ByteDance, the owner of the Vine-like social media app TikTok, might challenge Spotify with a paid streaming service in emerging markets, according to Bloomberg. It could introduce an app (not named after TikTok), in several non-first-world countries... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-05-21 11:15:00 UTC ]
ByteDance is looking to target territories where traditionally paid streaming music services haven’t caught on. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or don’t have or know a teenager, you’re probably aware that the hottest social media app on the planet right now is TikTok. Well, now the app’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-05-21 06:07:11 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will put a focus on international growth, especially in emerging markets, in its next phase of strategy implementation, global c.e.o. Markus Dohle has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Few C.E.O.s can claim to head a one-billion dollar publishing company. John Ridding secured that status last week as the Financial Times chief executive saw Japan’s financial news giant snatch The F.T. away from Axel Springer, paying $1.3 b ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is allowing a new ad type in its yearly awards: Instagram campaigns. The Facebook Awards started taking submissions last week, and for the first time, Instagram ads are up for consideration, the social network said. This is the fourth year Facebook is hosting the ad awards, and Adweek... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson plans to invest £33m in education initiatives in the world's emerging markets. The education publisher has revealed it will invest £33m ($50m) in the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund to provide education to low-income learners around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The recent news that musicians in Europe are making more from Spotify royalties than via iTunes is a big deal for all content producers. It may be a defining moment in the ongoing competition between subscription services and pay-as-you go digital downloads in the West. The same struggle is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jason Bartholomew reports on international rights markets for Hachette books. Germany is a stalwart, southern Europe suffers and emerging markets are rising. The post Hachette UK Sees Flux in Global Rights Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The music, film and TV industries have all undergone radical transformations over the last fifteen years. In contrast, the publishing industry is only now feeling the full force of technological change. Ebooks and ereaders are changing consumers' reading habits and throwing up serious questions... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bertelsmann has continued its rapid education expansion with a direct investment in iNurture Education Solutions, a provider of higher education services in India. Shobhna Mohn, executive vice president of emerging markets at Bertelsmann, said the investment addressed two of the company's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Overlooked in the much of the discussion of the Penguin Random House merger is just how important Latin America, China and India are to the deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Educational publisher and FT owner, Pearson reports a rise in profits thanks to improved digital sales and growth in emerging markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Financial Times will close FT Tilt, a premium online financial news and analysis service for finance professionals in emerging markets, at the end of October. "We propose to close FT Tilt at the end of October," an FT spokesperson told FOLIO:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 22/02/2011 - 09:15 Expanded digital delivery and sales in emerging markets have led Taylor & Francis parent company Informa to an increase in adjusted operating profit of 1.2% to £313.2m in its latest financial year. In its results, for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]