Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operationAxel Springer has struck a €13.5bn (£11.3bn) deal that will see its media assets, which include Politico, Business Insider and newspapers Bild and Die Welt, hived off into a private company with the aim of building an international digital news media powerhouse.The move will see the German conglomerate, which last year decided against bidding for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph because its focus is a “digital first, digital only” acquisition strategy, become fully privately owned for the first time since its flotation in 1985. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-19 14:19:21 UTC ]
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Ad Age's Survival Guide maps the changes and challenges in the year ahead, from new ad-tech wars to shifting policies in Washington, D.C.As digital marketers confronted rampant problems with online metrics last year, they were especially jolted by Facebook, which revealed in a series of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has hired former NBC and CNN anchor Campbell Brown to help with its ties to news outlets, which has been a point of friction. Brown will be the Menlo Park company’s head of news partnerships, she wrote in a Facebook post on Friday. “I will be working directly with our partners to help... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrews McMeel picks up a collaborative poetry book, Kensington signs a domestic thriller by Joseph Souza, Berkley nabs two books by a debut novelist, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech, trade shows, and digital media drove the majority of deals, while magazine publishers had a relatively quiet year. The post In Media and Tech, M&A Activity Held Steady in 2016 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement in defense of Simon & Schuster after the book deal with Milo Yiannopoulos received widespread backlash and threats of boycotts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A children’s book featuring stories by authors such as Gill Lewis, Piers Toray and Abi Elphinstone has raised more than £13,000 for a charity project in Cameroon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher of Variety, WWD partners with Rockbridge Growth Equity to share digital expertise. The post Penske Media Corporation Buys Into Robb Report appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Modern Magazinist delivers his year-in-review. The post The Winners and Losers in Magazine Media: 2016 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ghostbusters star says publisher is helping figures including the ‘alt-right’ Breitbart News commentator to ‘spread hate’ Comedian Leslie Jones has spoken out against Simon & Schuster’s decision to publish a book by outspoken “alt-right” figure Milo Yiannopoulos, months after he was banned... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington acquires two books by Ellen Marie Wiseman, Ace takes four novels by Faith Hunter in a six-figure deal, and Europa picks up four titles by French crime novelist Michel Bussi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a quiet 2015 with only modest mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the trade book market, deal making picked up last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After news broke that 'Breitbart Tech' editor and "alt-right" pundit Milo Yiannopoulos received a $250,000 advance from S&S in a deal for his book 'Dangerous,' the book world has taken its grievances to Twitter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With ebook libraries, Amazon Prime Reading and the plethora of online services available putting free publications in your various devices, it's a wonder that people still pay any money for books anymore. But a new website called Honest Few is found... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As magazine media continues to change and leaders in the field wrangle emerging technologies, there were several major wins this year. The post Media Execs On Their Biggest Wins of 2016 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her Nov. 9 concession speech, Hillary Clinton threw a little lighthearted shade at Pantsuit Nation, the secret pro-Clinton Facebook group that had attracted more than 2.5 million members in the three weeks before the election. “I want everybody to come out from behind that,” Clinton said in... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did Libby Chamberlain betray the ethics of the group she founded by securing a book deal? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A recap of the week's top stories courtesy of VerticalFeed, a new service from Folio:. The post What’s Trending in Magazine Media | 12.20.16 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hubert Burda needs consent from BBC Worldwide before it can acquire publisher of Top Gear magazine and other titlesThe Radio Times is poised to go into foreign ownership, as German publisher Hubert Burda finalises a deal to buy its parent company.Immediate Media, which struck a £121m deal with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How reckless circulation practices only accelerate the demise of consumer magazines. The post Analysis: Print Media’s Moment of Reckoning appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkley buys two titles in Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mystery series, Tor takes a debut fantasy trilogy by K.A. Doore, a Pushcart Prize winner’s novel goes to Soho, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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