Boston private equity firm buys stock media company

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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Britain joins social media crackdown after livestreamed New Zealand attack

The United Kingdom joined a growing global backlash against technology companies such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., proposing fines and bans if social-media platforms fail to curb illegal activity. The government outlined plans for an industry-funded regulator that would police the... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-08 14:25:00 UTC ]
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Jump! Buys Bearport Publishing

The purchase adds 1,050 curriculum-aligned books for children in grades PreK-8 to Jump!'s list of nonfiction children's works for reluctant and emergent readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter Square Books to Open in New Boston Literary Center

Porter Square Books will open a second location in Boston’s Seaport District, taking a ground floor space in a new literary center that will house the creative writing non-profit GrubStreet and the poetry non-profit Mass Poetry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador buys 'gripping' Hadlow true story of Regency love triangle

Picador has bought Janice Hadlow’s “gripping” true story of a Regency love triangle involving the Duchess of Devonshire's sister and a rakish aristocrat. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investigation into insurance companies' purchase of 'Healthy Holly' books will 'probably' expand, Redmer says

Maryland Insurance Administrator Al Redmer said Thursday that he’s likely to expand his investigation of insurers involved in donations or sales of Mayor Catherine Pugh’s self-published “Healthy Holly” books. The Maryland Insurance Administration — which regulates all insurers in the state — has... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The way we buy and sell branded content is broken. Here’s how to fix it

A few years ago, I ran a content campaign for an electronics company in partnership with a popular tech publisher. The content was all about how to choose the right tech for your needs, and it absolutely crushed it. The publisher had to do little more than share it once on Facebook, and the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Public Private Life Of Young Love In Sally Rooney's 'Normal People'

In the Irish author's second novel, two teens explore sex, secrets and what intimacy is worth. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-04-04 09:45:07 UTC ]
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What Do Investors’ Actions Tell Us About Media’s Future?

Everybody has their own hot take on the media. The coldest eye likely comes from (or probably should come from) those who put their own money on the line. Publicly-traded media companies share a lot of mandatory financial information, but what drives the perspectives of those looking a bit... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia Will Buy Pelican Publishing

Arcadia Publishing has agreed to acquire a “significant” majority interest in the New Orleans–based house Pelican Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley acquires home decorating book by White Company

Mitchell Beazley has acquired the first home decorating book by Chrissie Rucker and her retail firm The White Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pollock’s rabbit runs to production firm Seven Stories

TV rights to Tom Pollock’s thriller White Rabbit, Red Wolf have been sold to Seven Stories, the production company behind Netflix drama "Selection Day". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen makes Ross its biggest fiction buy in years

Andersen Press has signed a Middle Grade fantasy series from Blue Peter Book Award-winner Ross MacKenzie, in what it called its “biggest fiction acquisition in recent years”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Depot Buys Kidsbooks

Canadian bargain book wholesaler Book Depot has acquired the Chicago children’s book publisher Kidsbooks, its second purchase of a book publisher in two years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaver and Smith set up new venture, buy Carlton Books

Publishers Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver have set up a new publishing group and acquired Carlton Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House buys Little Tiger Group

Penguin Random House has acquired 30-year-old children's indie Little Tiger Group for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside Facebook-born Freeda Media’s distributed publishing strategy

Two-year-old female-focused Freeda Media has worked with 150 brands on branded content campaigns, and revenue has seen triple-digit growth. The post Inside Facebook-born Freeda Media’s distributed publishing strategy appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin buys new Anthony Browne picture book

Penguin Random House Children’s divison Puffin has snapped up Anthony Browne's new picture book entitled Our Girl. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New copyright rules could curb access to online media in Europe

Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and freedom of speech activists suffered a blow after the European Parliament rubber-stamped new rules that could curb access to online media in Europe. Once in effect, the rules will likely encourage publishers and music and movie producers to pursue money... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BNP Media Shutters Five Magazines, Laying Off Numerous Staffers

BNP Media is shuttering five of its trade magazines and merging others in a round of downsizing that will see several employees let go over the coming weeks. Appliance Design, Ceramic Industry, Hotel F&B, Reeves Journal and the Spanish-language Industria Alimenticia will each shut down by... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Post vs. the (non-Murdoch) media, Google backs local news: Publisher's Brief

Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher's Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition.The news from Cupertino: "Apple's string of new subscription services pushes... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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