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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The Covid-19 outbreak is altering what books consumers buy and where they buy them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Vivendi, parent company of French publisher Editis, has acquired 10.6% of Lagardère. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 10:26:48 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_180020" align="alignright" width="150"] Jim Rich[/caption] G/O Media announced Wednesday that Deadspin editor-in-chief Jim Rich has been promoted to editorial director across the company's entire portfolio, which also includes sites like The A.V. Club, Gizmodo, Kotaku,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-22 19:47:03 UTC ]
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David Vigliano has bought back the assets of his eponymous literary agency from Y Entertainment Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Recently, I threw out the first 60 pages of the novel I am currently working on. I had been determined to challenge myself by writing in the third person—I had spent the last ten years working on my first novel in the first person and I thought I was ready for something new and difficult. […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-21 08:48:34 UTC ]
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It’s hard to imagine an industry more poorly prepared for the arrival of a global pandemic than the media business. Even before “coronavirus” became a household word, the industry was already reeling from a series of body blows, most of them delivered by Google and Facebook and their dominance... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-20 11:45:00 UTC ]
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An hour’s drive away from my sleepy college town, there is a magical place. It is the place my friends and I would run away to whenever we were having a rough go of it, or quite frankly, whenever we just didn’t feel like going to class. (If any of my professors are reading this… […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-17 19:16:30 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has raised gross proceeds of £8.4m, thanks to the completion of a share placement worth 5% of its existing share capital. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 13:18:40 UTC ]
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On Monday, Joshua A. Bickel, on assignment for the Columbus Dispatch, took a photo that went viral. Bickel was in the Ohio statehouse, where he’d been sent, in the absence of a furloughed colleague, to film a briefing by Mike DeWine, the governor. His photo captured a group of protesters,... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-17 12:00:34 UTC ]
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The world's largest exhibitions organizer, London-based Informa plc, outlined on Thursday morning a series of emergency actions it's taking to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its events business, which drives nearly two-thirds of the company's overall revenues. Noting that the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-16 18:02:14 UTC ]
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Modern Luxury Media, publisher of more than 40 high-end regional lifestyle magazines, has furloughed a significant number of staffers across the company through at least the end of June as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Michael Dickey—who noted that he and other executives are forgoing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-14 18:53:14 UTC ]
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San Francisco's City Lights raised nearly half a million dollars on GoFundMe. The money was necessary to cover short term costs and buy time to form a viable strategic and succession plan for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett, the owner of USA TODAY and more than 260 other daily publications, appointed a new chief financial officer as Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-08 17:34:12 UTC ]
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Egmont has snapped up world rights to a picture book of Matt Lucas' coronavirus version of his charity comedy single, "Thank You, Baked Potato", with proceeds for the book going to his #FeedNHS campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 11:15:05 UTC ]
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Group Nine Media, whose digital media properties include PopSugar, The Dodo and NowThis, laid off dozens of employees, or 7% of its more than 700-person staff, across the company. It's the latest publisher to take drastic action as COVID-19 has drastically altered the media landscape. As the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-04-07 20:39:10 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has revealed it is furloughing "some" of its staff across the business, extending to staffers in its London office. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 23:18:38 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Avon is to publish Clare Marchant's debut The Secrets of Saffron Hall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 00:16:57 UTC ]
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San Antonio-based TrueAbility, a skills assessment software company, has signed a multiyear agreement with Minneapolis-based Pearson VUE, enhancing the global testing company's ability to administer certification exams for clients that can accurately demonstrate a test taker's competencies and... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-04-04 13:27:17 UTC ]
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The News Media Alliance and Digital Content Next call on digital advertisers and digital advertising companies to stop using keyword Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-03 21:38:18 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has announced its intention to acquire Egmont Books UK for an undisclosed sum, alongside Egmont’s book businesses in Poland and Schneiderbuch Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 18:47:00 UTC ]
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