AT&T’s Streaming Ambitions Hit a Snag: The Cost of HBO

The corporate home of Wonder Woman, Harry Potter and “Friends” weighs how its streaming service can compete on price with Disney, Netflix and Amazon. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-03 00:03:36 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Blackwell's reveal December hits

Waterstones and Blackwell's have both reported good sales for December with books by Charlie Mackesy and Maggie O'Farrell among those proving huge hits. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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AT&T acquires Canada's You.i TV to bolster efforts to get HBO Max into more markets

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... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-12-23 22:03:09 UTC ]
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US publishers welcome law against illicit streaming services

Publishers in the US have welcomed a new law passed by Congress giving the Department of Justice (DoJ) power to go after criminal streaming services. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-23 05:21:10 UTC ]
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Fungi and local authors prove Christmas hits for indies

A non-fiction work about fungi and books with local interest are among the top-selling titles for indies ahead of Christmas, The Bookseller has been told. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 16:31:47 UTC ]
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S&S Snags New Trump/Biden Book by Woodward and Costa

S&S president and CEO Jonathan Karp has acquired a new book by veteran investigative reporter Bob Woodward and fellow 'Washington Post' political reporter Robert Costa examining the last days of the Trump presidency and the beginning of the Biden administration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Boldwood hits £2m sales, signs three more authors

Indie Boldwood Books has signed three more authors for next year, bringing the total number of writers on the list to 44, while announcing that it has hit £2m in sales across all formats. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 09:10:37 UTC ]
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‘Eddie’s Boy,’ by Thomas Perry, continues the saga of a retired hit man who can’t escape his past

One of Perry’s unique talents is his ability to tell the same story over and over again, while finding ways to make it fresh and absorbing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-29 06:53:26 UTC ]
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Obama memoir hits charts top spot, PRH says 147,000 sold

Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Viking) has soared straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 12:37:14 UTC ]
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How Ta-Nehisi Coates's Memoir Went From Page to Stage to HBO

An all-star cast came together, remotely and in socially distanced shoots, to turn Ta-Nehisi Coates’s memoir into a vivid amalgam of art, music and performance for HBO. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-11-18 15:34:00 UTC ]
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Embrace streaming to stay relevant, Tellander tells publishers

Hesitant UK and US publishers need to move into audiobook streaming to stay relevant, and maintain premium pricing in the face of interest from music services such as Spotify, Storytel's c.e.o. Jonas Tellander has warned. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 09:52:56 UTC ]
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Code Name Bananas keeps top spot as lockdown hits data

David Walliams and Tony Ross' Code Name Bananas (HarperCollins) has swung into a second week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 15:53:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: Widespread DNA testing could intensify American racism

In the modern digital media landscape, we are not the customers — or even the audience — we are the product. Every time we log on, our personal data including where we go, what we search for, who we interact with and what we buy is scraped, siphoned,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-10-24 15:00:11 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: The latest 'Little Brother' is a stark cybersecurity thriller

Back in 2008, New York Times best-selling author and Boing Boing alum, Cory Doctorow introduced Markus “w1n5t0n” Yallow to the world in the original Little Brother (which you can still read for free right here). The story follows the talented teenage... Continue reading at Engadget

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Barnes & Noble hit by cyber attack

Barnes & Noble has been the victim of a cyber attack that saw hackers access systems containing email, shipping and billing addresses alongside phone numbers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 11:17:23 UTC ]
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Nielsen Boosts Addressable TV Ambitions With Tru Optik Tie-Up

Nielsen is beta testing new features in its addressable TV platform through a data-integration with Tru Optik, a company recently purchased by TransUnion for a reputed $100 million. The tie-up will see Tru Optik's identity data from more than 80 million homes fuel Nielsen's addressable TV... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-10-14 10:00:00 UTC ]
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V&A to close dedicated bookshop and cut 10% of staff as Covid-19 hits finances

The Victoria & Albert Museum is closing its dedicated bookshop and making 103 roles redundant across its retail and visitor experience teams as the Covid-19 crisis hits its finances. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 09:58:53 UTC ]
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Bookshops gear up for second 'Super Thursday' as 355 new titles hit shelves

Bookshops are gearing up for another bumper Super Thursday with around 355 new trade hardback books hitting the shelves today (1st October), with some warning of a "creaking" supply chain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 00:12:40 UTC ]
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Our food shopping habits have human and environmental costs. ‘The Secret Life of Groceries’ adds them up.

Benjamin Lorr peers at the dark underbelly of the food industry, one that depends on inexhaustible supply. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-28 05:44:22 UTC ]
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China Bestsellers in August: A Nobel Laureate Hits the Charts

The acclaimed Chinese author Mo Yan, has raced onto the bestseller list in China with his first book since his 2012 Nobel win, A Late Bloomer The post China Bestsellers in August: A Nobel Laureate Hits the Charts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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