified new opportunities for publishers to increase their revenue from rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Redhammer has sold film rights to Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness six-strong... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The second of two previews of agents' hotlists on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair. WME... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Music licensing on YouTube was thrust into the spotlight last month after the National Music Publishers Association filed a lawsuit against YouTube content network FullScreen over copyright infringement. As Brandon Martinez, co-founder/CEO of the digital music-focused INDMUSIC put it so... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many of novelist Stephen King's books and short stories have found their way to the screen either through a movie or mini-series. Some, like The Shining, have become classics in the eyes of fans, while others...well... This season a King novel has returned the author to prominence on the small... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s hard to imagine someone more out of place at Comic-Con than a politician. But Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis took the pop culture and comic convention by storm with an autobiographical graphic novel and a new arena to deliver his message of tolerance and acceptance. It... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michele Young is to join Macmillan Children's Books as International Rights Director... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Mollet, chief executive of The Publishers Association, has welcomed the "clarity... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Minumsa Publishing Group wins the rights to Haruki Murakami's latest novel, for what is said to be a record-breaking 150 million yen (about $1.49 million). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Rights House co-chief executive Michael Foster has sold his controlling stake in the literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's taken a number of steps to bring different types of content to the Kindle Store, and it's now venturing into an area that has a long history with the internet: fan fiction. The company's today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are maximising international rights revenue as they seek to spread risk away from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple will have to pay three Chinese authors a total of $118,000 for stocking their books in its App Store without a proper say-so, according to China Daily. A court ruled that it was Apple's job to verify that third-party uploads met copyright requirements and that it had the means to do so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and agents are “more in competition” than ever before, as both parties... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Henry Rosenbloom, the founder and publisher of Australian independent Scribe, has made a number... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hannah Sheppard, creative director at IPR License, reminds self-publishers that getting the basics right are key when pursuing international rights deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]