Comcast Is Starting A Video Platform That Will Challenge Facebook And YouTube

The new service, called Watchable, will reportedly bring content from Vox, BuzzFeed, and other publishers to Xfinity boxes.Comcast is currently working on a new digital video platform called "Watchable," with plans to launch later this year with some major partners. According to Business Insider, the service will stream through Xfinity boxes, likely include advertising, and repackage content already available online.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RHUK releases author video

Random House UK has released a video on YouTube showing some of its biggest authors, including E... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Eying Movies, Books, TV as Next Dominant Social Content

Outside of photos and status updates, Facebook's original shareable content was game activity. So-and-so just planted a new crop, etc. Next Facebook rolled out the Like button, and news articles became popular. Then Facebook debuted its Open Graph in fall 2011 so that someone could listen to a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video chat with Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry

The very funny Dave Barry joined us for a video chat from his home in Florida. During our conversation, he turned his laptop so that we could see his pool and his writing desk, where he once found a snake sitting on his can of Diet Coke. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Licensing an Opportunity for Self-publishers and Start-ups?

Today, perhaps the most ambitious and aggressive community in publishing is self-publishing. How practical is it for a self-publisher to pursue licensing deals? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beyond Native: Bringing Video Ads In-House

The Verge has started offering advertisers like Ford pre-roll video ads. But in this case, Ford doesn't need its agency, as The Verge produced these Web video spots, using its own technology and editorial staff. Indeed, the tech-centric publication is looking to take native advertising to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst starts publishing iPad magazines days before print editions

Magazine publishers have more directly embraced tablets over more than a year as it became clearer that they were boosting the bottom line. We may be witnessing a watershed moment today, however. Hearst has started publishing issues for 22 of its magazines in the iOS Newsstand days before their... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Predecessor To Google Books, Facebook Graph Search, And Rewind.me--In The Early 1900s

You want an idea to survive hundreds or thousands of years? Step one: Don’t write it on paper. Alexander Konta believed this deeply. Paper yellows and withers and crumbles; it is the printed form of Alzheimer’s. “Why not make [text] imperishable by photographing the written word after it has... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries 'fundamental' says Hurd, as TRA celebrates Reading Challenge rise

More young people than ever are getting involved in reading schemes at their local libraries,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touch Publishing Platform Onswipe Now Reaching 10M Monthly Active Users On iOS

Onswipe, a startup that helps publishers build websites optimized for iPads and other touchscreen devices, is closing out what sounds like a big year. Content published through the Onswipe platform reached 44 million unique visitors over the course o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong start to German Christmas boosted by Hitler title

Christmas sales are picking up in Germany, with double-digit sales growth for the second week... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon starts Boxing Day sale on Christmas Day

Amazon.co.uk will begin its Boxing Day sales on Christmas Day this year, responding to the fact... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah Winfrey selects 'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie' as the next title for her book club (+ video)

'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,' a first novel for author Ayana Mathis, has become the latest book chosen for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club 2.0. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In New Book, Google's Schmidt and Cohen Tackle Digital Challenges

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, will address the promises and pitfalls of a digitally connected world in a book titled “The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business,” due out on April 23 from Knopf. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Self-publishing Platform XinXii Launches in Russia

German self-publishing platform XinXii, which allows indie authors to sell their titles through mobile ebook shops, has gone live in Russia. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minister backs Six Book Challenge expansion

Politicians have backed the Reading Agency's Six Book Challenge in an attempt to improve... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clark leaves Piccadilly to start own agency

Former commissioning editor of Piccadilly Press Anne Clark has left to start her own literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony's Wonderbook platform augments reading experience

Sony is to develop a range of augmented reality titles on its Wonderbook platform as part of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beyond the Story re-starts with Anne Frank

App developer TradeMobile is to rebrand as Beyond the Story as it prepares to launch one of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New Era for Books: The Random House-Penguin Merger Is Just the Start

The biggest publishing companies have an easy plan to save their industry: Get bigger Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Islam: Tunisian Start-up Targets Muslims with E-books

Tunisia’s ISLAMeBooks, one of several new digital start-ups in the Arab world, is looking to help explain Islamic practice and theology to a wider readership. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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