Callisto Media, Promising to 'Act Swiftly and Decisively,' Lays Off 35% of Workforce

Last week, Callisto Media fired about 140 employees in an effort to reduce spending by about $20 million. As a result of the job cuts, title output has been reduced significantly. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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VHS and Vinyl: Why People Love Retro Media

The PBS Off Book series interviews creators and collectors about their favorite analog formats.  Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission : 10 Facts About Media and Content Industries

10 facts about media and content industries 1. Digitization has increased book sales. Expenditure on electronic books almost doubled each year in 2006-2010 but still amounts to only 3% of global book sales. Forecasts however predict that reve ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Threatens French Media With Search Engine Ban

Yesterday will not be remembered as a great day in Google's history. As well as the vertiginous stock slide, which sliced 9% off its share value before trading was halted for a couple of hours, the search engine firm threatened war with the French media. L'horage dans le teacup is over a... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AIM Partners With Restore Media

Active Interest Media (AIM) and Restore Media have agreed to partner in production of their historic home and building brands, the companies announced today. AIM  Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's $300M Barnes and Noble investment promises new Windows 8 Nook app

Book retailer Barnes and Noble announced on Thursday that its partnership with Microsoft in a new limited liability company called Nook Media LLC is complete and ready to go ahead of Windows 8's launch. Barnes and Noble first announced it was considering a spin-off of its digital content... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett sets up own multi-media company

Bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett has set up his own multimedia production company,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharethrough Promises Video Ads That Look Like Content

The social video firm Sharethrough wants to help brands run video ads that don't look like video ads. The company, which claims to be able to help advertisers get their ads viewed all over the Web through placements within editorial content rather than paid ad placements (like pre-rolls), has... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont partners with DHX Media

Egmont UK is embarking on a drive to secure creative partnerships with children's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YUDU Media plans education push with new service

YUDU Media is to make a push into the education market with the launch of YUDU Education, a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French Media Sites Demand Google Pay for Using Their Content

Publishers want a slice of Google ad revenue. France's major online newspaper publishers have called for a new legislation which will ensure internet search engines including Google have to pay them for using their published content. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manhattan Media hits the block

Manhattan Media, publisher of local weeklies Our Town and The West Side Spirit whose CEO Tom Allon is running for mayor, is on the block, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Since its founding 11 years ago by Mr. Allon and Richard Burns, managing partner of Isis Venture... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German media giant to grab ACP

Debt-laden broadcaster Nine Entertainment confirms the sale of its magazine portfolio to the privately owned Bauer Media Group. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Growth of a Regional Magazine Company: Open Sky Media

After the acquisition of San Antonio, Austin Monthly and Austin Monthly Home, Hadley Capital, a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations and add-on acquisitions, among other things, founded Open Sky Media in March 2011. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Del Ray acquires E J Swift

Ebury’s Del Ray imprint has acquired trilogy The Osiris Project by debut author E J... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Study: Social Media Enhances Magazine Consumption, Engagement for Millennials

  In a new study produced by the MPA, the Association of Magazine Media, and research firm GfK MRI, data reveals that Millennial magazine media readers aged 18 to 34 believe that technology has improved their experience of accessing various media—including magazines. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Increased Competition for Marketing Spend is Bad News for Print Media

The newspaper business’s reliance on the industrial machine of printing and distributing is often understated. It’s a delicate ecosystem that can have a real effect on publisher margins – as the fluctuation in newsprint ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Lays Off a Third of Its Staff

The Daily, News Corp.’s attempt to create a digital newspaper for the iPad age, is laying off nearly a third of its staff. The publisher plans to tell its workers today that it will fire 50 of its 170 employees, according to people famili ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time To Unpackage: Publishing In The Age Of Social Media

Social media is young and its impact on news publishing is still unfolding. It’s unlikely that sharing and commenting will be the only major trends to emerge from the social revolution. News publishers, already beset by extraordinary change ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Tina Brown on 'Scaremongering' and Newsweek

The editor of Newsweek Daily Beast wrote to reassure staff members after comments by Barry Diller about the future of a print version of the magazine. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dwell’s Multi-Pronged Media Strategy

As print continues to decline and digital often struggles to live up to the hype, events are offering higher profits than print and, for many publishers, far higher revenues than digital. Luxury consumer magazine and media company Dwell, however, is leveraging all of these different groups and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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