AT&T’s WarnerMedia has brought on a startup to help it get HBO Max into more places. The entertainment arm of the Dallas company has acquired Canada-based You.i TV, a provider of cross-platform development tools for television and media companies, according to a statement. Terms were not disclosed for the deal, even as WarnerMedia has been an investor in the company since 2016, prior to AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner in 2018. You.i TV has raised more than $35 million, according to CrunchBase. You.i… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
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A new breed of independent foreign rights professionals specialized in children’s book rights sales has emerged, and they are finding new homes abroad for kids' literature. The post Expanding the International Rights Market for Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada president and c.e.o. David Kent will leave the company at the end of the year, as the publisher consolidates its north American functions. Canadian distribution will now be outsourced to US firm RR Donnelley, which will handle delivery of HC Canada titles from spring next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Canada has confirmed that Martha Sharpe, editorial director, and Alison Clark, associate publisher, have left the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Canada has canceled the forthcoming book by former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi, who is currently embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada president and CEO David Kent will leave the company at the end of the year following the decision to move fulfillment of HC Canada's titles in Canada to R.R. Donnelley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's the logical second act for a baseball player who has won a Roberto Clemente Award, two Hank Aaron Awards, five Silver Slugger awards, and five Golden Glove Awards? Content marketing, of course.At least, that's what Derek Jeter seems to think, having launched The Players' Tribune just four... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing has acquired Igloo Books, saying the acquisition makes the publisher a "dominant force" in children's mass market publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K.-based Bonnier Publishing has acquired Igloo Books in a deal that will make Bonnier one of the five largest children’s publishers in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics like Powers are flooding networks, cable, and now your PlayStation--often with a more diverse cast than they had on the page.In December of 1999, well before he became the man behind every Marvel title of note from Avengers to X-Men, writer and artist Brian Michael Bendis published a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When sales of ebooks doubled in 2011 over 2010, it seemed as if the mass market paperback format might quickly sink into oblivion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired The Catalyst, the first novel in a fantasy crossover series from 15-year-old debut author Helena Coggan. The book, which Coggan started writing when she was just 13, is about teenager Rose Elmsworth, who lives in a world divided into the Gifted (who have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Halloween-themed children’s books increased by more than 65% in the fortnight ending 11th October, as booksellers across the UK gear up for one of their busiest Halloweens yet. A search of terms such as “vampires”, “witches” and “ghosts” in the Nielsen BookScan TCM 5,000 revealed that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Leckie's prize-winning sci-fi novel Ancillary Justice (Orbit UK) has been optioned for TV. Writing on her blog, the author revealed that the book has been optioned by production company Fabrik and Fox Television Studios, which previously worked together on the US version of "The Killing"... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot has made its first acquisition since the company was sold off from the Osprey Group. World English rights were signed in two books by Alyc Helms in a deal from Lindsay Ribar and Stefanie Diaz at Greenburger Associates and Anna Carmichael at Abner Stein. The first title, The Dragons... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweden's book market is bracing for the launch of Amazon, where ebooks are hamstrung by high taxes and print books are still relatively affordable. The post Will Amazon Disrupt Sweden’s Book Market? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has acquired three more titles in Chris Bradford’s Bodyguard series, about a teenage bodyguard hired to protect the daughter of the US president. Editorial director Amy Alward acquired the world English language rights to books four, five and six from Charlie Viney at The Viney Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger has acquired The First Slodge, the new picture book by author Jeanne Willis and illustrator Jenni Desmond. “We constantly look to diversify the Little Tiger list, and create surprising and inspiring picture books,” said publisher Jude Evans. “Jeanne’s text for The First Slodge... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A tug of war between Google and German publishers over how online news content is displayed in search results has ended in surrender (for now) for the publishers — who have grudgingly agreed the search giant can display snippets of their co ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Floris Books has acquired two separate children’s titles from author Cathy MacPhail and her son David MacPhail. Senior commissioning editor Eleanor Collins approached Cathy early in 2013 for a Scottish young teen novel while, independently, David submitted an outline for a series of Viking... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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