BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts

Online publisher announces job losses to shore up finances as Verizon unveils plan to sack 800 workersBuzzFeed has announced plans to lay off hundreds of staff, as digital media firms struggle to turn a profit while dealing with the same financial issues that have plagued traditional publishers for years.Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s founder, said about 200 staff would be leaving, while in a separate announcement Verizon Media Group – the owner of HuffPost, Yahoo, and AOL – said it would sack about 800 employees. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Hires a VP of Talent, Meredith Staffs Up Health Magazine | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_174829" align="alignright" width="150"] Rachel Kay[/caption] On Wednesday, Hearst announced the hiring of Rachel Kay as vice president of talent, a newly created role that will advance talent recruiting programs across the company. Reporting directly to Hearst COO Mark... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-07 21:17:21 UTC ]
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Europa Editions shares extract from latest Elena Ferrante novel

Europa Editions has shared an extract from Elena Ferrante’s new novel, The Lying Life of Adults, as enthusiastic reviews in Italy pile in ahead of publication day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 12:13:36 UTC ]
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Marian Keyes to discuss latest novel for newly-unveiled Southbank spring season

Bestselling novelist Marian Keyes will appear at the Southbank Centre in London in February, as part of its spring 2020 literature season, to discuss her upcoming novel Grown Ups (Michael Joseph). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 10:18:51 UTC ]
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Doubleday lands latest from Hallie Rubenhold in six-figure deal

Doubleday has snapped up Hallie Rubenhold's new book, Bad Women, which tells the story of the 1910 murder of Belle Elmore, by her husband Dr Crippen, and the extraordinary women caught up in these events.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 20:24:32 UTC ]
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What publishers like BuzzFeed, Hearst and Vice are learning from being on TikTok

Like they did with Snapchat in previous years, publishers are still figuring out what works and what doesn't on this latest hot new app. The post What publishers like BuzzFeed, Hearst and Vice are learning from being on TikTok appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-10-23 04:01:04 UTC ]
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HMH Will Cut Workforce by 8%

As part of a financial update released last week, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said it plans to eliminate about 8% of its workforce in another effort to align its operations with its business objectives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Thomson Reuters unit Refinitiv to lay off more than 100 in Eagan

Refinitiv, a risk and financial data provider that was once part of Thomson Reuters, is set to lay off more than 100 employees at its Eagan facility. The London-based company will terminate primarily IT-related positions starting in December 2019, according to a filing with Minnesota's... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-17 17:52:04 UTC ]
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Penguin Press signs latest from George Monbiot

Penguin Press has snapped up the latest book from George Monbiot in a "major deal".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 17:00:27 UTC ]
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All the latest production moves, hires and partnerships: October 16, 2019

Park Pictures has signed director Jaci Judelson for U.S. commercial and worldwide representation.  Judelson's Gatorade “Sisters in Sweat” spot starring Serena Williams won a Cannes Lion, two Clios and a One Show award in 2018. She has also directed spots and branded films for the likes of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-16 14:14:29 UTC ]
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HMP Launches European Division With Latest Event Acquisition

HMP—a B2B events, education and media provider to the healthcare industry—closed a pair of acquisitions this week, swelling its portfolio to more than 300 annual live events and establishing a dedicated European division for the first time. On Thursday, HMP acquired Provascular, GmbH, the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-11 15:19:45 UTC ]
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Agency Brief: get into the weeds of the latest wins, hires and acquisitions

Judging by the dozens of cannabis pitches I receive weekly, weed—which is increasingly gaining recreational legal status across the U.S., despite the hundreds of thousands of people who continue to be arrested for it every year—is ripe for advertising opportunities. Here’s one standout cannabis... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 20:07:05 UTC ]
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TikTok is banning political ads, Taboola buys Outbrain, plus the latest from the ANAs : Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. TikTok wants... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 10:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up insider's account from David Cameron’s former deputy chief of staff

HQ has acquired the debut non-fiction book from Kate Fall, David Cameron’s former deputy chief of staff, to provide "an insider’s account of life at the heart of Number 10". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 06:34:06 UTC ]
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Animals Are Messengers In Richard Louv's Latest

Louv’s new book, 'Our Wild Callings,' is about our relationship to the wildlife around us. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah’s latest book club pick is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer.

The Third Age of Oprah’s Book Club began in earnest this morning as the beloved former talk show host and literary tastemaker revealed her first new selection in almost a year: Ta-Nihisi Coates’ debut novel, The Water Dancer. Making the announcement alongside Coates on CBS This Morning earlier... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-23 16:47:13 UTC ]
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Martin Cruz Smith's Latest Book Heads Back to the U.S.S.R.

In Cruz Smith’s ninth Arkady Renko novel, 'The Siberian Dilemma,' the investigator travels into the frozen depths of Siberia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Up, Loss Cut in Q1 at Scholastic

Led by a strong performance in its trade division, revenue at Scholastic rose 7% in the first quarter ended August 31, 2019, over the comparable period in fiscal 2019. The net loss was cut to $58.5 million, from $61.3 million in last year’s first quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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All the latest production moves, hires and partnerships: September 18, 2019

Merman, the production company founded by actor and writer Sharon Horgan, has formed a joint venture partnership with the talent and literary agency Independent Talent Group (ITG) to exclusively produce advertising and branded content.  ITG is taking an equity stake within Merman London and will... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-18 13:57:25 UTC ]
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Article by Caroline Calloway's 'Ghost Writer' Making Rounds in Hollywood

Natalie Beach, who came out as the ghost writer for Instagram-influencer-turned-failed-memoirist Caroline Calloway in an article on the 'Cut,' is now being represented by CAA—and her viral piece has become a hot commodity in Hollywood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Laying Down and Rolling Over on Pub Dates (shelftalker)

The tricky business of managing “onsale” dates creates friction between publishers and booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-16 12:00:16 UTC ]
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