The publisher of Stephen King, Judy Blume and Hillary Clinton doesn’t fit with the plans of its parent, ViacomCBS, which has placed a big bet on digital video. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-03-04 20:20:26 UTC ]
YouTube is spending millions of dollars to buy original content for YouTube Red. A year in, YouTube Red reportedly has 2.5 million subscribers, which means it has a long way to go. But don’t count out the site that’s become a global cultural force. This article is from the third issue of Pulse,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new company founded by a former Penguin Random House digital exec is making a big bet on original, serialized digital fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gannett, best known as the newspaper publisher behind USA Today, is making a big bet on TV: It is paying $1.5 billion, and taking on $715 million in debt, to acquire local station owner Belo Corp. If the deal gets regulatory approval, Gannett will nearly double its portfolio of TV stations from... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]