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NBCUniversal Crosses Upfront Finish Line First With ‘Modest Growth’

NBCUniversal is once again the first major publisher to wrap upfront talks. Today, ADWEEK learned the company "drove modest growth across its portfolio," according to a source familiar with the matter. The growth was fueled by audiences, live programming and streaming.... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2024-07-19 16:48:17 UTC ]
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Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game

Paradox Tectonic, the Berkeley, California studio behind the unreleased life simulator game Life By You, has been shuttered by its parent company Paradox Interactive. All 24 employees have lost their jobs, according to a press release. The news of Paradox Tectonic’s closure comes just one day... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2024-06-18 20:11:36 UTC ]
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Kobo Clara Colour review: Judging books by their covers is now more fun

Kobo isn’t the first on the color-ereader scene; Boox and Pocketbook have had color ereaders and tablets for years. Both of those companies make beautiful, premium devices that are highly capable and customizable — but they don’t offer the plug-and-play ereader experience of a Kindle or Kobo. Of... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2024-05-23 13:00:13 UTC ]
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Fox Wraps Upfront With Growth in Sports, News and Tubi

Fox is joining the wrap party. Today, Fox became the third major publisher to announce it's closed upfront talks. The company follows Paramount, which closed talks this morning, and NBCUniversal, which wrapped negotiations last week. According to Fox sources, Fox Sports, driven by NFL, MLB,... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2023-07-27 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Paramount Finishes Upfront With Volume Increases

Paramount is crossing the upfront finish line. The company is now virtually done with negotiations, becoming the second major publisher after NBCUniversal to wrap the upfront. Regarding results, Paramount is closing talks up low-to-mid single digits in dollar commitments. According to a source... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2023-07-27 14:44:14 UTC ]
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NBCUniversal Becomes First Major Publisher to Wrap Upfront Talks

That's a wrap for NBCUniversal. Today, the company announced it had closed upfront talks, becoming the first major publisher to cross the finish line in what's been the slowest upfront season in years. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, NBCU is ending its 2023 upfront negotiations with total... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2023-07-20 18:06:53 UTC ]
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BBC: Metropolitan police say ‘no investigation at this time’ into suspended presenter – latest updates

Force says detectives met with BBC to discuss allegations presenter paid teenager for sexual images Persephone Bridgman Baker, a partner at Carter-Ruck, has spoken on Sky News about the legal situation, reminding viewers why the name of the presenter has been kept from the public eye so far. She... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-07-10 14:37:56 UTC ]
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PEN America, Penguin Random House Sue Florida School District Over 'Unconstitutional' Book Bans

PEN officials called the suit a "first-of-its-kind challenge to unlawful censorship," bringing together concerned parents, authors, and a major publisher. "Censorship, in the form of book bans like those enacted by Escambia County, are a direct threat to democracy and our Constitutional rights,"... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why I’m Still on Strike: Portraits from the HarperCollins Picket Line

I really love my job. As a book cover designer, I get to read unseen manuscripts and create art to swaddle them in, a visual blanket in which to usher them into the light of day. Working for a major publisher like HarperCollins means my work will be seen around the world, in airports and […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-30 09:55:32 UTC ]
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When Can I Go Back to School? Self-published lockdown story lands major publisher

‘Gentle, honest’ book, written by Anna Friend in response to her seven-year-old son’s worries, wins five-figure deal with ScholasticA self-published children’s picture book that was written to help the author’s son deal with being kept home from school during lockdown has been snapped up by a... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-02-20 07:00:25 UTC ]
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PRH owner Bertelsmann to buy Simon & Schuster in $2bn deal

German media firm, already owner of the giant Penguin Random House, says acquisition of another major publisher is ‘approvable’ within monopoly rulesGerman media group Bertelsmann is set to acquire publisher Simon & Schuster for $2.17bn, less than a year after it took control of Penguin... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-11-25 16:55:32 UTC ]
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Happy pub day to the first mainstream children’s book featuring a Sikh character.

A groundbreaking children’s book based on an equally groundbreaking sports hero comes out today: Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh, featuring the story of the first centenarian marathon runner, is also the first children’s book from a major publisher that features a Sikh main... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-25 16:06:55 UTC ]
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L.A. is an e-book borrower's paradise. A major publisher's crackdown could hurt

L.A. County is home to more than 30 library systems, with a growing number of patrons signing up for multiple cards to borrow digital books. But Macmillan Publishers is tightening the rules. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-09 13:00:55 UTC ]
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Audible's Captions Program Stirs Fears, Frustration Among Publishers

The new speech-to-text program from Audible, still in beta, has unnerved publishing industry members, with one major publisher calling it "a clear violation of our terms of sale." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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CUP in OA partnership with University of California

Cambridge University Press has entered into a three-year transformative agreement with the University of California (UC), in what is said to be UC's first such partnership with a major publisher. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Shueisha is a major publisher in Japan and the largest manga publisher in the world with a market share in Japan of 30%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Why'd he get promoted? Because he has a dick': sexism in publishing survey reveals widespread frustration

Exclusive research by the Guardian uncovers consistent reports of women being held back in junior roles, while men rise easily to decision-making rolesIf you want to know whether there is a gender gap in the books world, all you have to do is walk the floor of any major publisher. Women dominate... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How marketers are distributing 360-degree videos beyond YouTube and Facebook

In order to extend the reach of their VR content, brands like Google and Jack-In-The-Box are testing an approach of serving teaser content on a major publisher that directs viewers to their 360-degree video experience. And Agency Arnold Worldwide has been testing out the organic reach of new... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2016: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Shueisha is a major publisher in Japan and the largest manga publisher in the world with a market share in Japan of 30%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best Branded Content Partnerships of 2015

To say native content has grown since last year would be an understatement. In 2014, Pressboard combed through 1,500 pieces of content for our "best of" list -- this year it was closer to 7,000. To give you an idea of how far the space has come, we had to buy VR headsets just to review a couple... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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