Long-time Hearst exec Joanna Coles is departing the company, Coles confirmed in a Instagram post on Monday. This announcement follows in the wake of the recent appointment of Troy Young to president of Hearst Magazines. "My route is being recalculated. It's time for a new adventure. I'm going to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanna Coles doesn't spend much time online.The chief content officer at Hearst, executive producer on the Freeform series "The Bold Type," and author of the new book "Love Rules," is certainly incredibly busy. But during a brief moment when she wasn't on panels at Cannes she told Ad Age that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Misha Glenny talks about bringing his novel on global crime to the small screen in his role as executive producer and script consultant. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an event billed as “A Fortunate Stage Talk,” actor Neil Patrick Harris, of "Doogie Howser" and "How I Met Your Mother" fame, who currently stars as Count Olaf in the TV adaptation of "A Series of Unfortunate Events," will reunite with Chris Harris (no relation), who was the executive producer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mick Finlay’s Sherlock-inspired novel Arrowood has been snapped up for a television adaptation by the makers of "Bad Education" with Kathy Burke joining as executive producer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has acquired Heather, The Totality, the debut novel by Matthew Weiner, writer and creator of "Mad Men" and executive producer of "The Sopranos". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
brightcove.createExperiences(); With the goal of surfacing best-in-class thought leadership on the convergence of video and television, Adweek, along with sponsor and partner NCC Media, convened a half-day Video 2020 Executive Lab late last month in New York for media buyers and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Typically, Bill Simmons writing about the impending free agency of an NBA superstar wouldn't garner any more attention than any other column in the popular sportswriter's arsenal. But last Friday, when Simmons wondered which team Kevin Durant will sign with this summer, it had the notoriety of... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Daily Mail made a few product announcements at its Daily Content NewFronts presentation today, it was its data that stood out more than anything else. And the eyebrow-raising numbers the publisher presented underscored that its site is the most popular English-language destination in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Feeling the Facebook rush, New York Media is investing more toward video production in 2016, starting with hiring Business Insider and TV vet Matt Johnston as its first executive producer of video. The publisher will focus on creating news-driven video -- instead of recurring series -- for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Digiday Publishing Summit will stream live today from Vail, Colorado, starting at 6:30 p.m. EST. Sessions will cover how publishers adapt to technological change. Today's sessions focus in particular on the shift to mobile. Neil Vogel, CEO of About.com, will speak to how it is making mobile... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has signed a book from Nev Schulman, the host and executive producer of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's been rumored for years and now coming to pass: Neil Gaiman's beloved fantasy novel American Gods has a network ready to go all-in on a long-rumored TV adaptation. HBO took a pass on adapting the complex book last month; now the show is headed to independent premium network Starz, which has... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corporation wants new facilities to drag soap out of 1980s into 21st century and more gentrified east London.The cost of building the new set for BBC1's EastEnders is likely to top £15m, a tender document for the sprawling lot in north London has revealed.The new facilities at the BBC's studios... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train Your Dragon book series, and Greg Childs, former executive producer for CBBC & Cbeebies, discuss the re-introduction of classic children's TV. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]