This story first ran in DC Inno, a sister publication of the Boston Business Journal. Storyblocks, a digital content company in the Washington, D.C. area, has struck a deal to sell to private equity firm Great Hill Partners, more than a decade after the company’s launch as a stock video platform. The transaction gives Storyblocks access to more capital to expand its stock media marketplace — now comprising music, effects, photos and other multimedia, as well as video — and add tools for… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-06-25 22:32:04 UTC ]
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Twelve formerly incarcerated fellows will learn how to produce videos, podcasts, and other digital media in Second Chance Studio’s yearlong program. For someone who’s just gotten out of prison, it can often be nearly impossible to land a job, both because of the bias of hiring managers and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-06-18 06:00:14 UTC ]
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Kazuo Ishiguro has sold a new novel, which marks his first since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017. 'Klara and the Sun,' narrated by "an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities," is set for March 2021, Knopf said. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspapers have endured tremendous change over the past few decades but perhaps no time stands out quite like what we’re Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-15 07:00:15 UTC ]
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Looking to showcase the popularity of Black literature, Amistad Press has launched the hashtag campaign #BlackoutBestsellerList and #BlackPublishingPower in an effort to support the work of Black authors and Black book professionals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Empty Room Productions has optioned The Blackheath Séance Parlour (Cutting Edge Press, 2019) by Alan Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-12 01:31:08 UTC ]
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William Collins has bought the first book from ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney, an "unblinking, inspiring" look at how value can shape our lives and world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-10 02:21:59 UTC ]
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Vesuvian Media Group announced plans to launch Rosewind Books, a romance media division focused on contemporary, historical, fantasy and holiday romance titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_181071" align="alignright" width="150"] Paul Andrews[/caption] Despite a string of recent acquisitions and what CEO Chris Ferrell termed "significant financial exposure" due to a suspension of live events, Nashville-based Endeavor Business Media evidently still has the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-03 20:20:06 UTC ]
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Google’s sunsetting of third-party cookies gives us an opportunity to shape our long-term future. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2020-06-03 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Adweek has been sold from one private equity firm to another. The advertising industry publication, which marked its 40th anniversary last year, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital Advisers, both parties announced Tuesday morning. The seller,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-02 15:47:54 UTC ]
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Over the past two days, publishers across the media industry have responded to protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by issuing statements of solidarity with demonstrators calling for equality before the law and an end to racial injustice. Here's another response they ought to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-01 20:07:31 UTC ]
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My dad once downloaded an e-book in French. (He speaks Brooklyn English.) Another time he texted saying he needed help immediately. He’s fallen and he can’t get up, I thought. Turns out, he needed help purchasing a gift basket through Amazon Prime. I... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-06-01 12:00:20 UTC ]
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Profile Books will publish an exploration of condensed matter physics, The Physicks of Dirt by Felix Flicker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 18:10:41 UTC ]
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Each year around this time, digital publishers and tech platforms typically announce their content plans for the year ahead. These annual upfront and NewFront pitches are a bid to partner more closely with agencies and advertisers to reassemble audiences across the ever-changing video landscape.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2020-05-28 13:42:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's Becoming (Penguin) has leapt into the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction number one slot, defeating Joe Wicks' Wean in 15 (Bluebird) after three weeks at the top. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 09:17:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association is buying Bertrams' bookselling system Bertline, in order to support independent retailers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 04:47:23 UTC ]
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A digital-native brand, a TV trailblazer and an age-old print stalwart broke onto the 2020 shortlist for Digiday Media Awards Europe. The honorees all shared a commitment to embracing new platforms and formats — often with a social-media and video-first mindset. The post The Telegraph, Financial... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-05-21 13:49:23 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish Good Enough: The Myth of Success and How to Celebrate the Joy in Average by journalist Eleanor Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-21 11:30:07 UTC ]
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Amid a shortage of puzzles, here are a number of book puzzles you can buy right now. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-05-20 10:34:22 UTC ]
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Fortune has unveiled its 2020 list of the 500 largest publicly traded American companies, and just like it did in 2019, Fairfax County has a new entrant. Reston’s Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) enters the Fortune 500 at No. 466 with $6.38 billion in 2019 revenue, up 37%... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-05-18 22:02:41 UTC ]
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