'BBC warned George Osborne it would have to axe BBC2 and BBC4 due to cuts'

Corporation also said it would have to shut local radio stations if Treasury did not provide funds to offset the cost of free TV licences for over-75s, claims new bookThe BBC warned George Osborne it would have to close BBC2 and BBC4 if the government did not provide extra funds to offset the cost of free TV licences for the over-75s.The corporation told the chancellor that the £750m hole in its finances would also force it to cut all of its local radio stations and radio news for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to a forthcoming book on the BBC. Related: BBC had to reassure Trust government will stick to licence fee promise Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dench and Hoffman to star in BBC Dahl

The BBC is to produce a feature-length adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's book Esio... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Cuts Deal With Amazon To Turn Magazine Subscriptions Into An All–Access Business

Condé Nast has struck a deal with Amazon that will give the Vogue, Vanity Fair, and New Yorker publisher access to 200 million potential new subscribers who are already spending money shopping on Amazon, according to a Reuters exclusive. The deal, the first of its kind, will allow Condé Nast to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOL to cut 500 jobs at Patch

AOL Inc. is eliminating about 500 positions at its struggling Patch local-news business, or close to half of the division’s more than 1,000 employees, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.About 350 people will lose their jobs today, and roughly 150 will be asked to stay for 60... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Rise at HMH, Loss Cut

With sale up in both its education and trade groups, total revenue at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt rose 5% in the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Saunders' Syracuse commencement address to become book

The commencement address George Saunders delivered this past spring at Syracuse University, which has gone viral across the Internet, will be published next year as a book by Random House.From the department of it had to happen: The commencement address George Saunders delivered this past spring... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gay-Themed Russian YA Novel Sold with Warning Label

As a result of laws prohibiting 'homosexual propaganda' in Russia, a young adult novel featuring a gay character, is sold with adult-age warning labels. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R.R. Martin's new novella will be a part of the anthology 'Dangerous Women'

'Dangerous Women,' which is co-edited by George R.R. Martin, will be released Dec. 3. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Giving Brazilian Literature Its Due in English and at Frankfurt

Chad W. Post offers an overview of some classic Brazilian texts (available in English) and some of what’s planned for the Frankfurt Book Fair, where Brazil is guest of honor. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R. R. Martin Smashes Guitar of Musician Who Told Him to 'Write Like the Wind'

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[ Wired | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inferno film release due in 2015

Tom Hanks is expected to reprise his role as Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of Dan Brown... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Zimmerman juror dropped by literary agent, won't write book

On Monday it was announced that one juror who had found George Zimmerman not guilty had landed literary agent, Sharlene Martin. By 10 p.m., Martin announced she was dropping Juror B37 as a client.Maybe a book by a juror in the Trayvon Martin murder trial isn't such a good idea after all. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin in Amazon imprint launch

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries must 'face reality', warns Ashley

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 Companies That Have Cut Ties With Paula Deen

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[ ABC News | 2013-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spending Review cuts 'mean more library closures'

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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