Cast confirmed for TV version of Rooney's Conversations with Friends

Actors Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Jemima Kirke and Joe Alwyn are to star in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel, Conversations with Friends (Faber.) Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 23:11:49 UTC ]
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Nick Hornby writes first TV drama Love, Nina

Author of Fever Pitch is adapting a book of the same name based on the memoirs of Nina Stibble, a nanny who worked for some of London’s leading literary lightsThe author of Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby, is penning his first TV drama, based on the memoirs of a nanny who worked for some of the leading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BitTorrent Will Soon Produce Its Own TV Shows

BitTorrent today announced a partnership with Rapid Eye Studios to launch BitTorrent Originals. Together, the pair will create original video content and distribute it exclusively on BitTorrent Bundle, the company’s publishing platform. The post BitTorrent Will Soon Produce Its Own TV Shows... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Shannara' MTV series adds cast members

'The Chronicles of Shannara' will be based on the book series by fantasy writer Terry Brooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV's Ad Market Remains Muted in Time Warner Results

The tepid ad market is continuing to give cable networks fits as they work to sell the commercial time they didn't book in the upfront, when advertisers shop for the upcoming TV season. Sales executives have been looking for strong growth in the so-called scatter market after a sluggish upfront... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cardiff library reprieve, but Birmingham cuts confirmed

Libraries in Cardiff have seen a reprieve from the city council, but major cuts to the Library of Birmingham are to go ahead. The ruling Labour group in Cardiff has confirmed that the seven libraries in the city that faced having their funding withdrawn will continue to be run and operated by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library protests planned for Cardiff while Lincolnshire confirms cuts

Protestors in Cardiff will use National Libraries Day this weekend to raise awareness of cuts facing the city's library service. Campaigners in Birmingham have already announced their own plans to protest on the day, forming a human chain "hugging" the threatened Library of Birmingham. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IWM confirms library cutbacks

The Imperial War Museums are to continue delivering a library service to the public and academics, but there will be cutbacks to the research access it offers and a charge will be introduced for researchers, the museum announced today (2nd February). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blinkbox confirms Kobo transfer

Blinkbox appears to have confirmed its ebook customers will be transferred onto the Kobo platform next month. Tesco revealed on Monday (26th January) it would close the blinkbox books platform by the end of February after failing to find a buyer. Waterstones had reportedly been in exclusive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Winter Institute 2015: Conversations with Keynoters

Winter Institute offers many ways for booksellers to interact with authors, with dozens participating in Tuesday evening’s author reception and Wednesday’s closing event with writers from small presses and university presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade supports Harris on TV books

There has been an outpouring of support in the trade for Robert Harris's public call for a dedicated BBC TV books programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV books programmes: if nobody watches them, make better ones

The novelist Robert Harris was right to call the BBC’s lack of a books show a ‘disgrace’. There’s plenty the corporation could do to make a popular literary programme on TVWith injury, there is always a little insult. When a BBC spokesperson, responding to Robert Harris’s complaints at the Costa... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Miniaturist to be made into TV series

TV rights to Jessie Burton’s bestselling novel The Miniaturist (Picador) have been optioned by the company behind the adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall. London-based Company Pictures optioned the TV rights in a deal negotiated by Rich Green at ICM Partners on behalf of Juliet Mushens at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran journalist launches 'constituency TV' in London borough

John Dale believes he has invented new television format ahead of the general electionJohn Dale, former national newspaper investigative reporter and magazine editor, believes he has invented - or stumbled across - a new television format: constituency TV.Dale launched a Facebook page and a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a preview of the upcoming illustrated version of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'

Artist Jim Kay is doing the artwork for the new version of the first book of the 'Harry Potter' series, which will be released this October. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US fantasy TV series to be shot in Auckland

A US fantasy television series based on books by top-selling American author Terry Brooks is to be shot in West Auckland. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook favoured over TV and radio, claims Ofcom report

Media regulator highlights ‘generation gap’ as people aged 16-24 move away from traditional platforms for online activitiesRead the full Ofcom report: Public Service Content in a Connected SocietyYounger people are switching off TV and radio in their droves in favour of online pursuits such as... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Ebooks are Software, It’s Time for Version 2.0

Low-cost ebook conversions enabled massive growth of the market, but there were many errors. It's now time to upgrade those ebooks to a higher quality. The post If Ebooks are Software, It’s Time for Version 2.0 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Lee, sister of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' writer Harper Lee, is mourned by fellow church members and friends

Alice Lee was a key figure in Marja Mills's recent bestseller 'The Mockingbird Next Door.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A Book Is a Gift Like No Other,' Says Barnes & Noble (See the Newest Ads on TV)

Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The New Releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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