Bloomsbury acquires Artfilms video streaming service

Bloomsbury has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Artfilms, the video streaming service of Contemporary Arts Media, as it expands its digital resources portfolio. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 17:59:05 UTC ]
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Heartwood acquires PopOut Maps

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-07 11:41:32 UTC ]
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High Costs, Services Disruptions Plague Book Biz Supply Chain

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amberley acquires Quiller in £1.4m deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-02 21:49:26 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ Adimora on acquiring new talent and ‘speeding up the process’

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-25 02:11:08 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury lands 'heart-racing' account of Trump's last year in office

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 12:07:21 UTC ]
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Viking acquires 'fascinating' book on wisdom by Nusbaum

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-19 13:56:59 UTC ]
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OverDrive to Acquire Kanopy

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury profits jump as ‘joy of reading rediscovered’ in lockdown

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[ The Guardian | 2021-06-02 08:20:05 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Granta claim three each on Orwell Prize shortlists

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-28 23:46:28 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury heads Off the Beaten Track with Dorey

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-28 04:52:38 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Streams Its 2021 Winners Ceremony

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-25 03:21:29 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury's Browne joins Allison & Busby

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 04:04:46 UTC ]
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Doubleday Acquires Two New Stacey Abrams Thrillers

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassava Republic acquires Mukoma Wa Ngugi's 'love letter to music'

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Kakao Entertainment Acquires Radish Reading App

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to release illustrated Harry Potter gift book

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-28 20:34:58 UTC ]
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Covering systemic violence without showing video of police killings

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[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-04-22 12:44:36 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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